Wikimedia Australia

Welcome to Wikimedia Australia Wikimedia Australia, Inc.® is an independent, registered charitable organisation, recognised by the Wikimedia Foundation as an official chapter. Our aim is to promote participation on Wikimedia projects and the equality of opportunity to access and participate in the collaborative creation of Free Cultural Works in Australia. You can read more about us here. News edit Dr who? Campaign to boost digital profile of Australia's female scientists, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 July 2014 Wikibomb to boost online role models for women scientists, Life Scientist, 28 July 2014 Women scientists work to right wrongs with Wikibomb, ABC News, 14 August 2014 Gang-gang: Wikipedia bombers plot to promote women in science, Canberra Times, 14 August 2014 Online activists use Wikibomb to give greater recognition to work of female scientists on Wikipedia, ABC News, 14 August 2014 Mater Researchers part of Australia’s first Wikibomb, Mater Research, 26 August 2014 Australian female scientists embrace the Wikibomb, veski, 15 August 2014 TRI researchers join Australia's first Wikibomb, Translational Research Institute Join us! Wikimedia Australia is always seeking new members. Membership is only A$20 a year and allows you to have a greater impact on the Wikimedia movement in Australia and shape the future of our organisation. You may be an active participant on one of the Wikimedia projects, or maybe you'd like to know more about how to get involved in one – whatever your background or experience, we're here to help. You can read more about becoming a member, and signing up, on this page. Non-members can still request an account to edit this wiki. Upcoming Events Coming events from our calendar: (National) 2020 October 14, Wednesday — WMAU Community Meeting (Oct 2020) — Online Password sent to the members' mailing list before the event, or contact us. Safe Space Policy applies. (National) 2020 October 26, Monday — WikiCite@Wikidata's 8th Birthday — Online Details to be confirmed (National) 2020 November 11, Wednesday — Community Meeting: Australian Women's Register — No location Dr Nikki Henningham will update the community on the Australian Women's Register with a view to involvement with wiki projects. Help out with Mix n Match. Registration details TBC (International) 2021 August 5, Thursday — Wikimania 2020 (Bangkok) — Bangkok, Thailand Postponed until 2021 due to COVID-19 The annual conference for the global Wikimedia movement.   See also the full calendar, and list of past events. « See past events See future events »

Wikimedia Foundation Projects edit The Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization, operates several multilingual and free-content projects, including Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, which has become one of the world's most popular web destinations. Wikipedia – Encyclopedia Wikimedia Commons – Media repository Wiktionary – Dictionary Wikibooks – Textbooks Wikisource – Sources Wikiquote – Quotations Wikispecies – Species Wikinews – News Wikiversity – Learning tools Wikivoyage – Travel guide

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