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=== Finances ===
As mentioned in the previous report, accounting was now switched to a web-based system, which administers all contacts of the society and integrates bookings and membership. As part of the process, transaction costs were added to the book-keeping and membership fees demanded much more effectively.
The new accounting system allows for live monitoring of bookings and transactions:
[http://www.wikimedia.at/wmse/audit/public http://www.wikimedia.at/wmse/audit/public]
Movements on nominal accounts, compare financial year/calendar year and budget:
{|{{Prettytable}}
! Account                                          !! Budget 2012      !! 01.09.2011 - 31.08.2012 !! 01.01.2012 - 28.11.2012
|-
|0900 Acquisition of assets                {{R}}                {{R}}  24.788,59 EUR    {{R}}  24.788,59 EUR
|-
|0901 AfA                                        {{R}}                {{R}}  -4.019,66 EUR    {{R}}  -4.019,66 EUR
|-
|4010 WMF Grant                                  {{R}}                {{R}} 131.200,00 EUR    {{R}}  - EUR
|-
|4031 Direct donations public                  {{R}}                {{R}}  10.799,09 EUR    {{R}}  2.320,00 EUR
|-
|4032 Direct donations anonymous                      {{R}}                {{R}}  4.552,06 EUR    {{R}}    420,00 EUR
|-
|4040 Donations (manual booking)                {{R}}                {{R}}  4.373,07 EUR    {{R}}  3.687,90 EUR
|-
|4051 membership fees (automatic booking)  {{R}}                {{R}}    110,00 EUR    {{R}}    245,00 EUR
|-
|4052 membership fees (manual booking)      {{R}}                {{R}}  1.565,00 EUR    {{R}}    685,00 EUR
|-
|7011 Wikimania                                  {{R}}  15.000,00 EUR {{R}} -17.246,81 EUR    {{R}} -14.299,08 EUR
|-
|7012 Wikimedia Conference                      {{R}}  1.200,00 EUR {{R}}  -4.086,23 EUR    {{R}}  -3.145,78 EUR
|-
|7013 Literature scholarship                      {{R}}  1.500,00 EUR {{R}}  -1.972,88 EUR    {{R}}  -1.028,71 EUR
|-
|7014 Wiki Loves Monuments                      {{R}}  7.000,00 EUR {{R}} -13.701,19 EUR    {{R}}  -5.790,58 EUR
|-
|7015 Photography projects Austria            {{R}}  13.000,00 EUR {{R}}  -3.069,56 EUR    {{R}}  -5.305,04 EUR
|-
|7016 International aid                  {{R}}  3.500,00 EUR {{R}}  -1.282,34 EUR    {{R}}  -1.282,34 EUR
|-
|7017 International Wikimedia editorial meetings {{R}}  4.000,00 EUR {{R}}  -1.039,76 EUR    {{R}}  -1.039,76 EUR
|-
|7018 WikiConvention                            {{R}}  3.500,00 EUR {{R}}  23.704,71 EUR    {{R}}  -1.309,52 EUR
|-
|7019 Materials for promoting voluneering        {{R}}  9.000,00 EUR {{R}}          - EUR    {{R}}          - EUR
|-
|7020 Admont Monastery / Wikisource project          {{R}}  5.000,00 EUR {{R}}  -3.441,86 EUR    {{R}}  -3.441,86 EUR
|-
|7021 Infrastructure and programming project  {{R}}  6.500,00 EUR {{R}}  -8.159,73 EUR    {{R}}  -1.825,30 EUR
|-
|7022 Library project                      {{R}}  4.600,00 EUR {{R}}          - EUR    {{R}}          - EUR
|-
|7111 School and university projects            {{R}}  5.000,00 EUR {{R}}    -33,24 EUR    {{R}}  -2.033,24 EUR
|-
|7112 Public relations / Adverstising material {{R}}  6.000,00 EUR {{R}}  -7.189,84 EUR    {{R}}  -6.092,82 EUR
|-
|7113 GLAM / Open Content                        {{R}}  3.500,00 EUR {{R}}          - EUR    {{R}}  -2.000,00 EUR
|-
|7200 Open budget                            {{R}}  5.000,00 EUR {{R}}          - EUR    {{R}}          - EUR
|-
|7210 Community budget                          {{R}}  26.000,00 EUR {{R}}  -5.884,22 EUR    {{R}}  -6.140,65 EUR
|-
|7211 Photographic equipment                            {{R}}                {{R}} -17.158,00 EUR    {{R}} -17.158,00 EUR
|-
|7520 General meeting                    {{R}}  1.800,00 EUR {{R}}  -1.768,40 EUR    {{R}}          - EUR
|-
|7710 Office rent and equipment                {{R}}  4.250,00 EUR {{R}}          - EUR    {{R}}  -4.187,50 EUR
|-
|7720 Legel expenses                            {{R}}  1.500,00 EUR {{R}}  -3.553,08 EUR    {{R}}  -2.653,08 EUR
|-
|7730 Internal IT                                {{R}}    800,00 EUR {{R}}  -5.276,90 EUR    {{R}}  -4.089,28 EUR
|-
|7740 Office supplies                              {{R}}  1.350,00 EUR {{R}}    -52,66 EUR    {{R}}    -52,66 EUR
|-
|7750 Administration and office management          {{R}}  12.000,00 EUR {{R}}  -2.484,50 EUR    {{R}}  -5.371,31 EUR
|-
|7760 Accounting                                {{R}}  6.600,00 EUR {{R}}  -1.099,60 EUR    {{R}}  -1.099,60 EUR
|-
|7771 Banking fees                                {{R}}                {{R}}  -1.054,38 EUR    {{R}}    -805,11 EUR
|-
|7772 Capital returns tax                        {{R}}                {{R}}    -151,35 EUR    {{R}}    -146,97 EUR
|-
|7773 Interests                                    {{R}}                {{R}}    605,41 EUR    {{R}}    587,68 EUR
|-
|7780 Internal communication                    {{R}}    400,00 EUR {{R}}  -2.055,30 EUR    {{R}}  -2.064,86 EUR
|-
|7790 Insurances                            {{R}}                {{R}}  -1.048,88 EUR    {{R}}  -1.501,74 EUR
|-
|7800 Work of the board                            {{R}}                {{R}}  -3.780,06 EUR    {{R}}  -3.510,50 EUR
|-
|7999 Other expenses                          {{R}}                {{R}}  -2.329,90 EUR    {{R}}  -1.667,00 EUR
|-
|9021 Advancements                                {{R}}                {{R}}    -182,20 EUR    {{R}}      0,00 EUR
|}
Movements on nominal accounts, compare financial year/calendar year and budget:
{|{{Prettytable}}
! Account                          !! 01.09.2011 - 31.08.2012 !! 01.01.2012 - 28.11.2012
|-
|Credit card                    {{R}}    -2.565,63 EUR {{R}}        0,00 EUR
|-
|General checking account (Krentschker) {{R}}      7.028,46 EUR {{R}}      -61,74 EUR
|-
|General savings account (Krentschker) {{R}}    55.497,27 EUR {{R}}    5.383,39 EUR
|-
|Grant checking account (Krentschker)    {{R}}      4.523,15 EUR {{R}} -108.409,09 EUR
|-
|Grant savings account (Krentschker)    {{R}}    75.000,00 EUR {{R}}  10.000,00 EUR
|}
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=== Strategy ===
=== Strategy ===
On the 20 and 21 April the board Wikimedia Austria met in Graz in order to consult about the future of the society, its strategic goals, annual aims and work out a structure and its realisation. We were resolved to set the framework for the next three years (2012-2015).  
On the 20 and 21 April the board Wikimedia Austria met in Graz in order to consult about the future of the society, its strategic goals, annual aims and work out a structure and its realisation. We were resolved to set the framework for the next three years (2012-2015).  
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The details can be found in a somewhat rudimental form at http://mitglieder.wikimedia.at/Projekte/Zukunft. The raw material for this document can be sighted at http://mitglieder.wikimedia.at/Projekte/Zukunft/Protokoll as a protocol.
The details can be found in a somewhat rudimental form at http://mitglieder.wikimedia.at/Projekte/Zukunft. The raw material for this document can be sighted at http://mitglieder.wikimedia.at/Projekte/Zukunft/Protokoll as a protocol.


''Denis Barthel''
''Based on a report by Denis Barthel''


=== Staff ===
=== Staff ===
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* [http://www.atlarge.icann.org/announcements/announcement-25apr12-en.htm ICANN-Announcement of the accommodation of WMAT as the 162th ALS] (25.4.2012)
* [http://www.atlarge.icann.org/announcements/announcement-25apr12-en.htm ICANN-Announcement of the accommodation of WMAT as the 162th ALS] (25.4.2012)


''Manuel Schneider''
''Based on a report by Manuel Schneider''


=== Wiki Women Camp ===
=== Wiki Women Camp ===
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* [http://blog.wikimedia.de/2012/06/05/wikiwomencamp-2012-buenos-aires-argentinien/ Report of two participants from Germany]
* [http://blog.wikimedia.de/2012/06/05/wikiwomencamp-2012-buenos-aires-argentinien/ Report of two participants from Germany]


''Manuel Schneider''
''Based on a report by Manuel Schneider''


=== Photography Project===
=== Photography Project===
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* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_11._Fotoworkshop
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_11._Fotoworkshop


''Aliura''
''Based on a report by Ailura''


=== Photography Workshop Vienna===
=== Photography Workshop Vienna===
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# http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotiana_attenuata
# http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotiana_attenuata


User:Carstor
''Based on a report by Carstor''


=== WikiCup and Writing Contest ===
=== WikiCup and Writing Contest ===
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=== Wikimania Scholarships ===
=== Wikimania Scholarships ===
In interesting report by one of our scholars can be found in German [[Archiv/2012-Jahresbericht#Wikimania-Stipendien|here]].
=== Ortsbildmesse===
=== Ortsbildmesse===
[[File:Ortsbildmesse 2012 Sigl WMAT.jpg|thumb|Landesrat Viktor Sigl and WMAT secretary Claudia Garad<br> Photo: Ailura, cc-by-sa 3.0]]
[[File:Ortsbildmesse 2012 Sigl WMAT.jpg|thumb|Landesrat Viktor Sigl and WMAT secretary Claudia Garad<br> Photo: Ailura, cc-by-sa 3.0]]
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Landesrat Victor Siegl, another member of Upper Austrias government, was welcomed at WMATs stand by the designated secretary of WMAT, Claudia Garád, who leads the administration of WMAT since October 2012. The presentations at the Ortsbildmesse Perg were a great success and all participants had a lot of fun at this day.
Landesrat Victor Siegl, another member of Upper Austrias government, was welcomed at WMATs stand by the designated secretary of WMAT, Claudia Garád, who leads the administration of WMAT since October 2012. The presentations at the Ortsbildmesse Perg were a great success and all participants had a lot of fun at this day.


''Franz Pfeiffer''
''Based on a report by Franz Pfeiffer''


=== WikiCon ===
=== WikiCon ===
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* [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/meta/4/42/WikiCon_2012_Zusammenfassung_Teilnehmerumfrage.pdf Summary of the attendants survey]
* [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/meta/4/42/WikiCon_2012_Zusammenfassung_Teilnehmerumfrage.pdf Summary of the attendants survey]


''Manuel Schneider''
''Based on a report by Manuel Schneider''


=== Wiki Loves Monuments ===
=== Wiki Loves Monuments ===
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* [http://www.kleinezeitung.at/steiermark/murtal/3114803/mehr-murtal-fuer-wiki.story Story of the "Kleine Zeitung" about Wiki takes Oberes Murtal]
* [http://www.kleinezeitung.at/steiermark/murtal/3114803/mehr-murtal-fuer-wiki.story Story of the "Kleine Zeitung" about Wiki takes Oberes Murtal]


''Based on a report by Aliura''
''Based on a report by Ailura''


=== Zedlerpreis===
=== Zedlerpreis===
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===University and School Projects===
===University and School Projects===
====UIBK Biology Project====
====UIBK Biology Project====
[[Datei:Logo univ-innsbruck.png|100px|right|Universität Innsbruck logo]]
The third edition of the Wikipedia project of the institute of zoology of the University of Innsbruck is about to begin. After 2010 and 2011, biology students in Innsbruck will once again have the opportunity to edit Wikipedia articles as part of the coursework. A project page has been added this year to serve as a gathering and informaiton point for students, wikipedians and project coordinators. This portal page enables participants to keep an overview of the project. But how did we get this far?
Everything started in 2010 with the Hungarian meadow viper. Thorsten Schwerte, assistant professor at the University of Innsbruck and responsible for introduction to scientific working had the idea to communicate scientific standards to his students by working on Wikipedia articles. The articles created as part of the university course ended up on Wikipedia the following spring, seriously baffling [[:de:RBIO|biology project]] members, who in turn immediately started wikifying and cirtically analysing the articles. Who wrote the articles? Were they being maintained or simply "uploaded"? Did the students have the necessary tools and motivation to edit an encyclopedia? Who is responsible for all of this? And above all: Can this proejct have a happy ending?
[[File:Vipera u rakosiensis.jpg|150px|thumb|left|First milestone: Hungarian meadow viper <br> Photo: Pellinger Attila, cc-by-sa 3.0]]
After an intensive discussion with Thorsten Schwerte and his coworkers Stefan Stolz and Elisabeth Kugler and a real-life meeting at the WikiCon 2012 in Dornbirn the conclusion was that a there could be a happy ending! During the talks between wikipedians and the UIBK-Bio team common interests were defined and goals set: Wikipedia and the students were to profit equally from the project. Besided following up on maintenance work it was agreed that the communications between the biology portal project and the university and its students was to be improved. It was also thematised where to best invest resources - in know-how in reworking literature or in tutorials for Wikipedia newbies.
WMAT was to patronage the cooperation and if necessary help with logistics and finances. In order to give freshman students an insight into Wikipedia work, User Toter Alter Mann, sponsored by WMAT, travelled to Innsbruck in October to present the encyclopedia and answer questions. This gave the UIBK-Bio project considerable momentum for the new semester and the first articles started appearing. Anyone who wishes to help polishing Babesia bigemina or feel like giving advice the authors of Petaurus is more than welcome! An overview of the new articles in the project can be found on its portal page. The current editors are looking forward to each and every helper.
PS: The Hungarian meadow viper has grown to be a showcase article in this subject on the German language Wikipeida. User Regiomontanus originally started working on the article and improved it together with the project coordinators and other authors.
''Based on a report by Toter Alter Mann''
====FH Vorarlberg====
====FH Vorarlberg====
The cooperation between the University of Applied Sciences in Dornbirn and WM Austria exsists since 2010. Initially the focus was set on integrating economic sciencies coursework into Wikipedia articles. The collaboration was agreed upon together with the rector of the time, Prof. Dr. Feuerstein. Finally courses were held as part of the project wiwiwiki (economics wiki), which also exists in several German universities.
Further contacts led to a cooperation while organising the WikiCon 2012 in Dornbirn. The university of applied sciences made all the rooms, auditoriums and canteen available. Several professors participated by submitting presentations and workshops. Thematically these were positioned to interest both univeristy staff and wikimedians, i.e. creative commons licenses or the the possibility to publish a "wikibook".
====Wikipedia School Projects====
====Wikipedia School Projects====
In the course of the year several workshops were held in schools. Wikipedia and Wikimedia were presented to pupuils, which made the creation of a methods and script database necessary. During the workshops students were encouraged to consider strengths and weaknesses of Wikipedia as an encyclopedia. They were motivated to think about and start estimating the reliability of informaiton and sources. The offered workshops lasted two, three and four hours and were offered to different hight school ages (grades 5-8).
It was the wish of the educators to broach the issue of Wikipedia's usability in school. They argued that WP is not citable in pre-scientific wokrs and that the risk of copy and paste works increases. At one school it was agreed between teachers and studends that WP wouldn't be excluded as a source of information for presentations and homework as long as it is quoted just like any other source (WP offers a tool to make correct citations particularly user fiendly). Further, museum school trips and visits of other institutions were taken as an opportunity to create or edit encyclopedia articles.
===Literary Scholarships===
===Literary Scholarships===
* Budget: 1.500,00 EUR
* Expenditures: 1.972,88 EUR
* Responsible: Heinz Egger
===Business Cards and E-Mail===
===Business Cards and E-Mail===
Numerous domain names with Wikimedia brands were secured, some of them were taken away from domain squatters with the help of lawyers. After analysing the legislative basis and writing a licensing and user agreement, the usage of Wikimedia brands by external people was made safe enough to be offered to interested, external people. People can ask for mail Wikimedia brand mailing addresses (access offered with Wikimedia groupware). Business cards can also be requested.
In order to avoid mistakes and confusions, wikimedia.at mail addresses and buisness cards with Wikimedia corporate design are only available to staff and board members. WMAT is allowed to use the Wikimedia trademarks on a license agreement which can be recalled at any time. Since the names and logos are the most valuable items of the Wikimedia Foundation, the granting of usage rights is a particularly delicate matter.
''Based on a report by Manuel Schneider''
===Presentations===
===Presentations===
* '''Austrian Society for Geography'''
:The Austrian Society for Geography is a national association with approximately 1200 members. Wikimedia Austria was invited to give a presentation on Geography in Wikipedia in the context of the association's regular series of lectures at the university in Vienna. Kurt Kulac accepted the invitation and utilized his presentation to eliminate numerous prejudices of the small audience and even impress them with the many overlaps between the two organizations and Wikipedias capability concerning geographical topics. Possibilities for cooperation will be evaluated with due regard to necessary resources (time and manpower).
* '''Pioneers' Festival'''
:The Pioneers' Festival in Vienna is a three-day technology event in October where 2500 start-ups, bloggers, investors and people from all over Europe come together to discuss the most recent technology trends — web, mobile, and IT-scenes. The "HUB Vienna", at that time the office of WMAT's managing director Claudia Garad, was partner of the festival and hosted a side event - the start-up brunch "Technology for Social Innovation" with about 30 attendees. This provided a very good opportunity for the new managing director to give a talk and present the various Wikimedia Austria activities and projects to an interested audience.
:http://pioneersfestival.com/agenda/


== GLAM ==
== GLAM ==
German-language Wikipedia's definition of a QR-Code: "GLAMs sind oft vom Staat geförderte, öffentlich verantwortliche Institutionen, welche Kulturerbe sammeln." (GLAMs are public institutions which are collecting cultural heritage and are often sponsored by the government). Even though the article could be developed, it describes, that this institutions have to reconsider their missions in a world of Web 2.0 (and the upcoming semantic Web 3.0). Therefor they get supported by the national governments as well as the European Union for increasing their public relations, digitalisation and publication of their catalogues on the Internet.
Partially these interests of the museums and archives are corresponding with those of Wikimedia. Wikimedia also wants to spread knowledge, and espacially the goal of the Wikimedia Foundation and the Wikimedia Chapters is the encouragement of spreading free knowledge. So at the GLAM-congress at 22nd and 23rd of October 2012 in Berlin, where WMDE was a part of the organisation-team the following questions came up:
"Does 'free access' also mean 'access free of charge'?", "How are the requirements and self-conceptions of 'memory-institutions' changing in the information age?", "Which role do participative initiatives like Wikipedia play and what about the impact of private economy?", "Why is there a difference in accessing cultural heritage by 'commercial' and 'non-commercial use'?" "Is this differentation legitimated?", "Does the responsibility increase with the mass of cultural heritage?", "Which kind of responsibility is linked with an easier access to cultural heritage?"
===Activities so far===
===Activities so far===
In Austria so far there have been contacts with the 'Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften' (''Austrian academy of sciences''), the 'Bundesdenkmalamt' (''Federal agency of cultural heritage''), the MUSIS (''Museums and collections of Styria''), the Austrian representatives of Europeana and Europa Nostra, various monasteries (including the Admont monastery) and cultural institutions on varied levels. Some congresses like the Europeana-meeting with the topic "user generated content" in Vienna or the expert conference "Wikipedia trifft Altertum" (''Wikipedia meets antiquity'') in Göttingen have been visited by Austrian Wikipedians (see also the GLAM-chapter in 2011s annual report). In 2012s budget the means for travel costs are very shortly allocated. Nevertheless the GLAM-activities were developed in 2012.
In preparation for the GLAM-Wiki-Congress 2013 at 14th until 16th of September 2012 a GLAM-Wiki-Camp took place in London, where Ruben Demus from Austria was participating. He was able to meet members of WM-UK as well as visiting QRpedia-projects in Derby-museum and in London.
===GLAM Wiki Camp, London, September 2012===
===GLAM Wiki Camp, London, September 2012===
Thanks to the support of Wikimedia Austria I was able to participate in the GLAM Wiki Camp in London in the middle of September ( https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAMcamp_London/September_2012). The main focus of the meeting was the exchange of experiences in cooperations with GLAM-institutions. Active cooperations can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Projects. About 30 Wikipedians and Wikimedians, among them also some ''Wikipedians in Residence'' participated in the two-day event at the ''British Library Conference Centre''. The planning of the GLAM WIKI 2013 conference which was also planned for this meeting was reduced to a minimum and delegated to a smaller group as it was not kind of an international interest.
Various topics have been discussed in the following two days of the meeting, including
* the selection of GLAM-partners for cooperation
* problems regarding contemporary art because of copyright problems
* possible conflicts of interests with the cooperation-partners
* the risk to become a payed editor of the institution via ''Wikipedian in Residence''
* the need to find volunteers and motivate them
* the risks of a growing bureaucracy
* the challenge to handle the emblem of the Wikipedia and the Foundation responsibly in cooperations
* the challenge to keep transparency for outstanding persons
* the risk of conflicts between voluntary and payed contributors
* the different strategies for and at cooperations, editathons, workshops, conferences, ... (http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Concepts)
* possibilities of which we can make a benefit
* the question of motivating our cooperation-partners
* material has to be transfered in an expedient way
* the wish for analysis-tools for the outreach of actions
* support for multi-lingual articles
* problems regarding the toolserver.org
* questions of uploading the data
In addition to this discussions the experiences and plans for concrete projects have been exchanged. The GLAM WIKI 2013 conference was as well topic of discussions as Wiki Loves Monuments (http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org/), QRpedia (http://qrpedia.org) and a ''bootcamp'' for the development of tools for GLAM-projects.
''Based on a report by Ruben Demus''
===Task Force===
===Task Force===
In the context of a Wiki Loves Monuments meeting in Oktober 2012 in Vienna, the constitution of a task force for GLAM activities was decided. The aim is to exchange information on GLAM projects, to assign priorities and to identify conflict of interests at an early stage. In order to enable interested community members from other federal states to participate in this process, the exchange will take place via e-mail, skype and the like.


== International Cooperation ==
== International Cooperation ==
===Finance Meeting, Paris===
===Finance Meeting, Paris===
Manuel Schneider and Reiner Strubert took part at the Finance Meeting in Paris in the name of WMAT. The meeting was thematically dedicated to the future organisation and allocation of competences of the fundraising. The option to have independently organised fundraiser was favoured, especially on the German side. The Foundation, however, clearly took the stance that cetralised responsibility and realisaiton is the more effective way to gain donations.
Therefore the discussion turned to how to organise the dissemination of the centrally gathered donation to the country organisations. Our position, that fundraisers are better organised by people and chapters who have knowledge of the regional specifics was politely acknowledged, but finally it became clear that a centralisation and therefore increased importance of the Foundaiton will be impossible to avoid.
Only WMDE was allowed - duo to the exsisting peculiarities - to keep an independent organisation. It became also clear, that this was is also a way to bring through the request for detailed and transparent budgets of the national organisations. The funds allocaiton was to become more project based. In this context the idea was born to create a body of members of the national organisations that would strengthen their position vis-à-vis the Foundaiton.
Apart from these dominating issues, the meeting gave us a good opportunity to branstorm and exchange ideas with other participants, to discuss overregional projects and to talk to the younger and smaller chapters about the support we could offer when it comes to using and disseminating Wikipeida content.
Reiner Strubert
===Wikimedia Conference, Berlin===
===Wikimedia Conference, Berlin===
Participating from Wikimedia Austria: Kurc Kulac (chairman of the board), Manuel Schneider (advisory board), Ruben Demus (project coordiation)
====State of the Chapters====
====State of the Chapters====
Three minute presentations of all Wikimedia chapters.
Manuel presented Wikimedia Austria using the data published on the member wiki in March 2012. There one can find an overview of our year 2011, written as an activity report. New projects for 2012 were discussed on the basis of the published budget plan.
====Wikimedia Chapters Association====
====Wikimedia Chapters Association====
The Wikimedia Chapters Association, WCA for short, is supposed to unite the Wikimedia organisations. Each chapter will be represented in the Chapters Council by one representative. This council will work out guidelines and agree on common positions, which will be taken by the WCA outwards. It will decide about the distribution of funds, which the members have allocated to the WCA. These funds are intended to help chapters develop according to the set WCA criteria regarding transparency, responsibility, reliability. In order to achieve this the WCA will be made up of a secretariat and a general secretary. Further staff and work groups will possibly supplement and support this secretariat.
In preparation to the Wikimedia Conference, a charta was edited on meta-wiki: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_Council/Draft_charter_of_the_Wikimedia_Chapters_Association
====Knowledge Sharing Among Chapters====
====Knowledge Sharing Among Chapters====
[[File:Wikimedia Chapters Conference 056.JPG|thumb|Photo: Manuel Schneider CC-by-sa 3.0]]
In a smaller discussion forum possibilities how the knowledge sharing between the chapters should work were discussed.
It was made a note that two sorts of knowledge can be differed:
* materials
* Know-how, methods, Hands-on
* contacts (to external partners and internal persons with certain skills)
;Collection of materials
* at outreach-wiki there's the Bookshelf Project
* there is a FAQ for new Chapters and a Creation Guide; additionally there should be a Chapters-guide (which could not be found)
* A problem: The information is very wide spread and not accessible by not experienced persons
**Therefor setup of a portal-site on Meta-wiki where the chapter-relevant material is linked
* Another problem: There is no motivation to share material because of lacking feedback wether the material is considered and used
;„neighbourly help“
* Example: Iberocoop
** common language (Spanish/Portuguese)
** common platforms (Wiki, Mailinglist, Conferences)
;Keep the eyes peeled
* Search for information and experiences outside of Wikipedia
** http://www.slideshare.net
** Facebook
** http://www.quora.com
====CiviCRM====
====CiviCRM====
At sunday morning there was a Barcamp-session with the topic CiviCRM held by Holger Motzkau (Wikimedia Sweden) and Manuel Schneider (Wikimedia Austria).
Holger showed the CiviCRM-applications of Wikimedia Sweden, Manuel was explaining the functions and told about the development of Wikimedia Austria. Various members of other Chapters were present and appeared impressed despite all the problems CiviCRM still has.
In an next step WM-CH together with Manuel Schneider is going to update their Website from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7 in order to install CiviCRM there. Additionally the "WMSE Base"-modul, which contains the payment-moduls, has to be supplemented by a payment-modul for PostFinance.
Complementary the website of Wikimedia India, which is hosted on a Server of Manuel, is getting a CiviCRM-installation to test the practicability. Instruction courses and modifications are getting done as soon as the system is running in switzerland.
* http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2012/Documentation/Day_3/CiviCRM
====Chapter-selected Board Seats====
====Chapter-selected Board Seats====
At sunday afternoon some chapters-representatives met each other to discuss the candidates for those WMF-board-seats which are held by the chapters. Therefor an informal survey was started, which showed that two candidates would get a majority (~ 14 votes) in front of the other candidates (max. 5 votes). The final selection should be done until May, 5th in consensus. As not all chapter-representatives attended the meeting and some of the attendees had no official mandate, the result is going to be discussed on the Chapters-wiki.
If until May, 5th there is no consensus a voting will be held, where each Chapter will be able to give a list of candidates.
====Austrian-Swiss Cooperation====
====Austrian-Swiss Cooperation====
There are various points of contact between Wikimedia Austria and Wikimedia CH. It is mostly about information-sharing, which is working since a while very successful. For example regularly documents, samples, working processes and tools are shard via CiviCRM. For the future commons projects are planed. The personal meeting in Berlin was therefor very helpful. New contact persons at WM-CH from the French and Italian language area could be found, the existing contacts in the german-language Wikipedia-community deepened.
The WikiCon 2012 is the first experience in a project-related collaboration between Wikimedia Austria and Wikimedia CH. This cooperation was so far very successful.
For Wiki loves Monuments 2012 there are actually plans to share resources for the installation of the swiss Website and maps. ''Ruben Demus'' and ''Alexander Wagner'' are working at it. Alex is at the moment active in all languages of the country and is rebuilding the swiss monuments-lists so they can be evaluated automatically. The plan is, that Ruben in cooperation with Wikimedia CH is going to overwork the Website of WLM-CH.
A further idea for a deeper going cooperation: At the moment WM-CH is building up its multi-lingual office which should support the chapter and its board in communication and the cooperation in Switzerlands language-areas. Therefor in March 2012 the first employment contract was concluded. It's still open how the leadership should be arranged if additional employees are beeing droped. Wikimedia Austria is at the moment also thinking about its future developement and especially also about new employees. Possibly the two chapters could share human resources therefor.
''Based on a report by Manuel Schneider''
[[File:2012 WM Conf Berlin - Participants 9518.jpg|center|800px|thumb|Group photography; Photo: Pavel Hrdlička CC-by-sa 3.0]]
===Wikimania, Washington D.C.===
===Wikimania, Washington D.C.===
The Wikimania is the largest meeting of the Wikipedia-Community worldwide and is taking place every year at another city around the world. It is fully organised by volunteers.
This years Wikimania was taking place in Washington, D.C. and was organised by the US-Sub-Chapter Wikimedia D.C. As it already did last year, Wikimedia Austria sponsored scholarships for Austrian participants. Nine of ten scholarships were given to Austrian Wikipedians travelling to the USA. The application- and pre-selection-process was organised by the Scholarship commitee of the Wikimania 2012. Surprisingly many nonmembers and not yet known persons for WMAT applicated this year. All Austrian applications were successful.
Some of the Austrian participants also held lectures at the Wikimania:
* '''Wiki Loves Monuments in Austria – Challenges and Solutions''' Michael Kranewitter, Alexander Wagner (http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_in_Austria_%E2%80%93_Challenges_and_Solutions)
* '''Wikipedian Among Professionals''' Ralf Roletschek (http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Wikipedian_among_Professionals)
* '''CiviCRM – The Swiss Army knife for chapters''' Holger Motzkau, Manuel Schneider (http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/civiCRM)
* '''WikiTV''' Manuel Schneider, Marco Fleckinger, Julius Kratky (remote per SwitchX) (http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/WikiTV)
During the Wikimania the team of WikiTV and some other interested people visited the ORF-office in Washington, D.C.
An important meeting during the Wikimania was the foundation-meeting of the Wikimedia Chapters Association, where ''Manuel Schneider'' was participating for Austria. There the WCA was founded and the 18 delegates elected a chairman (User ''Fæ'') and the vice-chairman (''Ziko van Dijk''). Subsequent to the Wikimania there were commitee meetings about budget, staff recruitment and Chapter-audits held.
''Based on a report by Manuel Schneider''
===Wikimedia Chapters Association===
===Wikimedia Chapters Association===
One of the findings of the Finance Meeting in Paris was, that the founding of a umbrella organisation for the Wikimedia-Chapters was promoted. Especially conflicts and discussions with the Wikimedia Foundation brought up the wish for a strong coalition of the Wikimedia-chapters. It was interesting to see, that the WMF appreciated the founding of the Wikimedia Chapters Association. Their intention is, that the monitoring duties, which are at the moment done by the WMF could be done by the chapters themselfe. It would be better for all of us, to controll ourselfes ourown and build up new guidlines for professional working and serious handling of trademarks and donated money.
As it was difficult in the past to find a common opinion under the chapters, it was now difficult to found the Wikimedia Chapters Association. Many details had to be clarified for whitch it was very difficult to find an agreement. Wikimedia Austria was one of the first chapters to support the idea of an umbrella organisation and to provide a delegate and a budget (5.000 EUR). Many other chapters followed this example afterwards as ithas been published on Meta-Wiki.
Until the Wikimedia-conference in March proposals for a Charter were worked out, which could then be over-worked and finally signed by at least some of the chapters. Instead of a general secretary – which would have been funded by Wikimedia Germany for the starting-phase – a team was built to set the further steps towards the founding which was planed at the Wikimania 2012.
At the Wikimania 2012 the WCA was founded by 18 delegates of chapters. The elected chairman Fæ from UK and his vice-chairman Ziko van Djik from the Netherlands then overtook the leading of the new organisation. The protocol of the founding meeting can be found here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/First_meeting/Minutes
''Based on a report by Manuel Schneider''
===Fund Dissemination Committee===
===Fund Dissemination Committee===
After the discussions of the last years regarding the donations for the Wikimedia-movement a new commitee has now been founded: The Funds Dissemination Committee. Despite some exeptions (Germany, France, Switzerland) donations for the Wikimedia-movement are from now on only transacted by the Wikimedia Foundation.
Organisations are however able to get money of this donations by two ways:
* By a Grant, where up to tens of thousands Euros can be applied for projects. These grants are online monitored by the Grants Advisory Committee, a committee of volunteers. The transaction is done by members of the WMF. Wikimedia Austria got it's budget for this year as well as 10.000 EUR for the WikiCon 2012 by a grant.
* The new Fund Dissemination Committee consists of WMF-Employees, WMF-Boardmembers and Community-members. It's only possible to ask for an annual budget there. The application period is biannual, but every organisation is only able to applicate once in a year. To applicate at the FDC it is necessary to have at least two completed grants or alternatively participated in a fundraiser. The two most recent annual and financial reports have to be presented to the FDC in english language.
Thanks to the excellent work of our members the on hand reports could be translated and submitted. After the participation in 2011/12s fundraiser and our grant in 2012 this should qualify us for the FDC. Following to this over three weeks requests of WMF-employees and the FDC reached us and were answered by our team. Our application was granted with an ammount of 220.000 USD, while we applicated for 241.088 USD. The reduction was constituted with scepticism regarding the growth of our project-work and the build-up-process of our office. The decisions of the FDC are brought before the Board of the Wikimedia Foundation which decides the actual granting of funds.
'''See also:'''
* Suggestions of the FDC to the Board of WMF: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/FDC_recommendations/2012-2013_round1
* WMAT's FDC-application: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Proposals/2012-2013_round1/Wikimedia_%C3%96sterreich
* Grant-report WikiCon 2012: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:WM_AT/WikiCon_2012/Report
''Based on a report by Manuel Schneider''


== Public Relations (Selection)==
== Public Relations (Selection)==
At the beginning of the year, the US Stop Online Piracy Act SOPA caused a huge media response. WMAT's press release on Wikipedias participation in the protest against this legislation (''"APA – OTS – Wikipedia beteiligt sich am Protest gegen US Internet Zensurgesetz (SOPA)"'') was quoted in reputable, opinion-forming Austrian media such as Der Standard, Kurier and ORF:
* 17. Jänner 2012: '''Kurier-Futurezone''': ''Wikipedia schließt sich Internet-Blackout an'': http://futurezone.at/netzpolitik/6894-wikipedia-schliesst-sich-internet-blackout-an.php
* 17. Jänner 2012: '''Kleine Zeitung''': ''Webzensur: „Blackouts“ gegen umstrittene US-Gesetze'': http://diepresse.com/home/techscience/internet/sicherheit/724327/Webzensur_Blackouts-gegen-umstrittene-USGesetze?_vl_backlink=/home/techscience/index.do
* 17. Jänner 2012: '''Der Standard''': ''Blackout: Wikipedia macht einen Tag lang dicht'': http://derstandard.at/1326502916076/SOPA-Blackout-Wikipedia-macht-einen-Tag-lang-dicht
* 17. Jänner 2012: '''Kurier''': ''Wikipedia schließt sich Internet-Blackout an'': http://kurier.at/lebensart/technik/wikipedia-schliesst-sich-internet-blackout-an/755.106
* 17. Jänner 2012: '''ORF''': ''Englische Wikipedia aus Protest für 24 Stunden offline'': http://orf.at/stories/2099990/
Thanks to the intense commitment and dedication of individual members WMAT was also well-covered in regional press. In Upper Austria our  member Franz Pfeiffer provided for regional press coverage with good ideas, such as the participation in the Ortsbildmesse (townscape fair) Perg:
* 19. Jänner 2012: '''OÖNachrichten''': ''Wikipedia-Autoren starten Offensive für mehr Einträge über Bezirk Perg'': http://www.nachrichten.at/oberoesterreich/muehlviertel/Wikipedia-Autoren-starten-Offensive-fuer-mehr-Eintraege-ueber-Bezirk-Perg;art69,801176
* 22. Februar 2012: '''meinbezirk.at''': ''Ein Perger trägt unseren Bezirk in die weite Welt'': http://www.meinbezirk.at/grein/chronik/ein-perger-traegt-unseren-bezirk-in-die-weite-welt-d138965.html
* 30. August 2012: '''Bezirksrundschau Perg''': ''21. Ortsbildmesse Perg'': http://www.meinbezirk.at/epaper/bezirksrundschau-perg-352012-e1812.html
Another highlight was the WikiCon which took place in Austria and which attracted not only participants but also numerous journalists from the border-triangle Germany, Austria and Sitzerland:
Pressespiegel WikiCon: http://mitglieder.wikimedia.at/Projekte/WikiCon_2012/Pressespiegel
In addition, there was good media response to the Wiki Loves Monuments award ceremony. The online editions of several newspapers showed the winning pictures as photo galleries:
* http://diepresse.com/home/kultur/kunst/1315204/Fotowettbewerb_Wiki-Loves-Monument-Oesterreich
* http://kurier.at/kultur/fotografie/die-gewinner-von-wiki-loves-monuments/1.397.009
* http://www.tt.com/Freizeit/FreizeitBildergalerien/5741765-40/das-kulturelle-erbe-%C3%B6sterreichs-in-bildern.csp
* http://www.salzburg.com/nachrichten/oesterreich/chronik/sn/artikel/wiki-loves-monuments-fotos-heimischer-denkmale-37038/
Further press reports and press releases can be found here http://mitglieder.wikimedia.at/Presse


== Future: Outlook and Ideas ==
== Future: Outlook and Ideas ==
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=== Wiki Loves Plants ===
=== Wiki Loves Plants ===
WMAT is planning a cooperation with the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Part of the cooperation is the design of a project aimed at compiling Austrian plants and their colloquial names (in the context of workshops with Austrian botanists or a photography contest). "Wiki Loves Plants" is the provisional working title.
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