User:Econterms/Affiliates Conference April 2016


 * Organizational Profile for Wikimedia Conference 2016 #wmcon


 * Name of your organization / group / team:  Wikimedia DC


 * Who is here, Names of the representatives:  Peter B Meyer, Walter Gómez Segura


 * Benefits of the Wikimedia Conference: What are the three benefits for your organization/group in attending the Wikimedia Conference?


 * Benefit no. 1
 * See what other chapters are doing. Networking, sharing, learning, and leveraging.


 * Benefit no. 2
 * Learn the history of Wikimedia organizations.


 * Benefit no. 3
 * Learn about standard audits, treasury practices, and wiki sites of other chapters.

Milestones: Name three important events, achievements, changes within your organization/group:


 * Milestone #1 in the past 12 months
 * The approval of 4 book grantees. We've granted a total of approx. US $1,284.00 on this round.


 * Milestone #2 in the past 12 months
 * Successful WikiConference USA in October 2015.


 * Milestone #3 in the past 12 months
 * 17 editing events just in the first half of this fiscal year -- almost as many as in the whole previous 12 months.

Our biggest challenge ahead. What problems, challenges, issues your organization/group is facing?


 * 1 Talk to us about (Keyword of a topic that you specialize in.)
 * Improve and broaden our social media presence significantly.


 * 2 Talk to us about (Keyword of a topic that you specialize in.)
 * Develop influence in government policy discussions


 * 3 Talk to us about (Keyword of a topic that you specialize in.)
 * Hold an editathon or other event with an embassy. They are around us in Washington DC.

If the Wikimedia fairy were to grant you a wish, what would that be?
 * More members actively running events and programs.


 * Photo: Nice to have: a photo
 * If you want, you can fill in a link to a photo on Wikimedia Commons, that's symbolizes best your organization's/group's efforts in the last year. (Photos will be printed in relatively small size, so detailed infographics are not suitable)