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)