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== Key activities and events ==
 
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This report describes the activities of Wikimedia District of Columbia during Fiscal Year 2011–12, covering the period from October 2011 through September 2012.
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== Flagship events ==
   
 
=== Wikimania 2012 ===
 
=== Wikimania 2012 ===
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In July, Wikimedia District of Columbia hosted the 8th annual Wikimedia conference, Wikimania, at the George Washington University in Washington, DC.
Along with other Wikimedia institutions the chapter hosted the 8th annual Wikimedia conference, Wikimania, at George Washington University in Washington, DC, on July 12–15, 2012. There were over 1400 attendees from 87 countries.<ref>Nicholas Bashour, [http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/07/17/wikimania-2012-swan-song/ Wikimania 2012 swan song], Wikimedia website, July 17, 2012.</ref> The U.S. Department of State hosted one of its regular Tech@State conference jointly, calling it Tech@State:Wiki.Gov and focusing on "Collaborative knowledge and the use of wikis in the public sector".<ref>[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/07/194740.htm U.S. Department of State Hosts Tech@State:Wiki.Gov Conference], press release issued by U.S. Department of State on July 9, 2012.</ref>
 
   
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The theme for Wikimania 2012 was “Explore. Engage. Empower.” It was born out of the organizers’ hope that those coming to Wikimania, whether from close or far away, would use the conference as an opportunity to explore new and exciting possibilities, engage in active discussions and dialogue, and take what was learned back with them in order to continue to empower people around the world through free access to global knowledge.
=== Wiki Loves Monuments 2012 ===
 
   
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The conference was the largest such event to date, with more than 1,400 attendees from 87 countries. Over 700 people attended the Wikimania 2012 Google Opening Reception at the Library of Congress, and more than 1,200 participated in the opening ceremony, which featured keynote speeches from Ada Initiative co-founder Mary Gardiner and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. The conference program included more than 275 speakers, many of whom are active contributors to Wikimedia projects, including the Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, Sue Gardner, and the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.
== Ongoing programs ==
 
   
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In addition to the regular conference program, Wikimania 2012 featured a series of Tech@State events, which were organized in collaboration with the Department of State. More than 200 attendees participated in Tech@State, and Richard Boly of the Office of eDiplomacy at the Department of State shared a letter from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulating Wikimedia DC on the opening of the conference.
=== Academic and educational outreach ===
 
2012 was an active year for editathons, workshops, and hackathons:
 
   
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Among those who delivered keynotes at the conference was David Ferriero, the Archivist of the United States. In his remarks at the closing ceremony, Ferriero discussed the important role that Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects have for preserving history and documenting cultural heritage. After reminding the audience that the National Archives has contributed more than 120,000 digital files and pictures to Wikimedia Commons, he told the crowd, “if Wikipedia is good enough for the Archivist of the United States, then it’s good enough for you.”
March:
 
*She Blinded Me with Science: Smithsonian Women in Science Edit-a-Thon
 
May:
 
* The second Smithsonian Institution Archives Edit-a-thon
 
July:
 
* ArtBytes hackathon at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore
 
August:
 
* [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Masterpiece_Museum Masterpiece Museum Editathon]
 
October:
 
* Wikipedia Loves Libraries: Backstage at the Smithsonian Libraries 2012
 
* Wikipedia Loves Libraries: George Washington University, Global Resources Center
 
* Wikipedia Loves Libraries: George Washington University Labor History Research Center
 
* Remote participation in the Ada Lovelace Day Editathon
 
December:
 
* 2 Wikipedia Workshops at the Baltimore Free School
 
   
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[Some may move into other sections ... missing U. MD event]
 
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File:HareOpeningCeremony201203.JPG|James Hare, Wikimania 2012 Coordinator, welcomes attendees to Wikimania 2012
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File:Richard Boly; Department of State Greeting; Wikimania 2012.JPG|Richard Boly, Director of the Office of eDiplomacy, delivers an official greeting from the Department of State during the opening ceremony of Wikimania 2012
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File:MaryGardinerWikimania201202.JPG|Mary Gardiner, co-founder of the Ada Initiative, speaks at the opening ceremony of Wikimania 2012
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File:Wikimania Opening Ceremony Adam Novak-0028.jpg|Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, speaks at the opening ceremony of Wikimania 2012
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File:OpeningReceptionWikimania201218.JPG|Roberta Shaffer, Associate Librarian of Congress for Library Services, welcomes guests to the Google Opening Reception
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File:Nicholas Bashour at LOC Google Opening Ceremony 4.jpg|Nicholas Bashour, President of Wikimedia DC, speaks at the Google Opening Reception
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File:Google Reception, Wikimania 2012 08.JPG|A crowd of Wikimedians at the Google Opening Reception
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File:Wikimania 2012 Hackathon P1160476.JPG|MediaWiki developers at work during the pre-conference hack-a-thon
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File:Attendees of 'The purpose-driven social network - Supporting WikiProjects with technology' presentation; Wikimania 2012.JPG|Wikimedians attend a presentation at Wikimania 2012
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File:Wikimania 2012 Sue Gardner-0001 05.jpg|Sue Gardner, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, speaks at Wikimania 2012
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File:Wikimania 2012 2226.JPG|David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, speaks at the closing ceremony of Wikimania 2012
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File:Group Photo Wikimania 2012.jpg|Wikimania 2012 attendees gather for a group photo
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Kat Walsh, the Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, praised Wikimedia DC following the conclusion of the conference. “The organizing team did an amazing job putting on the largest Wikimania ever,” Walsh said, “bringing together people from all of the various parts of our movement around the globe and presenting a full program of talks, tours, and workshops. My congratulations and thanks for the great work they’ve done.”
=== Cultural outreach ===
 
Attendees at GLAMCamp 2012 in February at the National Archives were Sarah Stierch, Katie Filbert, Dominic McDevitt-Parks, User:Slowking4, User:Jarekt, User:jeremyb, and Kristin Anderson, and local guest Jefferson Bailey.
 
   
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== Program areas ==
GLAMCamp participants rewrote the GLAM documentation, and assisted with the Walters Museum upload.
 
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During Fiscal Year 2011–12, Wikimedia District of Columbia defined five key program areas for its outreach and educational efforts. These key areas include:
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# Academic and educational outreach;
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# Cultural outreach;
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# Government outreach and engagement;
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# International and diplomatic outreach; and
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# Public outreach and education.
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Over the course of the year, Wikimedia DC successfully conducted outreach and educational activities in all five areas.
   
=== Government outreach and engagement ===
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=== Academic and educational outreach ===
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In the course of organizing the Wikimania 2012 conference, Wikimedia DC reached out to numerous academic institutions in the Washington region, including George Washington University, Georgetown University, American University, Marymount University, and the University of Maryland in College Park.
An informal "Wikipedia Lunch Group" has begun meeting at the Library of Congress, consisting of staff and other visitors.
 
   
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=== Cultural outreach ===
Three Wikipedians at the Library of Congress participated in the OCLC "Linking Library Data to Wikipedia" webcasts by Max Klein.
 
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Over the course of the year, Wikimedia DC partnered with numerous cultural institutions to present edit-a-thon and hack-a-thon events. These included the "ArtBytes" hack-a-thon at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore in July; the "She Blinded Me with Science: Smithsonian Women in Science" edit-a-thon in March; a Smithsonian Institution Archives edit-a-thon in May; National Archives scan-a-thons in October and January; a "Fine Art" edit-a-thon at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in December; and the "Masterpiece Museum" edit-a-thon at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in August. At the "Masterpiece Museum" event, Smithsonian American Art Museum Director Elizabeth Broun told the attendees that putting the museum’s art on Wikipedia was one of her overarching goals.
   
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Wikipedian-in-Residence Dominic McDevitt-Parks gave a one-hour talk at the Library of Congress on Wikipedia and the National Archives. He was introduced by Kristin Anderson, of the Wikimedia DC Board of Directors.
 
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File:Wikimedia DC Fine Art Edit-a-Thon.JPG|Attendees at the "Fine Art" edit-a-thon at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
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File:1-6-12-narascan.JPG|Attendees at a scan-a-thon at the National Archives in College Park
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File:Masterpiecemuseum.JPG|Attendees at the "Masterpiece Museum" edit-a-thon at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
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In August, Dominic McDevitt-Parks, the Wikipedian-in-Residence at the National Archives and Records Administration, spoke at the Library of Congress. The talk, entitled “Cultural Institutions and Wikipedia: a Mutually Beneficial Relationship”, outlined the potential for symbiotic relationships between Wikipedia and cultural institutions. Dominic was introduced by Kristin Anderson, a member of the Wikimedia DC Board of Directors, who described the Wikipedian community to the audience by saying that “the only people who like information as much as library catalogers are Wikipedians…. Wikipedia and the Library of Congress share Thomas Jefferson’s dream of… information for everyone.”
=== International and diplomatic outreach ===
 
Nicholas Bashour, Wikimedia DC President, and Board member Kristin Anderson attended the Wikimedia Conference – Chapters' Meeting 2012 in Berlin, Germany.
 
   
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=== Government outreach and engagement ===
Katie Filbert stepped down as President of Wikimedia DC, to accept a position with WikiData, in Berlin, Germany.
 
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As part of the outreach efforts centered around Wikimania 2012, Wikimedia DC built partnerships with numerous government agencies, including the Office of eDiplomacy at the Department of State; the National Archives and Records Administration; and the Library of Congress.
   
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=== International and diplomatic outreach ===
Kristin Anderson attended Choctaw Days at the National Museum of the American Indian to confer with tribal members about the current state of the Choctaw Language Wikipedia, and started a Mohegan Language Wikipedia in consultation with a Mohegan speaker at Wikimania 2012. She has also received e-mails from linguists expressing interest in the Shoshoni and Pipil language Wikipedias, and discovered a Cheyenne language translation of Martin Luther's Small Catechism for Wikimedia Commons. The Library of Congress "Native by Native" events, which showcased rare books and Native American flutes in honor of Native American Month, provided several uploads for Commons. Kristin thanks WLL staffer Amir Ahironi, LC staffer Bodhan Kantor, Amqui of Wikimedia Canada, and Paulette of the Missoula Public Library for their assistance with Native American fonts, especially Cheyenne and Salish. And a big shoutout to Dthomsen8, a new friend from Wikimania, who pitched in to help clear the 1800 article assessment backlog at WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America! Now all those little kids in Kenya reading the Kiwix offline Wikipedia will get to read about the Native Americans.
 
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In April, Wikimedia DC partnered with the Washington European Society and the Estonian Embassy in Washington to present the first of its embassy outreach events. The event, entitled "Internet Freedom & Open Government: An International Conversation", featured a panel discussion with Danny Weitzner, Deputy CTO for Internet Policy at the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy; Chairman Marko Mihkelson, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Estonian Parliament; Ian Schuler, Senior Manager for Internet Freedom Programs at the Department of State; and Rebecca MacKinnon, Bernard L. Schwartz senior fellow at the New America Foundation and a member of the Wikimedia Foundation Advisory Board. Adam Kushner, Deputy Editor of the National Journal, moderated the discussion.
   
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Also, a shoutout to the manager of the World Bank Infoshop for her help in assembling materials for the InfoShop article. The Infoshop is a wonderful place to sit and edit, if you're downtown on a weekday, and has plenty of material about the Global South!
 
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File:Internet Freedom Panel.jpeg|Danny Weitzner, Marko Mihkelson, Ian Schuler, and Rebecca MacKinnon speak at the "Internet Freedom & Open Government: An International Conversation" event at the Estonian Embassy in Washington
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File:Michael Kahr and Barbara Helfgott.jpeg|Michael Kahr and Barbara Helfgott perform at the "From Mozart to Michael Jackson" event at the Austrian Embassy in Washington
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In July, Wikimedia DC partnered with the Austrian Cultural Forum Washington to present "From Mozart to Michael Jackson", a cultural event at the Austrian Embassy in Washington. Speaking at the event, Wikimedia DC President Nicholas Bashour told the attendees that the event was only the tip of the iceberg, and that Wikimedia DC was actively looking for more opportunities to reach out to an international audience.
   
 
=== Public outreach and education ===
 
=== Public outreach and education ===
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In December, Wikimedia DC co-organized the International Open Data Hackathon DC, which was attended by approximately 50 developers. In February, Wikimedia DC organized a workshop for new editors at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
Editing for the Blind, three events at the DC Martin Luther King Public Library Adaptive Services Division. Using the JAWS screenreader, a group of blind library patrons learning computer skills created book reviews for three titles, including Hard Revolution and Fallen Grace.
 
   
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In June, Wikimedia DC partnered with the Sunlight Foundation to present an event on the future of open data development. The event, entitled "Wikidata & Global Open Data: A Roundtable Discussion", featured a panel discussion with Josh Tauberer, creator of GovTrack.us and author of ''Open Government Data: The Book''; Andrew Pendleton, programmer at the Sunlight Foundation; and Katie Filbert, Wikidata programmer at Wikimedia Deutschland and member of the Wikimedia DC Board of Directors.
The Great American Wicknic met at Dupont Circle in Washington, DC, and in Frederick, Maryland.
 
   
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Our December reception at the National Press Club has given us a head start on our January 2013 Professional Outreach and Retention Initiative goal of reaching out to professionals involved in Public Policy, Public Affairs, and Political Science. We showcased the winning photos from Wiki Loves Monuments, and discovered that Wikipedians and the young journalists group have a great time together, with many complimentary skills and interests to share. During this event, we also had productive discussions with a fellow who is working towards development of a local wiki for Washington DC, to serve as a clearinghouse for information about social services.
 
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File:Wikidata Global Open Data roundtable discussion 002.JPG|Panelists at the "Wikidata & Global Open Data: A Roundtable Discussion" event
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File:Dupont Circle WikiDC Meetup 4.jpg|Wikimedians at the Great American Wiknic in Dupont Circle
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On several occasions over the course of the year, Wikimedia DC collaborated with the Adaptive Services Division at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library to host "Editing for the Blind" events. Using the JAWS screenreader, groups of blind library patrons created Wikipedia articles for a number of books, including ''Hard Revolution'' and ''Fallen Grace''.
[this needs expansion]
 
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In May, Wikimedia DC participated in the "Great American Wiknic" campaign, holding outreach picnics in Washington, DC and in Frederick, Maryland.
   
 
== Organizational development ==
 
== Organizational development ==
   
 
=== Membership ===
 
=== Membership ===
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The membership of Wikimedia DC continued to grow at a steady rate throughout the year, increasing to a total of 57 members by the end of September.
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=== Staff ===
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[[File:RegistrationWikimania201202.JPG|right|thumb|Lisa Marrs (left) directing attendees at Wikimania 2012]]
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Wikimedia DC retained Lisa Marrs as an Outreach & Program Coordination Intern from June through September. Lisa's contributions were crucial to Wikimedia DC's successful accomplishment of its goals over the past year, particularly with regards to outreach and the organization of the Wikimania 2012 conference.
   
 
=== Governance ===
 
=== Governance ===
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Wikimedia DC continued to emphasize good governance practices as a key element of organizational growth, and developed a number of policies to formalize and streamline its internal processes. New policies enacted over the course of the year include a [[Board meeting policy|Board Meeting Policy]], a [[Delegation of authority policy|Delegation of Authority Policy]], a [[Grants policy|Grants Policy]], an [[Election policy|Election Policy]], a [[Membership policy|Membership Policy]], and a [[Movement accountability policy|Movement Accountability Policy]].
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In addition, Wikimedia DC enacted a number of employment-related policies in preparation for hiring staff to assist with the organization of the Wikimania 2012 conference. These policies include a [[Hiring policy|Hiring Policy]], an [[Employment policy|Employment Policy]], an [[Employee attendance and leave policy|Employee Attendance and Leave Policy]], and a [[Non-discrimination policy|Non-Discrimination Policy]].
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=== Movement outreach ===
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In March, Wikimedia DC President Nicholas Bashour and Board of Directors member Kristin Anderson traveled to Berlin for the 2012 Wikimedia Conference and helped negotiate the Berlin Agreement among the Wikimedia chapters.
   
 
== Finances ==
 
== Finances ==
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At the end of Fiscal Year 2011–12, Wikimedia DC held $27,342 in assets, including both cash and capital assets, and $11,812 in liabilities. Over the course of the fiscal year, Wikimedia DC recognized revenues of $577,172 and expenses of $552,131, most of which were related to the costs of the Wikimania 2012 conference.
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Additional details regarding Wikimedia DC income and spending over the past year may be found in the Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2011–12.
   
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[[Category:Annual reports]]
== References ==
 
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Latest revision as of 14:39, 25 April 2018

This report describes the activities of Wikimedia District of Columbia during Fiscal Year 2011–12, covering the period from October 2011 through September 2012.

Flagship events

Wikimania 2012

In July, Wikimedia District of Columbia hosted the 8th annual Wikimedia conference, Wikimania, at the George Washington University in Washington, DC.

The theme for Wikimania 2012 was “Explore. Engage. Empower.” It was born out of the organizers’ hope that those coming to Wikimania, whether from close or far away, would use the conference as an opportunity to explore new and exciting possibilities, engage in active discussions and dialogue, and take what was learned back with them in order to continue to empower people around the world through free access to global knowledge.

The conference was the largest such event to date, with more than 1,400 attendees from 87 countries. Over 700 people attended the Wikimania 2012 Google Opening Reception at the Library of Congress, and more than 1,200 participated in the opening ceremony, which featured keynote speeches from Ada Initiative co-founder Mary Gardiner and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. The conference program included more than 275 speakers, many of whom are active contributors to Wikimedia projects, including the Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, Sue Gardner, and the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.

In addition to the regular conference program, Wikimania 2012 featured a series of Tech@State events, which were organized in collaboration with the Department of State. More than 200 attendees participated in Tech@State, and Richard Boly of the Office of eDiplomacy at the Department of State shared a letter from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulating Wikimedia DC on the opening of the conference.

Among those who delivered keynotes at the conference was David Ferriero, the Archivist of the United States. In his remarks at the closing ceremony, Ferriero discussed the important role that Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects have for preserving history and documenting cultural heritage. After reminding the audience that the National Archives has contributed more than 120,000 digital files and pictures to Wikimedia Commons, he told the crowd, “if Wikipedia is good enough for the Archivist of the United States, then it’s good enough for you.”

Kat Walsh, the Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, praised Wikimedia DC following the conclusion of the conference. “The organizing team did an amazing job putting on the largest Wikimania ever,” Walsh said, “bringing together people from all of the various parts of our movement around the globe and presenting a full program of talks, tours, and workshops. My congratulations and thanks for the great work they’ve done.”

Program areas

During Fiscal Year 2011–12, Wikimedia District of Columbia defined five key program areas for its outreach and educational efforts. These key areas include:

  1. Academic and educational outreach;
  2. Cultural outreach;
  3. Government outreach and engagement;
  4. International and diplomatic outreach; and
  5. Public outreach and education.

Over the course of the year, Wikimedia DC successfully conducted outreach and educational activities in all five areas.

Academic and educational outreach

In the course of organizing the Wikimania 2012 conference, Wikimedia DC reached out to numerous academic institutions in the Washington region, including George Washington University, Georgetown University, American University, Marymount University, and the University of Maryland in College Park.

Cultural outreach

Over the course of the year, Wikimedia DC partnered with numerous cultural institutions to present edit-a-thon and hack-a-thon events. These included the "ArtBytes" hack-a-thon at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore in July; the "She Blinded Me with Science: Smithsonian Women in Science" edit-a-thon in March; a Smithsonian Institution Archives edit-a-thon in May; National Archives scan-a-thons in October and January; a "Fine Art" edit-a-thon at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in December; and the "Masterpiece Museum" edit-a-thon at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in August. At the "Masterpiece Museum" event, Smithsonian American Art Museum Director Elizabeth Broun told the attendees that putting the museum’s art on Wikipedia was one of her overarching goals.

In August, Dominic McDevitt-Parks, the Wikipedian-in-Residence at the National Archives and Records Administration, spoke at the Library of Congress. The talk, entitled “Cultural Institutions and Wikipedia: a Mutually Beneficial Relationship”, outlined the potential for symbiotic relationships between Wikipedia and cultural institutions. Dominic was introduced by Kristin Anderson, a member of the Wikimedia DC Board of Directors, who described the Wikipedian community to the audience by saying that “the only people who like information as much as library catalogers are Wikipedians…. Wikipedia and the Library of Congress share Thomas Jefferson’s dream of… information for everyone.”

Government outreach and engagement

As part of the outreach efforts centered around Wikimania 2012, Wikimedia DC built partnerships with numerous government agencies, including the Office of eDiplomacy at the Department of State; the National Archives and Records Administration; and the Library of Congress.

International and diplomatic outreach

In April, Wikimedia DC partnered with the Washington European Society and the Estonian Embassy in Washington to present the first of its embassy outreach events. The event, entitled "Internet Freedom & Open Government: An International Conversation", featured a panel discussion with Danny Weitzner, Deputy CTO for Internet Policy at the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy; Chairman Marko Mihkelson, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Estonian Parliament; Ian Schuler, Senior Manager for Internet Freedom Programs at the Department of State; and Rebecca MacKinnon, Bernard L. Schwartz senior fellow at the New America Foundation and a member of the Wikimedia Foundation Advisory Board. Adam Kushner, Deputy Editor of the National Journal, moderated the discussion.

In July, Wikimedia DC partnered with the Austrian Cultural Forum Washington to present "From Mozart to Michael Jackson", a cultural event at the Austrian Embassy in Washington. Speaking at the event, Wikimedia DC President Nicholas Bashour told the attendees that the event was only the tip of the iceberg, and that Wikimedia DC was actively looking for more opportunities to reach out to an international audience.

Public outreach and education

In December, Wikimedia DC co-organized the International Open Data Hackathon DC, which was attended by approximately 50 developers. In February, Wikimedia DC organized a workshop for new editors at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.

In June, Wikimedia DC partnered with the Sunlight Foundation to present an event on the future of open data development. The event, entitled "Wikidata & Global Open Data: A Roundtable Discussion", featured a panel discussion with Josh Tauberer, creator of GovTrack.us and author of Open Government Data: The Book; Andrew Pendleton, programmer at the Sunlight Foundation; and Katie Filbert, Wikidata programmer at Wikimedia Deutschland and member of the Wikimedia DC Board of Directors.

On several occasions over the course of the year, Wikimedia DC collaborated with the Adaptive Services Division at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library to host "Editing for the Blind" events. Using the JAWS screenreader, groups of blind library patrons created Wikipedia articles for a number of books, including Hard Revolution and Fallen Grace.

In May, Wikimedia DC participated in the "Great American Wiknic" campaign, holding outreach picnics in Washington, DC and in Frederick, Maryland.

Organizational development

Membership

The membership of Wikimedia DC continued to grow at a steady rate throughout the year, increasing to a total of 57 members by the end of September.

Staff

Lisa Marrs (left) directing attendees at Wikimania 2012

Wikimedia DC retained Lisa Marrs as an Outreach & Program Coordination Intern from June through September. Lisa's contributions were crucial to Wikimedia DC's successful accomplishment of its goals over the past year, particularly with regards to outreach and the organization of the Wikimania 2012 conference.

Governance

Wikimedia DC continued to emphasize good governance practices as a key element of organizational growth, and developed a number of policies to formalize and streamline its internal processes. New policies enacted over the course of the year include a Board Meeting Policy, a Delegation of Authority Policy, a Grants Policy, an Election Policy, a Membership Policy, and a Movement Accountability Policy.

In addition, Wikimedia DC enacted a number of employment-related policies in preparation for hiring staff to assist with the organization of the Wikimania 2012 conference. These policies include a Hiring Policy, an Employment Policy, an Employee Attendance and Leave Policy, and a Non-Discrimination Policy.

Movement outreach

In March, Wikimedia DC President Nicholas Bashour and Board of Directors member Kristin Anderson traveled to Berlin for the 2012 Wikimedia Conference and helped negotiate the Berlin Agreement among the Wikimedia chapters.

Finances

At the end of Fiscal Year 2011–12, Wikimedia DC held $27,342 in assets, including both cash and capital assets, and $11,812 in liabilities. Over the course of the fiscal year, Wikimedia DC recognized revenues of $577,172 and expenses of $552,131, most of which were related to the costs of the Wikimania 2012 conference.

Additional details regarding Wikimedia DC income and spending over the past year may be found in the Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2011–12.