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== Press releases == |
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<small>''see also the other [[m:Wikimedia press releases|press releases on Meta]]''</small> |
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; [[Press releases/Press_releases/version_5|Wikipedia Version 0.5 Released]] : 01/17/2007 : The Wikimedia Foundation announces the release of Wikipedia Version 0.5, a compact disc collection of approximately 2,000 articles from the English Wikipedia. The project paves the way for many such collections, with larger releases planned in a variety of languages. |
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; [[Press releases/Advisory Board/English|Wikimedia creates an Advisory Board]] : 01/29/2007 : The Wikimedia Foundation announces the creation of an Advisory Board to the Board of Trustees. Comprised of individuals well known in their respective fields, the new Advisory Board will provide Wikipedia's governing body with their expertise and consultation in several areas, including strategic long term planning. Angela Beesley, former Wikimedia Foundation Board member and co-founder of Wikia, will act as Chair. ([[Press releases/Advisory Board/日本語|Japanese]]) |
; [[Press releases/Advisory Board/English|Wikimedia creates an Advisory Board]] : 01/29/2007 : The Wikimedia Foundation announces the creation of an Advisory Board to the Board of Trustees. Comprised of individuals well known in their respective fields, the new Advisory Board will provide Wikipedia's governing body with their expertise and consultation in several areas, including strategic long term planning. Angela Beesley, former Wikimedia Foundation Board member and co-founder of Wikia, will act as Chair. ([[Press releases/Advisory Board/日本語|Japanese]]) |
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; [[Press releases/Funddrive Dec 2006|Give the Gift of Knowledge: Wikimedia Foundation launches Year-end Fundraiser to Support Projects]] : 12/16/2006 : The Wikimedia Foundation announced a three-week fundraising campaign to help support the future operation and expansion of its free, multilingual wiki-based projects. The fundraiser runs from December 16, 2005 through January 6, 2006, and Wikimedia will accept donations in dozens of currencies from individuals and organizations around the globe. |
; [[Press releases/Funddrive Dec 2006|Give the Gift of Knowledge: Wikimedia Foundation launches Year-end Fundraiser to Support Projects]] : 12/16/2006 : The Wikimedia Foundation announced a three-week fundraising campaign to help support the future operation and expansion of its free, multilingual wiki-based projects. The fundraiser runs from December 16, 2005 through January 6, 2006, and Wikimedia will accept donations in dozens of currencies from individuals and organizations around the globe. |
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Primary press contacts
By phone - contact Sandra Ordonez, Communication Manager at +1-727-231-0101
You can contact Wikimedia Foundation chair Florence Devouard (aka "Anthere") directly
- by email - fdevouard (at) wikimedia.org
- by email - jwales (at) wikimedia.org
Regional press contacts
To obtain a interview contact in your area or speaking your language, beyond those listed below, talk to Sandra at the Wikimedia Foundation office. She maintains a list of dozens of specialty contacts.
Australia
- Melbourne
- Email: abeesley@wikimedia.org
- Phone: +61 (0)3 9018 7308
The Americas
United States
- Kat Walsh - Herndon, VA, Member Board of Trustees, Wikimedia Foundation
- kat (at) wikimedia (dot) org
- Mark Pellegrini, Newark, DE
- mapellegrini (at) comcast (dot) net
Canada
- Nicholas Moreau, Toronto ON (English)
- nicholasmoreau@gmail.com
Europe
Belgium
Finland
France
Germany and Austria
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Poland See Biuro prasowe
Switzerland
UK
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- Italy: Elfrieda Brioschi, ubifrieda (at) gmail (dot) com
- Norway: Chris Nyborg, chris.nyborg (at) online (dot) no , see also Presse
Note that most press contacts do not speak in an "official" capacity, merely as recognised and trusted volunteers.
Contact briefs