Activities/2024

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An overview of Wikimedia Belgium activities in 2024.

We list edit-a-thons, (photo) contests, conferences, presentations, workshops, Wikimedia training, project meetings, meetings with other organisations and people, board meetings, general assemblies, press releases, publications, invitations and newsletters, and any other activities and milestones.

Full activity list

January 2024

11 January - Meeting with Anna Mazgal from Wikimedia Europe
11 January - Meeting in Brussels with Ivo Kruusamägi (Estonia) and Asmah Frederico (Malaysia)
15-16 January - Training IFPC Namur
20 January - Éditathon sur les femmes (Cité Mirroir Liège)
22 January - Training IFPC Herve
25 January - Edit-a-thon Distillery, Filliers Deinze
26 January - General Assembly Wikimedia Europe
29-30 January - Training IFPC Namur
30 January - Bibliotheek Orpheus Instituut

February 2024

1 February - Dinner Amazone
5 February - Meeting to prepair public domain day
6 February - GLAM Wikimedia Europe meeting
7 February - Éditathon Wikipédia avec la Haute-école Charlemagne (Liège)
8 February - Gent2030 (meeting about Gent culturele hoofdstad)
8 February - Schrijfsessie Oost-Vlaamse Stokerijen (Gent)
20 February - Edit-a-thon Réjouisciences ULiège about women in Science
22 February - Final WMF Learning conversation
22 February - Voorbereidende vergadering ErfgoedWerf Voorkempen
23 February - Vergadering Comité Fonds Vrienden van Wikimedia België (Aalst)
27 February - Meeting Visual name authority (meemoo, Gent)
27 February - Pretest WMF fund raising
28 February - Vrouwenoverleg Amazone

March 2024

2 March et 9 March - Atelier de contribution à Wikipédia (Verviers) - Personnalité féminine de Verviers
4 March - Start WMF Fundraising e-mail campaign in Belgium
5 March - Vergadering - Klankbord Gent2030
6 March - Meeting website hasselt.be
7 March - Preparation meeting for Public domain day
7 March - Public domain day en prijsuitreiking Wiki Loves Heritage 2022 (Brussel)
8 March - Schrijfsessies Vrouwen van Papier (Antwerpen, Brugge, Gent, Leuven)
9 March - Personnalité féminine de Verviers
14 March - Schrijfsessie Circulaire architectuur - Cementoverns (Antwerpen)
15 March - Schrijfsessie Vrouwen van Papier (Antwerpen)
15-17 March - Wishaton
16 March - ErfgoedWerf (Loenhout)
16 March - Éditathon Wikipédia sur les femmes (Liège)
18 March - WMEU Friends meeting
18-19 March - Training IFPC Bruxelles
19 March - Erasmushogeschool Brussel
25 March - Schrijfsessie stokerijen (Antwerpen)
28 March - Meeting with Koning Boudewijstichting P2P fundraising

April 2024

2 April - Start WMF online Fundraising campaign in Belgium
2 April - EU GLAM meeting
15 April - Gemeenschapsmunten
17 April - Schrijfsessie West-Vlaamse stokerijen (Waregem)
17 April - Multimedia on Wikipedia (YouTube)
18-21 March - Summit 2024 in Berlin
20 April - Gemeenschapsmunten
20-21 April - Erfgoeddag
15 April - Gemeenschapsmunten
25 April - Meeting with Koning Boudewijstichting P2P fundraising
25 April - Schrijfsessie Amazone: Vrouwen en ICT (Brussel)
29 April - Gemeenschapsmunten

May 2024

1 May - Wikidata query Plantentuin
2 May - Workshop Foto's metadateren in Industriemuseum Gent
3-5 May - Hackathon in Tallinn, Estland
3 May - Meet a potential new board member in Leuven
9 May - Preparation meeting Wiki Loves Denderland
17 May - WMBE Board meeting in Antwerpen
18 May - WikiconNL 2024 (Hilversum) (3 presentations:
- The new Events tool
- Proposal to migrate Categories from Wikitext to Wikidata
- Moderator and user interaction (the Netherlands - Flanders)
21 May - Meeting Visual name authority at meemoo, Gent
24-25 May - General Assembly Wikimedia Europe, Prague
25 May - Presentation about categories
25 May - Éditathon sur les femmes (Liège)
28 May - End WMF online Fundraising campaign for Belgium

June 2024

7 June - Yearly ODIS confererence in Sint-Truiden
8 June - WMBE General Assembly
11 June - EU GLAM meeting
13 June - Edit-a-thon Stokerijen Jenevermuseum Hasselt
14 June - WMBE Board meeting in Leuven
16 June - Standaard solidariteitsprijs
18 June - Meeting Visual name authority at meemoo, Gent
21 June - Meeting MetaBelgica
20 June - Wikithon
23 June - SWAN meeting
24 June - Meeting Movement Charter
26 June - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion meeting
29 June - Wikithon Femmes en résistence

July 2024

1 July - 30 September - Photo contest Wiki Loves Heritage
1 July - 30 September - Photo contest Wiki Loves Denderland
6 July - Éditathon sur les femmes (Liège)
18 July - Midterm Grant conversation
22 July - WMBE Board meeting in Leuven
28 July - SWAN meeting

August 2024

1 July - 30 September - Photo contest Wiki Loves Heritage
1 July - 30 September - Photo contest Wiki Loves Denderland
6 August - GLAM Global setup (Katowice)
6-10 August - Wikimania 2024 (Katowice)
23 August - Preparation meeting Public domain day
30 August - Preparation meeting Public domain day

September 2024

1 July - 30 September - Photo contest Wiki Loves Heritage
1 July - 30 September - Photo contest Wiki Loves Denderland
1-30 September - Photo contest Wiki Loves Monuments Belgium
4 September - Interview Nieuwsblad
6 September - Interview RTBF Georges-Louis Bouchez
18-19 September - WMBE Yearly off-site board planning meeting
27 September - 10 years Wikimedia Belgium
27-29 September - Journées du Matrimoine

October 2024

9 October - Prepare course for music students (Louvain-La-Neuve)
24 October - Preparation meeting Public domain day
24 October - WMEU and Friends
26 October - Chairpersons meeting
30 October - Preparation meeting Public domain day

November 2024

2 November et 3 November - WikiConvention francophone 2024 (Québec)
5 November - EU GLAM Wiki Europe
7 November - Upload music sheets in Wikisoucre with KBR
13 November - WMBE Board meeting Leuven
18-19 November - IFPC training in Bouillon
20 November - Meeting with Histories
20 November - Preparation meeting Public domain day
21 November - WMBE Job interviews for Freelancer
22 November - Meeting with Legermuseum in Brussel
23 November - Femmes en résistance in Liège
26 November - Meeting Visual name authority at meemoo, Gent
28 November - Meeting with Vrouwen van papier
28 November - Vergadering West-Vlaanderen in Brugge

December 2024

6 December - Vergadering Industriemuseum in Gent
9 December - Middeleeuwse geschiedenis UGent
11 December - Preparation meeting Public domain day
11 December - WMBE Board meeting
13 December - Preparation International Women day 2025
14 December - Wikipedians meetup in Antwerpen
18-19 December - Introducing and training of our new Freelance
Prepare prize session Wiki Loves Heritage 2024
Closing General ledger

Communication

We communicate in NL, FR, EN, and DE. Therefore we need translation tools.

Implemented the Translate extension on the organisation Wiki
Publishing monthly newsletters

Contract management

Signed a contract with IFPC to provide Wikipedia trainings for school teachers
Hired a freelancer (publication job opening, job interviews, selection, contract, initiation, coaching)

General activities

Weekly online community meeting, every Tuesday from 19:00-21:00
Online support via Google Meet
Wikipedia support via email
Answer emails via info@wikimedia.be
Support the WMF Foundation fund raising team (translation, proofreading, testing)
Support the Friends of Wikimedia Belgium Fund

Legal administration

Publishing Financial Statement
Legal Publishing and registration of new board members
Tax declaration
Registration Verenigingsloket
Insurance for board members

Project support

Pywikibot script development

Developing, maintaining and running Pywikbot scripts:

Maintain Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia
Create ISBN edition
Create lastname, Create firstname, Create person
Register article for project
Post message at user talk page
Add wiki text
Welcome user
Send e-mail
Add KBO corporate ID
Add image from SDC

For more information, see:

User:GeertivpBot Pywikibot scipts
GitHub (source and maintenance)

Wikidata queries

Women born in Belgium with an EN Wikipedia page but not in NL (translate Wikipedia articles from EN to NL)

Useful Wikidata Query queries

Publications

We published a second edition of the book Erfgoed ontsluiten via Wikipedia:

Vrije kennis ontsluiten met Wikidata, Wikipedia en Wikimedia Commons