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An overview of Wikimedia Belgium activities in 2025.
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 2025
- February 2025
- 18, 25 February - Planetary Wiki edit-a-thon (Aeronomie/BIRA/ESPC)
- 26 February - Schrijfsessie STUK Leuven
- March 2025
- 4 March - Planetary Wiki edit-a-thon (Aeronomie/BIRA/ESPC)
- 10, 11 March - Schrijfsessies Vrouwendag in Brugge, Gent, Antwerpen, Leuven, Sint-Niklaas
- April 2025
- 24 April - International girls in ICT day
- May 2025
- 8 May - Musical Instruments Museum
- 10 May - WMBE General Assembly
- June 2025
- 11 June - Yper Museum
- July 2025
- 1 July - 30 September - Photo contest Wiki Loves Heritage
- 1 July - 30 September - Photo contest Wiki Loves Denderland
- 1 July-31 August - Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos
- August 2025
- 1 July - 30 September - Photo contest Wiki Loves Heritage
- 1 July - 30 September - Photo contest Wiki Loves Denderland
- 1 July-31 August - Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos
- 1 August-31 October - (nl) Inschrijven jaarlijkse Wikipedia Schrijfwedstrijd
- 6-9 August - Wikimania 2025 (Nairobi + online)
- September 2025
- 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
- 1 September-31 October - (nl) Jaarlijkse Wikipedia Schrijfwedstrijd
- 26 September - (nl) Schrijfsessie Literair Gent
- October 2025
- 1 September-31 October - (nl) Jaarlijkse Wikipedia Schrijfwedstrijd
- 29 September-11 October - Voting picture of the year (Commons)
- 1 October-31 December - Wiki Loves Public Domain
- 2 October - (nl) Schrijfsessie Belgische drukkerijen (Industriemuseum)
- 8 October-23 October - WMF Community Board Voting (WMF)
- 23 October - (nl) Trefdag Vlaanderen digitaal (Vlaanderen)
- 23 October - (nl) Schrijfsessie Literair Gent
- 25 October - (nl) Mini hackathon in Utrecht
- November 2025
- 1 October-31 December - Wiki Loves Public Domain
- 16 November - (nl) Ontmoetingsdag computers 1950-2000 (Industriemuseum)
- 19 November - (nl) Wikidata en OpenRefine training voor beginners (Leuven)
- 20 November - (fr) Comment contribuer à Wikipédia dans le cadre d'un doctorat
- 20 November - (nl) Schrijfsessie Literair Gent
- 22 November - (nl) WikiconNL 2025 in Leiden (WMNL; wachtlijst)
- 24-25 November - (fr) Formation pédagogique : Utiliser Wikipédia en classe de français - IFPC (Marche-en-Famenne)
- 29 November - (nl) Schrijfsessie Denderland (Haaltert)
- December 2025
- 1 October-31 December - Wiki Loves Public Domain
- 10 December - (nl) Schrijfsessie Ieperse gebouwen (Ieper)
- 11 December - (nl) Schrijfsessie Literair Gent
- 13 December - (nl) Schrijfsessie Denderland (Aalst)
- 17-31 December - (nl) Indienen nominaties WikiUil 2025
- Prepare prize session Wiki Loves Heritage 2025
- Closing General ledger
Communication
[edit]We communicate in NL, FR, EN, and DE. Therefore we need translation tools.
- Implemented the Translate extension on the organisation Wiki
- Publishing monthly newsletters
We welcome other volunteers to assist in translating pages to other languages.
Contract management
[edit]- Signed a contract with IFPC to provide Wikipedia trainings for school teachers.
- Delivered training sessions for UNamur.
- Hired a freelancer Communication- and project management).
General activities
[edit]- 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 of Fund raising texts)
- We financially support cultural projects via the Friends of Wikimedia Belgium Fund
Legal administration
[edit]- Publishing Financial Statement 2024
- Legal Publishing, registration of new board members, and Ultimate Beneficial Owner register.
- Tax declaration
- Registration Verenigingsloket
- Insurance for board members
Project support
[edit]Pywikibot script development
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]We published a second edition of the book Erfgoed ontsluiten via Wikipedia: