Wikimedia Belgium

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	Vision
	Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Also in Belgium!

This wiki is reserved for the planning of a Wikimedia Belgium (in founding process) chapter.

        Association for the promotion of free knowledge

Please officially confirm at Candidate founders that you want to found Wikimedia Belgium.

Events & News 24-25 April 2014 - Big Fat Brussels Meeting Vol. 2, co-organised by WMBE 24 April 2014 - Expert seminar on mass digitisation co-organised by WMBE 17 June 2014 - Romaine gives presentation for officers of the federal government in Belgium Recent activities 11-13 April 2014 - Wikimedia Conference 2014, Berlin, Germany 02-06 February 2014 - Wikipedians in European Parliament: photography and editing project about members of the European Parliament. 01-02 February 2014 - FOSDEM, ULB Campus Solbosch, Brussels 05 November 2013 - 19:00 - Wiki Loves Monuments Awards Session at the KIK-IRPA 02 November 2013 - Wikimedia Conference in Utrecht 27 October 2013 - Mois de la contribution en Bruxelles at 17:00 22 October 2013 - Ada Lovelace Day 2013 edit-a-thon in Brussels come & edit ! 28 September 2013 - 19:00 - Wiki Loves Monuments Upload marathon at Waterhuis aan de Bierkant (Gent). 28 September 2013 - 17:00 - Founding meeting at Waterhuis aan de Bierkant (Gent). 07 September 2013 - Wiki Loves Monuments Kick-off meeting and final statutes discussion at the Sint-Gorikshallen / Halles Saint-Géry (Brussels). 16 April 2013 - Start-up Grant agreement officially signed by Wikimedians in Belgium and the WMF 10 July 2013 - Grant Request for the organisation of WLM BeLux is approved 03 July 2013 - We are finalizing our bylaws and request formal candidate founders 05 June 2013 - VSDC is doing a legal check on the proposed statutes and the ROI 21 May 2013 - Romaine gives presentation for Flemish cultural institutions in Brussels about Wikipedia, Wikimedia and doing projects with Wikimedia. Older news: News archive Wikimedia organisations Wikimedia Foundation meta:Wikimedia Belgium Wikimedia Nederland - France - Deutschland Wikimedia projects Belgium Wikipedia Other organisations Belgian chapter of the Open Knowledge Foundation Creative Commons Belgium Constant Hackerspace Brussels

Donate Do you want to support Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects in our goal to spread free knowledge? Consider donating! Highlights The Espace Leopold, the seat of the European Parliament in Brussels. View from the west (Luxembourg Square) Help organise Wikimedia Belgium is a local chapter in creation phase. If you're a Belgian Wikimedian, you can take initiative! Edit Wikipedia Belgium? The capital of Belgium, Brussels, hosts European institutions like the European Parliament. Belgium has 3 official languages: French, Dutch, German. Wikimedia Belgium is ideally placed to interact with its sister organizations in France, Holland, Germany, and Luxembourg... Wonder why "Atomium" does not show any image of it? Belgium does not have Freedom of panorama! Contact Do you need a contact point? Is there an issue in a Wikipedia article? See the contact page for more information.