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- Wikimedia Foundation announces new members, leadership for Board of Trustees at Wikimania in Mexico City
- 16 July 2015 Wikimedia Foundation appoints new trustees for three Board seats; Board selects new Chair and Vice Chair.
- La Fundación Wikimedia anuncia la asunción de nuevos miembros y nueva conducción de su Junta Directiva
- 16 July 2015 Asumen tres nuevos miembros de la Junta Directiva, electos por la comunidad; la Junta Directiva elige nuevo Presidente y Vicepresidenta.
- Press conference introduces annual Wikipedia conference Wikimania in Mexico City
- 16 July 2015 Announcements include a partnership between Wikimedia México and the National Council for Culture and the Arts of Mexico (Conaculta) and the launch of the Wikimedia Foundation’s latest Transparency Report.
- Annual Wikipedia conference Wikimania comes to Mexico City
- 22 June 2015 Event gathers volunteers and digital rights leaders to discuss access to knowledge.
- Wikipedia receives Spain's Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation
- 17 June 2015 Prestigious award recognizes contributions to universal human heritage.
- Wikimedia Foundation welcomes Kourosh Karimkhany as VP of Strategic Partnerships
- 27 March 2015 New position to advance knowledge and mission through strategic collaboration.
- Guy Kawasaki joins Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
- 24 March 2015 Author, entrepreneur to bring unique experience to the Wikimedia movement.
- Wikimedia Foundation adopts Open Access Policy to support free knowledge
- 19 March 2015 Future research supported by the Wikimedia Foundation to be made freely available.
- Wikimedia v. NSA: Wikimedia Foundation files suit against NSA to challenge upstream mass surveillance
- 10 March 2015 Amnesty, Rutherford Institute, Human Rights Watch among 9 co-plaintiffs.
- Wikipedia receives the Erasmus Prize for collective achievement of its community
- 15 January 2015 Becomes the first collaborative community to receive the honor.
- Wikimedia Foundation launches year-end contribution campaign
- 2 December 2014 Wikipedia appeals to readers to support the world’s largest free knowledge resource
- First-ever Wikipedia Monument unveiled in Poland
- 22 October 2014 Monument in Slubice, Poland honours free knowledge and human potential
- The Wikimedia Foundation and Kyivstar partner to offer free access to Wikipedia
- 14 October 2014 Wikipedia Zero brings free mobile access to Wikipedia to more than 25 million Ukrainians
- The Wikimedia Foundation hires Damon Sicore as Vice President of Engineering
- 29 September 2014 New role strengthens Foundation’s commitment to excellence in engineering
- Wikimedia Commons celebrates its 10th anniversary
- 5 September 2014 22 million+ images make Wikimedia Commons world’s largest freely licensed educational media repository.
- Wikipedia Summit “Wikimania” comes to London - Largest ever gathering
- 1 July 2014 Featured speakers include Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, and new Wikimedia Foundation Chief Executive Lila Tretikov; Thousands of Wikimedia volunteers; Leaders in Technology, Culture and Society. From August 8th to 10th at the Barbican Centre; Tickets go on sale today.
- Airtel Offers Nigerians Free Access to Wikipedia
- 29 May 2014 Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced a strategic partnership with the Wikimedia Foundation to offer their consumers across the country access to Wikipedia through their mobile phones free of data charges.
- Wikimedia Foundation names Lila Tretikov as its new Executive Director
- 1 May 2014 The Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation today announced the appointment of the Foundation's new Executive Director, Lila Tretikov.
- A statement on Wikimedia Foundation’s fundraising delivered to the National Police Board of Finland
- 3 March 2014 The Wikimedia Foundation recently submitted a statement to Finnish authorities regarding a fundraising message published on Wikipedia.
- Frank Schulenburg named first executive director of new Wiki Education Foundation
- 12 February 2014 The Wiki Education Foundation, a new nonprofit organization that supports the Wikipedia Education Program in the United States and Canada, has named Frank Schulenburg as its inaugural executive director. Schulenburg, formerly senior director of programs at the Wikimedia Foundation, will begin his new role February 18, 2014.
Archived releases: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
Materials
- Knowledge is a foundation — the Annual Report from the Wikimedia Foundation 2013-2014
- Wikipedia Key Facts (PDF) September 2013
- Wikimedia Foundation Key Facts (PDF) September 2013
- Wikimedia Foundation's official marks
- Wikimedia visual identity guidelines
- Presentation slide decks
- Statistics: Article growth and user numbers · Other statistics
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Latest news and views
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Regional contacts
Official chapters
The local chapters listed below are independent associations with no legal control of or responsibility for the websites of the Wikimedia Foundation and vice versa. Local chapters and their representatives do not speak in an official capacity on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation. These contacts are only given for convenience of the press.
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Other regional contacts by language
The following individuals are long time Wikipedians. Some speak officially for the Wikimedia Foundation, others do not. However, all can provide you with an interesting interview and insight into our projects. To obtain an interview contact for areas or languages not listed here, please talk to Jay at the Wikimedia Foundation office.
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