Wikimania 2011 - 3rd day: Wikipedia as UNESCO World Heritage & Outreach projects

Room: Cinematheque
Date: 6.7.2011, 13:45--15:15

Wikipedia as UNESCO World Heritage -- a status report
Catrin Schoneville
As part of the celebrations of Wikipedia's tenth anniversary,
Wikimedia Germany introduced the concept for a campaign
for recognition of Wikipedia as the first ever UNESCO
World Heritage site. The initial response from other chapters'
representatives at the Berlin chapters' conference was
overwhelmingly positive and Wikimedia Germany intends to
keep on inviting other chapters to join the campaign. It is going
to be a group challenge to build up momentum and public
awareness for this step and we are exploring adequate channels
for communication and a common international platform for
this enterprise. The talk is going to explain the motives behind
this campaign, the official procedure on UNESCO's side and the
specific campaign items for 2011


47:25 - Wikimedia & Indigenous Peoples: Pros, Cons and Community
Sarah Stierch
As partnership programs continue to grow between Wikimedia
and cultural organizations, the time has come to examine pros,
cons and opportunities related to working with Indigenous
cultures. How does cultural sensitivity play a role, and is the
possibility to work together a possibility?
http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Wikimedia_%26_Indigenous_...

01:07:10 - Stand Up, Speak Words, Spread WikiPassion
Florence Devouard
A participant to Wikipedia since 2002, I have regularly been a
speaker in public or private events since 2004. Public speaking
is part of the bigger "outreach" mission and is a neat way to
recruit new Wikimedians, to build strong relationships with
cultural and educational institutions, to inform journalists, to (try
to) convince politicians, to stun companies managers, to raise
money etc. Still, rather few wikimedians choose this path. It is
time consuming, may be costly, and IS scary! So, I would like to
help fill this hole, reflect on my own experience, and hopefully
have this talk be an opportunity to share the good, the bad and
the ugly regarding public speaking on Wikimedia topics.
http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Stand_Up,_Speak_Words,_Sp...

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