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border: 1px solid #9fa7ab; margin: 5px 0 0 0; padding: 5px"><a name="Press_releases" id="Press_releases"></a> <center> <h2>Press releases</h2> </center> <center><span class="mw-headline"><i>You can subscribe to our press release mailing list <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843/https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/press-release" class="extiw" title="mail:press-release">here</a>.</i></span></center> <dl> <dt><span class="mw-headline"><b><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Orange_and_Wikimedia_announce_partnership_April_2009" title="Press releases/Orange and Wikimedia announce partnership April 2009">Orange forms world’s first mobile and internet partnership with the Wikimedia Foundation</a></b></span></dt> <dd><span class="mw-headline"><b>22 April 2009</b> Orange and the Wikimedia Foundation announced a wide-ranging strategic partnership designed to mutually benefit each organization’s users by extending the way people can access free knowledge.</span></dd> </dl> <dl> <dt><span class="mw-headline"><b><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Roger_McNamee_to_Become_Wikimedia_Advisor_January_2009" title="Press releases/Roger McNamee to Become Wikimedia Advisor January 2009">Roger McNamee to Become Wikimedia Advisor</a></b></span></dt> <dd><span class="mw-headline"><b>13 January 2009</b> Media and entertainment investment pioneer joins non-profit's Advisory Board.</span></dd> </dl> <dl> <dt><span class="mw-headline"><b><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Wikipedia_fundraiser_surpasses_$6million_USD_January_2009" title="Press releases/Wikipedia fundraiser surpasses $6million USD January 2009">Wikipedia fundraising campaign surpasses $6 million USD goal</a></b></span></dt> <dd><span class="mw-headline"><b>2 January 2009</b> Over 125,000 donors worldwide show their support for the non-profit encyclopedia.</span></dd> <dt><span class="mw-headline"><b><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Neeru_Khosla_to_Become_Wikimedia_Advisor_Dec_2008" title="Press releases/Neeru Khosla to Become Wikimedia Advisor Dec 2008">Neeru Khosla to Become Wikimedia Advisor</a></b></span></dt> <dd><span class="mw-headline"><b>15 December 2008</b> Philanthropist and education pioneer joins non-profit's Advisory Board.</span></dd> </dl> <dl> <dt><span class="mw-headline"><b><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Censorship_resolution_of_WP_in_the_UK_Dec_2008" title="Press releases/Censorship resolution of WP in the UK Dec 2008">Wikimedia Foundation applauds IWF decision to reverse Wikipedia censorship in the United Kingdom</a></b></span></dt> <dd><span class="mw-headline"><b>9 December 2008</b> Removal from Internet blacklist will also allow UK Wikipedia users to resume editing.</span></dd> </dl> <dl> <dt><span class="mw-headline"><b><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Censorship_of_WP_in_the_UK_Dec_2008" title="Press releases/Censorship of WP in the UK Dec 2008">Censorship in the United Kingdom disenfranchises tens of thousands of Wikipedia editors</a></b></span></dt> <dd><span class="mw-headline"><b>7 December 2008</b> Wikimedia Foundation opposes action by internet watchdog group to blacklist encyclopedia article.</span></dd> </dl> <dl> <dt><span class="mw-headline"><b><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Wikipedia_to_become_more_user-friendly_for_new_volunteer_writers" title="Press releases/Wikipedia to become more user-friendly for new volunteer writers">Wikipedia to become more user-friendly for new volunteer writers</a></b></span></dt> <dd><span class="mw-headline"><b>3 December 2008</b> The Wikimedia Foundation has received a grant from the U.S.-based Stanton Foundation to make Wikipedia's writing and editing interface easier to use for first-time authors..</span></dd> </dl> <dl> <dt><span class="mw-headline"><b><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/2008-9_Annual_Giving_Campain_Launch" title="Press releases/2008-9 Annual Giving Campain Launch" class="mw-redirect">Wikimedia Foundation Launches Annual Campaign to Support Wikipedia</a></b></span></dt> <dd><span class="mw-headline"><b>5 November 2008</b> The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia, officially launched its Fifth Annual Giving Campaign today. The goal of the global campaign is to raise $6 million to fund the Foundation's 2008-09 operating costs, including projects aimed at encouraging new people to edit the encyclopedia, and at increasing its quality.</span></dd> </dl> <dl> <dt><span class="mw-headline"><b><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/2008-9_Selection_for_Schools" title="Press releases/2008-9 Selection for Schools">SOS Children UK and the Wikimedia Foundation announce the 2008/9 Wikipedia Selection for Schools</a></b></span></dt> <dd><span class="mw-headline"><b>22 October 2008</b> SOS Children UK, in coordination with the Wikimedia Foundation, has released a complete 2008/9 revision of the Wikipedia Selection for Schools, which is perhaps the most successful "checked content" project derived from the English Wikipedia.</span></dd> </dl> <dl> <dt><span class="mw-headline"><b><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Board_Changes_July_2008" title="Press releases/Board Changes July 2008">Wikimedia Foundation Announces New Appointments to Board of Trustees</a></b></span></dt> <dd><span class="mw-headline"><b>17 July 2008</b> Earlier today the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Vice-Chair, Jan-Bart De Vreede announced important changes to the Board, including the selection of a new Chair, and appointment of the newest community-elected member.</span></dd> </dl> <dl> <dt><span class="mw-headline"><b><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Wikimedians_Prepare_for_Wikimania_2008" title="Press releases/Wikimedians Prepare for Wikimania 2008">Wikimedians Around the World Prepare for Wikimania 2008</a></b></span></dt> <dd><span class="mw-headline"><b>9 July 2008</b> Next week hundreds of Wikimedia volunteers and enthusiasts will converge at the historic center of global knowledge and wisdom, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt, for the fourth annual Wikimania conference.</span></dd> </dl> <dl> <dt><span class="mw-headline"><b><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Stuart_West" title="Press releases/Stuart West">Board of Trustees announces appointment of new Board Treasurer</a></b></span></dt> <dd><span class="mw-headline"><b>22 April 2008</b> The Board of Trustees has appointed Stuart West as the new board treasurer. West brings new financial experience and skill to the Board of Trustees.</span></dd> </dl> <dl> <dt><span class="mw-headline"><b><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/10M_articles" title="Press releases/10M articles">Wikipedia Hits Milestone of Ten Million Articles Across 250 Languages</a></b></span></dt> <dd><span class="mw-headline"><b>28 March 2008</b> Hungarian biography of 16th century painter <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843/http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Hilliard" class="extiw" title="hu:Nicholas Hilliard">Nicholas Hilliard</a> has been declared the ten millionth article.</span></dd> </dl> <dl> <dt><span class="mw-headline"><b><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_Releases/Khosla_Gift" title="Press Releases/Khosla Gift" class="mw-redirect">Wikimedia Foundation Receives $500K Donation</a></b><br/></span></dt> <dd><span class="mw-headline"><b>27 March 2008</b> The Wikimedia Foundation announces an unrestricted donation of $500K from philanthropists Vinod and Neeru Khosla.</span></dd> </dl> <dl> <dt><span class="mw-headline"><b><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_Releases/Sloan_Foundation_Support" title="Press Releases/Sloan Foundation Support" class="mw-redirect">Sloan Foundation to support Wikipedia's quality and growth initiatives</a></b><br/></span></dt> <dd><span class="mw-headline"><b>25 March 2008</b> The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation today announced it is awarding $3 million of support to the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization which operates the world's largest and most popular encyclopedia, Wikipedia.</span></dd> </dl> <dl> <dt><span class="mw-headline"><b><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_Releases/Jan2008_Staff_Release" title="Press Releases/Jan2008 Staff Release" class="mw-redirect">Wikimedia Foundation announces new CFOO; Heads of Business Development and Communications</a></b><br/></span></dt> <dd><span class="mw-headline"><b>29 January 2008</b> The Wikimedia Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of three new staff members: Veronique Kessler, Chief Financial and Operating Officer (CFOO); Kul Takanao Wadhwa, Head of Business Development; and Jay Walsh, Head of Communications.</span></dd> </dl> <dl> <dt><span class="mw-headline"><b><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/UNU_survey_agreement" title="Press releases/UNU survey agreement">Wikimedia Foundation and UNU-MERIT announce First Survey of Wikipedians</a></b><br/></span></dt> <dd><span class="mw-headline"><b>24 January 2008</b> The Wikimedia Foundation and the Collaborative Creativity Group at UNU-MERIT [a joint research and training centre of United Nations University (UNU) and Maastricht University] are pleased to announce a collaboration to conduct the first-ever, comprehensive Wikipedia survey.</span></dd> </dl> <dl> <dt><span class="mw-headline"><b><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Invites_Users_to_Take_Part_in_Open,_Collaborative_Video_Experiment" title="Wikipedia Invites Users to Take Part in Open, Collaborative Video Experiment" class="mw-redirect">Wikipedia Invites Users to Take Part in Open, Collaborative Video Experiment</a></b><br/></span></dt> <dd><span class="mw-headline"><b>17 January 2008</b> The Wikimedia Foundation, Kaltura and WikiEducator have announced a beta program to allow users to create collaborative video and other forms of rich media. Under this project, users will be invited to test new functionality that could one day enable Wikipedia articles to include collaboratively created video, audio, animations, and slideshows as well as text and images.</span></dd> </dl> <dl> <dt><span class="mw-headline"><b><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Erik_M%C3%B6ller_Deputy_Director" title="Erik Möller Deputy Director" class="mw-redirect">Wikimedia Foundation Hires Deputy Director</a></b><br/></span></dt> <dd><span class="mw-headline"><b>9 January 2008</b> The Wikimedia Foundation today announced the appointment of Erik Moeller as Deputy Director, effective January 10, 2008.</span></dd> </dl> <p><span class="mw-headline"><i>Archived releases:</i> <a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/2007" title="Press releases/2007">2007</a>, <a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/2006" title="Press releases/2006">2006</a>, <a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/2005" title="Press releases/2005">2005</a>, <a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/2004" title="Press releases/2004">2004</a></span></p> </div> </div> <div style="width:50%;display:block;float:right;align:right;"> <div style="background: #eef0f1; border: 1px solid #9fa7ab; margin: 5px 0 0 0; padding: 5px"><span class="mw-headline"><a name="Materials" id="Materials"></a></span> <center> <h2>Materials</h2> </center> <div class="floatright"><span class="mw-headline"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/2/2a/WMF_20072008_Annual_report.pdf"><img alt="2007/2008 Annual Report" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/7/7c/Annual-report_press.jpg" width="128" height="159" border="0"/></a></span></div> <ul> <li><span class="mw-headline"><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Wikimedia_visual_identity_guidelines" title="Wikimedia visual identity guidelines">Wikimedia visual identity guidelines</a></span></li> <li><span class="mw-headline">2007/2008 <a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Annual_Report" title="Annual Report">Annual Report</a></span></li> <li><span class="mw-headline">February 2009 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/4/4e/WP_Key_Facts_Feb_2009.pdf" class="external text" title="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/4/4e/WP_Key_Facts_Feb_2009.pdf">Key Facts (PDF)</a></span></li> <li><span class="mw-headline"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843/http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Trophy_box" class="extiw" title="m:Trophy box">Awards and trophies</a></span></li> <li><span class="mw-headline">Broadcast quality <a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_room/Audio_content" title="Press room/Audio content">PSAs and audio content</a>. <a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:Sound-icon.png" class="image" title="Sound-icon.png"><img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Sound-icon.png/30px-Sound-icon.png" width="30" height="23" border="0"/></a></span></li> <li><span class="mw-headline">Statistics: <span class="plainlinks"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843/http://en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/EN/Sitemap.htm" class="external text" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/EN/Sitemap.htm">Article growth and user numbers</a></span> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Statistics" class="extiw" title="w:Wikipedia:Statistics">Other statistics</a></span></li> <li>Recent <a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_room/Media_Contact_2008" title="Press room/Media Contact 2008" class="mw-redirect">media contact</a></li> <li>Recent <a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_room/Speaking_2008" title="Press room/Speaking 2008">speaking engagements</a></li> </ul> <p><br/></p> </div> <div style="background: #eef0f1; border: 1px solid #9fa7ab; margin: 5px 0 0 0; padding: 5px"><a name="Contacts" id="Contacts"></a> <center> <h2>Contacts</h2> </center> <p><span class="mw-headline"><b>Head of Communications</b></span></p> <p><span class="mw-headline"><b>Please note:</b> The following contact information is for media relations requests <b>only</b>. For all general, public inquiries or concerns, please use Wikimedia Foundation <a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Contact_us" title="Contact us"><b>contact us</b></a> page.</span></p> <dl> <dd><span class="mw-headline">press<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.org</span></dd> <dd><span class="mw-headline">+1 415-839-6885</span></dd> </dl> <p><span class="mw-headline"><i>If leaving a message, please ensure you provide all necessary details, <b>including an email address</b>, to ensure a reply to your call.</i></span></p> <p><span class="mw-headline"><b>We also have local contacts throughout the world. <a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_room#Regional_contacts" title="Press room">Find a Wikimedian</a>.</b></span></p> <p><span class="mw-headline"><small><i>(We get a large number of calls; email is always a better first option. 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For specific questions regarding the content of one of our projects, please email info-en<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/9px-At_sign.svg.png" width="9" height="9" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.org, or visit <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" class="extiw" title="en:Wikipedia:Contact us">Wikipedia:Contact us</a>.)</i></small></span></p> </div> <div style="background: #eef0f1; border: 1px solid #9fa7ab; margin: 5px 0 0 0; padding: 5px"><span class="mw-headline"><a name="Current_events" id="Current_events"></a></span> <center> <h2>Current events</h2> </center> <ul> <li><span class="mw-headline"><i><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Current_events" title="Current events">Keep yourself informed about Wikimedia events!</a></i></span></li> </ul> </div> <p><span class="mw-headline"><br/></span></p> </div> <p><span class="mw-headline"><br clear="all"/></span></p> <div style="background: #eef0f1; border: 1px solid #9fa7ab; margin: 5px 0 0 0; padding: 5px"><span class="mw-headline"><a name="Regional_contacts" id="Regional_contacts"></a></span> <center> <h2>Regional contacts</h2> </center> <center><span class="mw-headline"><a href="#Official_chapters" title="">Official chapters</a> • Other regional contacts (<a href="#By_language" title="">by language</a> • <a href="#By_location" title="">by location</a>)</span></center> <span class="mw-headline"><a name="Official_chapters" id="Official_chapters"></a></span> <h3><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline">Official chapters</span></span></h3> <div style="background: #FFE5E5; margin: 0 0 1em 0; padding: 0.3em 1em; text-align: left;"> <p>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.</p> </div> <table cellspacing="2" border="0" style="margin: 0 auto; background: #eef0f1"> <tr valign="top"> <td> <p><b>Wikimedia Argentina</b></p> <dl> <dd><b>Leandro Kibisz</b> <dl> <dd>loco_085<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>hotmail.com</dd> <dd>(+54)9-11-3200-2934</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> <td> <p><b>Wikimedia Australia</b></p> <dl> <dd>press<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.org.au</dd> <dd><b>Brianna Laugher</b> <dl> <dd><i>President, Wikimedia Australia</i></dd> <dd>blaugher<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.org.au</dd> <dd>+61439020468 (mobile)</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> <td> <p><b>Wikimedia Austria</b></p> <dl> <dd><b>Christoph Breitler</b> <dl> <dd>info<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.at</dd> <dd>(+43) 650 28 48 326</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <p><b>Wikimedia Brasil</b></p> <dl> <dd><b>Thomas de Souza Buckup</b> <dl> <dd>thomasbuckup<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>gmail.com</dd> <dd>(+55 11 ) 9213 3931</dd> <dd>Skype: tsb.br</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> <td> <p><b>Wikimedia Czech Republic</b></p> <dl> <dd><b>Jan Urbánek</b> <dl> <dd>wiki<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>zirland.org</dd> <dd>+420 777 939 128</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> <td> <p><b>Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. (Germany)</b></p> <dl> <dd>press-de<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.org</dd> <dd><b>Catrin Schoneville</b> <dl> <dd><i>Press Secretary Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.</i></dd> <dd>Tel. +49 (0)30-219 158 26-0</dd> <dd>Fax. +49 (0)180-5-227117-619</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <p><b>Wikimedia France</b></p> <dl> <dd><b>Pierre Beaudouin</b> <dl> <dd>press<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.fr</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> <td> <p><b>Wikimedia Hong Kong</b></p> <dl> <dd>info<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.hk</dd> <dd><b>Jeromy-Yu Chan</b> <dl> <dd><i>Deputy President, Wikimedia Hong Kong Limited</i></dd> <dd>yuyu<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.hk</dd> <dd>(+852) 9279 1601</dd> <dd>Skype: jeromyu</dd> <dd>Twitter: jeromyu</dd> <dd>MSN: jeromyuchan@msn.com</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> <td> <p><b>Wikimedia Hungary</b></p> <dl> <dd><b>Bence Damokos</b> <dl> <dd><i>Board Member, Wikimedia Hungary</i></dd> <dd>wm-hu<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.org</dd> <dd>+36 30 416 60 70</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <p><b>Wikimedia Indonesia</b></p> <dl> <dd><b>Siska Doviana</b> <dl> <dd>media<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.web.id</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> <td> <p><b>Wikimedia Israel</b></p> <dl> <dd><b>Itzik Edri</b> <dl> <dd>itzik<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>infra.co.il</dd> <dd>(+972) 54 5878078</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> <td> <p><b>Wikimedia Italia</b></p> <dl> <dd><b>Frieda Brioschi</b> <dl> <dd><i>President, Wikimedia Italia</i></dd> <dd>fbrioschi<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.it</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <p><b>Wikimedia Netherlands</b></p> <dl> <dd>wm-nl<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.org</dd> </dl> </td> <td> <p><b>Wikimedia Poland</b></p> <dl> <dd>zarzad<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.pl</dd> <dd>(+48) 22 219 56 94</dd> <dd>(+48-42)-637-47-87</dd> <dd>Skype: search for Biuro Prasowe Stow. Wikimedia Polska.</dd> </dl> </td> <td> <p><b>Wikimedia Србије (Serbia)</b></p> <dl> <dd><b>Filip Maljković</b> <dl> <dd>filip<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>vikimedija.org</dd> <dd>+381 63 832 999 5</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <p><b>Wikimedia Sweden</b></p> <dl> <dd><b>Lennart Guldbrandsson</b> <dl> <dd>l_guldbrandsson<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>hotmail.com</dd> <dd>Tfn: 031 - 12 50 48</dd> <dd>Mobil: 070 - 207 80 05</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> <td> <p><b>Wikimedia Switzerland (CH)</b></p> <dl> <dd>press<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.ch</dd> </dl> <dl> <dd><b>Frédéric Schütz</b> (French, English) <dl> <dd><i>Board member, Wikimedia CH</i></dd> <dd>+41 (0)79 820 40 44</dd> <dd>frederic.schutz<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.ch</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> <dl> <dd><b>Nando Stöcklin</b> (German, English) <dl> <dd><i>Board member, Wikimedia CH</i></dd> <dd>+41 (0)62 751 39 42 (h)</dd> <dd>+41 (0)31 309 22 59 (w)</dd> <dd>nando.stoecklin<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.ch</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> <dl> <dd><b>Ilario Salvatore Valdelli</b> (Italian) <dl> <dd><i>Board member, Wikimedia CH</i></dd> <dd>+41 (0)76 482 13 71</dd> <dd>ilario.valdelli<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.ch</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> <td> <p><b>Wikimedia Taiwan</b></p> <dl> <dd>press<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.tw</dd> <dd><b>Ted</b> (Hsiang-Tai) <b>Chien</b> <dl> <dd><i>Secretary, Wikimedia Taiwan</i></dd> <dd>htchien<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.tw</dd> <dd>Mobile / SMS: +886-918-152170</dd> <dd>MSN: hsiang-taichien@ulead.com.tw</dd> <dd>Skype: ulead_hsiangtai</dd> <dd>GTalk: hsiangtai.chien<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>gmail.com</dd> <dd>Twitter: htchien</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <p><b>Wikimedia UK</b></p> <dl> <dd>press<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.org.uk</dd> </dl> <dl> <dd><b>Mike Peel</b> <dl> <dd>+44 (0)79 8801 3646</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> <dl> <dd><b>Mickey Conn</b> <dl> <dd><i>Communications Officer</i></dd> <dd>mickey.conn<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>gmail.com</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> </table> <a name="Other_regional_contacts" id="Other_regional_contacts"></a> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Other regional contacts</span></h3> <div style="background: #FFE5E5; margin: 0 0 1em 0; padding: 0.3em 1em; text-align: left;"> <p>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 a interview contact for areas or languages not listed here, please talk to Jay at the Wikimedia Foundation office.</p> </div> <a name="By_language" id="By_language"></a> <h4><span class="mw-headline">By language</span></h4> <table cellspacing="2" border="0" style="margin: 0 auto; background: #eef0f1"> <tr valign="top"> <td> <p><b>Chinese (汉语, Zhōngwén)</b></p> <dl> <dd><b>Tzu Chiang Liou</b> (Taiwan) <dl> <dd>tcliou<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.tw</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> <td> <p><b>Dutch (Nederlands)</b></p> <dl> <dd><b>Walter Vermeir</b> (Belgium) <dl> <dd><i>Editor of Wikizine.org; newsletter about internal community affairs</i></dd> <dd>walter<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikizine.org or GSM 0477/620296</dd> <dd><small>Email is the recommended contact channel</small></dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <p><b>English</b></p> <dl> <dd><b>Angela Beesley</b> (Sydney, Australia) <dl> <dd><i>Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Advisory Board</i></dd> <dd>abeesley<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.org</dd> <dd>+61 (0)3 9018 7308</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> <dl> <dd><b>James Forrester</b> (United Kingdom) <dl> <dd>jdforrester<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.org</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> <dl> <dd><b>David Gerard</b> (United Kingdom) <dl> <dd>+44 (0)77 3322 3584</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> <td> <p><br/></p> <dl> <dd><b>Nicholas Moreau</b> (Toronto, Canada) <dl> <dd>nicholasmoreau<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>gmail.com</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> <dl> <dd><b>Mark Pellegrini</b> (Delaware, United States) <dl> <dd>mapellegrini<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>comcast.net</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> <dl> <dd><b>Dan Rosenthal</b> (Washington, DC, United States) <dl> <dd>drosenthal<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.org</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <p><b>Finnish (Suomi)</b></p> <dl> <dd><b>Timo Jyrinki</b> (Finland) <dl> <dd>timo.jyrinki<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>hut.fi</dd> <dd>+358 43 200 5020</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> <dl> <dd><b>Joonas Lyytinen</b> (Finland) <dl> <dd>joonas.lyytinen<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>ri.fi</dd> <dd>+358 45 63 99 700</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> <td> <p><b>Norwegian (Norsk)</b></p> <dl> <dd>presse<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.no</dd> </dl> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <p><b>Spanish (Español)</b></p> <dl> <dd><b>Juan David Ruiz</b> (Chile) <dl> <dd>zuirdj<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>gmail.com</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> </table> <a name="By_location" id="By_location"></a> <h4><span class="mw-headline">By location</span></h4> <table cellspacing="2" border="0" style="margin: 0 auto; background: #eef0f1;"> <tr valign="top"> <td> <p><b>Oceania</b></p> <dl> <dd><b>Australia</b> <ul> <li><b><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/User:Angela" title="User:Angela">Angela Beesley</a></b>, (Sydney)</li> </ul> <dl> <dd><i>Chair of the <a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Advisory_Board" title="Advisory Board">Wikimedia Foundation Advisory Board</a></i></dd> <dd>abeesley<a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:At_sign.svg" class="image" title="(at)"><img alt="(at)" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090504161843im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/14px-At_sign.svg.png" width="14" height="14" border="0"/></a>wikimedia.org</dd> <dd>+61 (0)3 9018 7308</dd> </dl> </dd> </dl> <p><b>North America</b></p> <dl> <dd><b>United States</b> <ul> <li><b><a href="/web/20090504161843/http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/User:Kat_Walsh" title="User:Kat Walsh">Kat Walsh</a></b>, (Herndon, VA)</li> </ul> <dl> <dd><i>Member Board of Trustees, Wikimedia Foundation</i></dd> <dd>kat<a 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