Frieda Brioschi presented on Wikimedia Italia's activities from 2011 to early 2012. Key events included partnerships with educational organizations, hosting conferences and camps, hiring staff including a chaos manager and fundraiser, and launching new Wikimedia projects such as Wikiquote and WikiGite. Wikimedia Italia's budget was 140,000 euros in 2012 with 70,000 euros remaining from 2011. Upcoming plans included further developing the Wikimedia Library, various funded projects, hiring interns, and hosting additional events.

1. WMI, imho
Wikimedia Conference
Berlin, 30/03-1/04/2012
Frieda Brioschi
Wikimedia Italia

2. Year in #wmi/1
• March 2011: General assembly in Bologna,
partnership with “Adotta una parola” (“adopt a word”)
• April: Launch of “Merde” (“Shit”, short cartoon in CC)
• May: “Wikipedia e didattica” (“Wikipedia & didactics”,
conference in Vicenza)
• June: contacts with MiBaC for WLM
• July: summer schools
• August: holidays (WMI project coordinator calls me
every 2 days!)

3. Year in #wmi/2
• September: partnership “Adotta una parola va a
scuola” (“Adopt a word goes to school”)
• October: Wikicamp @Riva del Garda, Festival delle
Libertà digitali (Digital Freedoms Festival), hired a
Chaos Manager (TM)
• November: TedxLakeComo
• December: partnership “Autori in Wikipedia” (“Editors
@Wikipedia”), general assembly in Rome (“new”
board)

4. Year in #wmi/3
• January 2012: hired a fundraiser consultancy firm
• February: partnership “Istituto degli Innocenti”
(historic orphanage in Florence)
• March: hired a pm for WLM, looking for an office!
Img by Niccolò Caranti, CC-BY-SA 3.0 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

5. WikiGuide
In few days we’ll launch Wikiquote!

6. Membership
Fee is still 25€ (was fixed in 2005).

7. Money
Income:
• 140k (2012 budget)
• 70k (2011 balance)
Expenditure:
• 200k (2012 budget)
• 200k (2011 balance)

8. What’s next..
• WLM
• many projects financed by different organizations
• interns (one shortlisted for fundraising)
• WikiGite (“WikiTrips”)
• WIR
• Whitening party
• ..perhaps change avatar?!?
Img by Niccolò Caranti, CC-BY-SA 3.0 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)