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* Frédéric Schütz, +41 (0)79 820 40 44 (French, English)
* Frédéric Schütz, +41 (0)79 820 40 44 (French, English)
* Nando Stöcklin, +41 (0)62 751 39 42 (German, English)
* Nando Stöcklin, +41 (0)62 751 39 42 (German, English)
: Both are also press contacts for [http://www.wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH]



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Press releases

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Advisory Board
01/29/2007 : The Wikimedia Foundation announces the creation of an Advisory Board to the Board of Trustees. Comprised of individuals well known in their respective fields, the new Advisory Board will provide Wikipedia's governing body with their expertise and consultation in several areas, including strategic long term planning. Angela Beesley, former Wikimedia Foundation Board member and co-founder of Wikia, will act as Chair. (Japanese)
Give the Gift of Knowledge: Wikimedia Foundation launches Year-end Fundraiser to Support Projects
12/16/2006 : The Wikimedia Foundation announced a three-week fundraising campaign to help support the future operation and expansion of its free, multilingual wiki-based projects. The fundraiser runs from December 16, 2005 through January 6, 2006, and Wikimedia will accept donations in dozens of currencies from individuals and organizations around the globe.
Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees reorganised
10/28/2006 : The Wikimedia Foundation has announced a reorganisation of its Board of Trustees, with Florence Devouard replacing Jimmy Wales as Chair of the Board. The Board voted unanimously to elect Devouard as the Chair of the Board, with Tim Shell as Vice-Chair, Erik Möller as Executive Secretary, and Michael Davis as Treasurer.
One Laptop Per Child Includes Wikipedia on $100 Laptops
08/04/2006 : WMF announced today that the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) association has chosen to load a snapshot of select Wikipedia articles onto the laptops it is developing. OLPC is an MIT-based project established to provide every child in the world access to knowledge and the opportunity to explore, experiment and express themselves.
Angela Beesley resigns from Wikimedia Foundation board
07/07/2006 : This week, Angela Beesley resigned from the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.
Wikimedia Foundation Announces Interim Executive Director
06/12/2006 : WMF announced today that it has hired Brad Patrick as general counsel and interim executive director, where he will oversee its staff and operations. In this capacity he will lead the search for a permanent executive director to be in charge of administering the Wikimedia Foundation's activities, after which he will settle into his permanent role as general counsel.

Archived releases: 2006, 2005, 2004

Materials

Press statements

Press contacts

General press inquiries should be sent to: press@wikimedia.org

By phone - contact Sandra Ordonez, Communication Manager at +1-727-231-0101.

Additionally, interview contacts from regions or languages not listed may be reached through this contact address.

You can contact Wikimedia Foundation chair Florence Devouard (aka Anthere) directly

  • by email - fdevouard (at) wikimedia.org

You can contact Wikipedia founder Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales directly:

  • by email - jwales (at) wikimedia.org

Please note that contacts listed below have not been approved by the Wikimedia Foundation. They are provided here as volunteers who are interested in talking to the press about Wikimedia projects but they do not speak on behalf on the Wikimedia Foundation.

Asia

Australia

Melbourne
Email: abeesley@wikimedia.org
Phone: +61 (0)3 9018 7308


Sydney
Email: elau.8465@gmail.com
Dandenong
Email: michael.billington@gmail.com

The Americas

United States

  • Kat Walsh - Member board of Trustees, Wikimedia Foundation, Herndon, VA
mindspillage (at) gmail (dot) com
mapellegrini (at) comcast (dot) net

Canada

  • Nicholas Moreau, Toronto ON (English)
nicholasmoreau@gmail.com

Europe

Belgium

walter (at) wikipedia (dot) be

Finland

  • Timo Jyrinki
timo (dot) jyrinki (at) hut (dot) fi
+358 43 200 5020
  • Joonas Lyytinen
joonas (dot) lyytinen (at) ri (dot) fi
+358 45 63 99 700

France

  • email: press-fr (at) wikimedia (dot) org
  • Florence Devouard - Chair Board of Trustees, Wikimedia Foundation
  • Pierre Beaudouin - Chairman Wikimédia France

Germany and Austria

  • email: press-de (at) wikimedia (dot) org
  • Kurt Jansson - Chairman Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Phone +49 (0)30 - 610 74 581
  • Arne Klempert - Executive Director Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Phone +49 (0)700-WIKIMEDIA (+49-700-945463342)

Italy

ubifrieda (at) gmail (dot) com

Norway See Presse

chris.nyborg (at) online (dot) no

Poland See Biuro prasowe

Email: dariusz.siedlecki@wikimedia.pl
Phone: (+48) 0 516 306 220


Switzerland

  • press (at) wikimedia (dot) ch
  • Frédéric Schütz, +41 (0)79 820 40 44 (French, English)
  • Nando Stöcklin, +41 (0)62 751 39 42 (German, English)
Both are also press contacts for Wikimedia CH

UK

Email: jdforrester@gmail.com
Phone: +44 (0)20 7193 1193
Skype: jdforrester
Email: wp@davidgerard.co.uk
Phone: 07733 223 584 or (+44) 7733 223 584
Is also a press contact for Wikimedia UK

Note that most press contacts do not speak in an "official" capacity, merely as recognised and trust volunteers.

Contact briefs