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The Wikimedia projects have an international scope, and their outreach has already made a significant impact throughout the world. To continue this success on an organizational level, Wikimedia is building an international network of associated organizations.

Local chapters are self-dependent organizations that share the goals of the Wikimedia Foundation and support them within a specified geographical region. They support the Wikimedia Foundation, the Wikimedia community and the Wikimedia projects in different ways - by collecting donations, organizing local events and projects and spreading the word of Wikimedia, Free Content and Wiki culture. They also provide the community and potential partners with a point of contact capable of fulfilling specific local needs.

If you have questions about local chapters or want to start one in your country, please don't hesitate to contact the Chapters committee.

Please note that the local chapters are self-dependent associations with no legal control of or responsibility for the websites of the Wikimedia Foundation and vice versa.

Germany: Wikimedia Deutschland

Wikimedia Deutschland – Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. (Wikimedia Germany - society for the promotion of free knowledge) was founded on June 13th, 2004 in Berlin as Wikimedia's first local chapter. At the end of 2005 the membership association counted more than 200 members. Among other activities Wikimedia Deutschland initiated several important partnerships, for example with Directmedia Publishing, the publisher of the German Wikipedia-DVD, and the Deutsche Bibliothek (German national library). Donations to Wikimedia Deutschland are tax-deductible in Germany. More information on the official website: www.wikimedia.de

France: Wikimédia France

Wikimédia France, founded on 23rd October, 2004, in Paris. Official website: www.wikimedia.fr

Italy: Wikimedia Italia

Wikimedia Italia - Società per la diffusione della conoscenza libera is the Italian Chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation, formed on Friday 17th of June 2005, in Canino. Official website: www.wikimedia.it

Poland: Wikimedia Polska

Stowarzyszenie Wikimedia Polska (Wikimedia Polska Association) is the Polish Chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation. It has been formed on 14th August 2005, and it was registered three months later, on the 18th November. Official website: pl.wikimedia.org

Serbia and Montenegro: Wikimedia Србије и Црне Горе

Wikimedia Србије и Црне Горе is the Serbian and Montenegrin Chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation. It has been formed on 3rd December 2005, and it was registered almost two months later. Official website: scg.vikimedija.org

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+The Wikimedia projects have an international scope, and their outreach has already made a significant impact throughout the world. To continue this success on an organizational level, Wikimedia is building an international network of associated organizations.
-The Wikimedia Foundation has begun to build a global organization structure.
+Local chapters are self-dependent organizations that share the goals of the Wikimedia Foundation and support them within a specified geographical region. They support the Wikimedia Foundation, the Wikimedia community and the Wikimedia projects in different ways - by collecting donations, organizing local events and projects and spreading the word of Wikimedia, Free Content and Wiki culture. They also provide the community and potential partners with a point of contact capable of fulfilling specific local needs.
-=== Germany ===
+If you have questions about local chapters or want to start one in your country, please don't hesitate to contact the [[m:Chapters committee|Chapters committee]].
-'''Wikimedia Deutschland''' – ''Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V.'' (''Wikimedia Germany - society for the promotion of free knowledge'') is the German chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation, founded 13th of June 2004 in Berlin.
+''Please note that the local chapters are self-dependent associations with no legal control of or responsibility for the websites of the Wikimedia Foundation and vice versa.''
-* Executive board: [[:de:Benutzer:Kurt Jansson|Kurt Jansson]] (chairman), [[:de:Benutzer:Akl|Arne Klempert]] (vice-chairman), [[:de:Benutzer:Elian|Elisabeth Bauer]] (secretary), [[:de:Benutzer:Henriette Fiebig|Henriette Fiebig]] (treasurer)
-* Further board members (assessors): Patrick Danowski, Dirk Franke, Nina Gerlach, Martin Haase, Christian Thiele und Jakob Voß
-* Website: http://wikimedia.de
-* E-mail: [mailto:info@wikimedia.de info@wikimedia.de]
-* IRC: [irc://irc.freenode.net/#wikimedia-de #wikimedia-de (irc.freenode.net)]
-* Mailinglist: http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/vereinde-l
-=== France ===
-'''Wikimédia France''', founded on 23rd October, 2004, in Paris.
-* Full bylaws : [[Wikimédia France (statuts)]] (in French).
-* Executive board : [[:fr:Utilisateur:Ryo|Nicolas Weeger]] (chairman), [[:fr:Utilisateur:Yann|Yann Forget]] (treasurer), [[:fr:Utilisateur:Jastrow|Marie-Lan N'Guyen]] (secretary)
-* Further board members : [[:fr:Utilisateur:Sam Hocevar|Sam Hocevar]], [[:fr:Utilisateur:notafish|Delphine Ménard]], [[:fr:Utilisateur:Anthere|Florence Nibart-Devouard]], [[:fr:Utilisateur:Soufron|Jean-Baptiste Soufron]], [[:fr:Utilisateur:Meanos|Jean-Denis Vauguet]]
-* Official website : http://www.wikimedia.fr/
-* E-Mail: '''[mailto:info@wikimedia.fr info@wikimedia.fr]'''
-* IRC: [irc://irc.freenode.net/#wikimedia-fr #wikimedia-fr (irc.freenode.net)]
-* Mailing-list: [http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediafr-l registration], [http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/private/wikimediafr-l/ Archives (available to registered users)]
-=== Italy ===
+=== Germany: Wikimedia Deutschland ===
-'''Wikimedia Italia''' - ''Società per la diffusione della conoscenza libera'' is the Italian Chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation, has been formed on Friday 17th of June 2005, in [[w:it:Canino|it:Canino]].
-* Full bylaws - [[m:Wikimedia Italia/bylaws|Italian and English]]
-* Executive board : [[w:it:Utente:Frieda|Frieda Brioschi]] (president), [[w:it:Utente:Snowdog|Roberto Frangi]] (vicepresident), [[w:it:Utente:Gac|Guido Ceresa]] (councilor), [[w:it:Utente:M7|Mario Benvenuti]] (councilor), [[w:it:Utente:Sbisolo|Ivan Vighetto]] (councilor)
-* E-mail:  [mailto:info@wikimedia.it info @ wikimedia.it]
-* FAX: 02 700400379
+''Wikimedia Deutschland – Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V.'' (''Wikimedia Germany - society for the promotion of free knowledge'') was founded on June 13th, 2004 in Berlin as Wikimedia's first local chapter. At the end of 2005 the membership association counted more than 200 members. Among other activities Wikimedia Deutschland initiated several important partnerships, for example with ''Directmedia Publishing'', the publisher of the German Wikipedia-DVD, and the ''Deutsche Bibliothek'' (German national library). Donations to Wikimedia Deutschland are tax-deductible in Germany. More information on the official website: [http://www.wikimedia.de www.wikimedia.de]
-=== Poland ===
-'''Wikimedia Polska''' is the Polish Chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation. It has been formed on 14th August 2005, and it was registered three months later, on the 18th November.
-* Full bylaws: http://pl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Statut/en
-* Board members: [[:pl:Wikipedysta:TOR|Łukasz Garczewski]] (president), [[:pl:Wikipedysta:Wulfstan|Piotr Cywiński]] (vice-president), [[:pl:Wikipedysta:Datrio|Dariusz Siedlecki]] (secretary), [[:pl:Wikipedysta:Polimerek|Tomasz Ganicz]] (treasurer), [[:pl:Wikipedysta:Jadwiga|Jadwiga Andrychowska-Biegacz]]
-* Website: [http://pl.wikimedia.org English]
-* IRC: [irc://irc.freenode.net/#wikimedia-pl #wikimedia-pl (irc.freenode.net)]
-* Mailinglist: http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediapl-l
-=== Serbia and Montenegro ===
+=== France: Wikimédia France ===
+''Wikimédia France'', founded on 23rd October, 2004, in Paris. Official website: [http://www.wikimedia.fr www.wikimedia.fr]
-'''Wikimedia Србије и Црне Горе''' is the Serbian and Montenegrin Chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation. It has been formed on 3rd December 2005, and it was registered almost two months later.
-* Full bylaws: http://scg.vikimedija.org/index.php/Statut/engleski
+=== Italy: Wikimedia Italia ===
-* Board members: [[:sr:Корисник:Милош|Miloš Rančić]] (president), [[:sr:Корисник:Dungodung|Filip Maljković]], [[:sr:Корисник:Обрадовић Горан|Goran Obradović]], [[:sr:Корисник:JustUser|Dragan Satarić]], [[:sr:Корисник:Djordjes|Đorđe Stakić]], [[:sr:Корисник:Никола|Nikola Smolenski]], [[:sr:Корисник:Саша.Стефановић|Saša Stefanović]], [[:sr:Корисник:Милан Јелисавчић|Milan Jelisavčić]], [[:sr:Корисник:Bonzo|Nebojša Bozalo]] (vice-presidents).
+''Wikimedia Italia - Società per la diffusione della conoscenza libera'' is the Italian Chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation, formed on Friday 17th of June 2005, in [[w:it:Canino|Canino]]. Official website: [http://www.wikimedia.it www.wikimedia.it]
-* Website: [http://scg.vikimedija.org/ Serbian]
-* IRC: [irc://irc.freenode.net/#wikipedia-sr #wikipedia-sr (irc.freenode.net)]
+=== Poland: Wikimedia Polska ===
-* Mailinglist: http://lists.anarhija.org/mailman/listinfo/vikimedija-scg
+''Stowarzyszenie Wikimedia Polska'' (Wikimedia Polska Association) is the Polish Chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation. It has been formed on 14th August 2005, and it was registered three months later, on the 18th November. Official website: [http://pl.wikimedia.org pl.wikimedia.org]
+=== Serbia and Montenegro: Wikimedia Србије и Црне Горе ===
+''Wikimedia Србије и Црне Горе'' is the Serbian and Montenegrin Chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation. It has been formed on 3rd December 2005, and it was registered almost two months later. Official website: [http://scg.vikimedija.org/ scg.vikimedija.org]