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== Press releases ==
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See also the other [[m:Wikimedia press releases|press releases on Meta]]
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; [[Press releases/SOSChildrenUK2007|SOS Children UK and the Wikimedia Foundation Launch Wikipedia Selection for Schools]] : 05/29/2007 : SOS Children UK and the Wikimedia Foundation have launched the Wikipedia Selection for schools. The Selection DVD has the content of a 15 volume encyclopedia - with 24,000 pictures, 14 million words and articles on 4,625 topics. It includes the best of Wikipedia, and many thousands of pages of extra material specifically selected to be of interest to children aged 8-17 who follow the UK National Curriculum and similar curricula elsewhere in the world.
; [[Press releases/Wikia, Inc. is not the commercial counterpart to Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation|Wikia, Inc. is not the commercial counterpart to Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation]] : 04/20/2007 : Contrary to what some press reports pretend, Wikipedia does not plan to start a search engine, and Wikia, Inc. is not the commercial counterpart to Wikipedia.
; [[Press releases/version_5|Wikipedia Version 0.5 Released]] : 01/17/2007 : The Wikimedia Foundation announces the release of Wikipedia Version 0.5, a compact disc collection of approximately 2,000 articles from the English Wikipedia. The project paves the way for many such collections, with larger releases planned in a variety of languages.
; [[Press releases/Advisory Board|Wikimedia creates an 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. ([[Press releases/Advisory Board/日本語|Japanese]])
; [[Press releases/Funddrive Dec 2006|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.
; [[Press releases/Wikimedia Foundation board reorganised|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.

'''Archived releases:''' [[Press releases/2006|2006]], [[Press releases/2005|2005]], [[Press releases/2004|2004]]
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== [[Press room/Wikimania 2007|Mark your Calendar: Wikimania 2007]]==
The Wikimedia Foundation's annual conference will take place on August 3-5, in Tapei, Taiwan. The event brings together international users from various Wikimedia projects, as well as individuals interested in learning about Wiki technology, free content and free knowledge, and educational and social trends in internet culture. Additionally, both Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, and Florence Devouard, Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation, will be present to answer questions. | [[Press room/Wikimania 2007|Read more.]]

[[Image:Wikimania2007logo.png|350px|center|Wikimania 2007]]

== Materials ==
* [[Media:Presskit.pdf|Presskit about Wikimedia and its projects]] (pdf)
* '''[[Commons:Commons:Press|Photos and Logos]]''' and '''[[m:Logos|Logos]]''' for use in articles about Wikimedia.
:: '''Writing a report about Wikimedia or its projects?:''' The use of our logos in such an editorial content is explicitly allowed.
:: '''Before use of the logos''', please consult our ''[[Wikimedia visual identity guidelines]]''.
* [[m:Trophy box|Trophy box]] (awards and trophies)
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* Statistics:
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/EN/Sitemap.htm Article growth and user numbers]
** [[w:Wikipedia:Statistics|...more different statistics]]

==Press statements==
* '''[[Press statements/Wikipedia, Stronger and More Stable than Ever, thanks to our Community's Support|Wikipedia, Stronger and More Stable than ever, thanks to our Community's Support]]''', 13 Feb 2007 ([[Press statements/Wikipedia, Stronger and More Stable than Ever, thanks to our Community's Support/中文|Chinese]], [[Press statements/Wikipedia, Stronger and More Stable than Ever, thanks to our Community's Support/Français|French]], [[Press statements/Wikipedia, Stronger and More Stable than Ever, thanks to our Community's Support/Suomeksi|Finnish]], [[Press statements/Wikipedia, Stronger and More Stable than Ever, thanks to our Community's Support/Deutsch|German]], [[Press statements/Wikipedia, Stronger and More Stable than Ever, thanks to our Community's Support/Italian|Italian]], [[Press statements/Wikipedia, Stronger and More Stable than Ever, thanks to our Community's Support/日本語|Japanese]], [[Press statements/Wikipedia, Stronger and More Stable than Ever, thanks to our Community's Support/Polish|Polish]], [[Press statements/Wikipedia, Stronger and More Stable than Ever, thanks to our Community's Support/Português|Portuguese]], [[Press statements/Wikipedia, Stronger and More Stable than Ever, thanks to our Community's Support/Русский|Russian]], [[Press statements/Wikipedia, Stronger and More Stable than Ever, thanks to our Community's Support/Serbian|Serbian]], [[Press statements/Wikipedia, Stronger and More Stable than Ever, thanks to our Community's Support/Español|Spanish]])
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== Primary press contacts ==
<center><big><big>'''General press inquiries should be sent to: <tt>[mailto:press@wikimedia.org press@wikimedia.org]''' <br><br>

</big>By phone - contact Sandra Ordonez, [[Communication Manager]] at +1-727-231-0101 </tt></big><p>

You can contact [[Board of Trustees#Florence Nibart-Devouard|Wikimedia Foundation chair Florence Devouard]] [[user:Anthere|(aka "Anthere")]] directly
* by email - fdevouard (at) wikimedia.org

You can contact [[Board of Trustees#Jimmy Wales|Wikipedia founder Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales]] directly:
* by email - jwales (at) wikimedia.org

==Regional press contacts==

To obtain a interview contact in your area or speaking your language, beyond those listed below, talk to Sandra at the Wikimedia Foundation office. She maintains a list of dozens of specialty contacts.

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=== Australia ===

* [[User:Angela|Angela Beesley]]
: Melbourne
: Email: [mailto:abeesley@wikimedia.org abeesley@wikimedia.org]
: Phone: +61 (0)3 9018 7308

=== The Americas ===

==== United States ====
* [[User:Kat Walsh|Kat Walsh]] - Herndon, VA, Member Board of Trustees, Wikimedia Foundation
: kat (at) wikimedia (dot) org
* [[w:en:User:Raul654|Mark Pellegrini]], Newark, DE
: mapellegrini (at) comcast (dot) net

==== Canada ====
* Nicholas Moreau, Toronto ON (English)
: nicholasmoreau@gmail.com

=== Europe ===
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<big>'''Belgium'''</big>
* [[User:Walter|Walter Vermeir]]
: walter (at) wikipedia (dot) be

<big>'''Finland'''</big>
* 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

<big>'''France'''</big>
* email: press-fr (at) wikimedia (dot) org
* [[User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]] - Chair Board of Trustees, Wikimedia Foundation
* Pierre Beaudouin - Chairman Wikimédia France

<big>'''Germany and Austria'''</big>
* 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)

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<big>'''Italy'''</big>
* [[w:it:User:Frieda|Frieda Brioschi]] - Chair Wikimedia Italia
: Email: [mailto:fbrioschi@wikimedia.it fbrioschi@wikimedia.it]
: Phone: (+39) 328 0731320

<big>'''Poland'''</big>
See [[:pl:chapter:Biuro prasowe|Biuro prasowe]]
* [[:pl:User:Datrio|Dariusz Siedlecki]]
: Email: [mailto:dariusz.siedlecki@wikimedia.pl dariusz.siedlecki@wikimedia.pl]
: Phone: (+48) 0 516 306 220

<big>'''Switzerland'''</big>
* 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)
* Ilario Salvatore Valdelli, (+41) 76 482 13 71, or valdelli@gmail.com (Italian)

<big>'''UK'''</big>
* [[w:en:User:Jdforrester|James Forrester]], London
: Email: [mailto:jdforrester@gmail.com jdforrester@gmail.com]
: Phone: +44 (0)20 7193 1193
: Skype: jdforrester
* [[w:en:User:David Gerard|David Gerard]], Walthamstow, London
: Email: [mailto:wp@davidgerard.co.uk wp@davidgerard.co.uk]
: Phone: 07733 223 584 or (+44) 7733 223 584
: Is also a press contact for [http://wikimedia.org.uk/ Wikimedia UK]

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* '''Norway''': [[w:no:Bruker:Cnyborg|Chris Nyborg]], chris.nyborg (at) online (dot) no , see also [[w:no:Wikipedia:Presse|Presse]]

<small>Note that most press contacts do not speak in an "official" capacity, merely as recognised and trusted volunteers.</small>

=== [[m:Communications subcommittees/Press#Briefs|Contact briefs]] ===

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