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== Press releases ==
<small>''see also the other [[m:Wikimedia press releases|press releases on Meta]]''</small>
; [[Press releases/One Laptop Per Child Includes Wikipedia on $100 Laptops|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.
; [[Press releases/Angela Beesley resigns from Wikimedia Foundation board|Angela Beesley resigns from Wikimedia Foundation board]] : 07/07/2006 : This week, Angela Beesley resigned from the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.
; [[Press releases/Wikimedia Foundation Announces Interim Executive Director|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.
; [[Press releases/English Wikipedia Announces Thousandth Featured Article|English Wikipedia Announces Thousandth Featured Article]] : 06/08/2006 : WMF announced today the 1000th featured article on the English Wikipedia. Featured articles are the best articles on Wikipedia, and are required to be comprehensive, factually accurate, and written from a neutral point of view.
; [[Press releases/English Wikipedia Publishes Millionth Article|English Wikipedia Publishes Millionth Article]] : 03/01/2006 : WMF announced today the creation of the 1,000,000th article in the English language edition of Wikipedia. The article is about the Jordanhill railway station in Scotland.

'''Archived releases:''' [[Press releases/2005|2005]], [[Press releases/2004|2004]]

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== Materials ==
* [[Media:Presskit.pdf|Presskit about Wikimedia and its projects]]
* [[Commons:Commons:Press|Photos and Logos]] and [[m:Logos|Logos]] &mdash; 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]]
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<CENTER>Subscribe to the '''[http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wm-pressr-l Wikimedia press release mailing list]'''.</CENTER>

== Press contacts ==
<center><big><big>'''General press inquiries should be sent to: <tt>[mailto:press@wikimedia.org press@wikimedia.org]'''</tt></big></big><p>
'''Additionally, interview contacts from regions or languages not listed may be reached through this contact address.'''</center>


You can contact [[User:Jimbo Wales|Wikipedia founder Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales]] directly:
* by email - jwales (at) wikimedia.org
* by phone - contact Danny Wool at 727-231-0101.
:"''My travel schedule is [[m:User:Jimbo Wales|here]]. I am eager to meet journalists everywhere I go. Even if I am out of the U.S. do not assume you can't reach me -- I try to stay in constant contact with email and/or phone to Danny. I speak only English, but if you want to do an email interview in some other language, we can easily find someone to assist us.''" -- Jimmy Wales
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=== Asia ===

==== Australia ====

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

=== The Americas ===

==== United States ====
* [[w:en:User:Mindspillage|Kat Walsh]], Herndon, VA
: mindspillage (at) gmail (dot) com
* [[w:en:User:Raul654|Mark Pellegrini]], Newark, DE
: mapellegrini (at) comcast (dot) net

==== Canada ====


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

<big>'''France'''</big>
* [[User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]] - Board of Trustees, Wikimedia Foundation
: fdevouard (at) wikimedia (dot) org
* [[w:fr:Utilisateur:Ryo|Nicolas Weeger]], Paris
: nicolas.weeger (at) wikimedia (dot) fr

<big>'''Germany, Switzerland and Austria'''</big>
See [[w:de:Wikipedia:Presse|Presse]]
* Kurt Jansson, Berlin
: kurt.jansson (at) wikimedia (dot) de
* Arne Klempert, near Frankfurt
: arne.klempert (at) wikimedia (dot) de

<big>'''Italy'''</big>
*[[w:it:Utente:Frieda|Elfrieda Brioschi]]
: ubifrieda (at) gmail (dot) com

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<big>'''Norway'''</big>
See [[w:no:Wikipedia:Presse|Presse]]
*[[w:no:Bruker:Cnyborg|Chris Nyborg]]
: chris.nyborg (at) online (dot) no

<big>'''Sweden'''</big>
See [[w:sv:Wikipedia:Press_och_media|Press och media]]
* Mats Halldin
: Email: matshalldin**at**gmail**dot**com
: Phone: (+46)-08-843794 or (+46)-0733-555274

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

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