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Press releases See also the other press releases on Meta Press releases/New Consultant and Special Advisor to the Wikimedia Board of Trustees 06/27/2007 : The Wikimedia Foundation, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual content, is delighted to announce today it has engaged digital media executive Sue Gardner as a consultant and special advisor to the board. 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. 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. 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. 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. (Japanese) Archived releases: 2006, 2005, 2004

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. | Read more. Wikimania 2007 Wikimania 2007 Materials Presskit about Wikimedia and its projects (pdf) Photos and 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. Trophy box (awards and trophies) Statistics: Article growth and user numbers ...more different statistics Press statements Wikipedia, Stronger and More Stable than ever, thanks to our Community's Support, 13 Feb 2007 (Chinese, French, Finnish, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish)

Primary press contacts

Please note that these contacts are only for press inquiries from journalists and only about Wikimedia projects and the Wikimedia Foundation.

We do not wish to receive any press release or newsletter, nor any documentation about your organization.

If you are looking for contacts about the content of one of the projects we support, please see local contact pages, such as Wikipedia:Contact us.

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

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

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

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.

Australia

• Angela Beesley

Melbourne

Email: abeesley@wikimedia.org

Phone: +61 (0)3 9018 7308

The Americas

United States

• Kat Walsh - Herndon, VA, Member Board of Trustees, Wikimedia Foundation

kat (at) wikimedia (dot) org

• Mark Pellegrini, Newark, DE

mapellegrini (at) comcast (dot) net

Canada

• Nicholas Moreau, Toronto ON (English)

nicholasmoreau@gmail.com

Europe

Belgium Walter Vermeir 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 Frieda Brioschi - Chair Wikimedia Italia Email: fbrioschi@wikimedia.it Phone: (+39) 328 0731320 Poland See Biuro prasowe Dariusz Siedlecki 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) Ilario Salvatore Valdelli, (+41) 76 482 13 71, or valdelli@gmail.com (Italian) UK James Forrester, London Email: jdforrester@gmail.com Phone: +44 (0)20 7193 1193 Skype: jdforrester David Gerard, Walthamstow, London Email: wp@davidgerard.co.uk Phone: 07733 223 584 or (+44) 7733 223 584 Is also a press contact for Wikimedia UK

• Norway: Chris Nyborg, chris.nyborg (at) online (dot) no , see also Presse

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

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