Wikimedia user groups/af

Wikimedia user groups are groups of Wikimedia users who have decided to support and promote the Wikimedia projects in the offline world by organizing meetups and other projects. User groups may or may not be legally incorporated entities. Like the Wikimedia Foundation, they aim to "empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally". There are currently 143 user groups.

This page lists current and planned user groups. Please see the step-by-step user group creation guide for more information. The Affiliations Committee exists to aid the creation of, and to support, user groups.

If you have plans for user groups, please contact the Committee at affcomlists.wikimedia.org.

Approved user groups

Naam	Fokus	Status	Start of reco­gnition	End of reco­gnition	Bylaws (Optional)	Website (Optional)	Mailing list (Optional)	Kontak	Laaste opdatering
Esperanto kaj Libera Scio (ELiSo)	Reaching of readers and contributors among Esperanto speakers and collaboration with Esperanto organisations.	Document with signatures sent to AffCom	2013-04-04	2014-04-30	Non-applicable	m: Esperanto kaj Libera Scio fb: facebook page	eliso	Ziko	2014-01-13
GLAM-Wiki US Consortium	The GLAM-Wiki US Consortium will bring together cultural organizations, Wikipedians, Wikimedia chapters, and individuals in an independent community of practice devoted to supporting the GLAM-Wikimedia initiative in the United States.	Pending signature of user group agreement	2013-06-25	2014-06-30	Non-applicable	wiki page / blog / Facebook page, group	glam-us	Dominic McDevitt-Parks	2013-06-25
New England Wikimedians	Wikimedia User Group in the New England region, excluding parts of western Connecticut; their goal is to increase participation of Wikimedians within the region, including at the many colleges and universities in the area	Discussion at Meta	2013-12-30	2014-12-31	Bylaws	New England Wikimedians at Meta, on Facebook, and on Twitter	boston	Kevin Rutherford, Maia Weinstock	2013-12-30
Wikimedia Community User Group Brasil	Wikimedia Community User Group Brasil is a planned group of Wikimedians in Brazil who are interested in organizing and promoting activities related to the Wiki projects in Brazil.	User group agreement signed	2014-01-23	2015-01-23	Non-applicable	Wikimedia BR	wikimediabr-l	Jonas AGX,Vinicius Siqueira,Danilo.mac	2014-01-26
Wikimedia Community User Group Greece	The main objectives are to increase participation in Wikimedia projects mainly in greek language, develop educational programms and create an environment for cultural organisations to share content through Wikimedia.	Pending signature of user group agreement	2013-07-20	2014-07-31	Non-applicable	http://wikimedia.gr	wikiEL	User:Geraki	2013-07-20
Wikimedians of Iceland User Group	Wikimedians of Iceland User Group seeks to organise activities for the public in Iceland to engage them in editing Wikimedia sites and also for the current Wikimedians as well.	Pending signature of user group agreement	2014-02-28		Non-applicable	Facebook page	wikiis-l	Svavar Kjarrval & Hrafn Malmquist	2014-02-28
Wikimedians of Nepal	Its main objective is the growth of a community of supporters of the different Wikimedia projects in various languages spoken in Nepal.	Signature of user group agreement underway	2013-05-30	2014-05-28	Non-applicable	Facebook Page	nepaliwiki -at- googlegroups.com	Ganesh Paudel	2013-05-30
The Wikinewsie Group	The Wikinewsie Group exists to support independent original reporting on an open license platform, work towards increasing participation and content creation on Wikinews.	Pending signature of user group agreement	2014-02-28		Bylaws	The Wikinewsie Group	wikinewsie -at- googlegroups.com	Svavar Kjarrval & Superzerocool	2014-02-28
Wikisource Community User Group	The Wikisource Community User Group is a proposed user group to support the Wikisource community and its vision both online and offline.	User group agreement signed	2013-11-03	2014-11-30	Non-applicable	Wikisource Community User Group	wikisource-l	Aubrey, Micru	2014-04-14

Planned user groups

Wikimedia organizations in active preparation to become Wikimedia user groups. Please provide a link to a page on meta with more detailed information (with a short summary in English) and provide a contact for questions about the present state.

Key

A yellowish background means organizations are currently in active contact (as of the "last update" date) with the Affiliations Committee;

A light grey background means awaiting an update (either from the proposed organization or from AffCom).

Naam	Fokus	Status	Bylaws (Optional)	Website (Optional)	Mailing list (Optional)	Kontak	Laaste opdatering
Wikimedia Community User Group Pakistan	Wikimedia Community User Group Pakistan is a planned group of Wikimedians in Pakistan who are interested in organizing and participating in outreach activities on national level.	Waiting for recognition			Wikimedia-pk	Saqib	2013-10-10
Wikimedia Community User Group in China/Wikimedia China	Wikimedia China User Group is planned to support and help the development of Wikimedia Movement in Mainland China.	Waiting for recognition	yes(In Chinese)			User:AddisWang	2014-04-03
Wikimedians in Thailand/Wikimedia Thailand	Wikimedians in Thailand is a user group and a future chapter in the country. We have organised a number of outreach activities (WLM, Wikipedia Zero, Wikipedia workshops) in collaboration with local/international partners including WMF. We believe that the full potential of WMF projects in Thailand has not yet been realised. Therefore, we engage in our offline activities with the aim of increasing participation and impact of WMF projects in the country.	Waiting for recognition	N/A		Wikimedia-TH	User:Taweetham	2014-04-07

User groups in discussion

Naam	Fokus	Status	Bylaws (Optional)	Website (Optional)	Mailing list (Optional)	Kontak	Laaste opdatering
Wikimedia Austria User Group		Existing as regular meetup group	Non applicable	Wikipedia Wien		Hubertl	2012-11-30
MediaWiki Group Ahmedabad		Seeking recognition as a Wikimedia India SIG and then as a Wikimedia User Group	Non applicable	mw:Groups/Proposals/Ahmedabad		Harsh Kothari	2013-01-28
MediaWiki Group Surakarta		Formalizing existing activities	Non applicable	mw:Groups/Proposals/Solo		Bennylin	2013-01-21
Wiki BUG	Wiki users in San Francisco Bay area (US)	Formalizing existing activities	Not applicable	Meta page only	Wikimedia-sf covers same area	Pete F (talk)	2013-01-27
Wikimedia-KH Cambodia User Group	Wiki users in Phnom Penh / Cambodia	Formalizing existing activities, building offline community, forming physical body, first as a User Group with long term goal of incorporation into official WMF's Local Chapter in Cambodia.	Not applicable	Wikimedia-KH Cambodia User Group	Wikimedia-KH	វ័ណថារិទ្ធ (Vantharith) (talk)	2013-03-22
Wikimedia Cascadia	Wikimedia chapter for the Pacific Northwest region of North America; its mission would be to support Cascadian Wikipedians and to create a world in which the sum of all human knowledge is available for free to everyone	Discussion at Meta		Wikimedia Cascadia		User:Another Believer	2013-05-17
Wikimedia Ghana		Interim WMF trademarks and logo license executed. Converting request into User Group for now.		Wikimedia Ghana	Wikimedia-gh	Rexford (Coordinator)	2012-08-28
Wikimedians in Kenya	Wikimedians in Kenya is a group of users who want to pursue and continue to work in advancing and sharing information through the Wikimedia platforms and encourage and promote the contribution to the same platforms by users in Kenya.	Building from the previous efforts of Wikimedia Kenya Chapter	Non applicable	Wikimedians in Kenya	To ask for a new user group mailing list	Limoke Oscar	2013-04-13
Wikimedia Northeastern China User Group		Beginning discussion internally	Not started	Will start our own website soon		User:Shujenchang	2012-09-07
Wikipedia Club Pune		Discussion between organizers, chapter and Affiliations Committee					2012-12-10
Wikimedian Society of Tokyo	Wikimedia users in Greater Tokyo Area, Japan	Existing as regular meetup group and as a collection of people who support events related Wikimedia. Formalizing existing and planned activities.	Non applicable	http://tokyo.wikimedia.jp	witokio at googlegroups dot com	akaniji whym (talk)	2013-05-26
MediaWiki Group Accessibility Tracking	Wikimedia users interested in bringing forward accessibility in MediaWiki and hence all projects based on. Especially Wikipedia	[[mw:Groups/Proposals PENDING|MediaWiki Group Proposal]	Non applicable	mw:Groups/Proposals/Accessibility Tracking		mw:User:Barrierefrei	2013-05-29
Wiki Borregos CCM Student User Group	The Wiki Borregos CCM Student User Group is a proposed user group to support Wikimedia activities on Tec de Monterrey Campus Ciudad de México Campus. It will have campus ambassador functions as well as supporting activities such as meetings, conferences and outreach.	Regularly meeting and active group, in discussion with Aff Com	Non applicable	Wiki Borregos CCM Student User Group	wikisource-l	Thelmadatter, Salcedo95	2013-06-14
LGBT Wikimedians User Group	LGBT community and supporters	Discussion at Meta		Wikimedia LGBT	lgbt	Another Believer	2013-08-21
Wikimedians of Jordan User Group	Wikimedians in Jordan and Palestine Teritories	Discussion at Meta		Wikimedians of Jordan User Group		Shadi Aljawarneh	2014-03-24

See also: Proposed MediaWiki Groups

Expired user groups

These groups were previously approved by the Affiliations Committee for a specified period of time. The group did not seek, or were not approved, for an extension on their recognition period. Any member of the group is encouraged to contact the Affiliations Committee to request recognition of the user group.

Naam	Fokus	Status	Start of reco­gnition	End of reco­gnition	Bylaws (Optional)	Website (Optional)	Mailing list (Optional)	Kontak	Laaste opdatering
MediaWiki Group San Francisco		Recognition expired	2013-01-12	2013-12-31	Non applicable	mw:Groups/San Francisco		Quim Gil	2014-04-18
Group promotion		Recognition expired	2013-01-13	2013-12-31	Non applicable	mw:Groups/Promotion		Quim Gil	2014-04-18

News

• 2015-05-22 North Carolina Triangle Wikipedians User Group is recognized as a user group for a one-year renewable period.
• 2015-05-20 Wikimedians of the Levant User Group is recognized as a user group for a one-year renewable period.
• 2015-04-10 Wikimedia Brazilian Group of Education and Research is recognized as a user group for a one-year renewable period.
• 2015-03-19 Tec de Monterrey Wiki Learning is recognized as a user group for a one-year renewable period.
• 2015-03-05 Wikimedians of Latvia User Group is recognized as a user group for a one-year renewable period.
• 2015-02-22 Wikimedia Community User Group Georgia is recognized as a user group for a one-year renewable period.
• 2015-02-20 Shared Knowledge is recognized as a user group for a one-year renewable period.
• Other news and archives...

See also

• Wikimedia affiliation models/User Groups
• Requirements for future user groups
• Movement affiliates' noticeboard