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Wikimedia Foundation Announces New Appointments to Board of Trustees

17 July 2008 Earlier today the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Vice-Chair, Jan-Bart De Vreede announced important changes to the Board, including the selection of a new Chair, and appointment of the newest community-elected member.

Wikimedians Around the World Prepare for Wikimania 2008

9 July 2008 Next week hundreds of Wikimedia volunteers and enthusiasts will converge at the historic center of global knowledge and wisdom, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt, for the fourth annual Wikimania conference.

Board of Trustees announces appointment of new Board Treasurer

22 April 2008 The Board of Trustees has appointed Stuart West as the new board treasurer. West brings new financial experience and skill to the Board of Trustees.

Wikipedia Hits Milestone of Ten Million Articles Across 250 Languages

28 March 2008 Hungarian biography of 16th century painter Nicholas Hilliard has been declared the ten millionth article.

Wikimedia Foundation Receives $500K Donation

27 March 2008 The Wikimedia Foundation announces an unrestricted donation of $500K from philanthropists Vinod and Neeru Khosla.

Sloan Foundation to support Wikipedia's quality and growth initiatives

25 March 2008 The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation today announced it is awarding $3 million of support to the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization which operates the world's largest and most popular encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

Wikimedia Foundation announces new CFOO; Heads of Business Development and Communications

29 January 2008 The Wikimedia Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of three new staff members: Veronique Kessler, Chief Financial and Operating Officer (CFOO); Kul Takanao Wadhwa, Head of Business Development; and Jay Walsh, Head of Communications.

Wikimedia Foundation and UNU-MERIT announce First Survey of Wikipedians

24 January 2008 The Wikimedia Foundation and the Collaborative Creativity Group at UNU-MERIT [a joint research and training centre of United Nations University (UNU) and Maastricht University] are pleased to announce a collaboration to conduct the first-ever, comprehensive Wikipedia survey.

Wikipedia Invites Users to Take Part in Open, Collaborative Video Experiment

17 January 2008 The Wikimedia Foundation, Kaltura and WikiEducator have announced a beta program to allow users to create collaborative video and other forms of rich media. Under this project, users will be invited to test new functionality that could one day enable Wikipedia articles to include collaboratively created video, audio, animations, and slideshows as well as text and images.

Wikimedia Foundation Hires Deputy Director

9 January 2008 The Wikimedia Foundation today announced the appointment of Erik Moeller as Deputy Director, effective January 10, 2008.

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