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Happy birthday Wikipedia
This Saturday, 15 January 2011, Wikipedia celebrates 10 years since its founders Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger came up with the concept of an encyclopaedia that anyone could edit. To celebrate, people from all over the world will gather at over 200 events (at least seven on every continent); South Africa has plans for three - Pietermaritzburg, Cape Town and Stellenbosch.
Local chapter
Whilst there are over 30 chapters operating globally, there are currently no established African chapters. Recently however, a group of South African volunteers has begun work on making the site more accessible and relevant to the local community and within this goal is the creation of a local chapter. The team will promote local awareness of the projects and their proper academic use, encourage translation efforts into local languages, support the creation of local free knowledge and media and offer scholarships for promising local students.
To find out more about the birthday events go to http://ten.wikipedia.org/. To find out more about the South African chapter, email Kerryn McKay on gro.snommocnacirfa@nyrrek, Lourie Pieterse on az.ca.nus.scisyhp@esreteiplc or David Richfield on moc.liamg@dleifhcirdivad.
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