Commons:Wikipedians in European Parliament

Wiki Loves Parliaments / European Parliament

During the plenary sessions of the European Parliament, February 3rd to 6th, 2014, we can perform a photography and editing project in Strasbourg.

Introduction

Since 2009 Wikipedians are visiting German and Austrian State Parliaments to take pictures of their members. They have been made available under a free license on Wikimedia Commons. They can be used in Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects but also outside of Wikipedia - in compliance with the license conditions - for example by the Members of Parliament themselves.

Besides the creation of free pictures of politicians, the project offers the deputies the opportunity to ask questions about Wikipedia and to discuss „their“ Wikipedia article (eg. to indicate possible problems with personal rights). For Wikipedians this offers the chance to explain their idea of „Free Knowledge“ and the work of the Wikimedia projects.

In addition these contacts give Wikipedia photographers access to places that are not accessible to the public in order to produce free images.

We now have the opportunity to visit the European Parliament in Strasbourg in February and perform a photography and editing project for the 764 MEPs there. In particular as the next elections for the European Parliament are upcoming in May, these new articles and photos are under a strong focus of the public.

Schedule

Project in Düsseldorf

February 2nd, 2014: Arrival (Accommodation will be most likely in Germany. A group transport to the Parliament will be provided.)
February 3rd, 2014; 10:00 Team Meeting (discussing the operational planning)
February 3rd, 2014: 15:00 to 21:00 Photography Station / Video
February 4th, 2014: 08:30 to 21:30 Photography Station / Video
February 5th, 2014: 08:30 to 21:30 Photography Station / Video
February 6th, 2014: 08:30 to 14:00 Photography Station / Video
February 7th, 2014: 09:00 Team Meeting (just scheduled)

Past Photography Projects in Parliaments

Single "Making of" image in Munich, Bavaria

Project page on the German Wikipedia about past State Parliament projects
Commons Category to browse similar projects in the past, made by the same people organising this project
Videos
Category:Wikipedians in European Parliament 2014 and subcats for all pictures, also from town... and {{Wikipedians in European Parliament 2014}} --> Template:Wikipedians in European Parliament 2014

3.2.2014 N2.1 from 14.00 to 21.30
4.2.2014 N4.3 from 8.30 to 14.00 and N3.5 from 14.00 to 21.30
5.2.2014 NN 8.30 to 13.00
5.2.2014 N3.4 from 13.00 to 21.30
6.2.2014 N3.3 from 8.30 to 14.00

Budget

This project is meant to be an international effort of Wikimedia chapters, individuals and the WMF, similar to the nature of the European Union. The costs have been split:

General Project Costs - see Grant Request to the WMF: meta:Grants:PEG/Olaf_Kosinsky/Wikipedians_in_European_Parliament
Travel Costs for volunteers: We are asking any chapters in the region to offer travel cost support to their volunteers - volunteers should request and handle travel costs directly with their chapter.
Volunteers with no chapter can participate anyway. We will try to keep the general budget as low as possible to make room for some scholarships. Otherwise, chapters might help as well.