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[[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia|Wikimedia]] chapters are independent organizations founded to support and promote the Wikimedia projects in a specified geographical region (in most cases, a country). Like the [[:foundation:Home|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 '''{{CHAPTER-COUNT}}''' chapters, with at least one on every inhabited continent.
This page lists current and planned chapters. Please see the [[Special:MyLanguage/Step-by-step chapter creation guide|step-by-step chapter creation guide]] and the [[Special:MyLanguage/Movement affiliates FAQ|movement affiliates FAQ]] for more information. An [[Special:MyLanguage/Affiliations Committee|Affiliations Committee]] advises on and assists the creation of and to support affiliates.
Some chapters have an [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia offices|office]].
'''Find an overview of chapter-related Meta pages on [[Special:MyLanguage/Chapters Portal|Chapters Portal]].'''
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== Chapters in discussion phase ==
''Chapters in active preparation to become a chapter. You should add here any chapter that is under discussion to be started up. Please provide link to a page (in meta) with more detailed information (at best with a short summary in English) and provide a contact for questions about the present state.''
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: A <span style="background:#FFC;padding:4px">yellowish</span> background means organizations are currently in active contact (as of the "last update" date) with the Affiliations Committee;
: A <span style="background:#EEE;padding:4px">light grey</span> background means awaiting an update (from the proposed organization? from AffCom?)
: A <span style="background:#CCF;padding:4px">light blue</span> background means the AffCom has asked the Board to approve the organization's formation.
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== Former chapters in discussion ==
''Chapters formerly in preparation to become a chapter, which have either stalled or been absorbed into other chapters.''
{{:Wikimedia chapters/Former chapters in discussion}}
== Ideas for chapters ==
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See the [[Special:MyLanguage/Movement affiliates FAQ|movement affiliates FAQ]] to understand what a local chapter is, and what it entails to create a new one. If you wish to create a local chapter, follow the [[Special:MyLanguage/Step-by-step chapter creation guide|step-by-step chapter creation guide]]. In case you have any questions, contact the [[Special:MyLanguage/Affiliations Committee|Affiliations Committee]].
=== In Europe ===
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Galiza|Wikimedia Galiza]]''' – In discussion and calling for supporters. Discussion and planning is at [[:w:gl:Wikipedia:Wikimedia Galiza]].
=== In North America ===
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia United States Coalition|Wikimedia United States Coalition]]''' – [//lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaus-l mailing list]
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Cascadia|Wikimedia Cascadia]]''' – a chapter in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington and possibly including Northern California and/or British Columbia)
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Florida|Wikimedia Florida]]''' – Possibility of a chapter for Florida
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Oklahoma|Wikimedia Oklahoma]]''' – Possibility of a chapter for Oklahoma
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Texas|Wikimedia Texas]]''' – Possibility of a chapter for Texas and the south-central United States
=== In Asia ===
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Mainland China|Wikimedia Mainland China]]''' – 准备讨论 [[:zh:Wikipedia:中国维基媒体协会/筹备]] The former page is a list of legal requirements, the latter is a discussion of creating the chapter, though discussion seems to have mostly died in 2009.
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Japan|Wikimedia Japan]]''' – 設立の是非について投票中です。 The page reads "There are currently no active arguments to establish a local Japanese chapter, mainly because very few Japanese language community members are interested in it. Lack of legal knowledge and accounting skills among the community is also a large contributing factor."
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Nepal|Wikimedia Nepal]]''' [[:ne:विकिपीडिया:विकिमिडिया_नेपाल|विकिमिडिया नेपाल]] is recognized as a user group '''Wikimedians of Nepal''' on 29th May, 2013. Now it is in the way of becoming national chapter. Wikipedia was begun in Nepal on June 3, 2002 with Nepali Wikipedia. Now Wikipedias are avaible in five languages spoken in Nepal. Wikimedia Nepal begun regular meetups and discussions from 17 July 2010. It has been organizing outreach and various programs to promote Wikipedia in Nepal.
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Pakistan|Wikimedia Pakistan]]''' is recognized as a user group.
=== In Africa ===
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Botswana|Wikimedia Botswana]]''' – in discussion.
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Ghana|Wikimedia Ghana]]''' – in discussion.
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Maroc|Wikimedia Maroc]]''' – in discussion.
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Tunisie|Wikimedia Tunisie]]''' – in discussion.
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Uganda|Wikimedia Uganda]]''' – Initiating discussion and calling for supporters.
=== In Oceania ===
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia New Zealand|Wikimedia New Zealand]]''' is being discussed.
=== In South America ===
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Ecuador|Wikimedia Ecuador]]''' – Calling for supporters.
=== In Central America ===
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Costa Rica|Wikimedia Costa Rica]]''' – Calling for supporters.
== Composition of chapters ==
''See also [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia chapters/Summaries|Wikimedia chapters/Summaries]]. This list may be partially outdated; provided in alphabetical order by country codes'':
{{Wikimedia chapters composition|en}}
== Inter-chapter initiatives ==
{{Seealso|1=Special:MyLanguage/Interchapter groups|l1=Interchapter groups}}
Active:
* ''Chapters Council'', a proposed central organization for chapters intended to promote coordination and accountability. See [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Chapters Association|Wikimedia Chapters Association]].
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Iberocoop|Regional Cooperation Initiative for Ibero-America (Iberocoop)]]'''
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia United States Coalition|Wikimedia United States Coalition]]'''
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Central and Eastern European Wikimedia Group|Central and Eastern European Wikimedia Group]]'''
* '''[[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Asia Project|Wikimedia Asia]]''', a regional cooperation initiative for chapters and working groups in Asia and Australia.
* '''[[EU policy|Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU]]''', an initiative in the European Union to have a clear and coherent position on major legislative and political changes affecting the vision, mission and values of the Wikimedia movement.
Ideas:
* [[Special:MyLanguage/European Wikimedia chapter|European Wikimedia chapter]]
== Mailing lists and wikis ==
Apart from public [[mailing lists]] (most notably [[mail:Chapters-reports|Chapters-reports]]) and websites listed elsewhere, there are two main private channels for communication and coordination among chapters, which existing chapters must follow and participate in:
* Internal wiki<ref>[http://internal.wikimedia.org internal.wikimedia.org]</ref> and [[mail:Internal-l|Internal-l – Local Chapters, board and officers coordination]]: each chapter can subscribe an unlimited number of board members (as of 13th August 2010), with an e-mail to the list admin by the president; additional members can be subscribed following the usual procedure (endorsement by a subscribed person + consensus on wiki);
* Chapters wiki<ref>[http://chapters.wikimedia.ch/ chapters.wikimedia.ch]</ref> and chapters mailinglist<ref>https://intern.wikimedia.ch/lists/listinfo/chapters</ref> for discussions and decisions among chapters: each chapter can subscribe unlimited board members (and some staffer) and an email by the president of the chapter to the [mailto:chapters-owner@wikimedia.ch list admins] with the list of email addresses to add/remove is the usual process; there are also [https://intern.wikimedia.ch/lists/listinfo other lists for working groups], generally subsets of the previous one, apart some more open lists (e.g. [[GLAM#See_also|GLAM]]).
== Wikimedia chapters related news and announcements ==
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== See also ==
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Affiliations committee|Affiliations committee]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Local chapter FAQ|Local chapter FAQ]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Chapters email management|Chapters email management]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Chapters per Wikimedia language|Chapters per Wikimedia language]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Interorganizational relations among chapters|Interorganizational relations among chapters]]: a summary of a long discussion on [[<tvar|>Special:MyLanguage/IRC</>|IRC]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Sub-national chapters|Sub-national chapters]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia chapters/Reports|Reports]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Guidelines for future chapters|Guidelines for future chapters]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Requirements for future chapters|Requirements for future chapters]]
== Notes ==
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[[Category:Local chapters{{Langcat|Wikimedia chapters}}| ]]
[[Category:Affiliations committee{{Langcat|Wikimedia chapters}}|Wikimedia chapters]]