Egypt Wikimedians User Group/Events/Wikimedia Egypt Conference: 12th Edition

Egypt Wikimedians User Group organized its 12th conference on December 21, 2024. It was held at The GrEEK Campus next to the American University, Downtown, Cairo. The conference activities included three sessions; the first to honor the winners of Wikimedia competitions, the second a symposium to celebrate the World Arabic Language Day, and the third session included an edit-a-thon to edit articles and a meeting for the Group members with members of the Group’s Board of Trustees.

Sessions

Session 1

Started at 9:30 am to honor the winners of Wikimedia competitions (Wiki Loves Monuments - Wiki Loves Earth - Wiki for Minorities) in addition to the winners of the Wiki Loves Africa competition, as well as the members of the jury committees for the competitions with Shield Awards, in appreciation of their efforts. The prominent people in the projects Wikipedian Light of Knowledge and Wikipedian Editor Project, which are projects affiliated with the Group, were also honored. The conference was atteneded by many members of the Group and figures from the global Wikimedia Foundation.

Session 2

On the sidelines of the celebration of World Arabic Language Day, the second session began at 2:30 PM with a symposium on the Arabic language presented by Dr. Hamed Ibrahim Imam, Lecturer of Literature and Criticism and Faculty Member at the Faculty of Arts, Cairo University, and moderated by Dr. Walaa Abdel Moneim, an administrator at Arabic Wikipedia and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Group and Lecturer of Spanish Literature at the Faculty of Arts, Cairo University. The symposium addressed many important topics related to the Arabic language and its culture, and the relationship of the Arabic language to different languages and dialects. The session was broadcast live on the Group's Facebook page.

Session 3

It started at 4:30 pm and witnessed a meeting of the Group members with the members of the Group’s board of trustees as well as an edit-a-thon for editing articles.

See the outcome here.

Winners

Wiki Loves Monuments 2024 in Egypt

It started on October 1, 2024 and continued until the end of the month. The local jury included: Alaa Al-Basha, Mohamed Naguib, and Samar Kamal and the winners are:

1st place, Abdel Rahman Nasser
2nd place, Mohamed Youssef
3rd place, Shams Radwan
4th place, Mohamed Hassan
5th place, Hesham Ragab
6th place, Mohamed Youssef
7th place, Hesham Ragab
8th place, Mohamed Youssef
9th place, Ahmed Abdullah
10th place, Yasmine Al-Qassem

See the winning photos here.

Wiki For Minorities in the Arabic Community

The competition started on September 1 and ended on September 30, 2024. The jury included: Alaa Al-Basha, Mariam Hassan, and Hossam Diab. The winners are:

1st place, Mona Hassan
2nd place, Mohamed Shukri Al-Gharnosi
3rd place, Samar Kamal
4th place, Youssef Hawsh

See the winning photos here.

Wiki Loves Earth 2024 in Egypt/Africa

It started on June 1st and will continue until June 30th, 2024. The jury included: Ahmed Sobhi, Alaa El-Basha, and Ahmed Qassem in cooperation with "Lens" Photography Club. The winners of the local version in Egypt are:

1st place, Fares El-Sayed
2nd place, Jihad Abdel Samee
3rd place, Hesham Farouk
4th place, Adel Mahmoud
5th place, Adel Mahmoud
6th place, Hesham Farouk
7th place, Hesham Farouk
8th place, Sandy Gamal
9th place, Hesham Farouk
10th place, Hesham Farouk

See the winning photos here.

Wiki Loves Africa 2024/winners:

2nd place, Duaa Adel
3rd place, Mohamed Naguib Nasser

See the winning photos here.

Honorees

Wikipedian Editor Project

Aya Taj El-Din
Dalia Fathallah
Mariana Emad
Sohaila El-Shaer
Yasmine Sheha
Basma Akram
Jenna El-Domiaty
Rahma El-Domiaty

Wikipedian Light of Knowledge

Osama Ahmed Abdel Latif Mahmoud
Nour Mohsen Shaaban Ahmed
Hassan Salah Abdel Rahim Saleh
Shorouk Hussein Ali Ibrahim
Shahd Sameh Samir Mohamed
Dima Ayman Abdullah Hamida
Youssef Samir Shaker Hassan
Rahma Fadi Mohamed El-Sayed
Amr Fathy Nagy
Salma Mohamed El-Sayed Diab