Wikimedia Argentina/Summary

Short presentation of the chapter

• Founded in September 2007 (officially recognized as chapter in December 2007)
• Has 70 members
• Is the first chapter of the Spanish-speaking world and also the first of the Southern Hemisphere.

What has been done so far

• Workshops, seminars and conferences with government agencies, schools, universities and free software organizations.
• Political lobbying (cooperation agreement with INADI, official support from local government and universities for Wikimania 2009, etc.).
• Wikimania 2009
• Bicentenario Book and Audio-book on Argentina's Bicentenial

Plans for the future

• Stimulate the development of native languages Wikipedias (we are signed a cooperation treaty with INADI)
• Develop a Spanish-language version of Wikipedia offline
• Giving support to teachers and educational institutions on the Wikipedia usage in the class
• Create a book on Social Memory focused on Argetina's last military government, the return to democracy, and the implicances in human rights in Argentina.

Best success

• Wikimania 2009
• Workshops with school teachers and students
• Relation with mass media local press

Worst headache

• Local bureaucracy
• Inadequate budget