Scientific and educational public organization "Wikimedia Armenia" ( Armenian "Վիքիմեդիա Հայաստան" գիտակրթական հասարակական կազմակերպություն ) is a non-profit organization that promotes the dissemination of encyclopedic knowledge. “Wikimedia Armenia” is a legally independent organization created to promote the development of projects in Armenia related to the creation and dissemination of free-for-use encyclopedic, educational and other information reflecting the knowledge accumulated by mankind.
| Wikimedia Armenia | |
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| Վիքիմեդիա Հայաստան | |
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| Established | 2012 |
| Type of | Non-profit organization |
| Chairman of the Board | Susanna Mkrtchyan |
 Armenia , Yerevan | |
| Site | wikimedia.am |
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History
In 2012, 2013 and 2015, Wikimedia Armenia held a Wiki conference in Yerevan. Also, Armenian Wikipedists took part in the international competition Wiki Loves Monuments in 2013 and 2015.
“Wikimedia Armenia” organization (President - Susanna Mkrtchyan) is involved in the development of the Armenian Wikipedia in Armenia. At the beginning of the organization’s existence, since 2014, many representatives of the Armenian public joined the project. The Armenian section rose from 96th place (2012) to 38th place (2015) in the overall ranking of sections. The Wikipedia section in Western Armenian , the language of the Armenian diaspora in foreign countries, began to develop [1] . Wikimedia Armenia is also involved in the development of the Armenian Wiktionary.
In the summer of 2014, another Wiki idea was implemented, which was a way to popularize Wikipedia in Armenia: the “Wiki Camp” started its activities. This was an Armenian project in which high school students and students of various universities participated. Wiki camps were organized 6 times ( Vanadzor - July and August 2014 [2] , Aghveran - January, June and August - 2015 [3] , Beirut - August 2015 [4] ). Participants from foreign-language Wikipedia began to take part in wiki camps.
Wikimedia Armenia also opened wiki clubs in Armenia. The main one is in Yerevan , but also in the second-largest city of Gyumri (since 2013), in Ashtarak , Aparan and Yeghvard (since 2014), in the villages of Arevatsag and Lernapat , and also from the third-largest Vanadzor since 2015. There is also a wiki club in Stepanakert ( Artsakh ). The number of wiki clubs is planned to increase in 2016.
In 2016, another Wiki Camp was organized in the village of Aghveran [5] . Within five days (January 6-10), participants from three countries created 774 articles in Armenian, 105 in Georgian Wikipedia. 2372 word-articles were also created in the Armenian Wiktionary.
Brands
Wikimedia Armenia has registered a number of original brands, including wiki camps and wiki clubs .
Guide
- Susanna Mkrtchyan - Chairman
- Mher Bekaryan - Chief Secretary
- Lilit Tarhanyan - Responsible for Curriculum
- David Saroyan - Technical Responsible