Wikimedia chapters are national or sub-national not-for-profit organizations created to promote the interests of Wikimedia projects locally, by members of the movement. Chapters are legally independent of the Wikimedia Foundation, entering into an agreement with the foundation following acceptance by the Affiliations Committee (formerly known as "Chapters Committee"), and have no control over Foundation websites. They organize regional conferences, outreach, and global events such as Wikimania.[1][2] As of August 2019 there were 40 recognized Wikimedia chapters in 38 countries.[3][4]
A number of chapters have closed down over time. Notable among them is the Russian-language chapter Wikimedia RU, which closed down following pressure by the Russian government.
List of chapters
National
Subnational
 New York City | Wikimedia New York City | nyc.wikimedia.org | January 12, 2009 |
 Washington, D.C. | Wikimedia District of Columbia | wikimediadc.org | September 12, 2011 |
Former
| Area | Title | URL | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
 Hong Kong | 香港維基媒體協會 / Wikimedia Hong Kong | wikimedia.hk | 2008–2017[7] |
 Macau | 澳門維基媒體協會 / Wikimedia Macau | wikimedia.org.mo | April 24, 2011 – 2017 |
 Macedonia | Викимедија Македонија | mk.wikimedia.org | September 21, 2009 – 2017 |
 Philippines | Wikimedia Philippines | wikimedia.org.ph | 2010 – 2017[8] |
 India | Wikimedia India | wikimedia.in | 2011 – 2019[9] |
 Russia | Викимедиа РУ | ru.wikimedia.org | May 24, 2008 – 2023 |
Notes
References
Bibliography
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- Konieczny, P (November 2009). "Wikipedia: Community or Social Movement". Interface. 1 (2 ed.): 212–232.
- Fontanills, David Gómez (May 2012). "Academic research into Wikipedia". Digithum (14): 77–87. ISSN 1575-2275.
- Various. "Wikimedia chapters". Wikimedia Foundation.