Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-05-18/News and notes

Wikipedia Loves Art winners
Some of the contest winners for Wikipedia Loves Art have been announced; the winning images can be viewed on Flickr. Still to come are winners from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New-York Historical Society and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Japanese conference announced
"Wikimedia Conference Japan" was recently announced as being in the planning stages; this will be a one-day conference held between 21-23 November. The details are being worked out at Wikimedia Conference Japan and the mailing list, and the relevant translations are provided at Wikimedia Conference Japan/en and meta:User:Makotoy/Wikimedia Conference Japan. The organizers are seeking both Japanese-language and non-Japanese presentations, as well as help with translation and promotion.

Briefly

 * The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking volunteers from the community who have "financial literacy" to join the 2009-2010 Audit Committee. The Audit Committee, as in previous years, carries out the financial oversight responsibilities of the Board of Trustees.
 * Wikimedia usability is still looking to hire a software developer; the deadline has been extended to May 30th. According to Noako Komura, head of the Usability Initiative, both candidates local to San Francisco and remote candidates will be considered.
 * User:Stephen Bain has posted two new tools on the Wikimedia Toolserver; one shows a variety of admin-related statistics, while the other shows a user's contributions by article.
 * The San Francisco-area meetup group is currently planning their booth for Maker Faire, an annual festival showcasing art and DIY culture that is held in San Mateo, California. The booth will represent all Wikimedia projects; organizers are currently seeking volunteers to help staff the booth and display ideas. This is the second year the Foundation has participated in the Faire.

Milestones

 * The German Wikipedia has reached 900,000 articles with Komi-Syrjänisch by User:Thogo.
 * The French Wikipedia has reached 800,000 articles.
 * The Serbian Wikipedia has reached 75,000 articles with Balmoral Castle.
 * The Alemannic Wikipedia has reached 15,000 total wikipages.
 * The Hebrew Wikisource has reached 10,000 articles with רמב"ם הלכות מלוה ולוה יז by Ori229.
 * The Alemannic Wikipedia has reached 5,000 articles with Hunspach by Brian67.
 * The Turkmen Wiktionary has reached 1,000 articles.
 * The Ido Wiktionary now has a localized logo.