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Stowarzyszenie Wikimedia Polska | |
Abbreviation | WMPL |
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Formation | 15 November 2005 |
Registration no. | KRS 0000244732 |
Legal status | Public benefit organization |
Purpose | To help people and organisations create and preserve open knowledge, to support various Wikimedia-related initiatives and to help provide easy access for all. |
Location |
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Area served | Poland |
Methods | Public outreach |
Members | 125 (as of 3 January 2024) [1] |
President of the Board | Tomasz Wszeborowski [2] |
Vice President of the Board and Secretary | Michał Buczyński [2] |
Vice President of the Board | Julia Maria Koszewska [2] |
Treasurer | Marek Bukowski [2] |
Key people | Natalia Ćwik, Grzegorz Kopaczewski [3] |
Affiliations | Wikimedia Foundation, Koalicja Otwartej Edukacji |
Website | wikimedia |
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