Affiliations Committee/Resolutions/Amical Wikimedia - May 2013

Whereas:

1. Associació Amical Viquipèdia has requested to be recognised as a thematic organisation under the operating name of Amical Wikimedia;
   
2. The application of Amical Wikimedia has been reviewed by the Affiliations Committee;
3. The bylaws of Amical Wikimedia have been reviewed by the Affiliations Committee;
4. The thematic scope of the group is Catalan culture and language and can be found on Meta-wiki;
5. The group of participants in the candidate thematic organisation have been active for a number of years;
6. It is the opinion of the Affiliations Committee that the group meets the requirements for Wikimedia Thematic Organisation status.

Therefore be it

resolved that the Affiliations Committee hereby advises that the Board of Trustees recognise Associació Amical Viquipèdia as "Amical Wikimedia" an official thematic organization, and grant it interim permission to use the Wikimedia trademarks pending the signing of a Thematic Organization Agreement.

Proposed Board of Trustees resolution

In accordance with the recommendation of the Affiliations Committee, confirming that the structure and bylaws of Amical Wikimedia (Associació Amical Viquipèdia) comply with the current requirements and guidelines for future Wikimedia thematic organisations, it is hereby resolved that:

The Board of Trustees provisionally recognises Amical Wikimedia as a Wikimedia thematic organisation and grants it permission to use the Wikimedia trademarks, pending signature of a Thematic Organisation Agreement.

This provisional recognition and permission will expire in one year unless a Thematic Organisation Agreement is signed, at which point recognition and trademark use will be governed by the terms of the Agreement for as long as it is in force. The provisional period may be extended at the discretion of the Foundation's Executive Director.

Votes

Resolution passed with 6 votes in favor, 0 votes against, 2 abstentions, 1 votes not cast, on 21 May 2013.