Affiliations Committee/Resolutions/WikiWomen's User Group - Liaison approval, July 2015

Whereas:

1. Recognizing Wikimedia User Groups is the responsibility of the Affiliations Committee;
2. Two members of the Affiliations Committee assigned as liaisons to a Wikimedia User Group application may initially approve the application for up to one year;
3. The application of WikiWomen's User Group has been reviewed by the Affiliations Committee and was discussed on their page on Meta;
4. The scope of the group, which can be found on their Meta page, is "(a) providing a space for women on Wikimedia to collaborate on projects, discuss issues, and socialize with each other, and a space for Wikimedians to work on gender-related issues; (b) Organizing meetups and conferences around gender diversity; (c) supporting online efforts to increase content and contributor diversity; and
5. It is the opinion of the Affiliations Committee liaisons assigned to this application that the group meets the requirements for Wikimedia User Group status.

Therefore be it

• resolved that WikiWomen's User Group is recognized as a Wikimedia User Group for a one-year, renewable, period that becomes effective when the Wikimedia User Group agreement and code of conduct are signed.

References

• WikiWomen's User Group
• Wikimedia User Group requirements
• Wikimedia User Group approval process

Votes

Resolution passed with 2 votes in favor, 0 votes against, 0 abstentions, 0 votes not cast, on 19 July 2015.