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Goings-on/2021

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This is the archive of Meta-Wiki Goings-on in 2021. See also the full archives.

December 2021

December 11: A request for comment about closing Outreach wiki.

November 2021

November 22–December 20: Abstract Wikipedia licensing discussion.
November 30, 18:00 UTC: Online meeting about the future of the Community Wishlist Survey.
November 29: Universal Code of Conduct Ratification conversation hour.
November 27–November 28: Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) meeting
November 4: WikiAfrica Hour episode 7 (WikiIndaba 2021 Special edition).
September 28–November 30: Listening tour of Wikimedia Foundation's incoming chief executive officer, Maryana Iskander
November 19: Meta-Wiki is marking 20 years.
November 5–November 7: Wikimedia CEE Online Meeting 2021 takes place.
November 5–November 7: WikiIndaba virtual conference

October 2021

October 30 – October 31: Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) meeting
October 27, 14:30 UTC: Online meeting about the Community Wishlist Survey.
October 22 & October 29
@ 15:00 UTC:
Conversation with the Wikimedia Enterprise API project team.
October 20: Conversation with the Wikimedia Foundation’s Board of Trustees
October 18: A discussion on the Apple iCloud Private Relay, a new Apple service similar to open proxy or VPN, begins.
October 14: Conversation with Maggie Dennis on Community Resilience & Sustainability.
October 11 – October 24: Movement Charter Drafting Committee election voting is ongoing
October 8 – October 10: WikiConference North America virtual conference
October 15 – October 17: WikiArabia/2021 virtual conference
August 17 – October 17: Community review for Enforcement Draft Guidelines of the Universal Code of Conduct
October 7, 18:00 UTC: Meeting among functionaries to discuss the implementation of the Universal Code of Conduct
September 29 – October 3: Movement Charter Election Compass Statements

September 2021

September 25 – September 26: Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) meeting
September 14 : All traffic from all wikis will be switched back to the primary data center. All wikis will be in read-only mode around 14:00 UTC.
September 7: The results of the 2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election
August 2 – September 14: Call for Candidates for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee.

August 2021

August 17 – October 17: Community review for Enforcement Draft Guidelines of the Universal Code of Conduct
August 8: Grants Strategy Relaunch 2020–2021 India call, India-focused call, but open to everyone.
August 2 – September 14: Call for Candidates for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee.
August 2 – August 31: Call for applications for the Training of Trainers for Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom program.
August 18 – August 31: The 2021 Board of Trustees elections took place via SecurePoll.

July 2021

July 29: Programs & Events Dashboard 2021 user survey launched (preview).
July 29: Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Program Information Session - I (Education).
July 17: Universal Code of Conduct enforcement & Movement Strategy roundtable discussions.
July 13: Wikimedia Foundation FY21-22 Annual Plan published.
July 10 – July 11: Universal Code of Conduct consultation sessions with members of the Small Wiki Monitoring Team and administrators from emerging communities.
July 3 – August 1: 2021 Wikimedia Foundation elections campaign activities and meetings.
July 2: Confirmed candidates for the 2021 Wikimedia Foundation elections announced.

June 2021

June 29: Community Resilience & Sustainability Office Hour with Amanda Keton, Jaime Villagomez, and Maggie Dennis.
June 29 : All traffic from all wikis will be switched to the secondary data center. All wikis will be in read-only mode around 14:00 UTC.
June 27 : Movement Charter Global Conversation.
June 26 - June 27: Universal Code of Conduct consultation sessions with Stewards, Global sysops, CheckUsers, Oversighters, and members of the Arbitration Committees.
June 21 : Small updates to privacy policies; see Diff post for more information.
June 19 : ESEAP Virtual General Meeting #10.
June 16 - June 25: Movement Charter discussion: three questions needing answers.
June 12: Universal Code of Conduct enforcement roundtable discussions.
June 9: Candidate Resources for Board of Trustees candidates published.
June 6: Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meetings at and .
June 6: The AffCom is seeking new members! Applications are accepted from June 1 to June 30. Also, everyone can share endorsement and comments for the June 2021 candidates.
June 5 – June 24: The deadline to apply for Wikimedia grants Regional Committee has been extended till 24 June 2021.
June 12 – June 13: Movement Strategy Global Conversation on Movement Charter
June 9 – June 29: Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Call for Candidates

May 2021

May 21 – June 21: Wikimedia users are notified that the IRC coordinating group is moving our IRC presence to libera.chat. IRC users will need to create new user accounts. Detail about migration and account creation at Special:MyLanguage/IRC/Migrating to Libera Chat.
15 & May 29: Universal Code of Conduct enforcement roundtable discussions.
May 13: WMF Board of Trustee's Community Affairs Committee Office Hour.
May 3: Call for Board Election Volunteers.

March 2021

March 26: An open letter from multiple arbcoms to the Board of Trustees was published.
March 22 – April 19: A call for applications for the Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2 Drafting Committee is open.
March 19, 13:00 UTC & 22:00 UTC: Conversations about the Wikimedia Enterprise API project. New documentation now published.
March 14, 13:00 UTC: Call for feedback Final Sprint: Topic panel N°04: Regional diversity
March 13, 16:00 UTC: Call for feedback Final Sprint: Topic panel N°03: Board - Global Council - Hubs
March 13, 13:30 UTC: Call for feedback Final Sprint: Topic panel N°02: Support for candidates
March 12, 18:00 UTC: Call for feedback Final Sprint: Topic panel N°01: Skills for board work
March 5: The open video call CEE Talk No 5: CEE Hub update will be held on 5 March at 17:00 (UTC).
March 4 – April 30: Grants Strategy Relaunch 2020–2021.
March 1 – March 15: The voting phase for Wikifunctions logo concept is open.

February 2021

February 20: Call for feedback: Community Board seats second office hour
February 10 – March 10: International Wikipedia writing challenge: Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month.
February 19 – February 21: Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 .
February 5 – February 26: 2021 Steward elections voting is running until 26 February 2021, 13:59 (UTC).
February 2: Updated Universal Code of Conduct draft ratified by Board of Trustees.
February 1 – March 14: Call for feedback: Community Board seats.
February 2: Call for feedback: Community Board seats office hour

January 2021

January 15 – February 23: The submission phase for the Wikifunctions logo concept is officially announced. This will be followed by a community vote.
January 15 – January 31: Wikimedia Steward elections started to accept nominations! If you are eligible, you can submit a nomination.