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Wikimedia Australia/Meeting 6/Summary

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Reasons for having a Wikimedia Australia

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  • To build & increase the sense of community internally amongst Australian Wikimedians.
  • To have a press contact who represent us and our point of view when responding to media criticism and questions.
  • To help organise social wiki events.
  • To make a strong bid for hosting the Wikimania conference within Australia.
  • To raise the profile of the Wikipedia & other Wikimedia projects within the broader Australian community, and to encourage more Australians to contribute to those projects.
  • To engage & discuss with government about wikis and free content (e.g. encourage the use of wikis in schools).
  • To allow media accreditation for Wikinews reporters.
  • To share the goals of the Wikimedia Foundation and support it within Australia. Note however that we have no legal control of or responsibility for the websites of the Wikimedia Foundation.
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  • an incorporated association
  • Whatever legal structure is used there will be some expenses to maintain it.
  • Income would come from capacity to accept donations + some kind of annual fee from members.

Things that need to be done

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  • We need to identify some pro-bono or very inexpensive lawyers who can help us.
  • We need those lawyers to:
    • confirm proposed structure makes sense
    • revise structure if required
    • and then enact that structure