Wikimedia Canada/Meetings/2008-04-23
Organization Meeting of Wikimedia Canada
Eighth Formal Formation Meeting
Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Time: 20:00 EDT (00:00 UTC)
Venue: Teamspeak on sp.acorndata.ca, password: wkmedcan
By text only, #wikimedia-ca on freenode (the meeting will primarily be on Teamspeak though the IRC channel will be used for those who can hear the teamspeak and not speak in it)
Who should attend: The Steering Committee and anyone interested in helping form Wikimedia Canada.
Agenda
[edit]- Revised chapter bylaws for submission to the Wikimedia Foundation Chapter's Committee. Jeff will present, committee will comment and revise.
- Ideas for rounding up volunteer support.
- Consideration of developing a board policy document to formalize established procedures.
Summary
[edit]- Decided Jeff will copy edit the bylaws and contact Alan when these changes are completed.
- The bylaws will be submitted to Chapcomm before the next meeting.
- Discussed difference between Board Governance and Corporate Management.
- Discussed the need for volunteers to co-ordinate chapter events.
- Defined the transitional section of the bylaws as seen on the bylaw page.
- Next meeting will be May 21, 2008 at 20:00 EST.
Participants' Sign-Up
[edit]| Real name | Username | IRC/Teamspeak nickname | Location | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Attending | |||||||
| Alan Walker (Chair) | Alan.ca | Alan | en:Hamilton, Ontario | ||||
| Mitchell D. (Secretary) | Greeves | Mitchell | Winnipeg, MB | Was absent | |||
| Andrew Leung (Vice Chair) | OhanaUnited | OhanaUnited | Richmond Hill, ON | ||||
| Jeff Nichols (Member at Large) | Arctic.gnome | Arctic.gnome | Toronto, ON | ||||
Possibly attending | |||||||
| Casey | Cbrown1023 talk | kibble | Pennsylvania, US | ||||
| Geoff Plourde | Geo.plrd | Geoff_Plourde/G David | en:Northern California | ||||
| Gerald A | Historybuff | HOTR | en:Toronto | ||||
Not attending, but interested | |||||||
| Tom W | Tompw (talk) (en) | NA | West Midlands, UK | ||||
| Previous meeting: April 9, 2008 |
WMC Eighth Formal Formation Meeting April 23, 2008 |
Next meeting: May 21, 2008 |