Wikimedia LGBT/2023-12-28

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This online video conference is open to all participants of the LGBT+ User Group, and is intended as an opportunity to discuss shared interests, opportunities, and challenges. The meeting will include User Group administrative and governance updates, community discussion, and open presentations.

• Date: 28 December, 2023
  • Meeting time: 5:00-6:00pm GMT/UTC+0 (9:00am-10:00 PT/12:00-1:00pm ET). Find your local time here: https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1703782800
  • Chai time: 30 minutes following main meeting devoted to informal socializing and impromptu breakout discussions
• Location: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89307244365?pwd=UVQ1ODNZSis5SzhxUjlhWExkWGVzdz09

The meeting will have an entry lobby, please reach out on the Telegram group if you are left waiting. The Wikimedia Universal Code of Conduct will be followed for this meeting.

Expected attendees

RSVP here!

• Hexatekin (talk) 20:09, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
• Borschts ^Talk 18:29, 10 December 2023 (UTC)
• RXerself (talk) 23:05, 10 December 2023 (UTC)
• NikosLikomitros (talk) 17:07, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
• Kaizenify (talk) 00:42, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
• Samthony (talk) 17:02, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
• MiguelAlanCS (talk) 17:12, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
• Sign your name if you like here!

Agenda

• Events and announcements
  • Wiki Loves Pride updates from anyone organizing an event or related campaign
  • Anyone have other events to promote/announce?
    • Put yours here or come ready to say something about your event

User Group Administrative/Governance Updates

• Wikimedia LGBT+ Board Elections
  • Details about this year's election at Wikimedia LGBT+/Elections/2023
  • New Board members confirmed
  • The Board will meet late Jan/early Feb to draft bylaws and discuss governance roles and responsibilities, community feedback will also be solicited
  • Questions about elections?

• Annual Report
  • A User Group annual report draft is in development Wikimedia LGBT+/2023. If you have things you think should be added to the annual report, get in touch with User:Hexatekin or any of the Governance team, or write on the Talk page.

Community discussion

• Discussion: How can we improve in cross-language organizing?
• Post ideas in the below section. This section will be developed in advance of the meeting.

Share + Discuss Ideas and Proposals

(please add any specific Wikimedia projects/events/activities topics you'd like to share with the group as a lightning talk or open for discussion)

• - Tips and information on how to create groups of LGBT Wikimedians in countries where there is an absence of LGBT editors. Input from people with experience on that matter. NikosLikomitros (talk) 17:07, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
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Chai Time! (After-meeting informal chats)

Tea, Turkish style

A tea cabin in Sreemangal, Bangladesh

Getting to know each other and having fun is an important part of why we exist! Following the meeting, there will be a half hour of unstructured time, where the meeting room will stay open for people to chat and form any proposed breakout rooms.