Wikimedia South Africa/Board Meeting/10 November 2020

Wikimedia ZA - Board Meeting 10 November 2020

Attendees

• Michael Graaf
• Bobby
• Douglas
• Deon
• Adri
• Coenraad
• Wynand

AGM preporation

• update on Zoom account - IAN to give an update
• ADRI to setup the Google Form

2020 AGM - Decide on Agenda

• Review of previous year's AGM minutes
• Annual Report:
  • Financials
  • What we did this year
  • Planned for next year
  • Update on 5 year plan. What we discussed vs Where we are. Try to put hours against it
  • Strategic Partnerships - Moleskin, LIASA, Afrikaans Wiki and Akademie
  • Language Audit - Ask IAN to do this
  • Effect of COVID-19
• Vote for 2021 Board

• Note that Deon will not be able to join, but is willing to be nominated in absencia for the Board of 2021

Hiring Process Update

• 78 applications so far (FB, WikiNetwork and UCT)
• Deadline is 25 November
• Hiring Committee to meet and discuss process to quality check CV's and create a shortlist
• Adri to post to Mail and Guardian

African Language support

• UKZN Edit-Workshop is happening this weekend. Bobby is running this. The group, consisting of students and former students, calls themselves "the global shapers international". The MOU is valid for 6 months.
• The first two sessions will be learning opportunities and the last session will be a competition.
• Michael has sent Moleskin Foundation an update, but have not received feedback.

Ongoing items:

• Wikipedia 20th Birthday Party - Do we need to apply for a rapid grant?
  • Decided that yes, we should apply for a rapid grant in order to make funds available for data bundles.
  • First check if we have the funds available internally due to COVID underspending.

• WikiScience 2021
  • Wynand supports the idea and thinks its a great way of getting universities involved.
  • Wynand, Bobby, Deon, Michael all know people in the science community
  • To be included in the grant application for next year.
  • Start a network database where all the Science contacts can be added throughout the year. Douglas to share a list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1P4UlLi11OSKpeozI_TIoiHVGNHtAfsmBcFoQsOGlvWI/edit?usp=sharing

• SADiLAR update: meeting to plan for early 2021

• WMF is running a survey and are looking for one or two people to answer the survey. Bobby has suggested Adri and Wynand to help out. Adri to respond to the email