Wikimedia South Africa/Board Meeting/13 February 2018
Appearance
Wikimedia South Africa Board Meeting 13 Feb 2018 19h00
[edit]Present
[edit]- Bobby
- Deon - left around 20:00
- Douglas
- Ian
Wikimania
[edit]- Call out a notification (draft written up)
- Example: "Wikimania 2018 will be happening in Cape Town, South Africa. Don't miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend in your backyard. Apply for a scholarship now".
- Start the process of getting those banners up in South Africa
- Bobby has contacted David about the scholarship process, he's happy to be involved but is busy
- David to send out banner.
Finances
[edit]- Dumi to be removed as bank account signatory, Bobby to follow up with the bank and get proof for WMF.
- Deon is available as a backup signatory, but not to be added yet.
- List of directors at CPC(?) needs to be updated, only Bobby, Dumi, and Douglas are listed
- We tried to do this years ago, very tedious process and got nowhere
Media
[edit]- Radio Sonder Grense has invited Deon to Woordefees to give a live interview in early March
- Does Wikimedia ZA have funds to fly him down, or is there someone in Cape Town?
- There is a TPS grant application process from WMF. But the approval process may take a month.
- Marula Media is interested in covering Wikimania, will contact Deon with questions.
Vodacom dongle
[edit]- We have a data contract lying unused, if anyone needs this for Wikimania purposes, ask Raymond
Other agenda items
[edit]- Bobby trip to Zambia, collaboration with the Swedish embassy - Discussed at last meeting
Next meeting
[edit]- Wed 7 Mar 7 pm