Wikimedia South Africa/Board Meeting/20 February 2019

WMZA Board Meeting - 20 February 2019

Attendance

• Rosssouw
• Coenraad
• Adri
• Douglas
• Raymond
• Michael (intermittently)

Apologies

• Ian

Agenda

Events

Wiki Loves Africa update

• 200 ZA entries so far, last year 647 in total
• Press releases have gone out, Vivian from ORMS agreed to be a judge
• There's another event on at UCT that day
• Approval on WLA prizes - $200 total - seconded by Douglas & Raymond, no objections

Weekend of 22nd Feb

• History students will learn to contribute to Wikipedia
• UCT Main library 10:00 - 16:00 - Ulwazi room

Native language Wikipedias

• Promote, promote, promote

Wikimedia design outreach

• Feb 25th. No time yet, Adri recommends after 10:00, to follow up

Payfast link on website

• Seems to have expired, Coenraad raised with Buntu
• Fixed!

Remote secretary service 2nd

• Buntu will coordinate meeting with Coenraad & Douglas

Wikindaba 2020

• Applications close on March 4th
• Strong hosts have been Ghana, Tunisia, 2014 ZA Johannesburg... Help with hosting? Egypt, Namibia, ZA Durban, Cote'd'Ivore, Nigeria, Windhoek, Tanzania
• WikiIndaba committee, Board chaired by Tunisia; Dumi founding role; Funded by WMF
• Rossouw to apply for Namibia, supported by WMZA.
• Opportunity to launch a Wikimedia User Group in Namibia? Supported by all

Prizes for competitions and events

• Douglas proposes WMZA policy to make clear to event organizers that they do not qualify for prizes. Seconded by Rossouw. No Objections.

Meet re WMF Grant application

• Open invitation to everyone to join, taken up by Rossouw & Coenraad

AF writing competitions

• July, day tbc - writers week
• December 15

WIkimania Scholarships from WMZA budget

• 14-18 August
• Scholarship writing application workshop? Liaise with David.
• WMF Grant application - 2 scholarships from ZA chapter, if grant application successful can allocate on 1st of June by which date we will know the budget

Next meetings

• March 6
• March 20