Dear Wikimedians from the United States,
There is a proposal for an an umbrella organization for chapters and
other groups in the US called the Wikimedia United States Federation.
A draft of the bylaws is now up at meta.
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_United_States_Federation/Draft_bylaws>
There will be an open comment period on the bylaws 17 September, 2012
to 1 October, 2012. The comments received given will be incorporated
into the bylaws and they will be put up to a ratification vote from 8
October, 2012 to 15 October, 2012.
Thank you,
Tom
Guerillero