Dear Member, *Subject: First IRC for Wikimedia Chapter Executive Committee Elections-2016* First IRC for Wikimedia Chapter Executive Committee Elections-2016 is scheduled on 19-March-2017 9:00PM - 10:30PM. This session is for potential candidates and members to clarify election rules and procedures with Election Committee and current EC. The announcement for the same can be found on http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Internet_Relay_Chats#Upcoming_Planned_Session . The above link also provides details on how to participate. The link to the IRC is as below: http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Internet_Relay_Chats/March_19,_2017 *Following guidelines will help facilitate the smooth conduct of the * *IRC**:* - Please be on-time, IRC starts at 9:00 PM. - If you have not participated in IRC earlier, it is recommended that you go through the following in advance http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Internet_Relay_Chats#How_to_participate - Participants to identify themselves on joining - Please go through the election rules and related documentation available at http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Elections_2016#Related_documents - Questions may be posted on http://wiki.wikimedia.in/ Talk:Elections_2016#Questions_for_IRC in advance. These will be taken up first. - Please await confirmation from facilitator before putting up new topics during the IRC. Topics will be taken up one by one to allow everyone to contribute. Regards, Yohann Thomas Wikimedia India