On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 5:15 AM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
Perhaps we can have this discussion on Meta: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Movement_roles_project#MR_at_Wikimania
Let's separate the question of how we describe and break down movement roles as a project, from how we make good use of everyone's time together at this session. For the 'chapters day' one issue raised at our meeting was: will this be open to all movement groups [including proposed chapters, proposed partner orgs, and other participants in MR discussions], or only to chapters? If we are going to discuss things like the charter, it would be helpful to have the broader audience there.
SJ
If we want to hear any suggestions or worries chapters may have, I think we should make some chapters-only activity, no matter if we also do something with the broader audience. Chapters are the only officially recognized Wikimedia entities other than the Foundation for the moment. Transforming the chapters' day, chapters meeting or whatever it is called into a more general partners/groups/movement thing would perhaps imply putting in practice our recommendations before they are accepted by the concerned parties. Before that, I would try to guarantee that chapters can express confidently any worries they may have.
Just a thought, don't take this as a very strong position.
Best, galio