Hello all,

There are 4 topics to vote on currently. These should be the majority of large votes for the near future, and we can the focus on article submissions and growing the journals!

*WMF trustees applications https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2019/Questions *- discuss & vote https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:WikiJournal_User_Group#Affiliate-selected_Board_seats_2019_process:_your_representative *(deadline 31 May)*

- Election for new members to join the board of trustees (governs the whole Wikimedia Foundation, FAQ https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats_election_FAQ )

*Code of Conduct https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_User_Group/Code_of_conduct/Draft* - discuss & vote https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:WikiJournal_User_Group/Code_of_conduct/Draft (deadline 9 June)

- A short guideline for how to productively collaborate in large mixed groups, and what to do when things go wrong

*Bylaw changes https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:WikiJournal_User_Group#Bylaws_review_by_AffCom_part_2 *- discuss & vote https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:WikiJournal_User_Group#Bylaws_review_by_AffCom_part_2 (deadline 9 June)

- WikiJournal User Group Bylaws https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_User_Group/Bylaws/Proposed_changes

- Individual WikiJournal bylaws https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_User_Group/Individual_WikiJournal_bylaws/Proposed_changes

- Necessary to become a thematic organisation affiliate - Would introduce a *minimum quorum *to pass votes and expand eligible voters

*New editor applications https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:WikiJournal_User_Group/Editors *- discuss & vote https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:WikiJournal_User_Group/Editors (deadline 9 June)

- As always, it's good to have as much input as possible on new applicants

Eligible voters:

- Current editorial board members, associate editors, administrative board members - Peer reviewers who have completed at least one peer review for a WikiJournal - Authors who have completed at least one article published in a WikiJournal - Registered Wikiversity users with at least 30 edits pages of a WikiJournal

All the best, Thomas