Andrew Leung wrote:
I thank everyone for their interests and suggestions. I would like to thank Mitch for writing the bylaw, which was wonderful.
I have added a link to another vision of the by-laws which was not mentioned in Mitch's proposed agenda.
I have talked to Alan and we agreed to have an informal meeting with everyone interested in Wikimedia Canada (WMCA) on coming Wednesday (Jan. 23) at 8pm EST on Google Talk (unless we can get a private IRC channel). The purpose of this informal meeting is to let everyone know what's going on at the moment as well as things that we should read to prepare for Jan. 30's official meeting.
What makes the meeting official?
As for committee positions, I suggest that we need a translator who can translate the information into french. And as a gentle reminder, the age for individuals running for steering committee should be 18 or above, due to legal requirements.
Les traductions sont belles, mais s'il n'y a personne pour les faire il ne faut pas que cet détail empèche notre progrès. La loi permet qu'on se sert d'une seul langue. Bien entendu, il est préférable d'avoir les deux. S'il faut la deuxième peut-être ajoutée plus tard
I would like to be secretary for the committee. I was a participant in the establishment of Wikimedia Hong Kong (WMHK) so I have some understanding in forming local WM chapters.
Let's not fill these positions prematurely. One big difficulty is bringing people in Canada together over a huge geographical area. You did not have that problem in Hong Kong.
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