Hi Wikiers
I support the idea of a national board, and would be willing to serve on
that board given certain resourcing constraints. I believe it would not
be prudent to break into separate provincial sectors as clearly there is
limited momentum even on a national scale.
I have some expertise in the area of governance, and structural and
strategic planning and have been involved in founding a society.
Cheers,
================================
Ken Goudsward
Assistant Registrar - Records & Operations
University of Northern British Columbia
goudswak(a)unbc.ca
250.960.5197
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Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 22:11:18 -0330
From: Jeffery Nichols <arctic.gnome(a)gmail.com>
Subject: [Wikimedia-Canada] Wikimedia Canada board needed
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In case anyone out there is still getting these messages, I would like
to try again to get this chapter founded. Every time a group gets
together to found it we make some progress in planning , but the
effort eventually falls apart. There are at least 140 people who have
expressed interest in joining the chapter, so we do have a big enough
base of people to form the chapter. However, what we need is three
people willing to contribute a significant amount of their spare time,
a bit of money, and become the founding board of the organization. If
you are willing to seriously commit to the formation of the chapter
please contact me at arctic.gnome(a)gmail.com and we'll set up a
meeting. I believe that we have the support to get this thing off the
ground!
-Jeffery Nichols, "Arctic Gnome"
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Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 21:08:20 -0500
From: Andrew Whitworth <wknight8111(a)gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-Canada] Wikimedia Canada board needed
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I'm not in Canada, so I can't really participate in this, but I do
sincerely hope that this request is heard and other volunteers work to
get this chapter started. As always, I'll be on hand as a
representative of the chapcom to answer any questions and provide any
help that's needed.
I will mention, and this is strictly speculative right now, that there
are opportunities for support in terms of personnel and possibly
funding for chapters (or pre-chapter groups) that are active and
mature. Don't take this as a promise, because it might not be.
However, if you guys get some momentum and find that money is holding
you back, there might be some help available.
Also, I know that the idea of sub-national chapters was not embraced
last time, however the first sub-national chapter has recently been
approved (WM New York), so that's a possibility too. If the organizers
in Canada find that distance and other factors are too big a barrier
to the creation of a Canada-national chapter, creating sub-national
chapters might be a "Plan B".
I do hope this call to action is answered. Please let me know if you
need any help.
--Andrew Whitworth
On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Jeffery Nichols <arctic.gnome(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
In case anyone out there is still getting these
messages, I would like
to try again to get this chapter founded. Every time a group gets
together to found it we make some progress in planning , but the
effort eventually falls apart. There are at least 140 people who have
expressed interest in joining the chapter, so we do have a big enough
base of people to form the chapter. However, what we need is three
people willing to contribute a significant amount of their spare time,
a bit of money, and become the founding board of the organization. If
you are willing to seriously commit to the formation of the chapter
please contact me at arctic.gnome(a)gmail.com and we'll set up a
meeting. I believe that we have the support to get this thing off the
ground!
-Jeffery Nichols, "Arctic Gnome"
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 22:57:43 -0330
From: Jeffery Nichols <arctic.gnome(a)gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-Canada] Wikimedia Canada board needed
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Thanks, Andrew!
I think having both a national group and provincial groups makes
sense. The current bylaws allow regional wings within WMC to deal
with local issues, and those wings have representation on the board.
Alternatively, if a region thinks that it would be better to
incorporate on their own, I hope WMC can work in harmony with them.
However, I think it would be useful to have a country-wide chapter to
organize large-scale initiatives and to make sure that every Canadian
has a chance to join and that every Canadian wanting to donate to WMF
can get a tax receipt.
-Jeffery Nichols, "Arctic Gnome"
On 4-Feb-09, at 10:38 PM, Andrew Whitworth wrote:
I'm not in Canada, so I can't really
participate in this, but I do
sincerely hope that this request is heard and other volunteers work to
get this chapter started. As always, I'll be on hand as a
representative of the chapcom to answer any questions and provide any
help that's needed.
I will mention, and this is strictly speculative right now, that there
are opportunities for support in terms of personnel and possibly
funding for chapters (or pre-chapter groups) that are active and
mature. Don't take this as a promise, because it might not be.
However, if you guys get some momentum and find that money is holding
you back, there might be some help available.
Also, I know that the idea of sub-national chapters was not embraced
last time, however the first sub-national chapter has recently been
approved (WM New York), so that's a possibility too. If the organizers
in Canada find that distance and other factors are too big a barrier
to the creation of a Canada-national chapter, creating sub-national
chapters might be a "Plan B".
I do hope this call to action is answered. Please let me know if you
need any help.
--Andrew Whitworth
On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Jeffery Nichols
<arctic.gnome(a)gmail.com
wrote:
In case anyone out there is still getting these messages, I would
like
to try again to get this chapter founded. Every time a group gets
together to found it we make some progress in planning , but the
effort eventually falls apart. There are at least 140 people who
have
expressed interest in joining the chapter, so we do have a big enough
base of people to form the chapter. However, what we need is three
people willing to contribute a significant amount of their spare
time,
a bit of money, and become the founding board of the organization.
If
you are willing to seriously commit to the formation of the chapter
please contact me at arctic.gnome(a)gmail.com and we'll set up a
meeting. I believe that we have the support to get this thing off
the
ground!
-Jeffery Nichols, "Arctic Gnome"
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Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 18:48:04 -0800 (PST)
From: Geoffrey Plourde <geo.plrd(a)yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-Canada] Wikimedia Canada board needed
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While I also am not in Canada, I wish you best of luck in your endeavor!
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From: Jeffery Nichols <arctic.gnome(a)gmail.com>
To: wikimedia-ca(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Sent: Wednesday, February 4, 2009 5:41:18 PM
Subject: [Wikimedia-Canada] Wikimedia Canada board needed
In case anyone out there is still getting these messages, I would like
to try again to get this chapter founded. Every time a group gets
together to found it we make some progress in planning , but the
effort eventually falls apart. There are at least 140 people who have
expressed interest in joining the chapter, so we do have a big enough
base of people to form the chapter. However, what we need is three
people willing to contribute a significant amount of their spare time,
a bit of money, and become the founding board of the organization. If
you are willing to seriously commit to the formation of the chapter
please contact me at arctic.gnome(a)gmail.com and we'll set up a
meeting. I believe that we have the support to get this thing off the
ground!
-Jeffery Nichols, "Arctic Gnome"
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