On 2 April 2014 16:12, Jon Davies jon.davies@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: ...
This could help reduce costs and avoid any duplication?
I can now confirm that Wikimedia UK is not going to make a public report of the total costs of sending 8 people to the Wikimedia Conference 2014. I doubt that Jon Davies' wish to reduce costs can be considered a commitment if as the Chief Executive, he has chosen to not report on them.
Discussion on the UK wiki on this topic started on 27 March, and I waited for 5 weeks for an answer to the direct question of costs (raised 24 April), in which time the original discussion thread on the chapter wiki was manually archived and I had to create a second discussion in an attempt to pursue an answer. This wasted volunteer time, employee time and goodwill, if the answer could have been "no, we have no plan to report on these costs" with a rationale as to why.
Perhaps other chapters have reported on costs and can offer links for Jon, in order to show how this can be achieved in a non-bureaucratic, open and transparent fashion for the benefit of chapter members?
Links: 1. https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Engine_room/2014#Attendees_at_the_Wikimedia_Co... 2. https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Engine_room&diff=57343&ol...
Thanks, Fae