Hi everyone,

This is a reminder that on January 23 and 24, we will be having a Global Conversation on the Interim Global Council. Please register https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxy7RhHBXSx4wZsuNVqrhQVO_ONpLpkKOVvWBBHlUwn0lU8A/viewform if you haven’t done so already [1]. Registration closes on Jan 22. Interpretation will be provided in multiple languages and support is available to overcome barriers to online participation, such as data packages or childcare reimbursement.

The Interim Global Council

The Interim Global Council (IGC) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Transition/Interim_Global_Council [2] is an initiative from Movement Strategy recommendation 4. It is described as a temporary committee to oversee the development of a Movement Charter and the establishment of a Global Council. Some of the key actions and attributes were already discussed in December. Please see the discussion space https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Transition/Discuss/Cluster_A [3] — including text and video summaries.

On January 23 and 24, we will be building on the existing discussions to focus on (1) the structure of the council; (2) representation; and (3) the selection process. It is important that communities from across the movement take part in the discussions and help shape the way forward for distributed leadership and inclusive decision-making.

Other priority initiatives

There will be follow-up discussions for the other priority initiatives as well. You can see the list on the central page for the Global Conversations https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Transition/Global_Conversations. [4] We will update the page with links to the calls. Please note that the times may change as we receive feedback and adapt.

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Improving user experience and resources for newcomer: Friday January 22, 15:00 to 17:00 UTC -

Funding for underrepresented communities: Friday Jan. 29 -

Regional and thematic hubs: Saturday Jan. 30 -

High-impact topics and content gaps: Friday Feb. 5 -

Skills and leadership development: Saturday Feb. 6 -

Alignment with environmental sustainability initiatives: Sunday Feb. 7

Priority initiatives were identified by communities and affiliates https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Transition/Prioritization_events/Table [5] and discussed globally for movement-wide collaboration in November https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Transition/Global_Conversations/Report [6]. Please indicate on Meta if you are interested to take part in any of the follow-up discussions.

We look forward to continued conversations and movement-wide collaboration as we put movement strategy into service of our mission. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Movement Strategy Support Team if you have any questions or comments <strategy2030{{at}}wikimedia.org>.

On behalf of the Support Team,

Kaarel

[1] IGC registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxy7RhHBXSx4wZsuNVqrhQVO_ONpLpkKOV...

[2] Overview of the Interim Global Council: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Transiti...

[3] Cluster A discussion space on Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Transiti...

[4] Central page for the global conversations and follow-up discussions: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Transiti...

[5] Priorities from communities and affiliates: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Transiti...

[6] Report from the November Global Conversations: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Transiti...