Several meetups have already occurred, I am curious as to whther or not people are interested in making a chapter. ----- Original Message ---- From: Brion Vibber <brion(a)wikimedia.org> To: wikimedia-sf(a)lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 12:27:25 PM Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-SF] California Chapter -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Geoffrey Plourde wrote: I think we have yet to figure out firmly what the mission or legal structure for chapters in the US would be... :) For other countries, a big part of it is to establish a local legal structure that can accept tax-free donations -- something the Wikimedia Foundation itself handles here the US. But that structure can also be a useful way to organize local activities, outreach, conferences and meetups as well as other online and offline activity by Wikipedians other Wikimedians. Since the Wikimedia Foundation decided not to become a membership-based organization, concentrating on the high-level hosting and PR, there's a bit of a vacuum still on how individuals can get involved and organized. Rather than starting by saying "let's start a chapter", I might suggest picking some particular event to organize, such as a California or west coast-based Wikimedia user conference, and then we can see what kind of organization can and should grow up around the community that builds it. I should also stress that such an event should be a community-organized, community-oriented affair. Make the Wikimedia Foundation a guest, not an organizer or a funder... :) - -- brion vibber (brion @ wikimedia.org) _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-SF mailing list Wikimedia-SF(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf ________________________________ OMG, Sweet deal for Yahoo! users/friends: Get A Month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. W00t _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-SF mailing list Wikimedia-SF(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf