Dear NC Wikipedians,
Thanks so much for filling out our When2Meet poll. There's no time that
universally works for everyone, so we'll alternate times for our monthly
meeting. In general, we'll meet the first Thursday of every month. We'll
switch between 5:30 and 7:00 p.m. I'll send reminders and a Zoom link prior
to each meeting. Our upcoming schedule of meetings will be:
- Oct. 7 at 5:30 p.m. -- https://unc.zoom.us/j/98574699389
- Nov. 4 at 7:00 p.m.
- Dec. 2 at 5:30 p.m.
- Jan. 6 at 7:00 p.m.
I hope to see many of you *next Thursday, Oct. 7*, at 5:30 p.m. Zoom link
here: https://unc.zoom.us/j/98574699389 .
Also, this is your *last reminder to sign up for our official listserv*.
This will be the last message we send by BCC to individual email addresses.
If you're not on the listserv, you won't hear from us in the future. If
you're not on that mailing list, please sign up here:
https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikimedia-us-nc.lists.wikimedia…
Cheers,
Emily
Apologies for the redundant message; I sent this a couple weeks ago to a
list of user group members and supporters, and one of our members helpfully
reminded me of the new official Wikimedia email list we created. On our
agenda for this year will be transitioning fully to using ONLY this
listserv for user group communications.
If you're on the listserv for the North Carolina Wikipedians user group and
would like to be removed, please visit this link:
https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikimedia-us-nc.lists.wikimedia…
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Hello, fearless NC Wikipedian colleagues!
It's been a while since we've been in touch on the user group front.
Danielle and I had a check-in the other night with the goal of picking
things up and moving forward. This message contains a few questions and
updates.
*Leadership*
Danielle, who has been the group's chair for the last few years, has
started a doctorate program and has her hands full between that and her
full-time job. First, let's thank her for her excellent leadership these
last few years! Second, *does anyone have any interest in taking on a
leadership role*? That might include chairing or co-chairing, depending on
who's interested.
*Annual report: Anything to add?*
We're overdue in submitting our annual report, a summary of our group's
activities over the last year. Our reporting year covers May 1, 2020 to
April 30, 2021. I've gotten us started on the report here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Wikipedians/reports#2020>. *Do
you have anything to add?* Did you host a Wikipedia event? Attend a
conference? Want to add your name as a participant / supporter? Please make
your contributions by *Friday, Sept. 24, by 5pm Eastern*. At that point, I
will call it finished and submit it.
*Next meeting*
Now that the summer has ended and folks are back on their regular(ish) fall
schedules, let's find a time for a regular monthly meeting. I'm hoping we
can find a standing time, like "the first [day of the week] of the month at
[#] pm." *Please fill out this When2Meet poll **to indicate your general
availability by Monday, 9/27: https://www.when2meet.com/?12802860-ZabNE
<https://www.when2meet.com/?12802860-ZabNE>. *(You can use your real name
or your Wikipedia user name.)
*Still interested? Know anyone else who might be?*
Are you still interested in being involved with the user group? If so,
great! If not, just let me know and I'll take your name off this list. Do
you know of anyone who might be interested in being involved in the user
group? Feel free to put them in touch with me and we'll get them on board!
Wishing you all well until we meet again!
Cheers,
Emily
Hi again,
Just wanted to send a reminder: please make any additions to our annual
report by 5pm Eastern TODAY.
And if you haven't added your availability to our When2Meet poll --
*https://www.when2meet.com/?12802860-ZabNE
<https://www.when2meet.com/?12802860-ZabNE> *-- please do that ASAP. We'll
be setting our next meeting time SOON!
(Apologies if you're getting this message twice; I'm copying it to the
wikimedia listserv we've set up. And if you're on that list and *didn't*
get my previous message, I apologize for the oversight!)
Cheers,
Emily
On Wed, Sep 8, 2021 at 8:31 PM E.S. Jack <emilysjack(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, fearless NC Wikipedian colleagues!
>
> It's been a while since we've been in touch on the user group front.
> Danielle and I had a check-in the other night with the goal of picking
> things up and moving forward. This message contains a few questions and
> updates.
>
> *Leadership*
> Danielle, who has been the group's chair for the last few years, has
> started a doctorate program and has her hands full between that and her
> full-time job. First, let's thank her for her excellent leadership these
> last few years! Second, *does anyone have any interest in taking on a
> leadership role*? That might include chairing or co-chairing, depending
> on who's interested.
>
>
> *Annual report: Anything to add?*
> We're overdue in submitting our annual report, a summary of our group's
> activities over the last year. Our reporting year covers May 1, 2020 to
> April 30, 2021. I've gotten us started on the report here
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Wikipedians/reports#2020>.
> *Do you have anything to add?* Did you host a Wikipedia event? Attend a
> conference? Want to add your name as a participant / supporter? Please make
> your contributions by *next Friday, Sept. 17, by 5pm Eastern*. At that
> point, I will call it finished and submit it.
>
> *Next meeting*
> Now that the summer has ended and folks are back on their regular(ish)
> fall schedules, let's find a time for a regular monthly meeting. I'm hoping
> we can find a standing time, like "the first [day of the week] of the month
> at [#] pm." *Please fill out this When2Meet poll **to indicate your
> general availability by Wednesday, 9/15:
> https://www.when2meet.com/?12802860-ZabNE
> <https://www.when2meet.com/?12802860-ZabNE>. *(You can use your real name
> or your Wikipedia user name.)
>
> *Still interested? Know anyone else who might be?*
> Are you still interested in being involved with the user group? If so,
> great! If not, just let me know and I'll take your name off this list. Do
> you know of anyone who might be interested in being involved in the user
> group? Feel free to put them in touch with me and we'll get them on board!
>
> Wishing you all well until we meet again!
> Cheers,
> Emily
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Jackie Koerner <jkoerner-ctr(a)wikimedia.org>
> Subject: Movement Charter Drafting Committee - Call for Candidates and affiliate selection process
> Date: September 15, 2021 at 10:54:50 AM EDT
> Cc: Mervat Salman <msalman-ctr(a)wikimedia.org>
>
> Hi Friends,
> Sorry for the extra email this week. I accidentally sent the wrong email, but you now know sooner rather than later about the whole process. Here is the email that is especially relevant to the selection process. -Jackie
>
> Dear Wikimedia affiliate representatives,
>
> We are contacting you today because you are an important part of forming the Movement Charter Drafting Committee <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee>. The Movement Strategy <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…> process recommended the creation of a “Movement Charter.” The Charter will be a document defining roles and responsibilities for all parts of the Wikimedia Movement. The Drafting Committee will create a draft of the Movement Charter. The process will include researching and consulting with communities, experts, and organizations.
>
> Timeline
> We have created together <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy/Events/Documentation/27_J…> a process for setting up the committee:
>
> October 11-24
> All (eligible) Wikimedians across all project communities vote on the candidates to elect 7 members
>
> October 11 - 24
> Wikimedia affiliates will select 6 members of the committee (through a group of selectors).
>
> October 25 - 31
> The WMF appoints 2 members of the committee.
>
> By October 31
> Drafting Committee announced
>
> More detailed process overview can be accessed on meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Set_Up_…>.
>
>
> Affiliate engagement
> Wikimedia affiliates are an important part of the Wikimedia Movement and thus in creating this Movement Charter. We kindly ask you to support us in the following several tasks:
>
> The affiliates will select their candidates via 9 selectors. All affiliates are divided into eight geographic regions and one “thematic region.” Each region chooses one person (selector). The division follows existing regional collaborations with some adaptations to avoid overlap (e.g. Africa). You, as an affiliate representative, please check the list and correct it <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Affiliates_by_Region>, if you feel that you "belong" to another region.
> We then ask you to convene on the regional level and define your representative in the selector group. It is up to each region on how to select your selector, but doing it in a transparent way (e.g. on Meta) is helpful. The selector needs to be selected by October 10, 2021 (before the election for the online communities starts)
> The 9 selectors will convene later and will choose candidates from the common pool of candidates <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candida…>.
>
> For the full context of the Movement Charter, its role, as well the process for its creation, please have a look at Meta. You can also contact us at any time on Telegram or via email (wikimedia2030(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:wikimedia2030@wikimedia.org>).
>
> Your support in this is absolutely essential. We are looking forward to working on this with you.
>
> Best regards,
>
> --
> Jackie Koerner
> she/her
> Facilitator, Movement Strategy and Governance
> English language communities and Meta-Wiki
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Jackie Koerner <jkoerner-ctr(a)wikimedia.org>
> Subject: Movement Charter Drafting Committee - Community Elections to take place October 11 - 24
> Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 3:32:01 PM EDT
>
> Dear fellow Wikimedians,
>
> This is an update from the Movement Charter <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter> process. We have closed the call for candidates on September 14 (AoE <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anywhere_on_Earth>) for the Drafting Committee <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee> and now have a pool of candidates <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candida…> with diverse backgrounds to choose from.
>
> The 15 member committee will be selected with a 3-step process <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Set_Up_…>:
> Election process for project communities to elect 7 members of the committee.
> Selection process for affiliates to select 6 members of the committee.
> Wikimedia Foundation process to appoint 2 members of the committee.
>
> Communities elect 7 members
> This announcement is related to the community elections, which will take place in a time period of 2 weeks from October 11 to October 24. We look forward to a wide participation across the communities to create the committee to curate the writing of the Movement Charter. The Election Results will be published on November 1.
>
> Affiliates select 6 members
> Parallel to the election process, all affiliates asked to contribute as well: All affiliates were divided into eight geographic and one ‘thematic’ region (check the list), and each region chooses one person who will act as a selector for that region. These 9 selectors will come together to select 6 of the committee (from the same pool of candidates). The selection results will be published on November 1.
>
> Wikimedia Foundation appoints 2 members
> Finally, the Wikimedia Foundation will appoint two members to the committee by November 1.
>
> All three processes will be concluded by November 1, 2021, so that the Movement Charter Drafting Committee can start working by then.
>
> For the full context of the Movement Charter, its role, as well the process for its creation, please have a look at Meta. You can also contact us at any time on Telegram or via email (wikimedia2030(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:wikimedia2030@wikimedia.org>).
>
> Best regards,
>
> --
> Jackie Koerner
> she/her
> Facilitator, Movement Strategy and Governance
> English language communities and Meta-Wiki