Dear Wikimedians from the United States, There is a proposal for an an umbrella organization for chapters and other groups in the US called the Wikimedia United States Federation. A draft of the bylaws is now up at meta. <http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_United_States_Federation/Draft_bylaws> There will be an open comment period on the bylaws 17 September, 2012 to 1 October, 2012. The comments received given will be incorporated into the bylaws and they will be put up to a ratification vote from 8 October, 2012 to 15 October, 2012. Thank you, Tom Guerillero