Hello New York Wikimedians!
Please join Wikimedia NYC for our Members’ Meeting
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Election_2022> on
September 28th, 2022, at 7pm on Zoom. The Members' Meeting is similar to
other WikiWednesday meetups, except that its primary function is to elect a
new Board of Directors.
We will elect five board seats. After being elected, those five people can
appoint up to four more (for a total of up to nine).
This is the first Members' Meeting since before the pandemic lockdown, and
we have emerged with an exciting vision for the future of Wikimedia NYC and
a new strategic plan to help us implement it. If you've been active in the
chapter and looking for ways to deepen your engagement, consider putting
yourself forward! If you know someone who you think would be a good fit for
the Wikimedia NYC Board, encourage them to self-nominate, too!
Voting is open to all dues-paying members of Wikimedia New York City. The
member year starts July 1, 2022. If you haven’t renewed or signed up since
then, it’s only $5 and you can join via PayPal using this link
<https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=LL3K9C…>.
Contact Richard Knipel (richard(a)wikimedianyc.org) if you have questions
about your membership. Joining/renewing before the 28th is appreciated for
technical reasons.
Voting will be via a secure third party service. Your email address will be
required to vote in order to validate members, but your vote itself will be
anonymous. If you cannot attend the meeting, proxy voting is not allowed,
but the voting system will be open for 24 hours on the day of September
28th (from 12:00 AM ET to 11:59 PM ET).
Who is eligible to be an elected board member? Nominees must:
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be dues-paying members of Wikimedia New York City
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live primarily in New York or the greater New York Metropolitan Area
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nominate themselves on the nominations page
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Election_2022/Nominations>
by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on September 26. Note that this is a day and a
half before the meeting to ensure voters sufficient time to read about the
candidates.
The meetup page
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Election_2022> has some
additional information for prospective candidates.
We hope to see you then!
You are invited to join the local Wikimedia NYC community for its flagship
event to be held all-day on ***Saturday August 13, 2022 at the Queens
Museum***, in the context of the 1939/1964 fairgrounds at Flushing
Meadows–Corona Park. There will also be smaller sessions for much of August
12-14 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) as hybrid local gatherings for the global
online conference Wikimania 2022.
See details and RSVP here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_World's_Fair
https://queensmuseum.org/events/wiki-worlds-fair
You are also encouraged to sign up for a lightning talk!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_World's_Fair#Lightning_talks
All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition,
to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to
respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if
appropriate. The Queens Museum encourages the wearing of masks when
indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity.
Note: Museum tickets are not required. When you arrive at the Queens
Museum, just say you are coming for the Wiki event, and register at the
front desk.
Flagship event:
Saturday August 13 Wiki World's Fair (RSVP on-wiki).
10:00 am - 5:00 pm + evening
(Queens Museum and Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, in the evening Queens
Night Market)
Other sessions (subject to change, see full Agenda):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_World's_Fair#Agenda
Friday August 12 Evening welcome reception in Queens
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Sunday August 14 Morning global breakfast banquet + Afternoon closing
ceremony in Brooklyn
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Please RSVP here on-wiki (log into your Wikipedia account to do so):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_World's_Fair#Sign_up
You can also reply directly to this email if you have any event
questions, would be glad to answer them.
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC