Hello New York Wikimedians!

Please join Wikimedia NYC for our Members’ Meeting 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. Contact Richard Knipel (richard@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:

• be dues-paying members of Wikimedia New York City

• live primarily in New York or the greater New York Metropolitan Area

• nominate themselves on the nominations page 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 has some additional information for prospective candidates.

We hope to see you then!