WikimediaIE July 2010

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Re: [Wikimedia IE] Ready To Go?
by Clement McGann 05 Aug '10

05 Aug '10

imho it is too early to consider friendly society, limited company, registered charity or any other status first, let us see if there is sufficient interest I'm remembering last time: only three showed up So, pick a date (Sept18?); pick a location; lets see - then consider corporate status Regards - ClemMcGann

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meet-up
by MII 03 Aug '10

03 Aug '10

Hi, I am *not* available 26Aug-7September Otherwise almost anywhere on the island, anytime - - The last meet-up was meeting at the pillar (sorry - spire) Wait forever hoping more would show (apologies to Cathy) Then Dart to Dun Laoghaire, eat in the Kingston, visit museum - - Regards - ClemMcGann

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Wikimedia Ireland Startup
by Conor Wao 03 Aug '10

03 Aug '10

Dear Darius and Louise, I am contacting you in relation to your work with Creative Commons Ireland - Wikimedia Ireland [ http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Ireland ] is in the beginning stages of formation and we were wondering if either or both of you would like to participate. My own particular interests are to help increase the amount of music (and general media) in the commons and to encourage educators to use more free, collaboratively-generated materials in their courses. After gathering 10-20 people to form an Irish Wikimedia chapter, we would like to establish a legal structure (as a charity or company - undecided) in Ireland. We could then apply for funding and host educational events promoting a more sharing approach to media, etc. If this sounds like something that interests you, please contact myself or the Wikimedia Ireland mailing list (wikimediaie(a)lists.wikimedia.org - cc'd in this email). Kind Regards, Conor Wao.

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Re: [Wikimedia IE] Ready To Go?
by Andrew Turvey 27 Jul '10

27 Jul '10

----- "Thomas Dalton" <thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On 26 July 2010 22:10, Colm King <cargoking(a)live.com> wrote: > > Quote from http://www.cro.ie/ena/business-registration-company.aspx: > > "A company limited by guarantee not having a share capital: As this is a > > public company, there must be a minimum of seven members.... > > > > Looks like another option. > > That was the type of company I was referring to. I don't know what > kind of company other people were talking about. In England there are two types of companies - limited by guarantee or limited by shares. Wikimedia UK is incorporated as limited by guarantee and this is the normal route for "non-profits". Limited companies cost around £1000 per year in admin costs - statutory accounts, incorporation fees etc. I would suggest you don't rule out a simple unincorporated association if you aren't expecting income to be too great in the initial years and are happy to run the liability risks. But as someone else said earlier - most important thing is to get the critical mass of interested members who are willing to put the effort into setting it up. Andrew

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Re: [Wikimedia IE] Ready To Go?
by Andrew Turvey 25 Jul '10

25 Jul '10

---- "Conor Wao" <conorwao(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Aside from getting more people, we need to consider drafting some > founding documents - a mission statement, bylaws, etc. Perhaps we > could get access to the UK team's documents as an initial step. Ours are all available on our wiki at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Constitution and you're welcome to cut and paste if you want! I don't know how different English and Irish company and charity law are - wouldn't be surprised if they were very similar, but I'm afraid it's not really my area of experience or expertise. Regards,

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Re: [Wikimedia IE] Ready to go
by JD 24 Jul '10

24 Jul '10

> Yip. Thomas (in Ireland, who volunteered to act as media contact), I somehow had thought > you last name was "Ralph". It is :) Thomas

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Re: [Wikimedia IE] Ready to go
by JD 24 Jul '10

24 Jul '10

Hi all, Not certain if there's been crossed wires on this, but I'm Irish, live in Dublin and have family in Cork, so I don't really have expenses as such connected with a meetup in either place :) Regarding the meetup itself, 4th September won't work for me as I'll be away, and the 11th is looking unlikely to work out due to a disaster recovery simulation at work, but most Saturdays after that should be fine. I remain available as a media contact and am still (quite heavily) active on OTRS, but I don't think I would be much good with a Q&A on Wikimedia UK, as I am but an inactive member thereof :) Thomas

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Ready To Go?
by Conor Wao 22 Jul '10

22 Jul '10

Hi All, I am interested in getting the Irish chapter up and running. I have a particular interest in releasing more music into the commons. I would like to apply for funding to provide educational workshops and demonstrations. Have we got enough people who are interested enough to get going? Kind Regards, Conor Wao.

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Re: [Wikimedia IE] Ready To Go?
by Andrew Turvey 21 Jul '10

21 Jul '10

Hi Conor, Irish chapter would be a fantastic move and please let us know if there's anything we could do to support you in this - including any practical or financial help you might need to get started. Just to let you know I was on a Dublin radio show last year talking about Wikipedia (WM-UK were the closest contact listed) - they seemed to have a very positive impression of Wikipedia. We have talked about setting up a branch in Northern Ireland if/when we get a significant number of members there and would be great to cooperate on things. There are plenty of North-South funds available, particularly for language support and would be fantastic to put in for these to support Irish language Wikimedia projects. Please get in touch if you need anything and good luck! Andrew Turvey Chair Wikimedia UK Wikimedia UK is the operating name of Wiki UK Limited. Wiki UK Ltd is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. The Registered Office is at 23 Cartwright Way, Nottingham, NG9 1RL, United Kingdom. ----- "Conor Wao" <conorwao(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: "Conor Wao" <conorwao(a)gmail.com> > To: wikimediaie(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Sent: Tuesday, 20 July, 2010 20:22:29 GMT +00:00 GMT Britain, Ireland, Portugal > Subject: [Wikimedia IE] Ready To Go? > > Hi All, > > I am interested in getting the Irish chapter up and running. I have a particular interest in releasing more music into the commons. I would like to apply for funding to provide educational workshops and demonstrations. Have we got enough people who are interested enough to get going? > > Kind Regards, > > Conor Wao. > > _______________________________________________ WikimediaIE mailing list WikimediaIE(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaie

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