[Wikimedia Kenya] Wikimedia Chapters Association - WikimediaKE

29 May 2012


      Hi all,
During the Berlin Conference, we committed Wikimedia Kenya to an intent to
join the Chapters Council (Also referred to as the Wikimedia Chapters
Association - WCA) by signing the Berlin Agreement [1]
Now a committee of 4 members with equal powers (WCA Interim Secretariat)
selected to hold the position of interim secretary general for WCA have
just published a draft for the WCA standing orders as explained in the
forward below. We are to select a representative to the association's
council.
In my opinion, our representative should be someone familiar with the
runnings of other chapters and the Wikimedia Movement in general and
available to followup on WCA online and physical meetups and discussions so
as to give our chapter updates of the same. Being a Board member is a plus *but
not necessary*.
Any volunteers/nominees?
cheers,
Alex
[1].https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Agreement
Hi All,
...
The WCA Interim-Secretariat has published a draft for the WCA standing
orders at:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Standing_Orde...
With this, we complete what we think is enough information to formally
join the association. At this point we ask the chapters to ratify the
charter outlined in Berlin and select their representatives to the
association's council. A definition of the representative roles is outlined
in the standing orders. Do note that this draft, subject to suggested
amendments will be voted upon in the first council meeting at Wikimania.
We know that important information such as the financial obligations are
still missing. In any case, financial obligations will only be imposed by a
council resolution. We also understand that your chapter board may only be
in state to join provisionally, with regard to a later decision by other
organs in your chapter
Regards,
Tomer Ashur on behalf of the WCA interim-secretariat