On 26 November 2013 17:15, Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
In contrast, how many people did we have at our nearest equivalent, the WikimediaUK AGM?
Wikimania notwithstanding, how can we get more people at our future events, and should we - from 2015 onwards - be looking at a similar annual conference, beyond (but perhaps containing) the WMUK AGM, of similar size, and which is open to all Wikimedians?
As I recall, it always was intended to be an "annual conference", rather than an AGM. I my view the "technical" business of electing trustees should be seen as a small part of the day/weekend.
2014 will be a bit of an exception as you might expect, I agree that in planning 2015, making an event with a theme to attract more general volunteers would be much better for supporting the society/network of Wikimedians (as opposed to just those wanting to vote, listen to hours of speechifying by board members, or promote the Chapter).
By the way, Jon's reply in this thread was a quote from a 2012 commitment https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/2012_Five_Year_Plan, which means that in 2015 the measurable target is to deliver an annual conference with over 250 attendees.
I cannot recall how many attended the Lincoln conference this year, does anyone have that number to hand?
Fae