Dear all

I hope you had a lovely bank holiday weekend and are enjoying the lovely weather (at least, it's lovely here in Scotland!)

I wanted to make sure that you have the date of Wikimedia UK’s next AGM in your diaries, taking place online on Saturday 1st July from 10am to 12 noon. Please book your place via Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/639329851797.

The AGM will include reports from me, the Chair and the Treasurer, and is an important opportunity to ask questions about the charity’s work. The AGM is also when our annual trustee elections take place. This year we have one vacancy for an elected trustee, and are keen to hear from members of the Wikimedia community in the UK who would be interested in joining the Board. The process for standing for election is detailed here https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Board/Becoming_a_trustee and the deadline is Friday 16th June. Please feel free to reach out to me if you’re thinking of standing, particularly if you have questions about the process or the role of the Wikimedia UK board.

Remember that to stand for the election, or indeed to vote at the AGM, you need to be a current member. All members should have received an email about the AGM on Friday so if you didn’t receive one and think you should have done, please email katie.crampton@wikimedia.org.uk. You can apply for or renew your membership here https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Membership. It only takes a few minutes and costs £5 a year.

Members can also propose resolutions for consideration at the AGM. A resolution could be about a change to Wikimedia UK’s governing document (our Articles of Association https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Articles_of_Association) or a change to our policies. If you want to propose a resolution please email us at info@wikimedia.org.uk by this Friday 2nd June. You can either propose the suggested text of the resolution yourself, or we can work with you to draft something.

If you have any general questions about the AGM, please contact Chuks Ogbonna, copied in.

All best

Lucy