On 10 Jul 2019, at 20:40, Michael Maggs
<Michael(a)maggs.name> wrote:
Hello Mike
I'll be taking the chair during the election portion of the AGM, and in that role
I'll be responsible for the proxy votes.
Michael
Michael Peel wrote on 10/07/2019 7:53 pm:
> Hi Katie and all,
>
> I’ve just noticed that the proxy vote is given by default to the chair of the
meeting. However, the WMUK board chair, Josie Fraser, is also standing in the election. It
doesn’t seem right for proxy votes to be cast by a person who is standing in the election
- is there a way to change who is casting the proxy votes, or is someone else chairing the
AGM?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
>> On 20 Jun 2019, at 10:59, Katie Crampton <katie.crampton(a)wikimedia.org.uk
<mailto:katie.crampton@wikimedia.org.uk>> wrote:
>>
>> Good morning
>>
>> Yesterday evening, emails were sent to all current members of Wikimedia UK with
more information on this year's AGM in Bristol, which you can sign up to here
<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wikimedia-uk-2019-agm-tickets-62303110280>.
>>
>> Volunteers who aren't members are also welcome at this event, although we
would encourage you to become a member
<https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=4> (for
only £5 a year) to enable you to participate fully in the day. If you believe that you are
a member but did not receive this message yesterday, please let me know.
>>
>> Notice of Wikimedia UK’s Annual General Meeting
>> Saturday 13th July 2019 at Watershed, Bristol
>> The next AGM for Wikimedia UK will be held on Saturday 13th July at the Watershed
in Bristol. As a member of the charity this is an important opportunity for you to have
your say about how we work, influence how we are run and potentially stand for the board,
so we would encourage you to attend.
>>
>> The AGM itself will start at 2.30pm, however we have planned other activities
from 11am including talks and workshops, a photography walk of the local area, and the
presentations of our Wikimedian of the Year awards as well as our inaugural Honorary
Memberships. We are using eventbrite for AGM registrations so please sign up here
<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wikimedia-uk-2019-agm-tickets-62303110280> if you
are able to attend.
>>
>> Invitation for candidates for election to the Board
>>
>> There are five trustee vacancies at this year’s AGM, with three existing trustees
likely to stand again. We are particularly keen to have more people from the Wikimedia
community on the board, so please do consider standing for these elections. Any member
fulfilling the criteria has a right to stand, although we’d particularly appreciate anyone
who has experience in Legal, Fundraising, Communications or HR. If you wish to stand
please follow the procedure here
<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Board/Becoming_a_trustee> and submit your application
to the teller no later than Friday 28th June.
>>
>> Voting Papers
>>
>> All current members of the charity will be sent AGM papers by post, including
voting papers and proxy forms. We would encourage you to make use of your voting rights,
whether or not you are able to come to the meeting itself. If you are unable to attend,
you can appoint another person - including the Chair of the Board of Trustees - as your
proxy to attend and vote on your behalf.
>>
>> If you have moved house in the past year, or you are not sure if we have your
correct postal address details, please do email membership(a)wikimedia.org.uk
<mailto:membership@wikimedia.org.uk> with any updates by Monday 1st July. You can
also use this email to contact us if you haven't received your voting papers by Monday
8th July.
>>
>> Annual Report and Accounts
>>
>> The draft annual report and accounts are in the process of being signed off by
the board and the Auditors, and will be published online prior to the AGM. To save paper,
we won’t be sending hard copies of the annual report to all our members this year however
copies will be available at the AGM. The Strategic Report will also be available in hard
copy or in a PDF online by the time of the AGM.
>>
>> Lightning Talks
>>
>> Lightning Talks have proved a popular feature at past meetings and give members
the opportunity to hear about a wide range of projects and activities related to Wikimedia
and open knowledge more broadly. If you would like to give a talk, please email
membership(a)wikimedia.org.uk <mailto:membership@wikimedia.org.uk> and a member of
staff will follow up with you directly.
>>
>> We would love to see as many of our members, volunteers and other stakeholders as
possible at Bristol’s fantastic Watershed <https://www.watershed.co.uk/> for our AGM
<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/2019_AGM> on 13th July, so please sign up below!
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Katie
>> --
>> Katie Crampton
>>
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