Hi guys!
I need advice here: check if your chapter membership is up to date?
Deon
From: Douglas Scott douglas.scott@wikimedia.org.za Sent: Vrydag 16 September 2022 14:55 To: wikimediaza@lists.wikimedia.org; Douglas Scott douglas.i.scott@gmail.com; Shupai Mchuchu shupai.mchuchu@wikimedia.org.za Subject: [Wikimedia-ZA-Board] Wikimedia South Africa Annual General Meeting: event pack & info
Hello everyone,
This email and the links within it form the AGM pack for Wikimedia South Africa's upcoming Annual General Meeting on Saturday 1 October 2022. This is also the first time I am emailing everyone on this list using my new Wikimedia ZA email address.
AGM details
The AGM will be happening online
Date: Saturday, 1 October 2022.
Time: 10:00 to 13:00 + 1 hour lunch intermission -> 14:00 return for board elections
Attendance link: On your computer via Zoom at the link here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82600536072?pwd=NVhvSmRQNnIwbWxQVjQ4eGEwQmx3dz09 https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82600536072?pwd=NVhvSmRQNnIwbWxQVjQ4eGEwQmx3dz09
Please remember to fill out the AGM attendance form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-3HBbosB5sDVOZQsC7ZNqZtAZdBu9z0fi9Byk3ptly-55VQ/viewform?usp=sf_link . It is especially important to fill out this form if you will not be attending but would like to appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf.
Please also remember to check if your chapter membership is up to date; only active chapter members are allowed to vote at the AGM. If you have any membership questions then please contact Shupai Mchuchu (WMZA), the chapter administrator, at shupai.mchuchu@wikimedia.org.za.
Agenda
At the chapter's most recent board meeting https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/Board_Meeting/6_September_2022 on 6 September 2022 the following agenda for the upcoming AGM was agreed to.
1. Approval of 2021 AGM minutes https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2021-AGM 2. Five year plan https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2019_five_year_plan (started in 2019) review 3. What have we achieved for 2021/22 (projects) - see activity report https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WM_ZA/Annual_Report_2021-22 4. Planned for 2022/23 as outlined in the 2022/23 WMF grant 5. Speak about how to better engage and include the Wiki community in chapter activities 6. WM 2030 movement strategy https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy and how to better get involved. 7. Suggested projects & volunteers for the 2023/24 FY - we always need more volunteers 8. Vote for the new board
Important links/material
* Activity and financial report for 2021/22 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WM_ZA/Annual_Report_2021-22 - submitted to the Wikimedia Foundation * AGM attendance and proxy nomination form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-3HBbosB5sDVOZQsC7ZNqZtAZdBu9z0fi9Byk3ptly-55VQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Other events
I also want to remind everyone of two upcoming events other than the AGM. The first is this year's Wiki Indaba https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2022 that will be happening on 4 - 6 November 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda. If you would like to give a presentation/host a discussion at WikiInaba you can apply here https://pretalx.com/wiki-indaba-conference-2022/ . A limited number of scholarships to attend Wiki Inaba are available and can be applied for at the link here https://tinyurl.com/yfvepbr8 .
The second is a reminder that the Wiki community digital meetup for this month https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/South_Africa/South_Africa_22 will be happening on Saturday the 24th September 2022 (10:00 to 12:00) on discord. Topics I would love to discuss with everyone attending would be when we should start hosting face-to-face meetups again, the global Wiki Movement Strategy https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy , as well as any preliminary discussions people want to have about the upcoming AGM.
Best regards,
Douglas Scott
Director
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