Dear All,
I just realised after receiving a response from Aboubacar Keita from Guinea
that we need to think about translating our communications in future.
I don't trust Google Translate 100%. Can our French Speaking Colleagues
kindly Translate for me the below:
Bonjour Bobby
Merci de nous avoir contacté en tant qu'affilié africain, nous nous
réservons de poser comme candidats pour l'instant en attendant de
participer à une rencontre avant d'être hôte.
Je souhaite une meilleure santé à la communauté
Best,
Bobby Shabangu
On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 at 19:54, Bobby Shabangu <bobbyshabangu(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Dear All,
Thanks to all who joined the meeting today.
Below are notes of some of the key issues discussed for your review.
*==Attendance ==*
- Bobby Shabangu
- Raphael Berchie
- Georges Fodouop
- Dumisani Ndubane
- Sami Mlouhi
- Geoffrey Kateregga
*==Apologies ==*
- Zayneb Takouti
*==Key points discussed==*
- Written notes of key issues discussed at the last meeting were
reviewed and adopted.
- The meeting reviewed the bid submission form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_StfCSJkPBOP8mw3ocUGGQWRHcgR4DRDRW2BT-3_uEo/edit?ts=62477d7b>
and
it was adopted after additional inputs were made.
- The affiliate database
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13SnR82CmiTY_816gjXzvK6E6aL9MD6-YmKx_4M9ltMk/edit#gid=74087768>
was reviewed and adopted after a few additional inputs.
- The invitation letter
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IrCkP0H_NtHObi4Z5IXBRureV5SkFyvLwJH_Nxz2Vi8/edit>
was reviewed and adopted.
- It was agreed that the invitation letter will be sent as an email
to all affiliates except Uganda and Nigeria because they still fall under
the 4 years rule.
- It was agreed that we need to have a policy to include the diaspora
to enable them to host the conference.
- How many affiliates do we have in the diaspora
- If an affiliates is in the U.S and they win the bid to host the
conference, do we go to U.S
- This is a conversation to be consulted with the rest of the
African communities
- We need to put together a vetting form: must be ready by 20 April
2022
- Bobby and Sami to work on this.
- It was also agreed that we need to have the WikiIndaba meetings on
a bi-weekly basis, then once a month until the conference draws to nearer.
- Next Wiscom meeting will be held on:* 23 April 2022*
*Important dates: *
- Due date for bid submissions:* Friday, 15 April 2022*
- Announcement of next WikiIndaba conference host: *Friday, 29 April
2022*
*Proposed Agenda Items:*
- *Call for community elections to fill in the 3 volunteer committee
positions
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fmeta.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FWiki_Indaba_Steering_Committee%2FMembers&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw286Q7awe42eAYdP4EcyywM>*
- *Diaspora inclusion policy*
- *Bid adjudication Criterion*
- *Budgetary needs of the committee and *
- *Review of WISCom practices (Documentation & file management) *
Best regards,
Bobby Shabangu
On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 at 14:09, Bobby Shabangu <bobbyshabangu(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Trust you are having an awesome Sunday, this is just a reminder for our
> meeting today.
>
> Best,
> Bobby Shabangu
>
> On Fri, 1 Apr 2022 at 08:37, Bobby Shabangu <bobbyshabangu(a)gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Isaac,
>>
>> Most definitely I meant to write that. Thank you.
>>
>> Best,
>> Bobby Shabangu
>>
>> On Fri, 1 Apr 2022 at 05:55, Isaac Olatunde <reachout2isaac(a)gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Bobby,
>>>
>>> This looks good to me.
>>>
>>> "Affiliates can apply by submitting the bids submission for HERE"
>>>
>>> I believe you meant "form" instead of "for". Right?
>>>
>>> Isaac
>>>
>>> On Fri, 1 Apr 2022, 00:14 Bobby Shabangu, <bobbyshabangu(a)gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear All,
>>>>
>>>> Kindly see the bid invitation letter to be sent to all affiliates for
>>>> your review and inputs.
>>>> The letter can be seen here
>>>>
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IrCkP0H_NtHObi4Z5IXBRureV5SkFyvLwJH_Nxz2Vi8/edit>
>>>> .
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Bobby Shabangu
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, 28 Mar 2022 at 08:41, Geoffrey Kateregga
<kateregga1(a)gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thank you for sharing the meeting notes Bobby, and thanks to
>>>>> everyone who attended the meeting.
>>>>> Unfortunately, I saw the updated meeting invite very late after the
>>>>> meeting had ended, but will make sure not to miss the next one.
>>>>>
>>>>> One comment/question, considering that Wiki Indaba 2021 was online,
>>>>> can we still give a chance to the other countries in the East Africa
region
>>>>> to be able to bid to host the conference? Other countries other than
Uganda.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>> Geoffrey
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Mar 28, 2022 at 4:09 AM Bobby Shabangu <
>>>>> bobbyshabangu(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> You are welcomed Isaac.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear Dumi and Zayneb,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kindly note that I unintentionally shared the same link to the
bid
>>>>>> submission form twice. Kindly find the other one HERE
>>>>>>
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14wBDLnZcvjWTns6PHiivRlPTN7o7V797IhprnKt7CnE/edit>
>>>>>> .
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>> Bobby Shabangu
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, 27 Mar 2022 at 23:55, Isaac Olatunde <
>>>>>> reachout2isaac(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for preparing this minutes, Bobby.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Isaac
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sun, 27 Mar 2022, 19:41 Bobby Shabangu,
<bobbyshabangu(a)gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dear All,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you for taking time to join the meeting today.
Below are
>>>>>>>> notes I've made during our meeting for your review.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *==Attendance ==*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> - Bobby Shabangu
>>>>>>>> - Raphael Berchie
>>>>>>>> - Georges Fodouop
>>>>>>>> - Zayneb Takouti
>>>>>>>> - Dumisani Ndubane
>>>>>>>> - Isaac Olutande
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *==Apologies ==*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> - None
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *==Key points discussed==*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> - The list of affiliate countries eligible to bid have
been
>>>>>>>> consolidated by Georges and can be viewed HERE
>>>>>>>>
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14wBDLnZcvjWTns6PHiivRlPTN7o7V797IhprnKt7CnE/edit>
>>>>>>>> .
>>>>>>>> - Dumi to provide main contact persons per
country.
>>>>>>>> - The principle of rotation - where the bid to host
WikiIndaba
>>>>>>>> is rotated across different parts of the African
continent - has to be
>>>>>>>> preserved
>>>>>>>> - Joint bids are to be encouraged for countries with
more than
>>>>>>>> one affiliate
>>>>>>>> - this has to be indicated when sending the
invitation
>>>>>>>> letter for countries to bid.
>>>>>>>> - The invitation letter to bid has to be accompanied
by a bid
>>>>>>>> submission form, drafts can be found HERE
>>>>>>>>
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f_0N_uENvrMRZkiIIB2EmfkEutxo2D-rNGKajiLvYBU/edit>
>>>>>>>> and HERE
>>>>>>>>
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f_0N_uENvrMRZkiIIB2EmfkEutxo2D-rNGKajiLvYBU/edit>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> - Dumi and Zayneb to work on the bid submission
form and
>>>>>>>> submit it to Wiscom by Wednesday, 30 March.
>>>>>>>> - Invitation letter to bid to be written via google
docs and
>>>>>>>> shared to WISCOM by Wednesday, 30 March for their
review and additional
>>>>>>>> inputs.
>>>>>>>> - Bobby to write the letter.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *Important dates: *
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> - Invitation letter to bid to be sent to all eligible
>>>>>>>> affiliates by Friday, 1 April 2022
>>>>>>>> - Due date for bid submissions:* Friday, 15 April
2022*
>>>>>>>> - Announcement of next WikiIndaba conference host:
*Friday, 29
>>>>>>>> April 2022*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *AOB: *
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> - WISCOM needs to lead the regional coordination of
the 2030
>>>>>>>> Movement Strategy
>>>>>>>>
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy> in the
>>>>>>>> African continent.
>>>>>>>> - We already operate as a hub. Therefore, we need to
develop
>>>>>>>> an African Strategy to align the Movement Strategy
with issues beset by
>>>>>>>> African Wikimedian such as resources, events, grants
etc.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *Next meeting will take place on **3 April 2022 at the
same
>>>>>>>> time. *
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *Proposed Agenda Items:*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> - *Bid adjudication Criterion*
>>>>>>>> - *Call for community elections to fill in the 3
volunteer
>>>>>>>> committee positions
>>>>>>>>
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fmeta.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FWiki_Indaba_Steering_Committee%2FMembers&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw286Q7awe42eAYdP4EcyywM>*
>>>>>>>> - *Budgetary needs of the committee and *
>>>>>>>> - *Review of WISCom practices (Documentation &
file
>>>>>>>> management) *
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>> Bobby Shabangu
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sun, 27 Mar 2022 at 14:08, Bobby Shabangu <
>>>>>>>> bobbyshabangu(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> A kind reminder to join the meeting which has already
commenced
>>>>>>>>> with colleagues.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>>> Bobby Shabangu
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Fri, 25 Mar 2022 at 22:51, Isaac Olatunde <
>>>>>>>>> reachout2isaac(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Noted with thanks, Bobby.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Isaac
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, 25 Mar 2022, 21:45 Bobby Shabangu, <
>>>>>>>>>> bobbyshabangu(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Dear Colleagues,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I've moved the meeting to Sunday, same
time based on our
>>>>>>>>>>> conversation here, kindly see your calendar
notification. Hope everyone
>>>>>>>>>>> will be able to attend.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>>>>> Bobby Shabangu
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 23 Mar 2022 at 21:17, Bobby Shabangu
<
>>>>>>>>>>> bobbyshabangu(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear Dumi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Apologies for engaging with this email
thread in piecemeals, I
>>>>>>>>>>>> don't have a problem with that
suggestion. Let's hear if others agree with
>>>>>>>>>>>> that suggestion, if I don't have a
response by Friday I'll simply move it
>>>>>>>>>>>> to Sunday at the same time.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Bobby Shabangu
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 23 Mar 2022 at 21:10, Dumisani
Ndubane <
>>>>>>>>>>>> dndubane(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Comrades
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Could we make this meeting a bit
later in the evening, say
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3hrs later? Or move to Sunday? This
time is really not working with my
>>>>>>>>>>>>> schedule.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dumisani Ndubane
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Governance Committee Strategist
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 8:58 PM Bobby
Shabangu <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> bobbyshabangu(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *This event has been changed.*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wiscom meeting - 2022
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *When*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Changed: *Sat Mar 26, 2022 14:00
– 15:00 South Africa
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Standard Time
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Joining info*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Join with Google Meet
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
meet.google.com/htr-ihar-gcv
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<https://meet.google.com/htr-ihar-gcv?hs=224>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Calendar*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dndubane(a)wikimedia.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Who*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> •
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bobbyshabangu(a)gmail.com -
organizer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> •
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dndubane(a)wikimedia.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> •
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reachout2isaac(a)gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> •
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> zaynebtakouti(a)gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> •
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gfodouop(a)gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> •
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> kateregga1(a)gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> •
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mlouhisami(a)gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> •
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rberchie(a)gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> •
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wiscom(a)lists.wikimedia.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more details »
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=MmdzbDdoMDFiYTBvZGoxaDRxOGVpajQxN2IgZG5kdWJhbmVAd2lraW1lZGlhLm9yZw&tok=MjMjYm9iYnlzaGFiYW5ndUBnbWFpbC5jb21kNGIzYjM1MTAyZDMzY2M0Y2Q2MjUxNDc0ODQ1MGFjNDMxOGE5Y2Jm&ctz=Africa%2FJohannesburg&hl=en&es=1>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ==Agenda Items==
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Confirmation of Country
Representation (Previous
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Organizers of the Conference)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Call for community
elections to fill in the 3
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> volunteer committee positions
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fmeta.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FWiki_Indaba_Steering_Committee%2FMembers&sa=D&ust=1648493908950000&usg=AOvVaw3niEl-sAObrDHAGlgzNEXQ>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> .
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. Call for bids to host Wiki
Indaba 2022.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4. Budgetary needs of the
committee.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5. Review of WISCom practices
(Documentation & file
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> management)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 6. Other business.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Going (dndubane(a)wikimedia.org)?
*Yes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=RESPOND&eid=MmdzbDdoMDFiYTBvZGoxaDRxOGVpajQxN2IgZG5kdWJhbmVAd2lraW1lZGlhLm9yZw&rst=1&tok=MjMjYm9iYnlzaGFiYW5ndUBnbWFpbC5jb21kNGIzYjM1MTAyZDMzY2M0Y2Q2MjUxNDc0ODQ1MGFjNDMxOGE5Y2Jm&ctz=Africa%2FJohannesburg&hl=en&es=1>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Maybe
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=RESPOND&eid=MmdzbDdoMDFiYTBvZGoxaDRxOGVpajQxN2IgZG5kdWJhbmVAd2lraW1lZGlhLm9yZw&rst=3&tok=MjMjYm9iYnlzaGFiYW5ndUBnbWFpbC5jb21kNGIzYjM1MTAyZDMzY2M0Y2Q2MjUxNDc0ODQ1MGFjNDMxOGE5Y2Jm&ctz=Africa%2FJohannesburg&hl=en&es=1>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - No
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=RESPOND&eid=MmdzbDdoMDFiYTBvZGoxaDRxOGVpajQxN2IgZG5kdWJhbmVAd2lraW1lZGlhLm9yZw&rst=2&tok=MjMjYm9iYnlzaGFiYW5ndUBnbWFpbC5jb21kNGIzYjM1MTAyZDMzY2M0Y2Q2MjUxNDc0ODQ1MGFjNDMxOGE5Y2Jm&ctz=Africa%2FJohannesburg&hl=en&es=1>*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more options »
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=MmdzbDdoMDFiYTBvZGoxaDRxOGVpajQxN2IgZG5kdWJhbmVAd2lraW1lZGlhLm9yZw&tok=MjMjYm9iYnlzaGFiYW5ndUBnbWFpbC5jb21kNGIzYjM1MTAyZDMzY2M0Y2Q2MjUxNDc0ODQ1MGFjNDMxOGE5Y2Jm&ctz=Africa%2FJohannesburg&hl=en&es=1>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Invitation from Google Calendar
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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