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/>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You are receiving this email at the account
dndubane(a)wikimedia.org
>>>>>>> because you are subscribed for updated invitations on
calendar
>>>>>>> dndubane(a)wikimedia.org.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> To stop receiving these emails, please log in to
>>>>>>>
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ and change your
notification
>>>>>>> settings for this calendar.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Forwarding this invitation could allow any recipient to send
a
>>>>>>> response to the organizer and be added to the guest list, or
invite others
>>>>>>> regardless of their own invitation status, or to modify your
RSVP. Learn
>>>>>>> More
<https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37135#forwarding>.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>