Thanks for preparing this minutes, Bobby.
Regards
Isaac
On Sun, 27 Mar 2022, 19:41 Bobby Shabangu, bobbyshabangu@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
- *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@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@gmail.com wrote:
Noted with thanks, Bobby.
Isaac
On Fri, 25 Mar 2022, 21:45 Bobby Shabangu, bobbyshabangu@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@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@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@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@wikimedia.org > > *Who* > • > bobbyshabangu@gmail.com - organizer > • > dndubane@wikimedia.org > • > reachout2isaac@gmail.com > • > zaynebtakouti@gmail.com > • > gfodouop@gmail.com > • > kateregga1@gmail.com > • > mlouhisami@gmail.com > • > rberchie@gmail.com > • > wiscom@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@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@wikimedia.org > because you are subscribed for updated invitations on calendar > dndubane@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. >