[Wikimedia-l] Subject: IRC office hours to discuss FDC eligibility criteria and next steps

[John Vandenberg]

Hi Michael and everyone,

I added the IRC office hours on meta, and made the mistake.  Sorry
about this.  Thanks to the WMF for holding two office hours so
Australians can attend.

On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 6:27 PM, Michael Jahn <michael.jahn at wikimedia.de> wrote:
> Just about to put this information on WMDE's blog, but I'm confused about
> the timing:
>
> 16:00 UTC and 23.00 UTC are given as starting times in the below email
> (which is 9 PDT and 16 PDT). But on Meta it reads 9 _UTC_ and 16 _UTC_,
> respectively:
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_Office_Hours
>
> Clarification would be much appreciated!
>
> Best,
> Michael
>
>
> 2012/7/21 Garfield Byrd <gbyrd at wikimedia.org>
>
>> Dear Wikimedia Community,
>>
>> As you may have seen, last week the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
>> passed a resolution to establish the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC)
>> [1].
>> Full details about the planned structure and processes of the FDC can be
>> found in the framework proposed to the Board [2]. This framework was
>> developed over the past few months with input from a variety of people
>> across the movement.
>>
>> We will be holding two sets of *IRC office hours* on *Wednesday 25 July*,
>> to answer any questions community members may have about the FDC process;
>> in particular the first step of establishing the eligibility to apply to
>> the FDC. Office hours will be held:
>>
>> · 16:00-17:00 UTC/09:00 PDT Wednesday, July 25th
>>
>> · 23:00-23:59 UTC/16:00 PDT Wednesday, July 25th
>>
>> On *Monday 23 July 2012*, the Foundation will publish a list of eligible
>> entities based on the eligibility criteria established in the framework
>> [3].
>> Please let me know if you believe there are any corrections to be made to
>> this list. Entities who are interested in applying for funds through the
>> FDC but are ineligible due to compliance issues should work with the
>> Foundation to develop a plan to correct compliance issues.
>>
>> Entities who are ineligible for other reasons - or who would prefer not to
>> go through the FDC process in this round -may seek funding through the
>> Wikimedia Foundation Grants Program.
>>
>> I will be sending out a more detailed email on Monday to inform you of this
>> list and next steps in the process. I look forward to speaking with you on
>> Wednesday.
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Garfield Byrd
>>
>> (WMF Chief of Finance and Administration)
>>
>>
>>
>> [1]
>>
>> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Funds_Dissemination_Committee_framework_and_initial_operation
>>
>> [2]
>>
>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Draft_FDC_Proposal_for_the_Board
>>
>> [3]
>>
>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Sample_letter_of_intent_and_eligibility_checklist
>>
>>
>> --
>> Garfield Byrd
>> Chief of Finance and Administration
>> Wikimedia Foundation
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>> 415.882.0495 (fax)
>> www.wikimediafoundation.org
>>
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