FYI
Dear fellow Wikimedians,
On 23 March, 36 Wikimedia CH members met for the 8th General Assembly at the Youth Hostel in Zurich, the same location where the next Wikimedia Hackathon is going to be held in May. The total membership has increased by 66% to 387 members at the end of 2013.
The annual activity report presented the major achievements of the year under the slogan „Closer to the Wikimedians, closer to the Wikimedia Projects“, emphasizing that community support has become the main priority for the Swiss chapter. It has seen an increase in staff from one to four employees plus a part-time IT contractor. This additional manpower has been helpful to carry on various successful projects in the GLAM and education areas, and to promote Wikipedia offline (for example Kiwix in jail). The Wiki Loves Monuments photo contest was another success story, with the unexpected first place of a Swiss railway picture in the international selection.
Several of the bylaws modifications proposed by the Board have been accepted, while others have been rejected by the members present.
There were 8 candidates for 6 open seats on the Board. The future composition of the Board after the election: Patrick Kenel, President (reelected) Frédéric Schütz, Vice President (reelected) Bagawathram Maheswaran, Treasurer (reelected) Gabriel Thullen (reelected) Mauro Cassina (reelected) Stéphane Coillet-Matillon (new)
Matina Hämmerli, who has been elected as a new member one year ago, was not reelected. We thank her for the time she spent to work with us on the Board. In accordance with the bylaws, the new Board will take over its one-year term 60 days after the GA.
Patrick Kenel
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