Hi Maria,
Thanks for this update.
I hope that you can answer a question. I may be mistaken, but my impression is that the purposes that are outlined for Wikimedia Space are within the intended scopes of the Meta and Outreach wikis, as well as Wikimedia-l. I think that the community would be willing to consider design improvements and additional features for Meta and Outreach, such as calendar and map tools that are easy to use. Design improvements and additional features might also be welcome by third parties who use MediaWiki software and could eventually have the option to implement the changes on their own sites. Can you explain the decision to launch a new site instead of proposing design improvements and additional features for Meta and Outreach?
Thank you,