Yes, Dan It was announced in WMF July Report [1] (last point in the "Brazil Catalyst" section).
[1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Report,_July_2011#Brazil_Catalyst Castelo [[:m:User:Castelobranco]] Wikimedia Brasil Em 27/08/2011 16:20, Dan Rosenthal escreveu: > Uh did I miss something? > > 2. Wikimedia Foundation will set up an office in Brazil in order to > stimulate the development of projects to increase the penetration of > Wikipedia in Brazil. This process was already launched with the > search for locations, hiring lawyers and the search for a > professional to manage it. > > Was this announced some place? > > Dan Rosenthal > > > On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 10:11 PM, CasteloBranco< > [email protected]> wrote: > >> For your information >> >> The Brazilian community is offering WMF a letter of agreement, which was >> collaboratively written. >> After the Brazilian participants shared their experience on what >> happened in Haifa, the whole community had one week to discuss and edit >> the content, which is now available on Meta.[1] >> >> Castelo >> [[:m:User:Castelobranco]] >> Wikimedia Brasil >> >> [1] >> >> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proposed_letter_of_agreement_between_Wikimedia_Foundation_and_Brazilian_volunteers >> >> >> Proposed letter of agreement between Wikimedia Foundation and >> Brazilian volunteers >> >> On August 5, 2011, during Wikimania 2011 >> <http://br.wikimedia.org/wiki/Brasil_no_Wikimania/2011>, on Haifa, >> Israel, a meeting between Wikimedia Brasil and Wikimedia Foundation was >> held. The meeting, which was also attended by representatives of >> Wikimedia Portugal and Wikimedia Argentina, provided a discussion about >> the ongoing Wikimedia Projects in Brazil and the interaction between the >> future WMF office in the country and the local chapter. >> >> >> The understanding of Brazilian members along the meeting was that: >> >> 1. Brazil is a strategic priority for Wikimedia Foundation. >> 2. Wikimedia Foundation will set up an office in Brazil in order to >> stimulate the development of projects to increase the penetration of >> Wikipedia in Brazil. This process was already launched with the >> search for locations, hiring lawyers and the search for a >> professional to manage it. >> 3. Wikimedia Foundation understands that the Brazilian community and, >> thus, the chapter under formation still doesn't have the capacity to >> be completely self-managed. >> 4. Wikimedia Foundation aims to develop the existing programs in >> Brazil, like "Campus Ambassadors", though it still doesn't have a >> specific development program for Brazil. >> 5. Wikimedia Foundation wants to conduct researches about the lusophone >> community. >> 6. Wikimedia Foundation already has liaisons with Brazilian >> organizations, like /"Positivo"/. >> 7. The members of the Brazilian community want to colaborate with >> Wikimedia Foundation. >> 8. The members of the legal chapter under formation are afraid of >> losing the legitimacy of the local community among society after the >> establishment of the WMF office. Wikimedia Brasil has apprehension >> of not having control over what was raised locally, and of the loss >> of sources of revenue due to internal competition. >> >> >> Based on this understanding, participant members of the Brazilian >> community decided to: >> >> 1. Support the creation of Wikimedia Foundation office in Brazil which, >> as explained at the meeting, will have the goal of fostering the >> realization of partnerships and events with the community and the >> external audiences, provisionally and until the local chapter have >> enough structure to develop such activities directly. >> 2. Suggest that the office maintains goals to work for the development >> of the local community and not only fundraising or the realization >> of business agreements. >> 3. Recommend to Wikimedia Foundation that its activites in Brazil are >> achieved with maximum transparency and envolvement of Wikimedia >> Brasil, allowing the local volunteers to participate at the various >> stages of ongoing projects and also in those that will be launched >> at the country. >> 4. Recommend to Wikimedia Foundation that its goals and existing plans >> to Brazil are shared with Wikimedia Brasil. >> 5. Recommend to Wikimedia Foundation to orientate its projects, >> partnerships and possible proposals of interested sponsors to the >> local chapter, giving some opportunity to Wikimedia Brasil. >> 6. Propose the creation of a tatical planning for Brazil, based on >> Wikimedia's strategic planning, with the participation of WMF office >> and Wikimedia Brasil for the construction of a development program >> to Brazil. >> 7. Propose to Wikimedia Foundation to make room available in its WMF >> office directorship, provided by statue, for a chosen Wikimedia >> Brasil representative, consequently, chosen by the local community. >> Or, that the Wikimedia Foundation enjoy the legal chapter structure >> of Wikimedia Brasil to seek its goals; We want to offer the position >> of one director on our legal chapter, provided by statue, to >> Wikimedia Foundation. >> 8. Assist the establishment of the office with the volunteer >> participation of Wikimedia Brasil in activities of organization and >> achievement of knowledge inherent to local peculiarities, such as: >> contracting services, choice of location and understanding of the >> legislation. >> 9. Assist in the construction of a portfolio of activities and in the >> resources search to achieve the same. >> 10. Suggest to Wikimedia Foundation to stimulate the existing activites >> of Wikimedia Brasil and possibly the model of /"Mutirões"/. >> >> >> Wikimedia Brasil >> _______________________________________________ >> foundation-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
