Ah, ok this is a recent thing then. Dan Rosenthal
On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 10:49 PM, CasteloBranco < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
