Great news, everyone!
It looks like the wikimedia list server defanged the links in your
email. In case that wasn't just me, the relevant links for the group and
the meetup on the 18th seem to be:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_England_Wikimedians
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/End_of_2013_Celebration_and_Meeting
On 12/30/2013 04:08 PM, Kevin Rutherford wrote:
Hello Fellow Wikimedians,
It is the pleasure of both Maia and I to announce that the New England
Wikimedians have been approved to become an official Wikimedia User
Group. Below is the official resolution stating this:
*
*Whereas: *
1. Recognizing Wikimedia User Groups is the responsibility of the
Affiliations Committee;
2. The application of New England Wikimedians has been reviewed
by the Affiliations Committee and was discussed on their Meta
Page;
3. The scope of the group can be found on Meta-Wiki;
4. It is the opinion of the Affiliations Committee that the group
meets the requirements for Wikimedia User Group status;
5. A user group may later be recognized as a chapter or a
thematic organization if it meets the additional requirements.
*Therefore be it*
resolved that New England Wikimedians is recognized as a
Wikimedia User Group for a one-year period ending 31 December
2014.
At the end of the recognition period, the group may apply for the
renewal of recognition.
**
*References
*
* New England Wikimedians (Talk Page)
* Wikimedia User Group requirements
*Votes
**Resolution passed with 8 votes in favour, 0 against, 0
abstentions.* -- 18:44, 30 December 2013 (UTC) *
**
Now that we have been approved, we can begin our next steps to
becoming an official chapter, which shall be discussed on the 18th.
More of that information can be found on this page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Step-by-step_chapter_creation_guide
Additionally, we would also like to invite everyone to come to the
meeting on the 18th, which will be held at 3, with a dinner following
somewhere in Cambridge. If anyone has any ideas about where they want
the chapter to go and what they want to do in the future, that is the
time to do it. If you cannot come, we will work hard on making sure
that people will be able to remotely access the meeting, as we would
like everyone to participate if they can.
Thank you to everyone who has made this possible, as we look forward
to a successful 2014, and the many opportunities that come with being
a User Group!
Your Signatories,
Maia Weinstock and Kevin Rutherford
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