Yes, please leave with a staff member rather than a volunteer if you can. Yes, but bear in mind that the stall may be manned by a volunteer who may not know anything about membership issues. Suggest you fill in one of the application forms on the stall and leave it with the £5 fee, preferably with one of the staff members who should be at least nearby most of the time.
Michael WMUK Chair On 8 Aug 2014, at 10:12, Lodewijk <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks for this. Is it possible to pay in person, for example at the stall? Best, lodewijk On Aug 8, 2014 9:26 AM, "mccapra alastair" <[email protected]> wrote: > VOTING AT THE AGM > > > Yesterday a number of concerns were raised about expired membership and > voting at the AGM. Evidently this year a number of people’s memberships > have expired without their realising. We adopted a new procedure this year > on AGM voting in response to concerns about security, and sent out voting > forms in the post. It was obviously not clear to everyone that they needed > the form posted to them in order to vote. > > > After Wikimania I’ll start a discussion on the wiki about whether we > should continue to post voting forms in future years – unless anyone else > wants to start it sooner. As far as voting at this year’s AGM is concerned > the Board has asked me to say the following: > > 1. 1. If you are a member and for any reason have not > received/forgotten to bring your voting paper, you can ask for a new voting > paper shortly before the AGM. Papers will be available for any member who > needs them. There will be a check to confirm that your membership is > current. > > 2. 2. As in previous years, it will be possible for applications for > membership to be considered in advance of the AGM, and for the Board to > have oversight when it holds a meeting just before the AGM. If you have > come to Wikimania believing that you are a member and just discovered that > you aren’t any more, and you want to rejoin and vote: you can apply to > rejoin up to noon tomorrow using the online form at > https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=4 > > If you are readmitted you will be given voting papers and may vote. > > Apologies for any difficulty caused this year. I hope this answers the > concerns raised. > > > Thanks > > > Alastair McCapra > WMUK Secretary > > > > > > > > > > > On 7 August 2014 14:05, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Send Wikimediauk-l mailing list submissions to >> [email protected] >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [email protected] >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [email protected] >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Wikimediauk-l digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Editathon 2pm 12th August (WereSpielChequers) >> 2. Re: AGM (Richard Symonds) >> 3. Re: AGM (Andy Mabbett) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 13:31:18 +0100 >> From: WereSpielChequers <[email protected]> >> To: Wikimania general list <[email protected]>, Wiki UK >> list <[email protected]> >> Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] Editathon 2pm 12th August >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Dear all, >> >> You are invited to an Editathon at the Zoological Society of London on >> Tuesday afternoon next week. >> >> >> https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/ZSL_London_Zoo_Library_editathon_12_August_2014 >> >> regards >> >> Jonathan Cardy >> >> Wikimedia UK >> > >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediauk-l/attachments/20140807/c5f8ccdd/attachment-0001.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 13:41:30 +0100 >> From: Richard Symonds <[email protected]> >> To: Wikimedia UK mailing list <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM >> Message-ID: >> <CACHSVDynUOTEt4UqETdUBk=Xktde= >> [email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> We're discussing solutions at the moment all. Will keep you all up to >> date. >> On 7 Aug 2014 12:51, "Chris McKenna" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > A notice about your membership status has been automatically included at >> > the bottom of every newsletter sent out by WMUK in the past 12 months at >> > least. >> > For example the last one I have saved said: "Date of end of membership >> > term: 2015-10-02 | Your Membership Status: Current" (I will check that >> as I >> > think it should say 2014) >> > >> > Jon has already indicated that moving forwards specific emails about >> > membership expiry will be sent as soon as the technology allows. >> > >> > [please note this message is sent in a person capacity, but my personal >> > email account is down currently] >> > >> > >> > On 7 August 2014 12:26, Lodewijk <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> I must say that it is odd that if there is realization that a whole >> bunch >> >> of memberships is about to lapse, nobody sends (even manually) a bunch >> of >> >> reminders out... >> >> >> >> >> >> 2014-08-07 12:10 GMT+01:00 Jon Davies <[email protected]>: >> >> >> >>> The old system of an alert at the bottom of the monthly newsletter >> was *not >> >>> fit for purpose.* >> >>> >> >>> We will now have a much better system with our new database that w >> will >> >>> send proper direct email reminders. >> >>> >> >>> Jon. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On 7 August 2014 12:07, Andrew West <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> On 7 August 2014 11:57, Lodewijk <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>>> > Confusion solved, it seems WMUK lapsed my membership without >> >>>> notification. >> >>>> > So I didn't receive notices as I'm apparently no longer a member. >> >>>> >> >>>> That's exactly what happened to me. I would have renewed my WMUK >> >>>> membership if I had been reminded, but I wasn't and so I am not >> >>>> eligible to vote this time. >> >>>> >> >>>> Andrew >> >>>> >> >>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> >>>> [email protected] >> >>>> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> >>>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 >> 169 >> >>> tweet @jonatreesdavies >> >>> >> >>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England >> and >> >>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. >> Registered >> >>> Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London >> EC2A 4LT. >> >>> United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia >> >>> movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation >> (who >> >>> operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). >> >>> Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. >> >>> >> >>> Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> >>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Chris McKenna >> > Wikimania 2014 Support >> > Wikimedia UK >> > [email protected] >> > >> > tel: +44 (0) 20 7065 0990 >> > >> > Wikimedia UK is a Charitable Company registered in England and Wales. >> > Registered Company No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. >> > Registered Office: 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, >> > London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. >> > >> > Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The >> > Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate >> > Wikipedia, amongst other projects). >> > Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control >> > over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimedia UK mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> > >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediauk-l/attachments/20140807/1e3644ab/attachment-0001.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 14:05:34 +0100 >> From: Andy Mabbett <[email protected]> >> To: UK Wikimedia mailing list <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM >> Message-ID: >> < >> cabixoenreyupgxzb1y0ybpicohwoxv-0ty1zfm7xtzgrh28...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> ...In a filing cabinet on a disused toilet in the basement, behind a sign >> saying "beware of the leopard" >> On Aug 7, 2014 12:51 PM, "Chris McKenna" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > A notice about your membership status has been automatically included at >> > the bottom of every newsletter sent out by WMUK in the past 12 months at >> > least. >> > For example the last one I have saved said: "Date of end of membership >> > term: 2015-10-02 | Your Membership Status: Current" (I will check that >> as I >> > think it should say 2014) >> > >> > Jon has already indicated that moving forwards specific emails about >> > membership expiry will be sent as soon as the technology allows. >> > >> > [please note this message is sent in a person capacity, but my personal >> > email account is down currently] >> > >> > >> > On 7 August 2014 12:26, Lodewijk <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> I must say that it is odd that if there is realization that a whole >> bunch >> >> of memberships is about to lapse, nobody sends (even manually) a bunch >> of >> >> reminders out... >> >> >> >> >> >> 2014-08-07 12:10 GMT+01:00 Jon Davies <[email protected]>: >> >> >> >>> The old system of an alert at the bottom of the monthly newsletter >> was *not >> >>> fit for purpose.* >> >>> >> >>> We will now have a much better system with our new database that w >> will >> >>> send proper direct email reminders. >> >>> >> >>> Jon. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On 7 August 2014 12:07, Andrew West <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> On 7 August 2014 11:57, Lodewijk <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>>> > Confusion solved, it seems WMUK lapsed my membership without >> >>>> notification. >> >>>> > So I didn't receive notices as I'm apparently no longer a member. >> >>>> >> >>>> That's exactly what happened to me. I would have renewed my WMUK >> >>>> membership if I had been reminded, but I wasn't and so I am not >> >>>> eligible to vote this time. >> >>>> >> >>>> Andrew >> >>>> >> >>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> >>>> [email protected] >> >>>> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> >>>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 >> 169 >> >>> tweet @jonatreesdavies >> >>> >> >>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England >> and >> >>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. >> Registered >> >>> Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London >> EC2A 4LT. >> >>> United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia >> >>> movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation >> (who >> >>> operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). >> >>> Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. >> >>> >> >>> Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> >>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Chris McKenna >> > Wikimania 2014 Support >> > Wikimedia UK >> > [email protected] >> > >> > tel: +44 (0) 20 7065 0990 >> > >> > Wikimedia UK is a Charitable Company registered in England and Wales. >> > Registered Company No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. >> > Registered Office: 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, >> > London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. >> > >> > Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. 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