Hi guys!
I need advice here: check if your chapter membership is up to date? Deon From: Douglas Scott <[email protected]> Sent: Vrydag 16 September 2022 14:55 To: [email protected]; Douglas Scott <[email protected]>; Shupai Mchuchu <[email protected]> Subject: [Wikimedia-ZA-Board] Wikimedia South Africa Annual General Meeting: event pack & info Hello everyone, This email and the links within it form the AGM pack for Wikimedia South Africa's upcoming Annual General Meeting on Saturday 1 October 2022. This is also the first time I am emailing everyone on this list using my new Wikimedia ZA email address. AGM details The AGM will be happening online Date: Saturday, 1 October 2022. Time: 10:00 to 13:00 + 1 hour lunch intermission -> 14:00 return for board elections Attendance link: On your computer via Zoom at the link here: <https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82600536072?pwd=NVhvSmRQNnIwbWxQVjQ4eGEwQmx3dz09> https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82600536072?pwd=NVhvSmRQNnIwbWxQVjQ4eGEwQmx3dz09 Please remember to fill out the AGM attendance form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-3HBbosB5sDVOZQsC7ZNqZtAZdBu9z0fi9Byk3ptly-55VQ/viewform?usp=sf_link> . It is especially important to fill out this form if you will not be attending but would like to appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf. Please also remember to check if your chapter membership is up to date; only active chapter members are allowed to vote at the AGM. If you have any membership questions then please contact Shupai Mchuchu (WMZA), the chapter administrator, at <[email protected]>. Agenda At the chapter's most recent board meeting <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/Board_Meeting/6_September_2022> on 6 September 2022 the following agenda for the upcoming AGM was agreed to. 1. Approval of 2021 AGM minutes <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2021-AGM> 2. Five year plan <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2019_five_year_plan> (started in 2019) review 3. What have we achieved for 2021/22 (projects) - see activity report <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WM_ZA/Annual_Report_2021-22> 4. Planned for 2022/23 as outlined in the 2022/23 WMF grant 5. Speak about how to better engage and include the Wiki community in chapter activities 6. WM 2030 movement strategy <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy> and how to better get involved. 7. Suggested projects & volunteers for the 2023/24 FY - we always need more volunteers 8. Vote for the new board Important links/material * Activity and financial report for 2021/22 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WM_ZA/Annual_Report_2021-22> - submitted to the Wikimedia Foundation * AGM attendance and proxy nomination form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-3HBbosB5sDVOZQsC7ZNqZtAZdBu9z0fi9Byk3ptly-55VQ/viewform?usp=sf_link> Other events I also want to remind everyone of two upcoming events other than the AGM. The first is this year's Wiki Indaba <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2022> that will be happening on 4 - 6 November 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda. If you would like to give a presentation/host a discussion at WikiInaba you can apply here <https://pretalx.com/wiki-indaba-conference-2022/> . A limited number of scholarships to attend Wiki Inaba are available and can be applied for at the link here <https://tinyurl.com/yfvepbr8> . The second is a reminder that the Wiki community digital meetup for this month <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/South_Africa/South_Africa_22> will be happening on Saturday the 24th September 2022 (10:00 to 12:00) on discord. Topics I would love to discuss with everyone attending would be when we should start hosting face-to-face meetups again, the global Wiki Movement Strategy <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy> , as well as any preliminary discussions people want to have about the upcoming AGM. Best regards, Douglas Scott Director Wikimedia South Africa Website: wikimedia.org.za <http://wikimedia.org.za> Phone: (+27) 079 515 8727 A non-profit membership organisation Discord <https://discord.gg/HwBwHWWurr> | Zulip <https://wikimediaza.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/147876-Main-Chat> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaZA> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimedia_za/> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/NFvOQOw-9NuHz5hf375w0S4t9aNeerCj8Xi1Noeg7p_oYc8yjBUFYFkigBwxT0VkHbAIQdViTNTXOkKwWNZmhfY9CZ2okU25Oln9bp_M3pOv62CX6LeR8PUPJaQVUTPgvAhcCTOq> _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to %(real_name)s-unsubscribe@%(host_name)s
