Affiliations Committee/Resolutions/Recognition of Wikimedia User Group of Aotearoa New Zealand

Whereas:
  1. Recognizing Wikimedia User Groups is the responsibility of the Affiliations Committee;
  2. Wikimedia User Group of Aotearoa New Zealand has submitted an application for recognition, which has been reviewed by the Affiliations Committee;
  3. The scope of the group, which can be found on their meta page, is "to represent the Wikimedia Foundation’s mission in New Zealand: to empower and engage people to collect and develop educational content under a free license, so it can be shared and reused freely for any purpose"; and
Application Review
With regard to Wikimedia User Group of Aotearoa New Zealand's application for user group status and criteria:
  • At least 3 active Wikimedia editors: CRITERION MET
  • Focus advances Wikimedia: CRITERION MET
  • Mission aligned with Wikimedia Foundation: CRITERION MET
  • Compliance with naming guidelines and trademark policy: CRITERION MET
  • Information about group published on a Wikimedia wiki: CRITERION MET
  • Plans for activities or efforts to advance Wikimedia projects: CRITERION MET
  • Allows new members: CRITERION MET
  • Two designated contacts for Wikimedia Foundation: CRITERION MET
It is the opinion of the Affiliations Committee that the group meets the requirements for Wikimedia User Group status.
Therefore be it resolved that Wikimedia User Group of Aotearoa New Zealand is recognized as a Wikimedia User Group for a one-year, renewable period, effective on 17 December 2019.

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Liaison's Signature edit

Per the Wikimedia user group approval process, this application has been approved on 17 December 2019 on behalf of the Affiliations Committee:

  1. DNdubane (WMF) (talk) 18:59, 20 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]