Wiki Society of the Philippines/Projects/Annual General Meeting 2012

Wikimedia Philippines will be holding the Philippine WikiConference 2012 and its 3rd Annual General Meeting on May 26, 2012 at co.lab xchange located at 3F #3 Brixton St., Brgy. Kapitolyo, Pasig City 1603 (see map).

Pasig, May 26, 2012


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Philippine WikiConference 2012
Plenary Area
Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
8:30-9:00
Breakfast / Onsite Registration
9:00-9:15
Opening of Philippine WikiConference 2012
Roel Balingit, WMPH Trustee
9:15-9:45
Wikipedia Historiography and the Wikimedia Movement
Meredith Talusan, Wikimedia fellow
9:45-10:15
Wikipedia in the Philippines
Josh Lim, WMPH Trustee/Tagalog & English Wikipedia Administrator
10:15-10:30
Break
10:30-11:30
Chapter Projects
  • GLAM Emman Ramirez, Project Manager
  • Philippine Wikipedias Expansion Project
  • other projects
Challenges of Local Wikipedias
Eric Calica, Tagalog Wikipedia Administrator
Improving Philippine Content
Butch Bustria, Wikipedia Editor/ WMPH Trustee
Workshop: How to contribute to Wikipedia
Jojit Ballesteros, WMPH President
  • Basic editing
  • Pillars of Wikipedia, What not to write
  • 11:30-12:30
    Wikipedia in Campuses
    Roel Balingit
    Building Regional Wikimedia Communities
    Irvin Sto. Tomas, Bikol Wikipedia Adminstrator
    Editor Retention
    Meredith Talusan, Wikimedia fellow
    12:30-1:30
    Lunch
    1:30-2:30
    Beyond Wikipedia: Contributing to Other Wikimedia Projects
    Lee Bautista, WMPH Trustee
    Project Planning
    Emman Ramirez

    Project planning and strategies for Wikimedia Communities
    Pre-Annual General Meeting Sessions
    Membership Orientation
    Jenna delos Reyes
    Proposed Expense Policy / Revised Bylaws Open Discussion
    Roel Balingit
    2:30-3:15
    Debriefing / Feedback / Closing of WikiConference 2012
    Roel Balingit, WMPH Trustee
    3:15-3:30
    Break / Onsite Registration for attendees of Annual General Meeting only
    Annual General Meeting Proper
    3:30-4:00
    4:00-4:10
    4:10-4:20
    4:20-4:35
    • Presentation of Revised Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation (Roel Balingit, WMPH Trustee)
    4:35-4:45
    4:45-4:50
    • Adoption of Expense Policy
    4:50-5:00
    • Call for Candidates/Presentation of Board/Auditor Candidates
    5:00-5:15
    Recess / Familiarization with Candidates
    5:15-5:30
    • Election of Board Members/Announcement
    5:30-6:00
    • Presentation/Open Forum about Strategic Plan (2012-2017)
    6:00
    7:00
    Socials/Dinner (Venue: TBD)