Wikimedia Canada/Meetings/2008-04-23

Organization Meeting of Wikimedia Canada

Eighth Formal Formation Meeting

Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Time: 20:00 EDT (00:00 UTC)
Venue: Teamspeak on sp.acorndata.ca, password: wkmedcan

By text only, #wikimedia-ca on freenode (the meeting will primarily be on Teamspeak though the IRC channel will be used for those who can hear the teamspeak and not speak in it)
Who should attend: The Steering Committee and anyone interested in helping form Wikimedia Canada.

Agenda

1. Revised chapter bylaws for submission to the Wikimedia Foundation Chapter's Committee. Jeff will present, committee will comment and revise.
2. Ideas for rounding up volunteer support.
3. Consideration of developing a board policy document to formalize established procedures.

Summary

• Decided Jeff will copy edit the bylaws and contact Alan when these changes are completed.
• The bylaws will be submitted to Chapcomm before the next meeting.
• Discussed difference between Board Governance and Corporate Management.
• Discussed the need for volunteers to co-ordinate chapter events.
• Defined the transitional section of the bylaws as seen on the bylaw page.
• Next meeting will be May 21, 2008 at 20:00 EST.

Participants' Sign-Up

Real name	Username	IRC/Teamspeak nickname	Location	Notes
Attending
Alan Walker (Chair)	Alan.ca	Alan	en:Hamilton, Ontario
Mitchell D. (Secretary)	Greeves	Mitchell	Winnipeg, MB	Was absent
Andrew Leung (Vice Chair)	OhanaUnited	OhanaUnited	Richmond Hill, ON
Jeff Nichols (Member at Large)	Arctic.gnome	Arctic.gnome	Toronto, ON
Possibly attending
Casey	Cbrown1023 talk	kibble	Pennsylvania, US
Geoff Plourde	Geo.plrd	Geoff_Plourde/G David	en:Northern California
Gerald A	Historybuff	HOTR	en:Toronto
Not attending, but interested
Tom W	Tompw (talk) (en)	NA	West Midlands, UK

Previous meeting: April 9, 2008

WMC Eighth Formal Formation Meeting April 23, 2008

Next meeting: May 21, 2008