Wikimedia South Africa/Operational Meeting 17 September 2024

Previous Minutes (Approved):

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/Operational_Meeting_03_September_2024

Attendees

• Herschal Jackson (HJ)
• Douglas Ian Scott (DIS)
• Deon Steyn (DS)
• Twin Mosai (TM)
• Matete Payec (MP)
• Ingrid Thomson (IT)
• Jeremiah Pietersen (JP)
• Michael Graaf (MG)

Apologies

• Bobby Shabangu (BS)
• Khethiwe Marais (KM)

Agenda

1. Approval of last operations meeting minutes (HJ) 5minutes
2. WikiIndaba 2024 Update - (HJ) - 10 minutes
3. NYDA Update (HJ) - 5 minutes
4. Volunteers for WikiIndaba - 5 minutes
5. WikiLovesMonuments - (HJ/ML) - 5 minutes
6. 20 Years of Sesotho Drive Project - (HJ/TM) - 5 Minutes
7. Afrikaans Wikipedia Intern Discussion (DS) - 10 Minutes
8. General - 5 minutes

Summary

1. Previous operations meeting minutes from the 03 September 2024 were discussed and approved.
2. Herschal provided overview on Current progress towards hosting WikiIndaba 2024
3. Update provided on Sourcing of SD Cards for NYDA Project as well as response received from NYDA Resources.
4. General update and apologies provided on incorrect meeting date for Discussion around WikiLovesMonuments.
5. Twin provided an update on planned activities in October for The Sesotho Drive Project.
6. Potential language champion for Sesotho isolated - Twin Mosai
7. Two new projects discussed - WikiLovesMonuments and Sesotho Drive Project.

Detailed Minutes can be located in the Chapter Work Folder.