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| style="padding:1em; border: 1px solid #C9C9C9;" |'''Wikimedia<sup>[[#Trademark|®]]</sup> Australia''' is an approved [[Local Wikimedia chapter|chapter]] of the [http://wikimediafoundation.org Wikimedia Foundation]. The pages linked below are for planning and discussing the steps needed to formally create this chapter for [[Wikimedian]]s living in [[w:Australia|Australia]]. |
| style="padding:1em; border: 1px solid #C9C9C9;" |'''Wikimedia<sup>[[#Trademark|®]]</sup> Australia''' is an approved [[Local Wikimedia chapter|chapter]] of the [http://wikimediafoundation.org Wikimedia Foundation]. The pages linked below are for planning and discussing the steps needed to formally create this chapter for [[Wikimedian]]s living in [[w:Australia|Australia]]. |
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PLANNED EVENTS (see [[Wikimedia Australia/Establishment timeline|timeline]]: |
PLANNED EVENTS (see [[Wikimedia Australia/Establishment timeline|timeline]]): |
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# Draft rules - January 2007. |
# Draft rules - January 2007. |
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# Approve rules at meetings on January 25 and February 7. See [[Wikimedia Australia/Meeting 8|Meeting 8 page]] and [[Wikimedia Australia/Meeting 9|Meeting 9 page]]. |
# Approve rules at meetings on January 25 and February 7. See [[Wikimedia Australia/Meeting 8|Meeting 8 page]] and [[Wikimedia Australia/Meeting 9|Meeting 9 page]]. |
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Revision as of 15:30, 15 April 2008
| Wikimedia® Australia is an approved chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation. The pages linked below are for planning and discussing the steps needed to formally create this chapter for Wikimedians living in Australia.
PLANNED EVENTS (see timeline):
Our proposed rules have been approved by the Chapters Committee and the Board (#4). We must now begin the Victorian incorporation process. (See process description)
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Latest news:
General information:
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Current proposals, actions and meetings regarding establishing Wikimedia Australia Inc.
- The present proposal is to incorporate in the State of Victoria.
- The first step is to approve a set of rules that will be satisfactory to the registrar in Victoria.
- The next step is to ask the Wikimedia Foundation to approve the establishment of an Australian chapter with those rules.
- Once the Foundation approve, we can seek incorporation, with the rules approved by us and the Foundation.
We are now commencing step 4. Draft rules for incorporation in Victoria, based on the model rules and making specific changes as required, have now been approved by ChapCom and the Foundation.
April 13 and April 20 are proposed dates to have the meeting required to formally approve the rules and statement of purposes, select a Public Officer, and agree to incorporate.
Finalising of Draft rules
These were discussed at IRC meetings on January 25 and February 7, 2008. See Log and Summary of the last meeting.
Some usefull links about incorporation in Victoria, and other matters that we may have to address in future, are:
- Rules of an incorporated association, and download of model rules, for incorporation in Victoria
- The Incorporation Act
- Frequently asked questions
- Top 10 FAQs
- Registrable Australian Bodies
- Australian Taxation Office Non-profit Guide
People interested in helping to create a local chapter
Read the summary or full log. Please add your name below if you would like to help out or take part. Those who are members will become founding members once the Chapter is incorporated.
Meetings
- Meeting 1 — February 19, 2006
- Agenda | Log | Summary
- Evening meeting log
- Meeting 2 — April 24, 2006
- Agenda | Log | Summary
- Meeting 3 — June 10, 2006
- Agenda | Log | Summary
- Meeting 4 — July 16, 2006
- Agenda | Log | Summary
- Meeting 5 — December 2, 2006
- Agenda | Log | Summary
- Meeting 6 — May 6, 2007
- Agenda | Log | Summary
- Meeting 7 — January 6, 2008
- Agenda | Log | Summary
- Meeting 8 — January 25, 2008
- Agenda | Log | Summary
- Meeting 9 — February 7, 2008
- Agenda | Log | Summary
Roles an Australian Chapter could play
- Promotion: Promotion of Wikimedia projects and Free content in general. To encourage the use of Wikimedia resources in education (at primary, secondary and tertiary levels). To provide a first point of contact for media people seeking comment from Australian contributors to Wikimedia projects.
- Recruitment: To recruit non-technically minded people to contribute to Wikimedia projects. This may involve some education on the use of Mediawiki software.
- Social: Organisation of conventions
- Research: With a local chapter, research should be easier. The chapter can work together to gather information on a range of topics not currently covered.
- Wikinews Accreditation: A local chapter could possibly oversee Wikinews accreditation in Australia... ? I have no idea what issues are involed here, just throwing it up as something to think about. - Borofkin 03:39, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, absolutely!! pfctdayelise 15:21, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
- Partnerships: with companies in Australia wanting to work with Wikimedia content in some way. For example, Directmedia worked with the German chapter to produce the German DVD/Book release.
- Possible Projects: Contribution of Australian history and culture to Wikimedia projects.
- Hosting Wikimania 2008, see the bid development page
See also
- Wikimedia Australia/Archive Archive of material from this page that is no longer current.
- Wikimedia Australia/Future meeting items For things that haven't been put in an agenda yet
External links
- ATO: Non-Profit Organisations
- http://www.philanthropy.org.au/
- Managing legal, tax and compliance issues comprehensive list of fact-sheets for each state on inforporation and fundraising, + others - website has tons of info on committees/boards as well as fundraising and other topics