Wikimedia UK v1.0
A local Wikimedia chapter is proposed to cover Wikimedians living in the UK. Comment on the draft Memorandum of Association or draft Articles of Association. Or contribute ideas to its possible projects.
Objects
- to enable, assist, promote and promulgate wider participation in the creation, dissemination and expansion of information and educational resources covering the world's knowledge and languages to all persons, everywhere;
- to further the development of electronic, printed, and other resources required to support such participation;
- to produce, publish and develop, or cause to be produced, published and developed, information resources, whether in printed, electronic, or other forms;
- to make use of or encourage the use of information resources for the advancement of education;
- to encourage the adoption of practices and policies to widen education, participation and dissemination of information worldwide; and
- to undertake and carry on any other business which may seem to the Company capable of being conveniently carried on in connection with any of the above specified objects, or calculated directly or indirectly to enhance the value of or render profitable any of the Company's property or rights.
Board of directors
At the meeting in London on 15 January 2006, the first Directors were elected. This Board will seek to get Wikimedia UK set up as a registered charity and admit more members before holding the first Annual General Meeting. At the first Annual General Meeting all directors by law must stand down (though they may stand for re-election if they wish). If you wish to be involved in helping us get registered charity status, please let us know - there's plenty to be done and you don't need to be a director or member to help!
- Chair - Alison Wheeler
- Treasurer - Jon Garrett
- Membership Officer - Andrew Walker
- Press Officer - David Gerard
- Director without portfolio1 - James Forrester
- Company Secretary2 - Gordon Joly
Notes:
1This means James gets lumbered with everything that doesn't fall within the remit of the other five roles:)
2Although the law does not require the Company Secretary to be a Director, the intention is that Gordon will be a full member of the Board of Directors.
Miscellany
Name
Legally we don't want to be called Wikimedia UK, but will use this as our operating name. We therefore need a legal name - see /Company name for background and suggestions.
Domains
- wikipedia.co.uk - owned by Bomis, redirect to the English Wikipedia
- wikipedia.org.uk - owned by Chris Brooking, redirect to the English Wikipedia
- wikimedia.co.uk - owned by James F., currently (a somewhat basic) Wikipedia portal
- wikimedia.org.uk - owned by James F., currently (a somewhat basic) Wikipedia portal
Mailing list
People interested in helping to create a local chapter
- Angela
- Constafrequent
- Imran
- sannse
- James F.
- nsh
- Nicholas Shanks
- Charles Matthews
- Kwekubo
- David Gerard
- cfp
- VampWillow
- Scott Keir
- Oldak Quill
- Stewart Adcock
- Paul Y
- LoopZilla
- Dan100
- Theo Clarke
- Dazzles
- Francstwothousand
- The wub
- MrWeeble
- ClareWhite
- Cormaggio
- Matthew Platts
- Craigy144
- Ce garcon
- Secretlondon
- Rich Farmbrough
- notafish - Delphine. of course :-)
- Thryduulf
- Andreww
- Buffyg
- y_control
- Sam Korn
- jguk
- ALoan
- The Land
- Nile_hef
- Harry Wood
- Shimgray
- Arwel Parry
- JFW
- Greg Robson
- en:User:Steve block
- Justin Cormack
- User:Mistress Selina Kyle(en:User:Mistress Selina Kyle) - I will do whatever I can however I don't know what this would be at the moment.. (I came up with the idea of a registered charity myself (here) and was pointed over here ;)
- Marcika
- FrancisTyers
- frelke
- Chris Q
- Emoscopes
- Talrias
Meetings
Next meeting
Next meeting: James's house! (This is for initial directors only. My guess is that we will admit as members those who have been active so far in helping set up the company, if they wish to be members, at our first meeting - though I'll have to check that with others, Jguk 19:00, 31 January 2006 (UTC))
These are proposed dates for a face to face meeting; however, it is unclear if this is necessary.
- 4th February 2006
- 5th February 2006
Past meetings
- 9th October 2005: London
- 16th October 2005: IRC
- 13th November 2005: IRC
- 27th November 2005: London
- 15th January 2006: London
- 29th January 2006: IRC