Wikimedia UK v1.0

Wikimedia UK will, once formal agreement to use the name has been granted by the Wikimedia Foundation, be an operating name of Wiki Educational Resources Limited, a company limited by guarantee, which will act as a local Wikimedia chapter. You can 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 nominees to be the first Directors were selected. They officially became Directors on the founding of Wiki Educational Resources Limited ("WER") on 14 February 2006. This Board will seek to get WER registered as a charity. At the first Annual General Meeting, which must be held before 14 May 2007, 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
Company Secretary¹ - Gordon Joly (not a Director or Member)
Membership - Andrew Walker
Press - David Gerard
Director without portfolio - James Forrester

Note:¹In order to expedite the registration process, James Forrester is the initial Company Secretary, but it is intended that he will step down and be replaced by Gordon Joly at the first meeting of directors.

Miscellany

Name

Legally we are not called Wikimedia UK, but will use this as our operating name. We therefore needed a legal name and Wiki Educational Resources Limited was chosen - see /Company name for background.

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

WikimediaUK-l

People interested in supporting 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 (post-incorporation)

Next meeting: To be arranged.