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 August 2007, all directors will, by law, stand down though they may stand for re-election if they wish to do so. 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 Secretary (& Director) - James Forrester
Membership - Andrew Walker
Press - David Gerard

Website

The website for the chapter is located at www.wikimedia.org.uk

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

http://wikipedia.co.uk - owned by Bomis, redirect to the English Wikipedia
http://wikipedia.org.uk - owned by Chris Brooking, redirect to the English Wikipedia
http://wikimedia.co.uk - owned by James F.
http://wikimedia.org.uk - owned by James F.

Mailing list

WikimediaUK-l

Note this is for discussion of the Wikimedia in the UK - for general discussion of the English language Wikipedia, see Wikien-l.

Wikimedia UK v1.0

Objects

Board of Directors

Website

Miscellany

Name

Domains

Mailing list

People interested in supporting a local chapter

Meetings

Next meeting (post-incorporation)

Past meetings (pre-incorporation)

See also