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== Board activities ==
== Board activities ==
MP to assemble. Will include recent meetings and decisions.
The Board met [[Agenda 11Jun11|in person on 11-12 July in Birmingham]]. The first day was spent on strategy discussions, and included the writing of a vision statement - "free knowledge for all" - and a mission statement. The second day was spent on formal business, particularly our charity status application, our plans for recruitment of full time staff, the upcoming fundraiser and reallocation of budget holders. Key decisions included the decision to proceed with hiring a 'chapter manager' and office manager, and to participate in the fundraiser this Autumn/Winter.
 
== Charity status ==
AT to assemble


== Education ==
== Education ==
MLP to assemble
Mike Peel spoke at the [http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/impact-conference-2011/ Impact of Social Sciences conference, hosted by the London School of Economics], talking about Wikipedia as an innovative approach to academic impact. A [http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/podcasts/ podcast recording of the talk is available].
 
== Finances ==
AT to assemble
 
We make fundraising reports publicly available each month via our [[Finances]] webpage. Here are summaries of each month thus far this year:
* January, £49,900 received from NN donors ([[:File:FundraisingReport2010-11Final.pdf|detailed report]])
* February, £XXX received from NN donors (URL to complete report to come)
* March, £XXX received from NN donors (URL to complete report to come)
* April, £XXX received from NN donors (URL to complete report to come)
* May, £XXX received from NN donors (URL to complete report to come)
* June, £XXX received from NN donors (URL to complete report to come)
 
Our accounts from incorporation until 31 January 2010 have been completed, and were approved by our members at our AGM in April (you can [[:File:Wikimedia UK accounts 31 January 2010.pdf|read them online]]). Our accounts for 1 February 2010 to 31 January 2011 are currently being audited; we expect to be able to have them completed by (end of June?).
 
In May 2011 we gave the Wikimedia Foundation a grant of £293,000 (GBP) towards their general operating costs.


== GLAM ==
== GLAM ==
Fæ to assemble. Should include:
[[File:British Library Editathon group.jpg|thumb|right|Attendees at the British Library editathon]]
* [[Editathon, British Library|British Library English and Drama behind-the-scenes]]
Several GLAM events happened this month, including:
 
* 4th, [[Editathon, British Library|British Library English and Drama behind-the-scenes]], which had around 20 attendees, saw the creation of 24 new Wikipedia articles and improvement of various other articles - full details are at [[Editathon, British Library#Output]].
== Hiring staff ==
* 22nd, [[National Railway Museum|National Railway Museum Wikimedia workshop]] - the agenda and participants of which are listed on
RB to assemble
* 24th, [[GLAMcamp London]] had a range of Wikimedian and museum representatives meeting to discuss approaches to taking UK Wikimedia-GLAM relations forward in new and innovative ways.


== Press coverage ==
== Press coverage ==
GG and MP to assemble


== Miscellaneous ==
== Miscellaneous ==
* 4 UK Wikimeets this month: [[:wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/Birmingham 3|Birmingham]] (Sun 12 June), [[:meta:Meetup/Wikipedia:Meetup/Edinburgh 2|Edinburgh]] (Mon 20 June), [[:wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/London 46|London]] (Sun 12 June) and [[:wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/Manchester 8|Manchester]] (Sat 25 June).
* There were 4 UK Wikimeets this month: [[:wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/Birmingham 3|Birmingham]] (Sun 12 June), [[:meta:Meetup/Wikipedia:Meetup/Edinburgh 2|Edinburgh]] (Mon 20 June), [[:wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/London 46|London]] (Sun 12 June) and [[:wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/Manchester 8|Manchester]] (Sat 25 June).
* UK [[Community IRC meetings]] were held on the 14th, ...
* A UK [[Community IRC meetings|Community IRC meeting]] was held on the 14th June.
* Steve Virgin spoke at the Mashable Social Media Day Bristol - info about which is on [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=122287527856952 facebook] and [http://mashable.com/2010/06/08/join-mashable-in-celebrating-social-media-day/ mashable].


== Upcoming activities in July ==
== Upcoming activities in July ==
* {{event inline|2011|07|01|[[Medical Research Council Workshop]]}}
* {{event inline|2011|07|01|[[Medical Research Council Workshop]]}}
* {{event inline|2011|07|04|[[Bristol Wiki Academy 2]]}}
* {{event inline|2011|07|05|[[User:Fæ|Fæ]] in BBC Radio Scotland interview for [http://liveweb.archive.org/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01294sz Culture Cafe]}}
* {{event inline|2011|07|06|6-8 July, Johnbod part of Wikilounge team for [http://www.communicatingthemuseum.com/2011/ "Communicating the Museum" conference], Dusseldorf}}
* {{event inline|2011|07|07|7-9 July, Martin Poulter attending the [[:outreach:Wikipedia in Higher Education Summit|Wikipedia in Higher Education Summit]]}}
* {{event inline|2011|07|09|[[Agenda 9Jul11|Executive board meeting]]}}
* {{event inline|2011|07|10|[[meta:Meetup/London/47|London meetup]]}}
* {{event inline|2011|07|10|[[meta:Meetup/London/47|London meetup]]}}
* {{event inline|2011|07|11|11-12 July, Wikipedia stand at the [http://www.cilip.org.uk/ CILIP] conference, Hatfield}}
* {{event inline|2011|07|16|[[V&A Wikilounge]]}}
* {{event inline|2011|07|21|Steve Virgin talking about 'What is your Wikipedia Business Strategy', Business West event at Cheltenham Racecourse & Gloucestershire Cricket Club}}
* {{event inline|2011|07|25|[[Agenda 25Jul11|Board meeting]]}}
* {{event inline|2011|07|26|Steve Virgin talking about 'What is your Wikipedia Business Strategy', Business West event at Cheltenham Racecourse & Gloucestershire Cricket Club}}


For events in August and onwards, please see [[Events]].
For events in August and onwards, please see [[Events]].


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Revision as of 22:23, 5 July 2011

Below is the Wikimedia UK monthly report for the period 1 to 30 June 2011. If you want to keep up with the chapter's activities as they happen, please subscribe to our blog, join our mailing list, and/or follow us on Twitter. If you have any queries, please leave a comment on the talk page.

Board activities

The Board met in person on 11-12 July in Birmingham. The first day was spent on strategy discussions, and included the writing of a vision statement - "free knowledge for all" - and a mission statement. The second day was spent on formal business, particularly our charity status application, our plans for recruitment of full time staff, the upcoming fundraiser and reallocation of budget holders. Key decisions included the decision to proceed with hiring a 'chapter manager' and office manager, and to participate in the fundraiser this Autumn/Winter.

Education

Mike Peel spoke at the Impact of Social Sciences conference, hosted by the London School of Economics, talking about Wikipedia as an innovative approach to academic impact. A podcast recording of the talk is available.

GLAM

Attendees at the British Library editathon

Several GLAM events happened this month, including:

Press coverage

Miscellaneous

Upcoming activities in July

For events in August and onwards, please see Events.


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