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| Enews sent out including  the time, place, nature of business and their right to vote and indicating that this is the Annual General Meeting<br/>Notices appear on Website<br/>Call for nominations to vacancies and motions
| Enews sent out including  the time, place, nature of business and their right to vote and indicating that this is the Annual General Meeting<br/>Notices appear on Website<br/>Call for nominations to vacancies and motions
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| style="background-color:#FBEFF8" | If contested elections, who to recommend, how decided and how announced. Discussion of any potential trustees to approach needs to be quite early, to enable time to seduce anyone for whom that might be needed
| style="background-color:#FBEFF8" | If contested elections, who to recommend, how decided and how announced. Discussion of any potential trustees to approach needs to be quite early, to enable time to seduce anyone for whom that might be needed
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| Venue visited and requirements noted<br/>Welcome desk<br/>Electricity for laptops etc<br/>Which rooms for what?<br/>How to decorate rooms<br/>Signposting inside and outside venue<br/>Find volunteers for the day<br/>Count staff available for day
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| Finalise agenda and circulate to trustees and office<br/>Prepare any physical voting papers.
| Finalise agenda and circulate to trustees and office<br/>Prepare any physical voting papers.
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| style="background-color:#FBEFF8" | Last date for return of ballots
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| style="background-color:#FBEFF8" | To tellers@wikimedia.org.uk
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| style="background-color:#FBEFF8" | Print register of members<br/>Print badges for attendees<br/>Print name signs for top table<br/>Box up everything that needs to go<br/>Delegate roles to for the day<br/>Make sure laptops up and running.
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| style="background-color:#FBEFF8" | The greater of 10 or 10% of membership in person or by proxy. (Approx 35 estimate)
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:Note: dates in italics are not definitive


==Volunteers==
==Volunteers==

Revision as of 14:29, 26 November 2012

WikiConference 2013 will be held in Lincoln. This page is for use in planning the event.

Planning meeting

At the minute a conference call is being arranged for 3 December 2012 to discuss the to-do list

Todo list

  • Accommodation - need to figure out what is needed here.
  • Speakers??
Deadlines Item What By whom Notes Progress
12 month Minutes Type up and distribute for correction Office AGMs must be no more than 18 months of establishment and thereafter within 15 months
Minutes Distribute to trustees and file electronically Office
8 months Venue Ask for proposals for venue Office/Trustees
Date Make proposal for date
Article 3 – states must be within 15 months
Trustees
8 months Speakers for AGM Choose possibilities Trustees
6 months Venue/Date Agree Trustees
6 months New trustees Discussion of skills needed by trustees, identification of suitable candidates and approaches to them who of existing trustees due to stand down Trustees
6 months M and A Amendments of M and A need to be discussed Trustees and CE
Venue/Date Book venue Steve Virgin
Publicity All members to get warning On Wikis, Facebook, Twitter and enewsletters
Workshops Agree the workshops and arrange speakers etc. Office and trustees
4 months Organising meeting First meeting to organise details Board
Annual report Start its preparation. Decide whether it should be glossy etc. Board with office support
21st March Annual report Get quotes for glossy printing Office
22nd March Annual report text written Trustees, volunteers and staff
28th March Text to designer Jayne Martin-Kaye <jayne@jemkaye.com> May slip a little Office
10th April First proof received May slip a little Office
22nd April Final sign off and send to printers Can slip a little Office
22nd May Start distributing Can slip a little Office
6th April Catering Done Steve Virgin handing over office
6th April First Formal Notice
AGM/EGM
Enews sent out including the time, place, nature of business and their right to vote and indicating that this is the Annual General Meeting
Notices appear on Website
Call for nominations to vacancies and motions
Office, Secretary
6th April Trustee contests If contested elections, who to recommend, how decided and how announced. Discussion of any potential trustees to approach needs to be quite early, to enable time to seduce anyone for whom that might be needed NC meeting
25th April 11:00 Organisers' meeting Office, JD, RS, DS, JF and MP by Skype
3rd May 17:00 Written resolutions and nominations for Board Must be received at office for distribution
4th April 11:00 Organisers' meeting Office, JD, RS, DC, JF and MP by Skype
4th April Second Formal Notice AGM/EGM Includes list of nominee names (not statements) and list of resolutions.
Article 1.12; 5; 6; 37 (3)
On Wikis, Facebook, Twitter and enewsletters.
Inform Auditors
Date, Venue, Agenda
Agenda Prepare draft agenda(s) and circulate to all members Office
4th April Reminders Put reminders on lists. Wikis and email lists. Office
4th April Recce Venue visited and requirements noted
Welcome desk
Electricity for laptops etc
Which rooms for what?
How to decorate rooms
Signposting inside and outside venue
Find volunteers for the day
Count staff available for day
10th May Final notice E-voting papers + candidate statements + proxy instructions sent out to members. Richard and James Farrar
By 21st May Agenda etc. Finalise agenda and circulate to trustees and office
Prepare any physical voting papers.
Office
1st June 23:00 Last date for return of ballots To tellers@wikimedia.org.uk Richard and James Farrer
2nd June – by start of AGM voting Count Postal Ballots Proxies added to in-person Tellers
31st May/1st June Register Print register of members
Print badges for attendees
Print name signs for top table
Box up everything that needs to go
Delegate roles to for the day
Make sure laptops up and running.
Transport Arrange transport for equipment etc. Office
On day – 2nd June Quorum The greater of 10 or 10% of membership in person or by proxy. (Approx 35 estimate)
On day – 2nd June Petty cash Make arrangements for change etc Office
On day – 2nd June Gifts Buy flowers chocs for speakers Available person
Minutes Signed Chair
Note: dates in italics are not definitive

Volunteers

Who can help with the planning?