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! Date planned* / <span style="background: lightgreen; padding: 2px;">Achieved</span>
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| Start publicising the chapter and getting supporters
| Start establish three main initiatives
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 29 August 2008
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 30 June 2009
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| Close list of candidates, deadline for candidate statements, begin public questioning of candidates
| set up list of involved members, leader in each initiative| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 30 July 2009
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 13 September 2008
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| End questions, begin voting
| establish a plan for each initiative including timetable and aim
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 20 September 2008 0:01 UTC
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 15 October 2009
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| Finish voting
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 27 September 2008, 23:59 UTC
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| Construct board, elect officers
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 2 October 2008
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| Submit draft Memorandum and Arts to Chapter Committee and begin negotiations with WMF
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 16 October 2008
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| Submit application to Companies House
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 30 October 2008
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| Company Incorporated at Companies House
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 5 November 2008
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| Begin opening bank account
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 14 November 2008
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| Conclude negotiations with ChapCom
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 18 November 2008
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| Begin inviting applications for membership
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 19 November 2008
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| Apply to HMRC for tax-exempt status
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 23 November 2008
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| Wikimedia Foundation approval as a chapter
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 12 January 2009
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| Sign contract with WMF
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 2 February 2009
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| Approve applications for membership received so far
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 17 February 2009
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| Finish opening bank account
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 26 February 2009
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| Begin accepting donations
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 26 February 2009
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| Notice of AGM issued <br> Invitation for candidates issued
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 20 March 2009
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| Chapters Meeting in Berlin
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 3-5 April 2009
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| Deadline for nominations
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 5 April 2009 (23:59 GMT)
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| Ballot papers issued
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 8 April 2009
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| Deadline for receiving membership applications by mail
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 18 April 2009
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| Finish processing applications for membership (in person)
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 26 April 2009
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| Annual General Meeting
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 26 April 2009 (1pm, BST)
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| Six month deadline for holding AGM
| style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 4 May 2009
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| Receive tax-exempt status
| June? 2009
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<sup>*</sup> The further in the future a planned date is, the more liable it is to be changed.
<sup>*</sup> The further in the future a planned date is, the more liable it is to be changed.

Revision as of 22:26, 17 June 2009

One of the reasons for the existence of Wikimedia UK is to support projects run by volunteers in the UK (and elsewhere). The current and past projects are given below; we have a page where you can submit a proposal for a project and come up with ideas for projects.

Current projects

Wikimedia UK is currently active in the following projects:

Also see the Wikimedia UK Business Plan.

Past projects

  • None; they're all still current!

Timeline

Milestone Date planned* /
Start establish three main initiatives 30 June 2009
style="background:lightgreen; padding: 2px;" | 30 July 2009
establish a plan for each initiative including timetable and aim 15 October 2009

* The further in the future a planned date is, the more liable it is to be changed.