Agenda 5Feb11/Secretary's Report: Difference between revisions

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7 Jan: call from someone wanting to contact an organisation we have a Wikipedia article for.
10 Jan: call for Gemma; passed on.
10 Jan: Call from someone asking about a fact on Wikipedia; asked to contact infowikimedia.org
10 Jan: phone call from Childrens ITV asking about potentially featuring Wikipedia in a show. Followed up by email; trademark request passed to the Foundation.
12 Jan: media call asking for Steve; passed on.
12 Jan: interview with the Sunday Post
12 Jan: call from organisation offering credit card payments etc. - asked to email details through.
12 Jan: donor enquiry asking for what we do. Explained general terms; asked to email for details.
20 Jan: organiser wanting to invite Jimmy Wales to a VIP party; given JW's assistant's email address.
21 Jan: call from GLAM-WIKI caterers chasing invoice; explained that we had paid it recently and to expect it in the next few days.
21 Jan: Call from Channel 4 asking for a Jimmy Wales interview; given JW's assistant's email address.
28 Jan: spoke to Radio 5 Live about print-on-demand copies of Wikipedia articles

Payment of ~~GLAM-WIKI catering invoice~~; CC-UK travel expenses; organiser fee and expenses

Catch-up chapters report drafted; approved and sent out. See Newsletter/2010Catchup.
Kick-start grant report drafted; approved and submitted. See Initiatives/Kick-start grant/Report.
Revised newsletter drafted; approved and sent out. See Open Access/2011/January.
Started Initiatives/Proposals/Wikipedia Portal - for discussion and possible approval at the March board meeting

AT and MP registered to attend the chapters conference.
Microgrant received by email for £80 to print leaflets approved. Also approval of Microgrants/Applications#Persian_miniature_painting_book.

MP to reduce the December 2010 newsletter to one for January 2011, creating a model to follow.
AT and TD prepare a report for the WMF chapters grant, for email approval, and to approach the Foundation to extend the grant - transferred to MP
MP to email internal-l with problem + current solution with the WMUK logo on the Paypal donation page not being on a secure server, and to implement an SSL certificate if that is the best way forward. Cancelled - too late now, can work on this in 8 months time or so if still necessary.

MP to respond to Simple English Wikipedia research proposal asking for further information.
MP to bring forward a concrete proposal on corporate membership

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 * Kick-start grant report drafted; approved and submitted. See [[Initiatives/Kick-start grant/Report]].
 * Revised newsletter drafted; approved and sent out. See [[Open Access/2011/January]].
+* Started [[Initiatives/Proposals/Wikipedia Portal]] - for discussion and possible approval at the March board meeting
 ; Misc