Agenda 19Nov11

Agenda for Board meeting on 19-20 November 2011, to be held in person in London

Meeting location: British Library (TBC)

A poll to help confirm arrangements for Friday and Sunday is at doodle

Meeting theme: Membership

Attendees

Expected attendees:

• Roger Bamkin (Chair)
• Mike Peel (Minutes)
• Andrew Turvey
• Martin Poulter
• Fæ
• Steve Virgin
• Chris Keating
• Jon Davies (excluding Sunday afternoon)
• Sue Gardner (Friday night? and Saturday)
• Richard (minutes)
• James Owen?
• Terence Eden (Saturday)
• Andy Mabbutt (Saturday?)

Sat 19 November

Coffee: 10:00 Start time: 10:30am End time: 17:30pm

Agenda:

• A: Minutes and Reports

A1: RB - Agenda

A2: RB - Apologies for absence (Jimmy Wales)

A3: MP - Approval of Minutes

A4: RB - Review of executive meeting on ___, and approval of minutes

• B: Discussions and decisions needed

1. Balancing UK and WMF strategy - RB
2. Membership and Editor retention - Sue Gardner
3. Moving QRpedia into WMUK ownership - MP/AT
4. Handling the Media - SG
5. Approval of the Expense policy - MP
6. Participation in the international Grants:Participation Grants programme - CK
7. +...

Sun 20 November

Start time: 10:00am End time: 12:30pm

Agenda:

• C: Continuation of minutes and reports

C1: MP - Review email decisions

C2: Actions and reports

C21: Roger Bamkin (Chair)

C22: Mike Peel (Secretary)

C23: Andrew Turvey (Treasurer)

C24: Chris Keating (Director)

C25: Martin Poulter (Director)

C26: Fæ (Director)

C27: Steve Virgin (Director)

C3: Matters Arising

C4: Update on charity application (SV/Johnbod)

C5: Update on recruitment (AT)

• D: Discussion
  • D1: should we introduce 'deputies' for the named positions (particularly a Vice-Chair?)
  • D2: Review actuion lines from previous day

• E: AOB