Agenda 19Nov11

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

Meeting location: British Library, Meeting room is in the main building. Very goog sized room with built in projector and PC.

The major talks will be web streamed (in plan). Details will appear here.

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 action lines from previous day

• E: AOB