Meetings/2009 AGM

The first AGM of the new chapter will be held on Sunday 26th April at the University of Manchester Student Union. Come along and help elect the new Board, question the candidates and set the priorities for the chapter for the next year.

Forms to join up are here and membership fees start from just 50p per month.

Location

Location of Manchester within the UK

Following discussion with the community on the email list, the Board decided to hold the AGM in Birmingham at its first choice, or Manchester if it was not possible to find a free or low cost venue in Birmingham. The rationale was that Birmingham and Manchester are central locations with good transport links to the rest of the country, London hosted the first WMUKv1 meeting and Oxford in being considered for the 2010 AGM in the run up to Wikimania 2010.

Unfortunately, we were unable to find a suitable low cost room in Birmingham, so we are holding the AGM in Manchester instead.

We will be booking a room in Manchester University, with full details to be announced closer to the time.

Date

The AGM will be held on Sunday 26th April - the first most widely convenient date that was available following the required 28 day notice period after the opening of the bank account on 26 February.

Notices

The following notices will need to be sent out:

1. Meetings/2009 AGM/Notice
2. Meetings/2009 AGM/Notice of candidates

Agenda

1. Report

Report from the initial board on their activities.

2. Election of the Board

Including hustings, where candidates can make speeches and answer questions.

Votes cast, to be counted during the AGM and announced at the end.

3. Formal business

Discussion about, and approving or rejecting, the resolutions listed here.

4. Priorities of the chapter

Non-binding debate on the priorities of the chapter.

5. Talks

One or two presentations from various people on possible activities the chapter could get involved in followed by questions and answers and a discussion.

Ideas about possible speakers/talks:

• Wikipedia Loves Art at the V&A
• Someone from mySociety to talk about lobbying
• A techie to talk about squid servers and what we can do to help that
• Add your ideas here

5a. (Discussion about Wikimania, if we've won the bid)

6. Announcement of election results

Following the counting of the votes during the meeting.

7. Close

Decide date of next general meeting and/or next board meeting?

Surrounding events

Have AGM in afternoon (the best time for people far away, as it lets them get there and back in a day), and some informal events in the morning and evening?

Possible ideas:

• Talks?
• Discussions (informal) / debates (formal)
• Meal / discussion in pub in the evening, along the lines of a wikimeet?
• In-person collaborative editing, working to improve some wikipedia articles?
• First meeting of the new Board, including election of officers
• Add your ideas here