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Today Wikimedia UK and the Wikimedia Foundation are announcing the appointment of [http://www.compasspartnership.co.uk/ Compass Partnership] to produce the review and report on the governance of Wikimedia UK. The governance review was announced on September 28, 2012 in a [http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/09/28/joint-statement-from-wikimedia-foundation-and-wikimedia-uk/ joint statement] by Wikimedia UK and the Wikimedia Foundation. The legal teams at Wikimedia UK and the Wikimedia Foundation made suggestions for potential parties to conduct the review. A shortlist of two was drawn up, from which Compass Partnership was jointly selected.
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The imagination of the Wikimedia UK community was first ignited by the idea of the Ada Lovelace Day in May 2012. When we found out about it, we immediately decided we had to get involved. [http://findingada.com/ Ada Lovelace Day] is about sharing stories about women in science that inspired you. However, if a female scientist does not have an article on Wikipedia often it’s difficult to learn about her – hence she cannot serve as a role model for others. So, the idea is to spread the stories about them, and at the same time inspire more women to get involved, not only with Wikipedia, but in maths, science, technology and engineering.


The review will be led by [http://www.compasspartnership.co.uk/people/p_details.php?id=1 Mike Hudson] who is an independent specialist consultant with an outstanding reputation in the UK charitable sector. Mike will work with [http://www.compasspartnership.co.uk/people/p_details.php?id=3 Keith Smith], who also has decades of experience as a manager, trustee and consultant in the sector, together with a research assistant.
This is one of the issues we wanted to approach with this event – the other is the fact that, proportionally, there aren’t many female editors on Wikipedia. For more background on this you can read a [http://suegardner.org/2011/02/19/nine-reasons-why-women-dont-edit-wikipedia-in-their-own-words/ blog] from Sue Gardner, Executive Director. By promoting the idea of the Ada Lovelace Day we wanted to take a step in changing this situation. We were able to share that inspiration with the Royal Society in London, who agreed to partner with us for an [[Ada Lovelace Day 2012|event on 19 October]]. This was an ideal match as not only does the Royal Society have a wonderful [http://royalsociety.org/library/ library]], but is also maintaining a network of ‘women in science’. The Society’s library holds a rich collection of printed works about women in science, including biographies and works authored by scientists, which we made great use of during the event.


The review will establish a full account of the recent events related to QRpedia, Monmouthpedia, Gibraltarpedia and related conflicts of interest. It will also aim to answer specific questions that arise on these topics.  The review will also consider Wikimedia UK’s current governance arrangements, including internal policies such as the [[Trustee_Code_of_Conduct|Trustee Code of Conduct]], [[Conflicts_of_interest_policy|Conflicts of interest policy]], [[Representing_Wikimedia_UK|Representing Wikimedia UK policy]], and any other relevant policies of Wikimedia UK, in the light of external requirements and guidance and best ethical practices. These will include the Charity Commission guidance on [http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Charity_requirements_guidance/Charity_governance/Good_governance/conflicts.aspx#8 Conflicts of interest for charity trustees], and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_on_Standards_in_Public_Life#First_report Nolan Committee Principles]. <span class="plainlinks">[http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/10/wikimedia-uk-and-wikimedia-foundation-appoint-independent-reviewer/ <nowiki>[</nowiki>...<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</span>
I was aware that a lot is being done within the movement to increase female participation, but during the course of working on the event I have realised quite how much enthusiasm and collaboration there is to get women editing. Linking up with the Finding Ada movement has been very inspiring too, and we are now connected to many more women that want to support Wikipedia. <span class="plainlinks">[http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/10/the-story-of-ada-lovelace-the-royal-society-and-wikimedia-uk/ <nowiki>[</nowiki>...<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</span>


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* {{event inline|2012|10|27 - 28| [[Train the trainer workshop, October 2012]]}}
* {{event inline|2012|10|28| [[meta:Meetup/Cambridge/16|Cambridge meetup]]}}
* {{event inline|2012|10|30| Doug Taylor speaking at the Association of Medical Research Charities "Communications workshop: Achievable public engagement" [http://www.amrc.org.uk/research-resources_workshops_30-october:-achievable-public-engagement event]}}
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;November
* {{event inline|2012|11|01|[[Ethical Properties Wikipedia Workshop/November event]]}}  
* {{event inline|2012|11|01|[[Ethical Properties Wikipedia Workshop/November event]]}}  
* {{event inline|2012|11|03|[http://www.llenyddiaethcymru.org/newyddion/i/141841/ Robin Owain addresses The Welsh Academy Writers' Fair, Cardiff]}}
* {{event inline|2012|11|04|[[RBSA Backstage Pass]] in Birmingham}}
* {{event inline|2012|11|04|[[RBSA Backstage Pass]] in Birmingham}}
* {{event inline|2012|11|04| [[meta:Meetup/Oxford/1|Oxford meetup]]}} 1st ever Oxford meetup.
* {{event inline|2012|11|04| [[meta:Meetup/Oxford/1|Oxford meetup]]}} 1st ever Oxford meetup
* {{event inline|2012|11|06|Training at De Montfort University}}
* {{event inline|2012|11|06|end=07|Workshop at the National Library of Scotland}}
* {{event inline|2012|11|08|Workshop at Edinburgh University}}
* {{event inline|2012|11|09|Workshop at EDINA, Edinburgh}}
* {{event inline|2012|11|11|[[meta:Meetup/London/63|London meetup]]}} Wikimedia UK 4th anniversary celebration
* {{event inline|2012|11|17|end=18|Board meeting (TBC) - in person}}
* {{event inline|2012|11|18| [[meta:Meetup/Reading/2|Reading meetup]]}} 2nd Reading meetup.
* {{event inline|2012|11|20|Training at De Montfort University}}
* {{event inline|2012|10|24| [[meta:Meetup/Liverpool/6|Liverpool meetup]]}}
* {{event inline|2012|11|25| [[Wikimedia Girl Geek Dinner/Manchester November 2012| Manchester Girl Geeks editing day]]}}
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