Meetings/2009 AGM

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Location

Following discussion with the community on the email list, the Board decided to hold the AGM in Birmingham, or Manchester if it was not possible to find a free or low cost venue in Birmingham.

The rationale was that Birmingham is a central location 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.

We are currently investigating the possibility of holding the AGM at the.

Notices

The following notices will need to be sent out:

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
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, inclusing election of officers
  • Add your ideas here

Future

Ideas for a UK conference, please add/modify/discuss:

  • Every January
  • Moving around - at least alternating between London and Birmingham, perhaps other places as well
  • One day, lunch included
  • Cost included in membership fee (should give better turnout than charging separately and means we don't have to worry about too few people turning up and it making a loss)
  • Talks, discussion and debates about Wikimedia projects and the UK community
  • Talks from external speakers
  • Talks from WMF
  • AGM: Annual report, board election, any other business
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