Meetings/2009-04-26/Agenda

Wikimedia UK Board Meeting Agenda
Sunday 20 April 2009 at 4:30pm BST
in person meeting following the AGM in Manchester

This meeting is open to the public: anyone can attend and listen to the meeting, but we ask that they do not interrupt the meeting.

The meeting will be chaired by the person who receives the highest number of votes in the election until a permanent Chair is elected.

1. Noting the election of the new Board
2. Apologies for absence
3. Approving the minutes of the Board meeting dated 20th April
4. Vote of thanks to outgoing board members
5. Administration:
   1. Election of Chair, Secretary and Treasurer
   2. Discussion and resolution regarding what other positions to have and what their roles should be
   3. Election of board members to fill the determined positions
   4. Resolution to notify Companies House of new board members and officers
   5. Report from outgoing board members regarding current status, handover and unfinished business (Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Secretary, Communications Officer)
   6. Discussion and resolution regarding general authority pursuant to Section 82 of the Charities Act 1993
   7. Discussion and resolution regarding signatories to bank account(s)
   8. Discussion and resolution regarding Reserve Policy (see Appendix A)
   9. Discussion regarding trademarks and chapters agreement (possibly in camera)
   10. Discussion and resolution regarding general format and schedule of future board meetings
   11. ...
   12. Any other administrative business
6. Fundraising and Public Relations:
   1. Discussion of press release regarding AGM
   2. Discussion of general media policy
   3. Discussion of fundraising strategies before the WMF fundraising drive
   4. Preliminary discussion of WMF fundraising drive
   5. ...
   6. Any other fundraising or PR related business
7. Programmes:
   1. Wikimania (if bid is successful):
      1. Vote of thanks to all involved in the successful bid
      2. ...
      3. Any other Wikimania related business
   2. Discussion regarding requested WMF grants, inc. progress report
   3. Discussion regarding 2010 AGM/UK Wikimedia conference
   4. General discussion regarding programmes
   5. ...
   6. Any other programme related business
8. ...
9. Resolution of date/time/venue of next meeting
10. Any other business