Newsletter/November2008
Summary: This is the summary of the newsletter, which will cover everything below very briefly.
In this month's newsletter:
Results of elections
The community of Wikimedians in the United Kingdom has come together to form a chapter of Wikimedia. The community elected an initial board of five members to create the new organisation, set up a bank account, request charitable status and arrange the first Annual General Meeting:
- Kwan Ting Chan (KTC)
- Michael Conn (Warofdreams)
- Tom Holden (Cfp)
- Michael Peel (MikeP)
- Andrew Turvey (AndrewRT)
Full results were released in late October, confirming that all five candidates had received the support of more than the required 50% of voters. Final figures were: KTC (88.5% voting to support); Warofdreams (57.7%); Cfp (92.3%); MikeP (53.2%); AndrewRT (73.1%). Overall, well over 50% of users who registered in time to vote cast their ballots.
Status of company formation
Formation of Wiki UK Limited is currently underway. Status of becoming a chapter and bank accounts will also be given here.
Membership
Status of membership given here
Anything else
Mention Wikimeets, recent news from UK-based Wikiprojects, etc. here? Anyone at want to write a report?