Newsletter/January2009

Wikimedia UK Newsletter

January 2009 draft Issue

Summary: We lead with the exciting news that we are now recognised as Wikimedia UK by the Wikimedia Foundation. This means that we can shortly open a bank account and approve membership applications. Planning is also underway for a new website and for the upcoming Annual General Meeting. Meanwhile, we continue to support Wikipedia Loves Art, which will launch on 1st February and the bid to hold Wikimania 2010 in Oxford, and bring news of recent and upcoming meet-ups.

In this month's newsletter:

1. WMF approval
2. Membership and bank account developments
3. New website
4. Annual General Meeting
5. Wikipedia Loves Art
6. Oxford Wikimania bid
7. Meet-ups