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== Introduction ==
:Date: Monday 19 July 2021
:Time / time zone: 5pm AWST / 7pm AEST
:Meeting channel: Zoom
===Attendance===
:Attendees: Sam, Tom, Alex, Amanda (and Caddie)
:Apologies:  Pru
:Leave of absence: Jacinta
:Absent: Steven
===Previous minutes=== 
Minutes of previous meeting:
* Monday 21 June 2021 [[Meeting:Committee_(2021-06-21)]]
* That the minutes of the 21 June 2021 meeting be accepted.
:Moved: Alex
:Seconded: Sam
Accepted
==Matters for decision==
;;ACTIONS - dealt with under appropriate reports below
=== Decision Register - Sam ===
Sam Wilson has developed an automated [[Decisions|decision register]] to use (instead of a shared Google Sheets document). It would require a change to these agenda minutes in order to automatically update the decision register (Sam to demonstrate).
{{decision
| decision = That WMAU adopt the automated Decision Register and agenda restructure.
| moved    = Tom
| seconded = Alex
| outcome  =
| notes    =
}}
MOTION: That WMAU adopt the new automated decision register
Moved: Sam
Seconded: Alex
Accepted
{{action | Sam to implement and Caddie to add to future minutes. Sam will also demonstrate a possible ‘action’ template. | samwilson }}
=== New Website skin - Sam and Caddie ===
In order to modernise the WMAU website, Sam and Caddie have been developing a new skin for the WMAU website. It is ready for public launch. (Sam to demonstrate). Content redevelopment is still underway. [[phab:T283304]].
{{decision | decision= That WMAU make the newly developed website skin public.
|moved = Alex
| seconded = Tom
| outcome  = Accepted
| notes    =
}}
{{action | Caddie and James to continue to work on content redevelopment. | assigned_to=Caddiebrain}}
=== Communications Plan Amendments - Caddie ===
Last committee meeting Tom requested the development of a Crisis Communications Plan. It has now been drafted as an appendix of the current communications plan. Kerry Raymond has also recommended two changes to our communications strategy drafted here (see comments):
The inclusion of business cards for committee and/or facilitator upon request
Profiles of facilitators on the WMAU website.
{{decision
| decision = That WMAU adopt the Crisis Communications Plan drafted as Appendix 3 of the Communications Strategy and the above amendments suggested by Kerry.
| moved    =
| seconded =
| outcome  = deferred for new committee
| notes    =
}}
=== APG Final Report - Pru and Caddie ===
A draft for the 2020-21 Simple APG final report due on 30 July has been drafted at the following link. Pru will update the financial details.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18zZ4Afe3s9m1gJLtNKvP_P-uQ_RtxBFfLCqKa_oPt9w/edit
{{Decision
|decision=That WMAU accept and submit the final report
|outcome=
|moved=Amanda
|seconded=Alex
|notes=
}}
{{action | Caddie and Pru to upload and submit by 30 July. | caddiebrain }}
=== Financial Approvals - Pru ===
{{decision | moved= Tom | seconded = Alex | decision =
* Financial audit and BAS lodgement support (moved by email, 15 July 2021) $556.60
* Executive Officer monthly invoice: $3900 (larger due to five week reporting period)
}}
== Key Matters for Discussion ==
=== Branding Suite - Caddie ===
Ramen has provided a number of options for a letterhead/report template and logo suite. Recommended changes made via email include:
Adopt the official brand colours (and update brand guidelines)
Ask about colour bar with printing on report cover
Powerpoint presentation: remove copyright on introduction slide
Final contact slide for presentation
Report title page - option A
Date only, not “created by”
Change copyright acknowledgment to CC BY-SA
Use circle but not full text logo on internal report pages
Report title page: Author in green add digital location on title page add digital location and CC BY-SA
{{action | Caddie to update the above changes and circulate | caddiebrain }}
=== Committee transition - Tom ===
* Notifications - needed for officer change details - CAV/Banks/etc
{{action | Tom to follow up}}
== Motions for Noting ==
* Email determinations currently recorded on Google Drive and in Decision Register:
Preference not to use Google for recording information. Rather to create a table on the minutes document and on Wikimedia.au for Actions and Decisions. If they come from an email the decision will be recorded on the table and in the minutes.
{{action | Sam and Caddie to test out options for formatting new recording system | samwilson }}
== Pending actions from previous meeting==
{{action | Caddie coordinate development of a brief for a Census Tool (2 - 4 weeks work) - even a slide pack mocking up what we think it might look like. | caddiebrain }}
{{action - complete| Published to Comm Wiki and Public website: https://comm.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Meeting:Committee_(2021-04-19)| samwilson}}
;AGM ACTIONS:
*Sunday 24 July 2021 - Nominations Open for committee members.
*Saturday 31 July 2021 11:59pm AEST - Nominations close (10pm AWST, 11:30pm ACST).
{{action | Caddie to work on Facilitators document and present at next meeting | caddiebrain }}
== Reports ==
=== Community Support and Outreach Coordinator report ===
;Communications:
Wiki Loves Earth Press Release:
Social media report:
Twitter:
June - 27 tweets / 5415 profile visits / 41.9K impressions / 28 mentions / 20 new followers
May - 64 tweets / 5415 profile visits / 92.1K impressions / 51 mentions / 33 new followers
April - 33 tweets / 4270 profile visits / 27.1K impressions / 54 mentions / 35 new followers
Facebook:
June - 11 posts / 786 reach / 45 engagements / 36 post clicks  / no new followers
May - 10 posts / 1060 reach / 35 engagements / 36 post clicks / -1 new followers
April - 22 posts / 129 engagements /  87 post clicks / 2179 reach / 5 new followers
;Meetings summary
July Community Meeting
Annette - City of Sydney
Mike Dickison- GLAM Modules
Patrick Moriarty - Strategic Planning
Weekly meetings - James Gaunt
;New actions?
===President's report===
*Wikimania WMAU affiliate session proposal
Session submitted and accepted
Presentation 7.00-8.30am UTC (5.00 - 6.30pm AEST) Monday 16 August
UWA Archaeology project (Sven Ouzman, Emily Grey, Emilie Dotte, Leia Corrie)
Census updates (Alex Lum)
Lessons from Wiki Loves Earth (Margaret Donald)
(Nathan Sentance & Kirsten Thorpe) - Caddie to approach this week
Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CSN_TKq4XNvSZvk2mMB3q2uSLsxpSX8T5QzGl5OD1mY/edit
Feedback and then submit
;Movement Strategy:  Global Conversations meetings
*Movement Strategy Implementation Grants
*Two June Global Conversations planned: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy/Events
**June 12/13: Movement Charter Global Conversation
**June 26/27: Global Conversations event for prioritized initiatives
;ESEAP
*Meeting, Sat 17 July  (Etherpad notes)
*Community and affiliate elected Board seats election
*Call for election volunteers: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Election_Volunteers
;Meetings
*Knowledge Equity Fund: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_Equity_Fund
===Secretary's report===
;Reports from funded projects
*Coordinator WA Universities: https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Coordination_of_projects_in_WA_universities Report due mid June.
*Curtin University, Noongarpedia videos: Report due mid June
===Correspondence===
* Australian National University edit-a-thon proposal - Caddie to respond
===Treasurer's report===
;Profit & Loss Statement since last meeting: 
Profit & Loss Statement 21 June - 18 July 2021
* Current Account balances as of 18 July  2021
    **Westpac: $ 139,590.52
    **CC:  $ 3,905.04
    ** PayPal: $ 551.59
* Income: $76,343.58 Simple APG 2021-22; $535.10 in donations, $27.23 memberships
*Expenses $27.61 website hosting, $12.62 Bank fees (international transfer) $8.57 Paypal fees, $553.27 Accounting costs, $3000 GLAM online modules; $1800 Internship development
*2020-21 Budget: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r5Shi9poFgYVVnHea944wBQeG4AE_GidvZGQ4fUUfYY/edit#gid=1696638459
* Simple APG 2021-22 Granted and signed 21 June 2021 AUD$86,355.23 less underspend 2020-21
* Membership report
In this period: 1 renewed, 1 unsubscribed (no reason given), 3 new members (NSW x 2, NT)
Concerning: 20 outstanding membership  renewals to be followed up
{{decision | moved=Amanda | seconded=Tom | decision = That the Treasurer’s report be accepted. }}
=== Technical report ===
* [[phab:T283304]] Release new WMAU skin to all users
* [[phab:T284896]] Add 'link' param to {{PAGEBANNER}} to change target
* [[phab:T210363]] Remove spam from noongarwp wiki
** Does anyone care about this? Do we want to keep these two wikis?
* [[phab:T285172]] Allow wiki files to be used as menu icons
* Might move WMAU website to the Australian data centre, might not be much difference but may be a bit quicker.
==Activities==
===Global activities===
*Brand Network - Alex
Brand project has been shelved, and will be replaced by a community-based model. Details to follow.
*SWAN (Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network)
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network
* Etherpad notes from June meeting:
https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/SWAN_2021_06_meeting_1
Next meeting: TBD (July)
* WIkiCite / Wikibase / Koha connections - possible area of investigation for major project/partnership with Catalyst and NZ User Group
;ACTION: Pru to initiate meeting
===National activities===
*Noongarpedia:  Nyungar spoken words on video
;Wikidata and GLAMs outreach proposal progress update
Draft Matrix, Candidate Collection Preparation Checklists and Wikidata value proposition documents published as Wikidata: Engagement with Australian GLAMs
;ACTION: Pru to ask Rebecca to present on the project and meeting at a Community meeting.
;History of Paralympics Project
Paralympics
;ACTION: Pru to follow up with Tony and get Tony to present - Still in progress
;Open Access Australasia - join Alliance to reach a broader audience. DONE
;Trove infrastructure
;ACTION Pru: Invite a Trove rep to speak at a Community meeting about Trove API, Australian Library Gateway and/or Partner IDs Wikidata project
;Australian Women’s Register
Presentation at November Community meeting - Report required
ACTION: https://mix-n-match.toolforge.org/#/catalog/534
===Local activities===
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OtIFV4ljhzErcCQGpcoiyngvoUS2nG1boN6KRFxdje0/edit?usp=sharing
==ONGOING ITEMS/ACTIONS==
;Safe Spaces Policy Review
UCoC policy has been approved by the WMF Board of Trustees, currently in Phase 2 -  community conversations and approval.https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct
;ACTION: Watching brief to review this when the WMF Global Code of Conduct is determined.
;Outreach to Public Relations Institute of Australia - raised at Community meeting
To increase understanding in the sector about Wikipedia’s policies
Summarise COI rules and user name policy - ‘handy hints to preserve your reputation’
Is this a top 3 problem for us in Australian content? What positive message/advice can we give?
;ACTION: Steve will look at drafting this and Caddie will review - not urgent
;Survey - review members’ responses
Consider focus groups also - especially for new/inactive members.
;ACTION: Next committee to follow up and organise banner ad
;Partnerships 
;ACTION: legally drafted template for organisational partnerships. Define levels of partnership. Active and Past partnerships. Partnerships page: Add start & finish dates and review dates - For next meeting
https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Partnerships
== Meeting close: 9pm AEST  ==
*AGM: Sun 8 August 2021 5pm (AEST)
*Wikimania: 13-17 August 2021 https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania
*Next Community meeting: Wed 8 September 2021, 7pm (AEST)
*Next Committee meeting AGM:  Mon 16 August 2021, 7pm (AEST)
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Committee (2021-07-19)
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Committee meeting

19 July 2021

This meeting has two pages: one restricted-access page (only for members of the current Board) and one public-access page (which may have sensitive information redacted).


Introduction

Date: Monday 19 July 2021
Time / time zone: 5pm AWST / 7pm AEST
Meeting channel: Zoom

Attendance

Attendees: Sam, Tom, Alex, Amanda (and Caddie)
Apologies: Pru
Leave of absence: Jacinta
Absent: Steven

Previous minutes

Minutes of previous meeting:

Moved: Alex
Seconded: Sam

Accepted

Matters for decision

ACTIONS - dealt with under appropriate reports below

Decision Register - Sam

Sam Wilson has developed an automated decision register to use (instead of a shared Google Sheets document). It would require a change to these agenda minutes in order to automatically update the decision register (Sam to demonstrate).

Decision
Decision: That WMAU adopt the automated Decision Register and agenda restructure.
Moved: Tom; seconded: Alex; outcome:
Notes:

MOTION: That WMAU adopt the new automated decision register Moved: Sam Seconded: Alex Accepted

Action
Action: Sam to implement and Caddie to add to future minutes. Sam will also demonstrate a possible ‘action’ template.
Assigned to Samwilson.

New Website skin - Sam and Caddie

In order to modernise the WMAU website, Sam and Caddie have been developing a new skin for the WMAU website. It is ready for public launch. (Sam to demonstrate). Content redevelopment is still underway. phab:T283304.

Decision
Decision: That WMAU make the newly developed website skin public.
Moved: Alex; seconded: Tom; outcome: Accepted
Notes:
Action
Action: Caddie and James to continue to work on content redevelopment.
Assigned to Caddiebrain.

Communications Plan Amendments - Caddie

Last committee meeting Tom requested the development of a Crisis Communications Plan. It has now been drafted as an appendix of the current communications plan. Kerry Raymond has also recommended two changes to our communications strategy drafted here (see comments): The inclusion of business cards for committee and/or facilitator upon request Profiles of facilitators on the WMAU website.

Decision
Decision: That WMAU adopt the Crisis Communications Plan drafted as Appendix 3 of the Communications Strategy and the above amendments suggested by Kerry.
Moved: [[User:|]]; seconded: [[User:|]]; outcome: deferred for new committee
Notes:

APG Final Report - Pru and Caddie

A draft for the 2020-21 Simple APG final report due on 30 July has been drafted at the following link. Pru will update the financial details. https://docs.google.com/document/d/18zZ4Afe3s9m1gJLtNKvP_P-uQ_RtxBFfLCqKa_oPt9w/edit

Decision
Decision: That WMAU accept and submit the final report
Moved: Amanda; seconded: Alex; outcome:
Notes:
Action
Action: Caddie and Pru to upload and submit by 30 July.
Assigned to Caddiebrain.


Financial Approvals - Pru

Decision
Decision: * Financial audit and BAS lodgement support (moved by email, 15 July 2021) $556.60
  • Executive Officer monthly invoice: $3900 (larger due to five week reporting period)
    Moved: Tom; seconded: Alex; outcome:
    Notes:

Key Matters for Discussion

Branding Suite - Caddie

Ramen has provided a number of options for a letterhead/report template and logo suite. Recommended changes made via email include: Adopt the official brand colours (and update brand guidelines) Ask about colour bar with printing on report cover Powerpoint presentation: remove copyright on introduction slide Final contact slide for presentation Report title page - option A Date only, not “created by” Change copyright acknowledgment to CC BY-SA Use circle but not full text logo on internal report pages Report title page: Author in green add digital location on title page add digital location and CC BY-SA


Action
Action: Caddie to update the above changes and circulate
Assigned to Caddiebrain.

Committee transition - Tom

  • Notifications - needed for officer change details - CAV/Banks/etc
Action
Action: Tom to follow up

Motions for Noting

  • Email determinations currently recorded on Google Drive and in Decision Register:

Preference not to use Google for recording information. Rather to create a table on the minutes document and on Wikimedia.au for Actions and Decisions. If they come from an email the decision will be recorded on the table and in the minutes.

Action
Action: Sam and Caddie to test out options for formatting new recording system
Assigned to Samwilson.

Pending actions from previous meeting

Action
Action: Caddie coordinate development of a brief for a Census Tool (2 - 4 weeks work) - even a slide pack mocking up what we think it might look like.
Assigned to Caddiebrain.

Template:Action - complete

AGM ACTIONS
  • Sunday 24 July 2021 - Nominations Open for committee members.
  • Saturday 31 July 2021 11:59pm AEST - Nominations close (10pm AWST, 11:30pm ACST).
Action
Action: Caddie to work on Facilitators document and present at next meeting
Assigned to Caddiebrain.

Reports

Community Support and Outreach Coordinator report

Communications

Wiki Loves Earth Press Release:

Social media report: Twitter: June - 27 tweets / 5415 profile visits / 41.9K impressions / 28 mentions / 20 new followers May - 64 tweets / 5415 profile visits / 92.1K impressions / 51 mentions / 33 new followers April - 33 tweets / 4270 profile visits / 27.1K impressions / 54 mentions / 35 new followers

Facebook: June - 11 posts / 786 reach / 45 engagements / 36 post clicks / no new followers May - 10 posts / 1060 reach / 35 engagements / 36 post clicks / -1 new followers April - 22 posts / 129 engagements / 87 post clicks / 2179 reach / 5 new followers


Meetings summary

July Community Meeting Annette - City of Sydney Mike Dickison- GLAM Modules Patrick Moriarty - Strategic Planning Weekly meetings - James Gaunt

New actions?

President's report

  • Wikimania WMAU affiliate session proposal

Session submitted and accepted Presentation 7.00-8.30am UTC (5.00 - 6.30pm AEST) Monday 16 August UWA Archaeology project (Sven Ouzman, Emily Grey, Emilie Dotte, Leia Corrie) Census updates (Alex Lum) Lessons from Wiki Loves Earth (Margaret Donald) (Nathan Sentance & Kirsten Thorpe) - Caddie to approach this week Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CSN_TKq4XNvSZvk2mMB3q2uSLsxpSX8T5QzGl5OD1mY/edit Feedback and then submit

Movement Strategy
Global Conversations meetings
ESEAP
Meetings

Secretary's report

Reports from funded projects

Correspondence

  • Australian National University edit-a-thon proposal - Caddie to respond

Treasurer's report

Profit & Loss Statement since last meeting

Profit & Loss Statement 21 June - 18 July 2021

  • Current Account balances as of 18 July 2021
   **Westpac: $ 139,590.52
   **CC:   $ 3,905.04
   ** PayPal: $ 551.59

In this period: 1 renewed, 1 unsubscribed (no reason given), 3 new members (NSW x 2, NT) Concerning: 20 outstanding membership renewals to be followed up

Decision
Decision: That the Treasurer’s report be accepted.
Moved: Amanda; seconded: Tom; outcome:
Notes:

Technical report

  • phab:T283304 Release new WMAU skin to all users
  • phab:T284896 Add 'link' param to Template:PAGEBANNER to change target
  • phab:T210363 Remove spam from noongarwp wiki
    • Does anyone care about this? Do we want to keep these two wikis?
  • phab:T285172 Allow wiki files to be used as menu icons
  • Might move WMAU website to the Australian data centre, might not be much difference but may be a bit quicker.

Activities

Global activities

  • Brand Network - Alex

Brand project has been shelved, and will be replaced by a community-based model. Details to follow.

  • SWAN (Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network)

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network

  • Etherpad notes from June meeting:

https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/SWAN_2021_06_meeting_1 Next meeting: TBD (July)

  • WIkiCite / Wikibase / Koha connections - possible area of investigation for major project/partnership with Catalyst and NZ User Group
ACTION
Pru to initiate meeting

National activities

  • Noongarpedia: Nyungar spoken words on video


Wikidata and GLAMs outreach proposal progress update

Draft Matrix, Candidate Collection Preparation Checklists and Wikidata value proposition documents published as Wikidata: Engagement with Australian GLAMs

ACTION
Pru to ask Rebecca to present on the project and meeting at a Community meeting.
History of Paralympics Project

Paralympics

ACTION
Pru to follow up with Tony and get Tony to present - Still in progress
Open Access Australasia - join Alliance to reach a broader audience. DONE
Trove infrastructure
ACTION Pru
Invite a Trove rep to speak at a Community meeting about Trove API, Australian Library Gateway and/or Partner IDs Wikidata project
Australian Women’s Register

Presentation at November Community meeting - Report required ACTION: https://mix-n-match.toolforge.org/#/catalog/534

Local activities

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OtIFV4ljhzErcCQGpcoiyngvoUS2nG1boN6KRFxdje0/edit?usp=sharing

ONGOING ITEMS/ACTIONS

Safe Spaces Policy Review

UCoC policy has been approved by the WMF Board of Trustees, currently in Phase 2 - community conversations and approval.https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct

ACTION
Watching brief to review this when the WMF Global Code of Conduct is determined.
Outreach to Public Relations Institute of Australia - raised at Community meeting

To increase understanding in the sector about Wikipedia’s policies Summarise COI rules and user name policy - ‘handy hints to preserve your reputation’ Is this a top 3 problem for us in Australian content? What positive message/advice can we give?

ACTION
Steve will look at drafting this and Caddie will review - not urgent
Survey - review members’ responses

Consider focus groups also - especially for new/inactive members.

ACTION
Next committee to follow up and organise banner ad
Partnerships
ACTION
legally drafted template for organisational partnerships. Define levels of partnership. Active and Past partnerships. Partnerships page: Add start & finish dates and review dates - For next meeting

https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Partnerships

Meeting close: 9pm AEST

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