Proposal talk: Wikimedia Australia Meetups

Steve, responding to your invitation today to add some content to this proposal, which needs to be completed by 4pm today, I hope the following is helpful.

'''Preamble'''
This proposal addresses an innovative step of formally creating Wikimedia Australia meetups to be held on a regular monthly basis for WMAU members, active wikipedians and the general public who by their attendance demonstrate an interest in becoming active wikipedians and demonstrate in good faith an interest in learning about Wikimedia Australia and the Wikipedia projects. It is envisaged that WMAU meetups should play an active role through the analysis of participants needs in terms of training so that participants of the monthly meetings gain knowledge and develop the skills to participate so that Wikimedia Australia may effectively explain the function and practices required to produce Australian content for Wikipedia.

It is envisaged that Wikimedia Australia meetups would be held in addition to the usual practice of the movement's community meetups which traditionally are held in various venues across the country and that a formally held WMAU meetup in no way supersedes the traditional community meetup. This proposal for a Wikimedia Australia meetup does not refer to WMAU committee meetings or special or general meetings as outlined in the Chapter's Rules of Association.

'''Conditions'''
"That should this proposal go before the 2012 AGM and be accepted by the members it is on the condition that the rules governing a WMAU meetup be laid down by the committee from time to time as deemed necessary by the WMAU committee and that the rules be announced in the monthly committee minutes and posted on the Chapter's website."

"Announcements could be sent to Wikipedians via the usual list notices available to Wikimedia Australia, as well as by email and public notices (such as newspapers) where deemed appropriate."

"Where possible a brief report would be written up and sent to WMAU committee, containing the content of the WMAU meetup's discussion and including the number of attendees, and the name or handle of attendees where consent is sought and granted by an attendee or attendees."

"As it is proposed that the meetup be a Wikimedia Australia gathering, the committee will set the terms of reference for such a meetup which could include, among other aspects set down by the WMAU committee, the nomination from among its membrship of those who are authorised to announce and to preside over the meetup."  [''This statement allows the WMAU committee to deliberate over what to do if there is no available 'WMAU member/s in a capital city', who in the committee's view would be capable of announcing and presiding over a meetup. This would form part of the content of the terms of reference.'']

Steve, hope this is helpful. Cheers, Anne.

::Steve I've cut and pasted the above into your proposal as you asked, and just changed the beginning of each condition to commence with "That...". [[User:Austwithlove|Austwithlove]] 15:38, 26 October 2012 (EST)