Meeting:Committee (2019-05-27)
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- Date: Monday 27 May 2019
- Time / time zone: 4pm WA / 5.30pm NT / 6pm AEST
- Meeting channel: Skype
- Attendees: Pru, Sam, Gideon, Tom, Robert (arrived 6:20pm) Steve arrived late
- Apologies:
Minutes of previous meeting
- Monday 13 May 2019
- Meeting:Committee (2019-05-13)
- Moved: Sam
- Second: Pru
Business arising and actions
Community Conference planning, Sat 15 June 2019 Sydney
- Draft programme: https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/2019_Wikimedia_Australia_Community_Conference/Schedule
- Still to be organised:
- Jeremy: ESEAP or bali experience? - TOM will confirm with Jeremy
- Kerry: - Pru to confirm
- Margaret Donald: Using AVH, the taxonbar and new wikidata properties to efficiently write botanical articles - Pru to confirm
- Julian Singh: Open Data and Wikipedia - the power of combining open source with the power of crowds - Pru to request
- Modify post-lunch session to lightning talks after lunch and shorten the workshop
- 5.00pm: Social event - Robert, or Toby or Cas to advise
- Strategy Salon funding - Tom https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/2019_Community_Conversations/Strategy_Salons/Announcement
- Tom will be applying for this - - any feedback ? deadline is 31st May
- Catering/youth?/report/photography/event/av support nearby transportation
- catering 500/ quote easy event - stream/avsupport margaret donald transport
- VSP applications
- none seen to date (tom monday)
- South Australian editors to be approached - Pru
- Ratification of budget approved via email since last meeting
- Catering
- Ingrid - airfare +
- Ingrid - accommodation
- Accommodation and venue for committee meeting
- Travel Gideon, Tom, Sam
- Travel Steve
- Travel Pru
- Travel Robert
- Travel Caddie
- Committee meeting approval for all of the above - pending documentation being submitted:
- Move: Tom
- Second: Sam
- Marketing conference & VSP
- reach out as individuals to known editors, particularly in Sydney - Tom
- tweet - Pru
- email - general list - Pru
- Sunday 16 June - Committee Face to Face meeting
- Venue
- Program / Agenda: sent by email from tom
- Pru - to approach Julian Singh regarding facilitation for community conference
- Times: 9am - 2pm
- record keeping - Tom responsible - part of reporting
- Not part of the conference:
- Possible starting the Australian Biota user group in the afternoon
Survey of Australian editors
ACTION: Tom and Pru to draft survey, - Tom and Pru to tie in with Strategy survey DRAFTS at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fFtNrY0PJz0JGdLt5lgonjQ5XnhTBO06N70ejfrrBhc long survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1atl-iMq0KU35VgKUBdSi7mwrpYyiAmaYBbhBQtnQV0I Then refer to wmf for double check: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CentralNotice/Request
2018-19 Simple APG Budget status
Finalisation required - Robert & Pru
Organisation / Partner program
ACTION: Gideon to follow up legally drafted template for organisational partnerships AMaGA national membership https://www.amaga.org.au - Pru, register as contact@wikimedia.org.au
Bank signatory
Publish minutes for 2019 meetings including Motion - Secretary (in process) Steve Crossin added as a signatory to the Wikimedia Australia Bank account
AGENDA
REPORTS
President's report
APG 2019-20 questions https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Simple/Applications/Wikimedia_Australia_2019-2020 Budget Indigenous activity https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s51ELvLtj_Vb89m9RRgO31zcUBW_6fhv7QF2T4sRAYw/edit# ESEAP activity Media accreditation - Tokyo Paralympics due 1 July 2019 Report from SA History Trust edit-a-thon GovHack WA, 6 - 8 Sep 2019 Strategic plan and Annual plan 2019-20
Secretary's report
Volunteer Support Programme reports from applicants (nothing to date) Strategy deputy - Jeremy/Bahnfrend - recommendation as potential co-optee to committee at some stage Strategy Liaison https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/People/Strategy_Liaisons_Organized_Groups summit in June - although some publicity - very fluid arrangements so far
Correspondence report
Request for support for an annual Wikimedia Affiliate Chair - affirmed by committee email
Treasurer's report
Current Account balances: Westpac: $45,084.68, CC $114.15 PayPal: $50 Income: ATO $369.00, $60 (6 x $10 in renewals), $15 in donations Transferred: PayPal to Westpac $655.53 Expenses: $2,097.00 (Perth-Sydney flights return), $5 bank fee, $1,653.00 (Sydney Accom), $403.60 (Robert flights)
APG tracking:
Moved: Tom Seconded: Gideon
ACTION: Domain name update. ACTION: Sam investigate how to get this account Credit card: ACTION: Robert to go into Westpac to sort this.
Membership report
Renewals received = 27 + 1 new member Total of 33 memberships for 2018/19
Communications report
Marketing for community conference Newsletter June 2019 - This Month in GLAM - May due 6 June 2019
Technical report
T199606 Create system to track event data issue with sorting the More page - fixed. QRpedia. Waiting on Wikimedia UK to set date for meeting. If Steve can visit in person that would be helpful.
ACTIVITIES
Local activities
- ACT
- Follow up ANU training - email from Imogen. Community Friday on 24 May
- QLD
- QWiki Club events
- NSW
- City of Sydney Libraries training, June
- SA
- History Trust SA, Edit-a-thon, follow up to 18 May event
- VIC
- University of Melbourne presentation at national University Research Support Day
- Women’s Art Register Winter Wiki event, Sat 20 July Richmond Library
- WA
- WikiClubWest
- Cannington
- Toodyaypedia, 29 June
- Port Hedland regional Local Government librarians meeting, Friday 7 June 2019 - Sam to present 2.5 hours
National activities
- Wiki Loves Earth
- judging
Global activities
- Wikimania scholarships -
- ESEAP strategy meeting - still in process
- Wikimania 2020 - at least 2 known self funded persons going
OTHER BUSINESS
Close
- Meeting closed:
- Next meeting: Monday 10 June 2019 4pm WA / 5.30pm NT / 6.00pm ACT/NSW/VIC
- Apology: Sam