Meeting:Committee (2022-12-19)
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).
- Present: Amanda Lawrence, Pru Mitchell, Peter Neish, Tom Hogarth, Belinda Spry, Jeremy Ludlow, Alex Lum
- Apologies: Kelly Tall, Bunty Avieson
Meeting opened: 4pm AWDT / 6.30pm CDT / 7pm AEDT
Previous meeting
- Monday 28 November 2022 Meeting:Committee_(2022-11-28)
Moved: Pru Mitchell; seconded: Amanda Lawrence; outcome: approved
Matters arising
ESEAP conference: Grant Report
December report: Evaluation received 53 responses. Reports are coming through from Affiliates and Scholarship recipients on Meta. Scholarship committee to follow up with scholarship recipients.
The report is due 31 January (60 days post event). Given January most people will be on holiday we should aim for before Christmas - Thursday 22 December.
ACMI Partnership 2023
Belinda and Amanda met Lucy Patterson (Events) and Maria (Programming) with ACMI in early December to continue discussion on their Goddess Exhibition (Women in Film) which starts in April 2023 and run until October 2023. Also met with Fiona Romeo from WMF to learn more about options for GLAM sector activities.
Suggestions include edit-a-thons, events, Wikimedia integration in their catalogue and a Wikimedian in residence or interns.
Follow up meetings needed with Data people at ACMI as well as programming people planned for February to discuss activities in 2023 around their major exhibition.
Events planning for 2023
Calendar of events and conferences for 2023. Includes both Wikimedia events and others:
Wikimedia
- 11 -12 March 2023 Wellington WikiCon, https://twitter.com/adzebill/status/1603570710923735042
- EduWiki Conference 2023 - Belgrade, Serbia, in May 2023. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EduWiki_Conference_2023
- Wikimedia Hackathon (possibly online?) 5-9 June
- RightsCon 2023. Free event in San Jose, Costa Rica from 5-9 June. https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/11/27/represent-the-wikimedia-movement-at-rightscon-2023/
- Wikimania - Singapore 15-20 August 2023.
Other events
- Asia Pacific Digital Rights Forum - online from 12-13 January https://engagemedia.org/projects/asia-pacific-digital-rights-forum/
- Australian Digital Alliance Copyright Forum, 17 February 2023 Amanda might be able to attend with work and might be worthwhile for Belinda to attend https://digital.org.au/events/forum-2023
- Everything Open 2023, March 14-16 2023 Melbourne: Call for Sessions Closes: 15 January 2023 Anywhere on Earth (AoE)
- Wikicon NZ 11-12 March 2023 - link to come
- Asia Pacific Digital Rights Festival - Chiang Mai, Thailand from 22-26 May https://engagemedia.org/projects/asia-pacific-digital-rights-festival/
- ADM+S Symposium (News and Media) Satellite event - 10-12 July leading up to Symposium
- ADM+S Symposium (News and Media) - 13-14 July at University of Sydney Law School.Satellite event proposal due February 2023
Region based events
- Wiki Clubs events or programs
Treasurer's Report
Final budget report
- In short, WMAU received an AUD $248,825 grant (including 10% contingency) for the ESEAP Conference. The conference cost a total of $264,619.83.
- WMAU will receive reimbursement for the catering and accommodation costs related to the additional Wikimania Core Organizing Team meeting of AUD $12,050
- There will be AUD $3,744.83 outstanding to be met from Wikimedia Australia general support grant, which includes the $3,300 approved for additional catering for ESEAP participants to attend the WoW Conference.
Membership report
- 1 new member (NSW) joined
- 3 members non-renewed - Belinda has removed from records.
Meeting close: 8:35 pm
- Next Community meeting: Wed 11 January 2023
- Next Committee meeting: Monday 16 January 2023