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Affiliations Committee/Resolutions/2024/Approving Updated User Group Recognition Process

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Whereas, the Affiliations Committee (AffCom) is charged in its charter with “establishing recognition criteria and processes for different models of affiliation”;

Whereas, the 2023 Affiliate Strategy (Recognition) recommended some changes to the affiliate recognition process; and

Whereas, AffCom wishes to strengthen its processes around evaluating potential user groups’ furtherance of shared movement goals, sustainability, and general ability to be healthy and active movement participants;

Now, therefore, it is:

RESOLVED, that AffCom adopts the revised process for user group recognition, set forth below; and

RESOLVED, that the key revisions to the user group recognition process are:

  • the addition of a live interview with AffCom,
  • the requirement that user group applicants publish a public letter of intent to affected projects and affiliates, and
  • the creation of a one-year trial period for applicants to demonstrate their activities and effectiveness.
FINAL COMMITTEE DECISION: Approved and effective from 08 June, 2024.
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Per the AffCom process, this resolution has been approved on 08 June 2024 on behalf of the Affiliations Committee:  MKaur (WMF) (talk) 14:50, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]