Affiliations Committee/Resolutions/Renewal Wikimedia Community Ireland
Appearance
- Whereas:
- Recognizing Wikimedia User Groups is the responsibility of the Affiliations Committee;
- On 8 December 2014, Wikimedia Community Ireland was recognized as Wikimedia User Group by the Affiliations Committee for a term of 1 year that finished on 8 December 2015;
- The affiliation requirements for Wikimedia User Groups include annual renewal based on the annual activities report submitted by the group.
- In 2015 the group organized Wiki Loves Monuments Ireland as well as hosted several edit-a-thon events with a variety of topical interest groups including:
- Women in STEM Editathon Hosted by Engineers Ireland (February),
- World War I Editathon Hosted by National Museum of Ireland Collins Barracks (February), and two
- NUIG Women in History Edit-a-thons (March and April).
- They also gave presentations on Wikipedia in education at two regional conferences:
- (CESI (Computers in Education Society of Ireland) annual conference: Beyond the Horizon – Technology in Education (February), and
- ILTA (Irish Learning Technology Association) EdTech annual conference: Beyond the Horizon: Policy, Practice and Possibilities (May)), and held a small
- Irish Design Hackathon in October.
- In addition to these reported community activities the group had representation at Wikimania and Wikimedia Conference including participation in Learning Days.
- In 2015 the group organized Wiki Loves Monuments Ireland as well as hosted several edit-a-thon events with a variety of topical interest groups including:
- The current status and work performed by Wikimedia Community Ireland have been reviewed by the Affiliations Committee;
- They have fulfilled the minimum requirements to retain their status as a Wikimedia User Group;
- The Affiliations Committee has determined that the Wikimedia User Group satisfies the requirements for renewal of its status as an affiliate.
- Therefore be it resolved that the Wikimedia User Group status of Wikimedia Community Ireland is hereby renewed through 8 December 2016.
References
[edit]Liaison's Approval
[edit]Per the Wikimedia user group approval process, this renewal has been approved on 8 June, 2016 on behalf of the Affiliations Committee: Staff liaison signature: JAnstee (WMF)