Wikimedia South Africa/Board Meeting/21 March 2018
Wikimedia ZA board meeting 21 March 2018 Begins: 19:00
Attending[edit]
- Douglas Scott
- Raymond Ellis
- Deon Steyn
- Bobby Shabangu
Apologies[edit]
- Ian Gilfillan
Agenda[edit]
- WikiIndaba update
- Isoc and Durban update
- S.A scholarship update
- APG update
WikiIndaba update[edit]
- WikiIndaba was a huge success
- Extension to Wikimania submission date one week to 25 March to give a chance to African Wikimedians to make their submissions.
- The next WikiIndaba will be in Nigeria.
- Douglas asked Katherine Maher for WMF to promote Wikimania 2018 more and to also provide more complimentary tickets.
- Isoc and Durban update
Isoc and Durban update[edit]
- Bobby requests for fund to run an editathon from Isoc. This has not been finalised.
- Bobby believes he will be able to go to Durban before Wikimania. Possibly within the next month.
Scholarships Wikimania 2018[edit]
- Goethe Institute (German Embassy) says that they can sponsor 3 additional people to attend Wikimania from the SADC region.
- Bobby just needs to hear from them on how they would like to get involved.
- Expect for ZA Wiki banners to go up on Friday the 23rd March 2018.
- David Richfield says he will get it up.
APG update[edit]
- Hiring bookkeeper
- Next report due August 2018
- Joburgpedia
- Serious issue of repaying Gill (R8,000) and closing out the program.
- Dumi ran the project so he knows what is going on.
- Bobby to talk with Dumi to find out details of the project and what the status is and the best way forward with WMF.
- Need to do that before our meeting with Janice at the WMF.
Deon interview[edit]
- Was interviewed by Radio Sonder Grense
Next Meeting[edit]
- ASAP after Bobby's meeting with Dumi regarding Jobergpedia.
- Board needs to be updated on with Joburgpedia.
- Bobby will setup meeting.
Meeting ends: 20:03