Very exciting, I am glad to hear that!
Alex
User:Sadads
2011/8/24 aude <aude.wiki(a)gmail.com>
The Chapters Committee has officially approved The
Wiki Society of
Washington, DC as a Wikimedia chapter! (resolution below)
Thank you to chapcom for working with us through the process and
everyone with the chapter who helped out as we got established and for
supporting us.
Chapcom has recommended some changes in our bylaws that we should
consider.
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Bylaws>
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Bylaws
The chapcom recommedation goes to the WMF board for their (rubber stamp)
approval and then we are official.
Cheers,
Katie
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_committee/Resolutions/Approval_of_Wikimedia_Washington_DC_-_August_2011>
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_committee/Resolutions/Approval_of_W…
[
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]Chapters Committee Advice
Whereas,
The Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc. has requested to be recognized as
sub-national chapter under the name Wikimedia Washington DC, the Bylaws have
been reviewed by the Chapters Committee, and the group of participants in
the candidate chapter seems viable:
The Chapters Committee hereby advises that the Board of Trustees recognize
the existing organization The Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc., founded
on 7 May 2011, as a Wikimedia Chapter under the name Wikimedia Washington DC
and grant it interim permission to use the Wikimedia trademarks pending the
signing of a Chapters Agreement.
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]Proposed Board Resolution
In accordance with the recommendation of the Chapters Committee, confirming
that the structure and bylaws of Wikimedia District of Columbia comply with
the current requirements and guidelines for future chapters, it is hereby
resolved that:
The Board of Trustees provisionally recognizes Wikimedia District of
Columbia as a Wikimedia Chapter and grants it permission to use the
Wikimedia trademarks, pending signature of a Chapters Agreement. This
provisional recognition and permission will expire in one year unless a
Chapters Agreement is signed, at which point recognition and trademark use
will be governed by the terms of the Agreement for as long as it is in
force. The provisional period may be extended at the discretion of the
Foundation's Executive Director.
There were procedural issues around the approval process and because of
that WM DC should address in reasonable amount of time concerns raised at
[
1]<http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Wikimedia_District_o…
in
cooperation with Chapters committee.
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]Reference links
- Bylaws of Wiki DC at the time of this approval
- on Wiki DC website:
<http://wikidc.org/wiki/Bylaws><http://wikidc.org/wiki/Bylaws>
http://wikidc.org/wiki/Bylaws
- on meta for archive purposes:
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Bylaws&oldid=2552309><http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Bylaws&oldid=2552309>
http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/…
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*[image: Yes
check.svg]<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg>
Resolution
passed with 8 votes in favor, 2 votes against, 0 abstentions, 0 votes not
cast on 22 August 2011.*
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