Thanks for this. Is it possible to pay in person, for example at the stall? Best, lodewijk On Aug 8, 2014 9:26 AM, "mccapra alastair" <mccapra(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: > VOTING AT THE AGM > > > Yesterday a number of concerns were raised about expired membership and > voting at the AGM. Evidently this year a number of people’s memberships > have expired without their realising. We adopted a new procedure this year > on AGM voting in response to concerns about security, and sent out voting > forms in the post. It was obviously not clear to everyone that they needed > the form posted to them in order to vote. > > > After Wikimania I’ll start a discussion on the wiki about whether we > should continue to post voting forms in future years – unless anyone else > wants to start it sooner. As far as voting at this year’s AGM is concerned > the Board has asked me to say the following: > > 1. 1. If you are a member and for any reason have not > received/forgotten to bring your voting paper, you can ask for a new voting > paper shortly before the AGM. Papers will be available for any member who > needs them. There will be a check to confirm that your membership is > current. > > 2. 2. As in previous years, it will be possible for applications > for membership to be considered in advance of the AGM, and for the Board to > have oversight when it holds a meeting just before the AGM. If you have > come to Wikimania believing that you are a member and just discovered that > you aren’t any more, and you want to rejoin and vote: you can apply to > rejoin up to noon tomorrow using the online form at > https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=4 > > If you are readmitted you will be given voting papers and may vote. > > Apologies for any difficulty caused this year. I hope this answers the > concerns raised. > > > Thanks > > > Alastair McCapra > WMUK Secretary > > > > > > > > > > > On 7 August 2014 14:05, <wikimediauk-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > wrote: > >> Send Wikimediauk-l mailing list submissions to >> wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> wikimediauk-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> wikimediauk-l-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Wikimediauk-l digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Editathon 2pm 12th August (WereSpielChequers) >> 2. Re: AGM (Richard Symonds) >> 3. Re: AGM (Andy Mabbett) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 13:31:18 +0100 >> From: WereSpielChequers <werespielchequers(a)gmail.com> >> To: Wikimania general list <wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>rg>, Wiki UK >> list <wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >> Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] Editathon 2pm 12th August >> Message-ID: <21FEB39B-D296-4967-8FD8-B29D4157F5C0(a)gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Dear all, >> >> You are invited to an Editathon at the Zoological Society of London on >> Tuesday afternoon next week. >> >> >> https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/ZSL_London_Zoo_Library_editathon_12_August_20… >> >> regards >> >> Jonathan Cardy >> >> Wikimedia UK >> > >>

Yes, but bear in mind that the stall may be manned by a volunteer who may not know anything about membership issues. Suggest you fill in one of the application forms on the stall and leave it with the £5 fee, preferably with one of the staff members who should be at least nearby most of the time. Michael WMUK Chair On 8 Aug 2014, at 10:12, Lodewijk <lodewijk(a)effeietsanders.org> wrote: Thanks for this. Is it possible to pay in person, for example at the stall? Best, lodewijk On Aug 8, 2014 9:26 AM, "mccapra alastair" <mccapra(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: > VOTING AT THE AGM > > > Yesterday a number of concerns were raised about expired membership and > voting at the AGM. Evidently this year a number of people’s memberships > have expired without their realising. We adopted a new procedure this year > on AGM voting in response to concerns about security, and sent out voting > forms in the post. It was obviously not clear to everyone that they needed > the form posted to them in order to vote. > > > After Wikimania I’ll start a discussion on the wiki about whether we > should continue to post voting forms in future years – unless anyone else > wants to start it sooner. As far as voting at this year’s AGM is concerned > the Board has asked me to say the following: > > 1. 1. If you are a member and for any reason have not > received/forgotten to bring your voting paper, you can ask for a new voting > paper shortly before the AGM. Papers will be available for any member who > needs them. There will be a check to confirm that your membership is > current. > > 2. 2. As in previous years, it will be possible for applications > for membership to be considered in advance of the AGM, and for the Board to > have oversight when it holds a meeting just before the AGM. If you have > come to Wikimania believing that you are a member and just discovered that > you aren’t any more, and you want to rejoin and vote: you can apply to > rejoin up to noon tomorrow using the online form at > https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=4 > > If you are readmitted you will be given voting papers and may vote. > > Apologies for any difficulty caused this year. I hope this answers the > concerns raised. > > > Thanks > > > Alastair McCapra > WMUK Secretary > > > > > > > > > > > On 7 August 2014 14:05, <wikimediauk-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > wrote: > >> Send Wikimediauk-l mailing list submissions to >> wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> wikimediauk-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> wikimediauk-l-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Wikimediauk-l digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Editathon 2pm 12th August (WereSpielChequers) >> 2. Re: AGM (Richard Symonds) >> 3. Re: AGM (Andy Mabbett) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 13:31:18 +0100 >> From: WereSpielChequers <werespielchequers(a)gmail.com> >> To: Wikimania general list <wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>rg>, Wiki UK >> list <wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >> Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] Editathon 2pm 12th August >> Message-ID: <21FEB39B-D296-4967-8FD8-B29D4157F5C0(a)gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Dear all, >> >> You are invited to an Editathon at the Zoological Society of London on >> Tuesday afternoon next week. >> >> >> https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/ZSL_London_Zoo_Library_editathon_12_August_20… >> >> regards >> >> Jonathan Cardy >> >> Wikimedia UK >> > >>