Hello everyone,
This email is a reminder of Wikimedia South Africa’s (WMZA) Annual General
Meeting (AGM) and the strategic retreat workshop that will precede it. As
was mentioned in previous emails the AGM will be taking place on 18
November 2023. Both the AGM and the retreat workshop are open to all WMZA
members and project partners.
In the 3 days before the AGM on the 15, 16, and 17 November 2023 we will be
hosting our strategic retreat to develop our chapter's next 5 year plan.
The current 5 year plan is coming to an end now and the next one needs to
be developed. As WMZA chapter members and partner organisations we need
your help to do that. The Wikimedia Foundation has very kindly agreed to
assist us with hosting the retreat and will manage the workshop process.
We will also be celebrating *Afrikaans Wikipedia's 22nd Birthday* on *16
November 2023* at 18:30 - 22:00 to be held at the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie
vir Wetenskap en Kuns at 574 Ziervogel St, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0132, South
Africa. The bus will leave for the event at 17:40.
You can find out all you need to know about the *Retreat workshop* on 15-17
November at its programme page on meta wiki here including how to attend it
digitally -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-Retreat
As I mentioned in my previous email you can find out all the details about
the *AGM* on 18 November at its page on meta wiki here including how to
attend it digitally -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-AGM
If you will not be attending the AGM or feel you might not be able to
attend but would like to nominate a proxy to represent you then you can
nominate your proxy on the attendance form:
https://forms.gle/yg8bKW3nxujGV1mm6
All WMZA events are governed by our *friendly space* policy. If you are
unfamiliar with the policy then you can learn more about it at the link to
the page on our website here - https://www.wmza.org/safe-space-policy
*Key Retreat details*
Date: Saturday, 18 November 2023
Time: 9:00 to 12:00 SAST
Place: Online and in-person at The Catalyst Hotel, 100 Pretoria Ave,
Wierda Valley, Sandton, 2196, South Africa
Event page -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-Retreat
In preparation for the retreat we would greatly appreciate it if you could
please fill out the following form to help us prepare for it -
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZ2obYoCS5yYdkvs3nlh-SYUyB1Ei8-XM…
*Key AGM details*
Date: Saturday, 18 November 2023
Time: 9:00 to 12:00 SAST
Place: Online and in-person at The Catalyst Hotel, 100 Pretoria Ave,
Wierda Valley, Sandton, 2196, South Africa
Event page - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-AGM
Join the AGM digitally at - https://meet.google.com/xwv-wvbr-sjj
If you would like to attend the AGM but you are not yet a member then you
can join Wikimedia South Africa by filling out our form and making a
donation of any amount to the chapter. Details and links about joining can
be found on our website here: https://www.wmza.org/join
Regards,
Douglas Scott
Director
Wikimedia South Africa
Website: wikimedia.org.za
Phone: (+27) 079 515 8727
A non-profit membership organisation
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Hello everyone,
This email is a reminder of Wikimedia South Africa’s
(WMZA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the strategic retreat workshop that
will precede it. As was mentioned in previous emails the AGM will be taking
place on 18 November 2023. Both the AGM and the retreat workshop are open
to all WMZA members and project partners.
In the 3 days before the AGM on the 15, 16, and 17 November 2023 we will be
hosting our strategic retreat to develop our chapter's next 5 year plan.
The current 5 year plan is coming to an end now and the next one needs to
be developed. As WMZA chapter members and partner organisations we need
your help to do that. The Wikimedia Foundation has very kindly agreed to
assist us with hosting the retreat and will manage the workshop process.
We will also be celebrating *Afrikaans Wikipedia's 22nd Birthday* on *16
November 2023* at 18:30 - 22:00 to be held at the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie
vir Wetenskap en Kuns at 574 Ziervogel St, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0132, South
Africa. The bus will leave for the event at 17:40.
You can find out all you need to know about the *Retreat workshop* on 15-17
November at its programme page on meta wiki here including how to attend it
digitally - Link Here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-Retreat>
You can find out all the details about the *AGM* on 18 November at its page
on meta wiki here including how to attend it digitally - Link Here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-AGM>
If you will not be attending the AGM or feel you might not be able to
attend but would like to nominate a proxy to represent you then you can
nominate your proxy on the attendance form: Form
<https://forms.gle/yg8bKW3nxujGV1mm6>
All WMZA events are governed by our *friendly space* policy. If you are
unfamiliar with the policy then you can learn more about it at the link to
the page on our website here - Safe Space Policy
<https://www.wmza.org/safe-space-policy>
In preparation for the retreat we would greatly appreciate it if you could
please fill out the following form to help us prepare for it - Form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZ2obYoCS5yYdkvs3nlh-SYUyB1Ei8-XM…>
*Key AGM details*
*15- November 2023*
*Time:14:00 18:00 *
*Place: 11 Kotze Road Constitution Hill Johannesburg, Gauteng*
*Date: Saturday, 18 November 2023*
*16- November 2023*
*Time: 10:11 00 17:30 am*
*Place: 11 Kotze Road Constitution Hill Johannesburg, Gauteng*
*17- November 2023*
*Time: 10.00- 16.00*
*Place:11 Kotze Road Constitution Hill Johannesburg, Gauteng*
*Time: 9:00 to 12:00 SAST*
*Place: Online and in-person at The Catalyst Hotel, 100 Pretoria Ave,
Wierda Valley, Sandton, 2196, South Africa*
*Event page -Link here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-AGM>*
*Join the AGM digitally at - Zoom Link
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84965303365>*
If you would like to attend the AGM but you are not yet a member then you
can join Wikimedia South Africa by filling out our form and making a
donation of any amount to the chapter. Details and links about joining can
be found on our website here: https://www.wmza.org/join
Regards,
Hello everyone,
Wikimedia South Africa will be having our Annual General Meeting (AGM)
on *Saturday
18 November 2023*.
We will be having it a little earlier than usual this year, starting at 9am
SAST, so in-person attendees who flew in for the chapter retreat and
strategic design workshop can fly out on the same day in the evening.
If you intend to attend the AGM then please fill out the attendance form:
https://forms.gle/yg8bKW3nxujGV1mm6
If you will not be attending or feel you might not be able to attend but
would like to nominate a proxy to represent you then you can nominate your
proxy on the attendance form: https://forms.gle/yg8bKW3nxujGV1mm6
Once you have filled out the form your name will be added to the attendance
list and a calendar invite will be sent to you. That calendar invitation
will contain a link to attend digitally. We will also send out an AGM
reminder email closer to the date with that attendance link to attend
digitally.
If you are interested in joining the strategic retreat in Johannesburg the
run up to the AGM (15, 16, 17 November 2023) then please contact Shupai
Mchuchu <shupai.mchuchu(a)wikimedia.org.za> or see the followup email about
it that we will send out later.
You can see the AGM agenda on the AGM 2023 page, the minutes of the AGM
will be recorded there once the meeting is over. You can see the 2023 AGM
page on meta here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2023-AGM
In preparation for the AGM you can read our annual report for 2022/23 which
details the chapter's activities between July 2022 and June 2023 as well as
the 2022 AGM minutes. Since then we have done additional projects such as
Wiki Indaba, Botswana affiliate support, the SADiLaR language outreach
initiative, and the Afrikaans Wikipedia outreach initiative. Presentations
on chapter projects after June 2023 will be given at the AGM.
The 2022/23 annual report can be seen here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WM_ZA/Annual_Report_2022-23
The minutes of the previous AGM can be accessed here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2022-AGM
If you would like to attend the AGM but you are not yet a member then you
can join Wikimedia South Africa by filling out our form and making a
donation of any amount to the chapter. Details and links about joining can
be found on our website here: https://www.wmza.org/join
*Key AGM details*
Date: Saturday, 18 November 2023
Time: 9:00 to 12:00 SAST
Place: Online and in-person at The Catalyst Hotel, 100 Pretoria Ave,
Wierda Valley, Sandton, 2196, South Africa
Regards,
Douglas Scott
Director
Wikimedia South Africa
Website: wikimedia.org.za
Phone: (+27) 079 515 8727
A non-profit membership organisation
Discord <https://discord.gg/HwBwHWWurr> | Zulip
<https://wikimediaza.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/147876-Main-Chat> |
Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551460588208> |
Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimedia_za/>
Dear all,
This is a quick reminder of our upcoming 33rd meetup of the year.The South
African meetup will be happening on Saturday 28 October 2023. Below are
the details for joining the 33rd meetup.
The meetup will be hybrid. If you have any questions about Wikipedia, the
community, what is going on generally, or you just want to hang out you are
welcome to join and participate.
*Date: Saturday, 28 October 2023*
*Start time:10:00 AM SAST*
*End Time: 12:00 PM SAST*
If you are in Cape Town, you can join us face to face
*Truth Coffee Shop*
*36 Buitenkant Street, Cape Town, 8001*
wikipedia: community meetup south africa 33
If you can't attend face to face , We will be hosting the meet up out on
Discord server (see link below to join).
Link to Join
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/South_Africa/South_Africa_33>
Reservations
made under Shupai,
Please note that Discord is the secondary platform as it offers Text-based,
Audio, and Video options.
Registration is necessary.
Best regards,
ReplyForward
Dear all,
This is a quick reminder of our upcoming 33rd meetup of the year.The South
African meetup will be happening on Saturday 28 October 2023. Below are the
details for joining the 33rd meetup.
The meetup will be hybrid. If you have any questions about Wikipedia, the
community, what is going on generally, or you just want to hang out you are
welcome to join and participate.
*Date: Saturday, 28 October 2023*
*Start time:10:00 AM SAST*
*End Time: 12:00 PM SAST*
If you are in Cape Town, you can join us face to face
*Truth Coffee Shop*
*36 Buitenkant Street, Cape Town, 8001*
wikipedia: community meetup south africa 33
If you can't attend face to face , We will be hosting the meet up out on
Discord server (see link below to join).
Link to Join
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/South_Africa/South_Africa_33>
Please note that Discord is the secondary platform as it offers Text-based,
Audio, and Video options.
Registration is necessary.
Best regards,
Hello everyone,
As many of you know we will be having the Wikimedia South Africa Annual
General Meeting on Saturday, 18 November 2023. The event will be held in
Johannesburg (exact location to be confirmed). In the three days before the
event (15-17 Nov) we will be hosting a workshop to create the chapter's
next 5 year plan. This is a very important event for the chapter because
the 5 year plan will lay out our activities for the foreseeable future and
determine our funding and project priorities.
Although you will be able to attend both events digitally we recognise that
there is no substitute for being involved in-person. As such we have a
sponsorship program for a limited number of Wikimedia South Africa chapter
members from outside of Gauteng to participate in these events. If you are
interested in attending the workshop and/or AGM in person, live outside of
the Gauteng area, and are a chapter member then please consider this
attendance sponsorship.
For people within Gauteng, you may still access the travel
sponsorship component to cover the costs of your travels to and from the
event location.
If you would like to access the sponsorship then please fill out this form:
https://forms.gle/9F7BtMR4gK9WPxcm9
If you have any queries about this process or if you are a chapter member
then please contact Shupai Mchuchu <shupai.mchuchu(a)wikimedia.org.za>.
Regards,
Douglas Scott
Director
Wikimedia South Africa
Website: wikimedia.org.za
Phone: (+27) 079 515 8727
A non-profit membership organisation
Discord <https://discord.gg/HwBwHWWurr> | Zulip
<https://wikimediaza.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/147876-Main-Chat> |
Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaZA> | Instagram
<https://www.instagram.com/wikimedia_za/>
Dear all,
With the continuous progress that have been happening during the past
couple of years in the apps team, Wikimedia Foundation wants to have a
two-way communication channel with the users;
They will be hosting Wikipedia office hours with users where they can
listen to live comments, suggest features and present their roadmap and
upcoming projects, because in Africa, apps could be the fastest solutions
to attract new users who want to do quick but vital edits and the other
ones who maybe suffer from an unstable internet connection or maybe looking
for an offline solutions.
The apps team has an upcoming online meeting scheduled for October 27th
5:00 pm UTC which will be 7:00 pm in South Africa. You can find all the
details right Here
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Office_Hours#:~:text=edit%20s…>of
how to join the office hour
Zoom Link <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/83695206107>
Best regards,
Best regards,