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-XMDpt_NP-LQZQpSUw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0>
*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,