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 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/>