Re: [Wikimediauk-l] You are invited to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich

[Richard Symonds]

Jonathan,

I was going to take the day off to show up to this because it really
interests me - but I have meetings all day and can't get the day off.

Happy to help in my lunch hour remotely though!

Richard Symonds
Wikimedia UK
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On 9 March 2015 at 17:20, Jonathan Cardy 
wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Wikimedia UK and the National Maritime Museum would like to invite you to
> an editathon in Greenwich on the 15th April re the Board of Longitude. Our
> partners at the NMM are supplying lunch and several experts on the subject
> who want to improve Wikipedia's coverage of the search for longitude.
>
> Experienced Wikipedia editors would be very welcome.
>
> The registration page is at
> https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=185&reset=1  the
> project page which includes articles we hope to work on is here
> ,
> There is also a talkpage
> 
> which gives opportunities to ask questions to some experts from the museum.
>
> Lunch will be provided by our partners the National Maritime Museum.
>
> The National Maritime Museum is the world's largest maritime museum,
> "filled with inspirational stories of exploration and endeavour at sea and
> packed to the gunwales with intriguing objects and fascinating galleries".
>
> The Board of Longitude were the administrators of a prize for the
> development of accurate ways to determine longitude, and thereby the
> sponsors of some major scientific and exploratory discoveries that had an
> important impact on world history.
>
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> Jonathan Cardy
> GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums) Organiser
> Wikimedia UK
>  020 7065 0921
>
> (I'm normally in the office Tuesday's, Wednesdays and Fridays - Emails on
> Mondays and Thursdays wont usually be seen till the next day)
>
> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
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>
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>
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Changes to timings of membership approvals

[Harry Burt]

>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am copying here from a post I've just made on the Engine room
> 
> :
>
> At the meeting of the Board of Trustees on 7th March a decision was made
> in lieu of a permanent Chief Executive appointment that the full board of
> trustees would return to considering and approving applications for
> memberships i.e. these will not be done under the scheme of delegation by a
> staff member until a permanent appointment is made and following induction.
>
> In practical terms this means new members (whether a former lapsed member
> applying or a brand new member) will apply for membership as before, but it
> will not be approved and therefore active until the date of the next
> meeting of the board of Trustees.
>
> The language on our sign up page now reads:
>
> *New member:*
> *Your application to become a member of Wikimedia U.K. is now pending
> approval. If you are applying following a previous membership expiring then
> you will need to be re-approved. Following a decision made by Trustees on
> 7th March 2015 memberships will be approved by the full board of Trustees
> pending the recruitment of a permanent Chief Executive. The dates of board
> meetings for the year are 20th June, 25th July (AGM), 12th September, 12th
> December. New memberships, including those of former members who have
> lapsed and are re-applying will not be approved until these dates. If you
> wish you application to be approved today, for example, in order to apply
> for a micro-grant, please contact members...@wikimedia.org.uk
>  with your request and reasons.*
>
> Please do continue to encourage supporters and event attendees to consider
> applying for membership, only make them aware that there will be a wait for
> approval unless there is an urgent need to consider sooner based on project
> support (Grant application/Equipment loan)
>
> If you have questions or concerns you can reply in the Engine room, email
> members...@wikimedia.org.uk or reply here.
>
> *Katherine Bavage *
> *Fundraising Manager *
> *Wikimedia UK*
> +44 20 7065 0752
>
> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered
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> United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia
> movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who
> operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
>
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[Wikimediauk-l] Changes to timings of membership approvals

[Katherine Bavage]

Hello everyone,

I am copying here from a post I've just made on the Engine room

:

At the meeting of the Board of Trustees on 7th March a decision was made in
lieu of a permanent Chief Executive appointment that the full board of
trustees would return to considering and approving applications for
memberships i.e. these will not be done under the scheme of delegation by a
staff member until a permanent appointment is made and following induction.

In practical terms this means new members (whether a former lapsed member
applying or a brand new member) will apply for membership as before, but it
will not be approved and therefore active until the date of the next
meeting of the board of Trustees.

The language on our sign up page now reads:

*New member:*
*Your application to become a member of Wikimedia U.K. is now pending
approval. If you are applying following a previous membership expiring then
you will need to be re-approved. Following a decision made by Trustees on
7th March 2015 memberships will be approved by the full board of Trustees
pending the recruitment of a permanent Chief Executive. The dates of board
meetings for the year are 20th June, 25th July (AGM), 12th September, 12th
December. New memberships, including those of former members who have
lapsed and are re-applying will not be approved until these dates. If you
wish you application to be approved today, for example, in order to apply
for a micro-grant, please contact members...@wikimedia.org.uk
 with your request and reasons.*

Please do continue to encourage supporters and event attendees to consider
applying for membership, only make them aware that there will be a wait for
approval unless there is an urgent need to consider sooner based on project
support (Grant application/Equipment loan)

If you have questions or concerns you can reply in the Engine room, email
members...@wikimedia.org.uk or reply here.

*Katherine Bavage *
*Fundraising Manager *
*Wikimedia UK*
+44 20 7065 0752

Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered
Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT.
United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia
movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who
operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).

*Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control
over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
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