Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester
We wont be sending the official notice out now till next week, so that the Board has got time to finalise the resolutions, but you're welcome to go ahead and publicise the date and location - Sunday 26th April at University of Manchester Students Union. Please get as many people as you can to come along! Andrew On Mar 11, 12:12 pm, Cormac Lawler wrote: > Great! So, one concern expressed yesterday was - if you were somehow unable > to make it that day (due to sickness or whatever) - whether there would be a > problem with non-"cardholders" turning up for the room? If not, and if > people are happy to have the AGM in Manchester, I suggest we simply finalise > the date, publicise the venue (UMSU), and leave the selection of the room > itself to Sarah. Is that agreeable to all? > Cormac > > 2009/3/11 Sarah McCulloch > > > Like I said in my previous email, I'm a cardholder, so I just have to send > > in the booking when it lets me 28 days in advance. > > > Dev > > > 2009/3/11 Cormac Lawler > > >> 2009/3/7 Sarah McCulloch > > >>> I can do it, but I can't book it now (room bookings at UMSU only go 28 > >>> days in advance). What capacity do you want? > > >>> Dev > > >> How sure are you that you can get a room, Sarah? (I haven't tried the uni > >> yet - though I may be able to get something myself.) I also tried other > >> function room options in central Manchester - I'm getting a 50-70 price > >> range - which seems out of our league, right? > > >> Cormac > > >> ___ > >> Wikimedia UK mailing list > >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > >>http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > >> WMUK:http://uk.wikimedia.org > > > -- > > "But I, being poor, have only my dreams; > > I have spread my dreams under your feet; > > Tread softly because you tread on my dreams." > > > -WB Yeats > > >http://luminaryuprise.wikidot.com > > > ___ > > Wikimedia UK mailing list > > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > >http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > > WMUK:http://uk.wikimedia.org > > > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.orghttp://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK:http://uk.wikimedia.org ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester
Nope, once the room's booked people can just turn up, I don't need to be there. Even if I can't make it I'll try and make sure there are signs up for people so you can all find the room. Should be all fine. :) Sarah 2009/3/11 Cormac Lawler > Great! So, one concern expressed yesterday was - if you were somehow unable > to make it that day (due to sickness or whatever) - whether there would be a > problem with non-"cardholders" turning up for the room? If not, and if > people are happy to have the AGM in Manchester, I suggest we simply finalise > the date, publicise the venue (UMSU), and leave the selection of the room > itself to Sarah. Is that agreeable to all? > Cormac > > > 2009/3/11 Sarah McCulloch > >> Like I said in my previous email, I'm a cardholder, so I just have to send >> in the booking when it lets me 28 days in advance. >> >> Dev >> >> 2009/3/11 Cormac Lawler >> >>> 2009/3/7 Sarah McCulloch >>> I can do it, but I can't book it now (room bookings at UMSU only go 28 days in advance). What capacity do you want? Dev >>> >>> How sure are you that you can get a room, Sarah? (I haven't tried the uni >>> yet - though I may be able to get something myself.) I also tried other >>> function room options in central Manchester - I'm getting a 50-70 price >>> range - which seems out of our league, right? >>> >>> Cormac >>> >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >>> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> "But I, being poor, have only my dreams; >> I have spread my dreams under your feet; >> Tread softly because you tread on my dreams." >> >> -WB Yeats >> >> http://luminaryuprise.wikidot.com >> >> >> ___ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> >> > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > -- "But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams." -WB Yeats http://luminaryuprise.wikidot.com ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester
Great! So, one concern expressed yesterday was - if you were somehow unable to make it that day (due to sickness or whatever) - whether there would be a problem with non-"cardholders" turning up for the room? If not, and if people are happy to have the AGM in Manchester, I suggest we simply finalise the date, publicise the venue (UMSU), and leave the selection of the room itself to Sarah. Is that agreeable to all? Cormac 2009/3/11 Sarah McCulloch > Like I said in my previous email, I'm a cardholder, so I just have to send > in the booking when it lets me 28 days in advance. > > Dev > > 2009/3/11 Cormac Lawler > >> 2009/3/7 Sarah McCulloch >> >>> I can do it, but I can't book it now (room bookings at UMSU only go 28 >>> days in advance). What capacity do you want? >>> >>> Dev >>> >> >> How sure are you that you can get a room, Sarah? (I haven't tried the uni >> yet - though I may be able to get something myself.) I also tried other >> function room options in central Manchester - I'm getting a 50-70 price >> range - which seems out of our league, right? >> >> Cormac >> >> >> >> ___ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> >> > > > -- > "But I, being poor, have only my dreams; > I have spread my dreams under your feet; > Tread softly because you tread on my dreams." > > -WB Yeats > > http://luminaryuprise.wikidot.com > > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester
Like I said in my previous email, I'm a cardholder, so I just have to send in the booking when it lets me 28 days in advance. Dev 2009/3/11 Cormac Lawler > 2009/3/7 Sarah McCulloch > >> I can do it, but I can't book it now (room bookings at UMSU only go 28 >> days in advance). What capacity do you want? >> >> Dev >> > > How sure are you that you can get a room, Sarah? (I haven't tried the uni > yet - though I may be able to get something myself.) I also tried other > function room options in central Manchester - I'm getting a 50-70 price > range - which seems out of our league, right? > > Cormac > > > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > -- "But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams." -WB Yeats http://luminaryuprise.wikidot.com ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester
2009/3/7 Sarah McCulloch > I can do it, but I can't book it now (room bookings at UMSU only go 28 days > in advance). What capacity do you want? > > Dev > How sure are you that you can get a room, Sarah? (I haven't tried the uni yet - though I may be able to get something myself.) I also tried other function room options in central Manchester - I'm getting a 50-70 price range - which seems out of our league, right? Cormac ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester
2009/3/10 Michael Bimmler : > On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 11:45 PM, Gordon Joly wrote: > >> >> Errr I thought notice of an AGM was a legal... notice? >> > > > Well, presumably only as soon as it is finalized and approved by the board. Indeed. The one of the site is a draft. The notice will be sent out to all members when the AGM is formally announced. ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 11:45 PM, Gordon Joly wrote: > > Errr I thought notice of an AGM was a legal... notice? > Well, presumably only as soon as it is finalized and approved by the board. Michael -- Michael Bimmler mbimm...@gmail.com ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester
At 14:57 -0700 9/3/09, AndrewRT wrote: >On Mar 9, 8:15 am, Gordon Joly wrote: >> At 13:19 + 7/3/09, Andrew Turvey wrote: >> >> >> >> >Hi all, >> >> >Unfortunately we've drawn a blank with finding a suitable free venue >> >in Birmingham, so we've decided to move to plan B, which is >> >Manchester. >> >> >Does anyone have any contacts - for instance at the University - >> >which would enable them to book a room for free on Saturday 25th or >> >Sunday 26th April? >> >> >If so please could you reply to the list or to me directly asap. >> >> >regards, >> >> >Andrew >> >> Does >> >> http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetings/2009_AGM/Notice >> >> need an update? >> >> Gordo > >Yes - are you volunteering :) It's only a draft at present - will be >finalised when we book the venue. > >regards, > >Andrew > >___ Errr I thought notice of an AGM was a legal... notice? Gordo -- "Think Feynman"/ http://pobox.com/~gordo/ gordon.j...@pobox.com/// ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester
On Mar 9, 8:15 am, Gordon Joly wrote: > At 13:19 + 7/3/09, Andrew Turvey wrote: > > > > >Hi all, > > >Unfortunately we've drawn a blank with finding a suitable free venue > >in Birmingham, so we've decided to move to plan B, which is > >Manchester. > > >Does anyone have any contacts - for instance at the University - > >which would enable them to book a room for free on Saturday 25th or > >Sunday 26th April? > > >If so please could you reply to the list or to me directly asap. > > >regards, > > >Andrew > > Does > > http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetings/2009_AGM/Notice > > need an update? > > Gordo Yes - are you volunteering :) It's only a draft at present - will be finalised when we book the venue. regards, Andrew ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester
At 13:19 + 7/3/09, Andrew Turvey wrote: >Hi all, > >Unfortunately we've drawn a blank with finding a suitable free venue >in Birmingham, so we've decided to move to plan B, which is >Manchester. > >Does anyone have any contacts - for instance at the University - >which would enable them to book a room for free on Saturday 25th or >Sunday 26th April? > >If so please could you reply to the list or to me directly asap. > >regards, > > >Andrew > Does http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetings/2009_AGM/Notice need an update? Gordo -- "Think Feynman"/ http://pobox.com/~gordo/ gordon.j...@pobox.com/// ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester
At 16:22 + 8/3/09, Thomas Dalton wrote: >2009/3/8 AndrewRT : >> Personally, I think a meeting in a pub or even a pub room gives a very > > different impression to a meeting in a university room, and we need to >> bear that in mind. Imagine giving a presentation or holding hustings. > >*Function room* of a pub - they are specifically designed for holding >functions, an AGM is a function. I don't think we would have any >problem giving presentations and hustings in a function room. >Gathering around a table in the main part of a pub is definitely a >last resort, it wouldn't work very well, but a function room is very >different. That is very, very true. Gordo -- "Think Feynman"/ http://pobox.com/~gordo/ gordon.j...@pobox.com/// ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester
At 00:42 + 8/3/09, David Gerard wrote: >2009/3/8 Thomas Dalton : > >> Have you looked at non-free venues? A function room in a pub probably >> wouldn't cost all that much, we don't need much more than that. B'ham >> is better located than Manchester. > >Function rooms in pubs are frequently free if you ask nicely. >Certainly WMUK v1 never paid for use of the function room of whatever >that pub was in Borough. > > >- d. > >__ The Royal Oak. Gordo -- "Think Feynman"/ http://pobox.com/~gordo/ gordon.j...@pobox.com/// ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester
2009/3/8 AndrewRT : > Personally, I think a meeting in a pub or even a pub room gives a very > different impression to a meeting in a university room, and we need to > bear that in mind. Imagine giving a presentation or holding hustings. *Function room* of a pub - they are specifically designed for holding functions, an AGM is a function. I don't think we would have any problem giving presentations and hustings in a function room. Gathering around a table in the main part of a pub is definitely a last resort, it wouldn't work very well, but a function room is very different. ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester
As we currently are, the AGM is basically going to be a friendly chat round a table. Given this, holding it in a pub does rather make sense to me. T > -Original Message- > From: wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediauk-l- > boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of AndrewRT > Sent: 08 March 2009 16:11 > To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester > > Personally, I think a meeting in a pub or even a pub room gives a very > different impression to a meeting in a university room, and we need to > bear that in mind. Imagine giving a presentation or holding hustings. > > Although we're only small now, I hope this is the start of something > big. I say let's start as we mean to go on! > > On Mar 8, 12:42 am, David Gerard wrote: > > 2009/3/8 Thomas Dalton : > > > > > Have you looked at non-free venues? A function room in a pub probably > > > wouldn't cost all that much, we don't need much more than that. B'ham > > > is better located than Manchester. > > > > Function rooms in pubs are frequently free if you ask nicely. > > Certainly WMUK v1 never paid for use of the function room of whatever > > that pub was in Borough. > > > > - d. > > > > ___ > > Wikimedia UK mailing list > > > wikimediau...@wikimedia.orghttp://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikime di > auk-l > > WMUK:http://uk.wikimedia.org > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester
Personally, I think a meeting in a pub or even a pub room gives a very different impression to a meeting in a university room, and we need to bear that in mind. Imagine giving a presentation or holding hustings. Although we're only small now, I hope this is the start of something big. I say let's start as we mean to go on! On Mar 8, 12:42 am, David Gerard wrote: > 2009/3/8 Thomas Dalton : > > > Have you looked at non-free venues? A function room in a pub probably > > wouldn't cost all that much, we don't need much more than that. B'ham > > is better located than Manchester. > > Function rooms in pubs are frequently free if you ask nicely. > Certainly WMUK v1 never paid for use of the function room of whatever > that pub was in Borough. > > - d. > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.orghttp://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK:http://uk.wikimedia.org ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester
The Board was very clear to me - only free or nearly free (i.e. <£10) would do! If we're not able to get a free room, I guess we can start looking at non-free ones. On Mar 8, 12:38 am, Thomas Dalton wrote: > 2009/3/7 Andrew Turvey : > > > Hi all, > > > Unfortunately we've drawn a blank with finding a suitable free venue in > > Birmingham, so we've decided to move to plan B, which is Manchester. > > Have you looked at non-free venues? A function room in a pub probably > wouldn't cost all that much, we don't need much more than that. B'ham > is better located than Manchester. > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.orghttp://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK:http://uk.wikimedia.org ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester
2009/3/8 Thomas Dalton : > Have you looked at non-free venues? A function room in a pub probably > wouldn't cost all that much, we don't need much more than that. B'ham > is better located than Manchester. Function rooms in pubs are frequently free if you ask nicely. Certainly WMUK v1 never paid for use of the function room of whatever that pub was in Borough. - d. ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester
2009/3/7 Andrew Turvey : > Hi all, > > Unfortunately we've drawn a blank with finding a suitable free venue in > Birmingham, so we've decided to move to plan B, which is Manchester. Have you looked at non-free venues? A function room in a pub probably wouldn't cost all that much, we don't need much more than that. B'ham is better located than Manchester. ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester
Speaking personally, this is a major PITA. I may not be able to fund train tickets to Manchester, so I suppose I'll be on the coach. Joy! 2009/3/7 Andrew Turvey : > Hi all, > > Unfortunately we've drawn a blank with finding a suitable free venue in > Birmingham, so we've decided to move to plan B, which is Manchester. > > Does anyone have any contacts - for instance at the University - which would > enable them to book a room for free on Saturday 25th or Sunday 26th April? > > If so please could you reply to the list or to me directly asap. > > regards, > > Andrew > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester
I can do it, but I can't book it now (room bookings at UMSU only go 28 days in advance). What capacity do you want? Dev 2009/3/7 Andrew Turvey > Hi all, > > Unfortunately we've drawn a blank with finding a suitable free venue in > Birmingham, so we've decided to move to plan B, which is Manchester. > > Does anyone have any contacts - for instance at the University - which > would enable them to book a room for free on Saturday 25th or Sunday 26th > April? > > If so please could you reply to the list or to me directly asap. > > regards, > > Andrew > > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > -- "But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams." -WB Yeats http://luminaryuprise.wikidot.com ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
[Wikimediauk-l] AGM in Manchester
Hi all, Unfortunately we've drawn a blank with finding a suitable free venue in Birmingham, so we've decided to move to plan B, which is Manchester. Does anyone have any contacts - for instance at the University - which would enable them to book a room for free on Saturday 25th or Sunday 26th April? If so please could you reply to the list or to me directly asap. regards, Andrew ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
