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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Location of AGM> > > - Oxford is chosen at the location for
the Spring 2010 AGM in the r
On Dec 22, 12:53 am, AndrewRT wrote:
> Informed by the discussion we've had here, I'm going to propose that
> the next Board meeting on tuesday
I should of course have said _next_ tuesday, i.e. 30th!
Just confusing myself again!
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> - Oxford is chosen at the location for the Spring 2010 AGM in the run
> up to Wikimania
That's only useful if we win the bid!
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Informed by the discussion we've had here, I'm going to propose that
the next Board meeting on tuesday decide the location of the AGM so
that we can start organising it.
There seems to be a broad consensus that the location should be easily
accessible by transport and should rotate around several
> Umm, +m? And sure you can hold actual discussions, it's just all
> moderated through the Chair. I generally find, if anything, that the
> meetings are more effective and efficient.
Do you know how long that would take? The chair having to either
forward every message or voice and unvoice people
2008/12/14 Thomas Dalton :
> 2008/12/14 David Gerard :
>> 2008/12/14 AndrewRT :
>>
>>> There are advantages in having in person meetings as well, though - it
>>> gives us an opportunity to discuss things more informally and get to
>>> know each other more that you can with an online meeting.
>>
>>
2008/12/14 David Gerard :
> 2008/12/14 AndrewRT :
>
>> There are advantages in having in person meetings as well, though - it
>> gives us an opportunity to discuss things more informally and get to
>> know each other more that you can with an online meeting.
>
>
> For an AGM, a meeting in person ma
2008/12/14 AndrewRT :
> There are advantages in having in person meetings as well, though - it
> gives us an opportunity to discuss things more informally and get to
> know each other more that you can with an online meeting.
For an AGM, a meeting in person may be appropriate, for all the social
> I hope we can find some way of
> involving people remotely in the meeting as well - perhaps through a
> videocam - does anyone know what Wikimania does for this?
If such AV equipment is available at the chosen venue, we could try
and live stream video of the meeting (I think that would dependant
On Dec 1, 12:37 pm, "Michael Shilliday"
wrote:
> I have never commented here before, but why the need for a physical AGM?
> Incorporated companies have been having online AGMs for years now. It may
> be necessary for a small group of people to be sitting in a room together,
> but the voting memb
2008/12/1 Michael Shilliday :
> I have never commented here before, but why the need for a physical AGM?
> Incorporated companies have been having online AGMs for years now. It may
> be necessary for a small group of people to be sitting in a room together,
> but the voting members don't necessar
I have never commented here before, but why the need for a physical AGM?
Incorporated companies have been having online AGMs for years now. It may
be necessary for a small group of people to be sitting in a room together,
but the voting members don't necessarily need to be.
There may be a hugely
2008/12/7 James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> OK folks, I asked around at the sqn, and the general consensus of opinion
> was that the best place to meet would be Birmingham University itself -
> there's a railway station in the middle of the campus (a direct line from
> Birmingham New Street), plenty of
, and,
of course, lots of cafés and bars around the place.
James Humphreys (Colds7ream)
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> If yo
2008/12/2 AndrewRT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Dec 2, 10:08 pm, "michael west" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> m Wikipedian's aren't use this democratic type systems. Can't somebody
>> right down some names of interesting towns in the UK and just pick one from
>> a hat? Newcastle, Manchester, Birm
On Dec 2, 10:08 pm, "michael west" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> m Wikipedian's aren't use this democratic type systems. Can't somebody
> right down some names of interesting towns in the UK and just pick one from
> a hat? Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham and London all seem pretty
> reasonabl
2008/12/2 Sarah McCulloch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Why don't you do the obvious and write down where everyone who definitely
> wants to come to the AGM is from?
That was the general idea with my map (although I decided not to
specifically restrict it to people that wanted to come to the AGM
because
Why don't you do the obvious and write down where everyone who definitely
wants to come to the AGM is from?
2008/12/2 michael west <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
> m Wikipedian's aren't use this democratic type systems. Can't somebody
> right down some names of interesting towns in the UK and just
m Wikipedian's aren't use this democratic type systems. Can't somebody
right down some names of interesting towns in the UK and just pick one from
a hat? Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham and London all seem pretty
reasonable and easy to get to.
m
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2008/12/1 James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Manchester or Birmingham would be a good bet I think - nice and central to
> the whole UK, so everyone can get there without travelling too far.
When you consider that Appleby Parva, Leicestershire was the [[centre
of population]] in the UK in 2000
(http:/
As far as Manchester goes, I asked and there's no rule that says I can't
randomly hold an AGM for a completely unrelated organisation if it's
properly booked in a society's name. I'm sure Students Against ID (all two
of us) will be happy to have you. :-)
Holding it on a Saturday will make it easie
to Uni in the city itself, so I could easily ask them for advice as to
> the best places to look at.
>
> James
>
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look at.
James
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> On Dec 2, 1:45 pm, "Thomas Dalton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>
>> Agreed. Lo
On Dec 2, 1:45 pm, "Thomas Dalton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Agreed. London, Birmingham or Manchester are all pretty accessible.
>
My only thoughts on Birmingham is that we don't seem to have any
activists from there who could organise venues.
Andrew
2008/12/2 Michael Bimmler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 2008/12/1 Marco Chiesa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>> For an AGM, I believe the priority should go to having as many people as
>> possible, particularly this being the first one.
>
> Hear, hear. (sorry, this was just to prove to Thomas that I do manage,
>
On 1 Dec 2008, at 18:00, Al Tally wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:58 PM, geni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 2008/12/1 Sarah McCulloch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > I'm not considering centrality - I'm considering that if you all
> come to
> > Manchester I'll be able go to the AGM :P
>
>
> Maybe but
2008/12/1 Marco Chiesa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> For an AGM, I believe the priority should go to having as many people as
> possible, particularly this being the first one.
Hear, hear. (sorry, this was just to prove to Thomas that I do manage,
when I'm sitting in front of a real computer)
In Switze
2008/12/1 Al Tally <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:58 PM, geni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>
>> Maybe but what else is there to do in Manchester wikipedia wise?
>> Oxford has pitt rivers. While there is the Museum of Science and
>> Industry in Manchester I don't know much about it
On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:58 PM, geni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 2008/12/1 Sarah McCulloch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > I'm not considering centrality - I'm considering that if you all come to
> > Manchester I'll be able go to the AGM :P
>
>
> Maybe but what else is there to do in Manchester wikipedi
2008/12/1 Sarah McCulloch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I'm not considering centrality - I'm considering that if you all come to
> Manchester I'll be able go to the AGM :P
Maybe but what else is there to do in Manchester wikipedia wise?
Oxford has pitt rivers. While there is the Museum of Science and
In
I'm not considering centrality - I'm considering that if you all come to
Manchester I'll be able go to the AGM :P
2008/12/1 Thomas Dalton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 2008/12/1 Sarah McCulloch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > Just because everyone turned up from Euston in this case simply confirms
> > what I wa
2008/12/1 Sarah McCulloch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Just because everyone turned up from Euston in this case simply confirms
> what I was saying - Londoners thought it was worth making the trip, people
> from say, Bolton, would have decided Salford was difficult to get to and
> stayed at home. When co
Just because everyone turned up from Euston in this case simply confirms
what I was saying - Londoners thought it was worth making the trip, people
from say, Bolton, would have decided Salford was difficult to get to and
stayed at home. When considering cities the ease with which the station can
be
2008/12/1 Tom Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> The population center of Great Britain is currently a bit south of Appleby
> Parva ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_of_population#Great_Britain ),
> which is roughly halfway between Birmingham and Leicester:
The population centre by distance, maybe,
The population center of Great Britain is currently a bit south of Appleby
Parva ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_of_population#Great_Britain ),
which is roughly halfway between Birmingham and Leicester:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Appleby%20Parva.&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.m
ozilla:en-GB
Thomas Dalton wrote:
> 2008/12/1 J.A. Humphreys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>> Thomas Dalton wrote:
>>
>>> 2008/12/1 Al Tally <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>>>
>>>
On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:32 PM, Thomas Dalton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> 2008/12/1 Sarah McCulloch
2008/12/1 J.A. Humphreys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Thomas Dalton wrote:
>> 2008/12/1 Al Tally <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>>
>>> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:32 PM, Thomas Dalton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
2008/12/1 Sarah McCulloch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> If I may interject, Salford is quit
On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 10:56 PM, AndrewRT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Oxford would also be a good choice, as its the location for our
> Wikimania 2010 bid so would be a good opportunity to familiarise
> ourselves with the city (and have some experience organising an event
> - albeit much smaller
Thomas Dalton wrote:
> 2008/12/1 Al Tally <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:32 PM, Thomas Dalton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 2008/12/1 Sarah McCulloch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>>>
If I may interject, Salford is quite hard to get to, even for locals.
P
2008/12/1 Al Tally <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:32 PM, Thomas Dalton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>>
>> 2008/12/1 Sarah McCulloch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> > If I may interject, Salford is quite hard to get to, even for locals.
>> > Proximity to Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria
2008/12/1 Al Tally <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:32 PM, Thomas Dalton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>>
>> 2008/12/1 Sarah McCulloch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> > If I may interject, Salford is quite hard to get to, even for locals.
>> > Proximity to Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria
On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:32 PM, Thomas Dalton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> 2008/12/1 Sarah McCulloch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > If I may interject, Salford is quite hard to get to, even for locals.
> > Proximity to Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria would be a better
> criterion.
> > :)
>
> Well, ye
I said that because I suspect all the Londoners didn't realise the unhelpful
location of Salford and made the effort, and those nearer didn't bother.
2008/12/1 Thomas Dalton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 2008/12/1 Sarah McCulloch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > If I may interject, Salford is quite hard to get t
2008/12/1 Sarah McCulloch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> If I may interject, Salford is quite hard to get to, even for locals.
> Proximity to Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria would be a better criterion.
> :)
Well, yes, but that doesn't affect Alison's point. Anywhere in
Manchester would have been a bad
2008/12/1 Alison Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Mon, December 1, 2008 08:03, James wrote:
>> Manchester or Birmingham would be a good bet I think - nice and central to
>> the whole UK, so everyone can get there without travelling too far.
>
> Locations can be so problematic though. I went to the
If I may interject, Salford is quite hard to get to, even for locals.
Proximity to Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria would be a better criterion.
:)
Dev
2008/12/1 Alison Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Mon, December 1, 2008 08:03, James wrote:
> > Manchester or Birmingham would be a good bet I
On Mon, December 1, 2008 08:03, James wrote:
> Manchester or Birmingham would be a good bet I think - nice and central to
> the whole UK, so everyone can get there without travelling too far.
Locations can be so problematic though. I went to the founding meeting of
a national organisation years ag
] Location of AGM
If you want to meet in Manchester I may be able to provide meeting space for up
to 200 people in our student union/university depending on time of day.
Dev
2008/11/30 AndrewRT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
At the last Board meeting, one of the matters that was briefly
discusse
If you do it during the day it will definitely be free - but my student
union closes to non-members at 5 (to get round alcohol licencing laws) and
I'm not sure just how many "guests" they'd let me bring in. :-) For other
times I shall enquire.
Dev
2008/11/30 AndrewRT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Nov
On Nov 30, 11:03 pm, "Sarah McCulloch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> If you want to meet in Manchester I may be able to provide meeting space for
> up to 200 people in our student union/university depending on time of day.
Many thanks for the offer! Let's see what people say about location
and we m
> This probably wont be decide for a few weeks yet, but would be good to
> get peoples' views.
If you want to get somewhere for free it needs to be decided sooner
rather than later - getting freebies takes time since you have to get
all the right signatures in all the right places, paying for stuf
If you want to meet in Manchester I may be able to provide meeting space for
up to 200 people in our student union/university depending on time of day.
Dev
2008/11/30 AndrewRT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> At the last Board meeting, one of the matters that was briefly
> discussed what where the AGM in J
At the last Board meeting, one of the matters that was briefly
discussed what where the AGM in Jan/Feb should be held.
London would seem an obvious option for me - although not
geographically central, it is easy to get to from all parts of the
country,
Oxford would also be a good choice, as its t
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