Lovely news. Thanks for the update. S!
On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 5:05 PM, Tim Pierce <[email protected]> wrote: > Great news, everyone! > > It looks like the wikimedia list server defanged the links in your email. > In case that wasn't just me, the relevant links for the group and the > meetup on the 18th seem to be: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_England_Wikimedians > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/End_of_2013_Celebration_and_Meeting > > > On 12/30/2013 04:08 PM, Kevin Rutherford wrote: > > Hello Fellow Wikimedians, > > It is the pleasure of both Maia and I to announce that the New England > Wikimedians have been approved to become an official Wikimedia User Group. > Below is the official resolution stating this: > > > > > > > > * Whereas: 1. Recognizing Wikimedia User Groups is the responsibility of > the Affiliations Committee; 2. The application of New England Wikimedians > has been reviewed by the Affiliations Committee and was discussed on their > Meta Page; 3. The scope of the group can be found on Meta-Wiki; 4. It is > the opinion of the Affiliations Committee that the group meets the > requirements for Wikimedia User Group status; 5. A user group may later be > recognized as a chapter or a thematic organization if it meets the > additional requirements. Therefore be it resolved that New England > Wikimedians is recognized as a Wikimedia User Group for a one-year period > ending 31 December 2014. At the end of the recognition period, the group > may apply for the renewal of recognition. References - New England > Wikimedians (Talk Page) - Wikimedia User Group requirements Votes > Resolution passed with 8 votes in favour, 0 against, 0 abstentions. -- > 18:44, 30 December 2013 (UTC) * > Now that we have been approved, we can begin our next steps to becoming an > official chapter, which shall be discussed on the 18th. More of that > information can be found on this page: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Step-by-step_chapter_creation_guide > > Additionally, we would also like to invite everyone to come to the meeting > on the 18th, which will be held at 3, with a dinner following somewhere in > Cambridge. If anyone has any ideas about where they want the chapter to go > and what they want to do in the future, that is the time to do it. If you > cannot come, we will work hard on making sure that people will be able to > remotely access the meeting, as we would like everyone to participate if > they can. > > Thank you to everyone who has made this possible, as we look forward to a > successful 2014, and the many opportunities that come with being a User > Group! > > Your Signatories, > Maia Weinstock and Kevin Rutherford > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-boston mailing > [email protected]https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-boston mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston > > -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
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