Well done everyone involved! I know how hard you have all worked to make this happen, I'm very pleased for you all.
Congrats! Stevie On 3 September 2014 07:41, Ad Huikeshoven <a...@wikimedia.nl> wrote: > Congratulations Belgium. Douze points. > > On behalf of the Board of Wikimedia Nederland, best wishes! We're looking > forward to cooperation and collaboration in the future. Wikimedia Nederland > is prepared to support Wikimedia Belgium in the founding process and > thereafter. However, you're out on your own to gather the required number > of people in one place to sign the founding papers. > > Ad Huikeshoven > > Ad Huikeshoven > > Bestuurslid / Board member Wikimedia Nederland > Internationaal / International Affairs > Educatieprogramma / Education Program > > tel. (+31) (0)70 3608510 > mob. (+31) (0)6 40293574 > > Steun vrije kennis! Kijk op wikimedia.nl > <http://www.wikimedia.nl/pagina/doneren-aan-wikimedia-nederland> > *Postadres*: * > Bezoekadres:* > Postbus 167 Mariaplaats 3 > 3500 AD Utrecht Utrecht > > ABNAMRO NL33 ABNA 0497164833 - Kamer van Koophandel 17189036 > > > 2014-09-02 20:07 GMT+02:00 Romaine Wiki <romaine.w...@gmail.com>: > > > Thanks all! > > > > The next step will be the actual founding. In two days we already have a > > meeting to talk about it. > > > > Anyone interested in the founding, you are welcome to sign up at > > https://be.wikimedia.org/wiki/Founding/Interested_people > > > > Romaine > > > > > > > > > > 2014-09-02 20:00 GMT+02:00 Nasir Khan <nasir8...@gmail.com>: > > > > > Congrats to all who were involved in this success :D > > > > > > > > > -- > > > *Nasir Khan Saikat* > > > www.nasirkhn.com > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 11:46 PM, Carlos M. Colina < > > ma...@wikimedia.org.ve> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Dear all, > > > > > > > > It is an honour for me to announce that during Wikimania, the WMF > > > resolved > > > > [1] to recognise Wikimedia Belgium as a Wikimedia chapter. The > > resolution > > > > was made public a few days ago. > > > > > > > > The first discussions towards the establishment of a Belgian chapter > > > > started many years ago, with the local community doing projects > related > > > to > > > > freedom of knowledge since then, like organisation of WLM Belgium & > > > > Luxembourg in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Along with these and other > > activities, > > > > the idea of a chapter grew and evolved to the moment when, the > decision > > > was > > > > taken to start officially the chapter creation process. > > > > > > > > This process took longer than usual, due to many reasons, among those > > the > > > > change in the chapter approval process by the WMF Board last year. > > > > Nevertheless, after months of intensive discussion and interaction > > > between > > > > all parties involved, a recommendation from the AffCom was sent to > the > > > WMF > > > > regarding Wikimedia Belgium. And here we are :-) > > > > > > > > Please welcome the newest member of the family of Wikimedia > affiliates! > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Carlos > > > > > > > > > > > > 1: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution: > > > > Recognition_of_Wikimedia_Belgium > > > > > > > > -- > > > > "*Jülüjain wane mmakat* ein kapülain tü alijunakalirua jee > > wayuukanairua > > > > junain ekerolaa alümüin supüshuwayale etijaanaka. Ayatashi waya > > junain." > > > > Carlos M. Colina > > > > Vicepresidente, A.C. Wikimedia Venezuela | RIF J-40129321-2 | > > > > www.wikimedia.org.ve <http://wikimedia.org.ve> > > > > Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Affiliations Committee > > > > Phone: +972-52-4869915 > > > > Twitter: @maor_x > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > -- > Ad Huikeshoven > > Bestuurslid / Board member Wikimedia Nederland > Internationaal / International Affairs > Educatieprogramma / Education Program > > tel. 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