Until last year the venue had always alternated between London and not-London. It seems to me, therefore, that not-London is a priority for this year.
On 18 March 2016 at 11:53, Lucy Crompton-Reid < lucy.crompton-r...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > Dear all > > I have previously emailed regarding this year's AGM for Wikimedia UK, > which will be taking place on Saturday 9th July. This is the point where > new board members can stand for election and where members of the charity > have the opportunity to express their views, raise ideas or discuss issues, > either in the formal context of the AGM itself or informally throughout the > day. We would also like to maximise the opportunity of having a > (hopefully!) large group of Wikimedians together, to deliver training > and/or facilitate discussion and workshops. The day is for volunteers, > editors and members and so it will be essential to involve volunteers in > thinking about and planning these activities. > > Several volunteers and members have suggested that it would be good to > hold the meeting outside of London. Without having a real sense of the > extent to which location will impact on people's decision to attend, and > what people's preferences are, it's difficult to fix on a specific > location; but we do need to confirm the venue asap. I think for most people > (and I realise there will be exceptions), London or Birmingham are the best > options and are generally well-connected in terms of public transport. I > would therefore be very grateful if you could complete the doodle poll, > below, as this will give us a sense of the majority view - and also start > to give us an idea of potential numbers. I'm away on holiday next week but > plan to confirm the venue in early April. > > http://doodle.com/poll/222ebe9ypqdic47t > > Also, please do let me know if you'd be interested in helping to shape the > day as a volunteer! > > Many thanks > Lucy > > > > -- > > Lucy Crompton-Reid > > Chief Executive > > Wikimedia UK > > +44 (0) 207 065 0991 > > > > 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. > > 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.* > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >
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