Affiliate Chairpersons meeting November 24 - 25, 2018

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Affiliate Chairpersons meeting November 24 - 25, 2018

Location: Wikimedia Česká republika, Slovenská 1705/21, Praha 2, 120 00.

Date/time: November 24 - 25, 2018 from 9:30 to 18:00 hrs

For notes see Etherpad or click on the Talkpage.

Attendees

Frans Grijzenhout, chair Wikimedia Netherlands
Susanna Mkrtchyan, Chair Wikimedia Armenia
Itzik Edri, chair Wikimedia Israel
Laurentius (talk), chair of Wikimedia Italia
Philip Kopetzky (talk), vice-chair of Wikimedia Austria
Tim Moritz, chair of Wikimedia Deutschland
Hogne Neteland, Chair of the Board - Wikimedia Norge
Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, chair Wikimedia France
Vojtěch Dostál, chair Wikimedia Czech Republic
Geert Van Pamel (WMBE) (talk) 18:05, 15 September 2018 (UTC), chair Wikimedia Belgium[reply]
Biyanto Rebin, chair of Wikimedia Indonesia
Santiago Navarro Sanz, chair of Wikimedia Spain
Josie Fraser, chair Wikimedia UK
Mattias Blomgren, chair Wikimedia Sverige
Michał Buczyński, chair of Wikimedia Polska
Yulianna Tsaruk, board member, representative of Wikimedia Ukraine
Nataliia Tymkiv, board member, chair of the BGC, Wikimedia Foundation
~~Aboubacarkhoraa (talk), chair of Wikimedia Guinea Conakry~~

Program

Moderator: Koenraad Van Brabant

Day 1 - Saturday 24 November 2018, 9:30 - 18:00

Morning session: Effective & accountable board. Leadership & followship

Afternoon session: Team dynamics, interpersonal skills

Evening: social dinner with all the participants

At 18:30 we will meet at Vinohradsky Parlament restaurant (Korunní 1 120 00 Praha 2 – Vinohrady) for a group dinner. (Dinner is included in the participation fee).

Day 2 - Sunday 25 November 2018, 9:00 - 17:00

Morning session: Effective meetings, Failures and how to continue

Afternoon session: Financing across the network

Main session: Financing across the network – facilitated discussion, possibly with some small group work to enable greater inclusion and reduce language barriers. Input for discussion

Last session: What next? Looking back on our two-days, and closure

Group Photo

Logistics

Please note that Czechia is not a part of the Euro zone. 100 Czech Koruna is about 4 euro's or 4,50 dollars. A typical price of a beer is 25-40 Czech Koruna and you can have a dinner in most places for 100-200 Czech Koruna.

Participant Fee

Participant Fee is 150 Euro. Fees are to be paid to the following account of Wikimedia Czech Republic:

IBAN: CZ0720100000002400498636
BIC/SWIFT: FIOBCZPPXXX
Bank name: Fio banka, a.s
Bank address: V Celnici 1028/10, 117 21, Praha 1, Czech Republic
Please state your full name and organization in the "Note for Recipient"

Wikimedia Czech Republic will send you a receipt to your e-mail once we process the payments.

Venue

The meeting will take place in the offices of Wikimedia Czechia, Slovenská 1705/21, Praha 2, 120 00.

Getting there

It will take you about 30 minutes from the Central Railway Station by metro line C and then tram number 4 or 22.
Travelling from the airport will take about 60 minutes. You can use Uber or take a bus number 119 to "Nádraží Veleslavín" metro station, transfer to metro line A, go to Náměstí Míru, from which you can walk or take tram number 4 or 22.

Exchanging money at the airport is not recommended due to very poor exchange rates.

Recommended accommodation

Recommended hotels:

Czech Inn (tourist hotel but nice) - website, booking.com (5 min on foot from the venue, breakfast included)
Family Lorenz and Coffee House (small calm hotel but will less amenities) - website, booking.com (5 min on footfrom the venue, café available in the building)
Hotel Claris (*** hotel) - website, booking.com (8 min on foot from the venue, breakfast included)
La Fenice (**** hotel) - website, booking.com (8 min on footfrom the venue, breakfast included)

You have to make a reservation by yourself. Credit cards are accepted. Another option is AirBnb, or just browse Booking.com for more offers in the vicinity of the venue.