Wikimedia CEE Hub/Bucharest 2025
WIKIMEDIA CEE HUB
Regional hub covering Central and Eastern Europe
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Bucharest Meeting 2025 — third in-person meeting of the Steering Committee (SC) members and employees of the CEE Hub, which was held on 4th and 5th of April 2025 in Bucharest, Romania.
Topics
editThe main focus of the Bucharest meeting was internal governance of the CEE Hub, together with rapid grants strategy and operational matters. The committee also chose the first Chair and Vice-chair of the Steering Committee.
Agenda
editFriday, April 4th
edit- Overview of the annual plan for Year 3
- Working on CEE Hub Steering Committee internal communication & governance
- Rapid Grants in the CEE Hub
- Personnel Directives update
Saturday, April 5th
edit- Voting for the management of the Rapid Grants by CEE Hub
- Working Groups for grants - new structure proposal
- Discussion about the latest CEE Hub incorporation findings
- CEE Hub stakeholders analysis
- Steering Committee Chair & Vice-chair voting
- Defining selection process for the next Steering Committee
Summary
editDuring the meeting in Bucharest, several key topics were discussed.
- The CEE Hub team reviewed KPIs and the current status of the annual plan, prompting discussions on restructuring the three operational pillars to improve collaboration and involvement in working groups.
- The CEE Hub Steering Committee reviewed and approved updates to their internal communication and governance document, establishing a more structured decision-making process.
- The group also discussed the future composition and selection process of the Steering Committee that will be further developed.
- The Committee debated the potential benefits and challenges of incorporating the CEE Hub, deciding to postpone the decision due to a lack of resources and ongoing analysis.
- Lastly, CEE Hub SC members voted in favor of the CEE Hub taking over rapid grants management, with plans to restructure working groups to better handle external, rapid, and microgrants.
- On the second day of the meeting, Steering Committee members chose the first Chair of the Steering Committee - Toni Sant, as well as Vice-chair - Basak Tosun.
