The founding of the Wikimedia Macedonia is followed by the acomplishment of theese tasks:

Ask for people who are interested in starting the chapter. Done
Write statutes for Wikimedia Macedonia (in Macedonian and English). Done
Meet in person to vote on the statutes. Done
The first General Assembly, in Skopje. 28 February, 2009 mk:Википедија:Вики средба/2009/февруари
Translate the final draft of the statutes into English 14 March, 2009 mk:Википедија:Вики средба/2009/март/14
Present bylaws to the chapters committee for approval. 24 March, 2009
Register in the Macedonian Central Registry. 1 February, 2010
Obtain grants and money.
Get control of the domain wikimedia.mk (Request must be sent to MARnet after official foundation)
Design and promote projects to make Wikipedia more widely known in Macedonia.

The further discription of every of these tasks is shown bellow.

Done Ask for people who are interested in starting the chapter

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First ideas for establishing Wikimedia local chapter in Macedonia were launched in 2006. On 25 December, 2009, on a Wikimeeting held in Skopje, three Wikimedians decided to gather a group, as an Initiative Board.

Done Write statutes for Wikimedia Macedonia

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When we gathered 10 people (the minimum number), we decided to write the bylaws and to keep up with our intentions to include other interested people, as more as it's possible. The bylaws in Macedonian was finished at the beginning of March, and a week afterwards, the version in English.

Done The first General Assembly

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The First General Assembly was held in Skopje, on 14 March, 2009 (started at 12:00 CEST). On the Assembly, the bylaws in Macedonian was presented, and the translation of the version in English has started. There also were released informations about the new members and the first collaborations with other organisations. It was also decided to make an application with the bylaws, and the current situation, and send it to the Chapters committee for approval.

Done Present bylaws to the chapters committee for approval

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The application was made, and on 24 March, 2009, the bylaws was presented to the Chapters committee.

Done Register in the Macedonian Central Registry

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The registration of the local chapter as NGO in the Macedonian Central Registry ended on 1 February, 2010.

Obtain grants and money

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We have already our plans for future. Some projects are in discussion phase, and as most common sources of finances are seen the govermental institutions, and the other organizations, which have benefits of the goals of our projects.

Get control of the domain wikimedia.mk

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Gaining control of the domain wikimedia.mk is so important, and the request will be sent at the end of September 2009.

Design and promote projects to make Wikipedia more widely known in Macedonia

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This task doesn't reffer, just to Wikipedia, but also to all other Wikimedia projects.

See also

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