Wikimedia South Africa/2020-AGM
Wikimedia ZA meeting minutes.
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Venue
- Wikimedia South Africa AGM 2020
- Date: 28 November 2020
- Time: 10:00 to 13:00 + 1 hour lunch intermission -> 14:00 return for board elections
- Location: On your computer via Zoom, please register to join
Attendees
- Douglas Scott - WMZA Chair 2020
- Bobby Shabangu - WMZA Board 2020
- Mohau Monaledi
- Wynand Van der Walt - WMZA Board 2020
- Nobantu Modise
- Michael Graaf - WMZA Board 2020
- Paul Conlin
- Nikki Crowster - LIASA President
- Unathi Ndiki
- Gwinyai Masukume
- Ian Gilfillan - WMZA Board 2020
- Deon Steyn - WMZA Board 2020
- Coenraad Loubser - WMZA Board 2020
- Ingrid Thomson
- Kekeletso Mafaladiso
- Mohau Monaledi
- Peter Meyer
- Rossouw van Rooyen - WMZA Board 2020
- Adri Loubser - WMZA Board 2020
Review of previous AGM 2019 minutes
- See the 2019 AGM minutes here
- Reviewed, no objections and questions raised.
Annual Report
- What we did this year
- The 2019/20 Foundation grant report covers chapter activities done in the last six months of 2019 and first six months of 2020
- Presentation by Douglas Scott
- At WMZA chapter events, 443 editors were recorded as editing 15900 articles and creating 883 articles and uploading 1300 files to Commons. The SA Community has done a lot more, these figures only pertain to specific *Chapter programmes. The chapter ceased holding in-person activities because of covid.
- Ingrid mentioned Wikimedia and #1lib1ref in Community of Practice under LIASA
Things to look forward to in 2021 - On presentation
- Strategy, Diversity, others mentioned. (Pls update minutes from recording)
- Nov 20, 2021 ATKV Afrikaans Wikipedia Birthday
- Review of 2020 activities - from https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Simple/Applications/Wikimedia_South_Africa/2019#End_of_year_report
- TODO: add online editathons, and other activities to the report on meta
- eg. Zulip editathons, thanks to Ian and Rossouw and others
- Ontkiemingskompetieise - including ATKV with Prof Beukes and Pretorius, facilitated by Deon
Discussion
- Forward looking suggestions
- GLAM & reGLAM - adding Research. Volunteer Thematic translation projects. Opportunity: Lack of cohesive strategy nationally.
- We need to find a strategy to increase the numbers of African languages
- Unathi: Need projects based on empowering rural communities.
- Wynand: Suggest a wish list on our home page where everyone can add, including wishlist for analogue materials to be digitised (pending mandates)
- Noted that purpose of appointing Administrator is to drive projects and free up more volunteer time.
- Freedom of Panorama so we can upload more than just colonial era, but aslso new monuments https://libguides.wits.ac.za/Copyright_and_Related_Issues
- Awareness + Diversity: Wynand, Ingrid (and colleague Susanne Noll) have been having conversations/webinars about using Wikipedia (and sister projects) in Higher Education - esp around Africanisation
- Conversations/Webinars in academic sector
- Update on 5 year plan. What we discussed vs Where we are. Try to put hours against it
- open access, science, education - LIASA programme that we can copy, LIASA has offered help
- GLAM & reGLAM - adding Research. Volunteer Thematic translation projects. Opportunity: Lack of cohesive strategy nationally.
- Free knowledge strategy discussion (update from recording pls)
- Copyright advocacy activity report
- Financials
- Membership mailer - include updating commitment
Planned for next year
- WMZA Grant for 2020/21
- Strategic Partnerships - Moleskine, LIASA, Afrikaans Wiki and Akademie
- Language Audit - Ask IAN to do this
- Effect of COVID-19
- WMF & international community events
- Strategy (Adri & Bobby)
- Wikimedia Foundation Board - Proposed Bylaws changes
Vote for 2021 Board
- Douglas will be stepping down as a candidate for president for the 2021; but would like to put himself forward for board membership
- Note that Deon will not be able to join, but is willing to be nominated in absencia for the Board of 2021
Election results
- Bobby Shabangu is nominated, seconded and accepts - Bobby elected
- Coenraad Loubser is nominated, seconded and accepts
- Douglas Scott is nominated and seconded accepts
- Deon Styen is nominated, seconded and accepts
- Wynand Van Der Walt is nominated and seconded accepts
- Nobantu Modise is nominated and accepts - Nobantu is elected
- Delight Chipunza Ngonidzashe is nominated and seconded
- Michael Graaf is nominated and seconded and accepts
- Rossouw van Rooyen is nominated and seconded and accepts
President elections
- Douglas nominates Bobby for president, Adri seconds. Bobby accepts.
- No other candidates: Bobby is elected as Wikimedia South Africa chapter president
Date of next AGM
- Align with financial year (attempt no 2)
- Bobby suggestions Saturday the 25 September 2021, Douglas seconds that date. Date selected.