Conference Committee/Planning meeting 4/Minutes
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29 July 2012, 2pm - Mumble meeting Attendees:
- EdSaperia
- James Knight
- Kevin McLaughlin
- Katie Chan
- Tom Morris
Apologies:
- Mike Peel
- HJM
Agenda
- https://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Feedback
- recruiting for https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2014_bids/London#Wikimania_2014_London_Bid_Committee
- Bid budget - there is a proposed budget for the bid (not for the conference itself, just for the bid) in the Draft 2013 Activity Plan. Does the organising team want funds? If so, how much? And when do they need them (this fiscal year or next)?
- AOB
- Wikipedia Takes Coventry - RD
- Change this to the "Conference and major events committee"?
- Need a geonotice for the event
- Need someone to help with talk page invites
Minutes
Absent Chair
- Where is Seddon? Do we need a new chair? :(
Review of Feedback for Wikimania
- Unconferences were badly managed
- Make conference longer? 4 days instead of 3
- "noisy bar" not an ideal party environment for Wikipedians.
Recruiting for bid team
- Recruiting slow
- Old Team reformed - can get by, but would be nice to have more
- Lack of Volunteers in London, but London proximity agreed to be fairly essential
- KTC Volunteers to be treasurer, ACTION: ES to discuss with her
- Contact James Hare about recruiting strategies
WMUK Budget
- Wikimania 2012 given $400,000 from WMF
- ACTION: Tom Morris to Contact Harej (James Hare) re WMF Budget timings/Bid support
- Headcount will be main bid cost - one of
- Israel/DC comparison with possible emulation re: local chapter support
- ACTION: ES to contact Jon Davies about his suggestion
- Actual expenses pre 2013 printing/graphic design, discuss with WMUK
Wikpedia takes Coventry
- delayed to next meeting as nobody with any comments
Next Meeting
26th August 2012 1400hrs GMT