Chapters Committee: past, present and future · 2018. 1. 10. · Present and future •Regular...
Transcript of Chapters Committee: past, present and future · 2018. 1. 10. · Present and future •Regular...
![Page 1: Chapters Committee: past, present and future · 2018. 1. 10. · Present and future •Regular membership renewal, Committee Charter •Site visits in Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia,](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022071114/5feb4907eb6abc0855784c5d/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Chapters Committee: past, present and future
Bence Damokos
![Page 2: Chapters Committee: past, present and future · 2018. 1. 10. · Present and future •Regular membership renewal, Committee Charter •Site visits in Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia,](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022071114/5feb4907eb6abc0855784c5d/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Introduction
13/07/2012 Washington DC Bence Damokos 2
Bence Damokos • Member (2010– ), chair (2012– ) of Chapters Committee /
Affiliations Committee • Board member (2008– 2010), executive VP (2010– ) of
Wikimedia Hungary • Studied International Relations and English Studies
Contact: [[User:Bdamokos]] , [email protected] http://chaptersplanet.org – aggregator of chapter and WMF blogs and reports
![Page 3: Chapters Committee: past, present and future · 2018. 1. 10. · Present and future •Regular membership renewal, Committee Charter •Site visits in Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia,](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022071114/5feb4907eb6abc0855784c5d/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Outline
• What the Chapters/Affiliations Committee is
• The past: short history
• The present: a typical year in the Comittee
• The future: new models
• Q&A
13/07/2012 Washington DC Bence Damokos 3
![Page 4: Chapters Committee: past, present and future · 2018. 1. 10. · Present and future •Regular membership renewal, Committee Charter •Site visits in Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia,](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022071114/5feb4907eb6abc0855784c5d/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
The Chapters Committee
• Committee of volunteers responsible for facilitating the creation and approval of new chapters, thematic organizations and user groups.
• (Chapters: national organizations; thematic organizations: specialize on a subject or theme, user groups: groups of Wikimedians doing offline work)
13/07/2012 Washington DC Bence Damokos 4
![Page 5: Chapters Committee: past, present and future · 2018. 1. 10. · Present and future •Regular membership renewal, Committee Charter •Site visits in Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia,](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022071114/5feb4907eb6abc0855784c5d/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Brief history lesson
• 2004: first chapters are set up
• 2005: first Wikimania
• 2006: Chapters Committee and a number of other ones set up
• 2006: Wikimedia CH, first chapter approved
• 2007: requirements and process defined and standardized
13/07/2012 Washington DC Bence Damokos 5
![Page 6: Chapters Committee: past, present and future · 2018. 1. 10. · Present and future •Regular membership renewal, Committee Charter •Site visits in Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia,](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022071114/5feb4907eb6abc0855784c5d/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
First contact
• Providing basic info to group
• Help and advice on how to organize
Questions
• Learning about the new group
• Judging whether they have a critical mass
Bylaw review
• Checking whether criteria are met
• Provide advice based on best-practices
Resolution
• Recommendation on approval is forwarded to the Board
13/07/2012 Washington DC Bence Damokos 6
![Page 7: Chapters Committee: past, present and future · 2018. 1. 10. · Present and future •Regular membership renewal, Committee Charter •Site visits in Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia,](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022071114/5feb4907eb6abc0855784c5d/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
13/07/2012 Washington DC Bence Damokos 7
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Chapters approved, founded and in existence
Chapters recognized by Chapcom
Chapters founded
Chapters recognized and founded
Chapters Committee created
![Page 8: Chapters Committee: past, present and future · 2018. 1. 10. · Present and future •Regular membership renewal, Committee Charter •Site visits in Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia,](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022071114/5feb4907eb6abc0855784c5d/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Approximate coverage area of Committee work
January 2011-June 2012
13/07/2012 Washington DC Bence Damokos 8
![Page 9: Chapters Committee: past, present and future · 2018. 1. 10. · Present and future •Regular membership renewal, Committee Charter •Site visits in Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia,](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022071114/5feb4907eb6abc0855784c5d/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
New models of affilliation
• National or Sub-national Chapters: Incorporated independent non-profits representing the Wikimedia movement and supporting movement work globally, focused within a geography.
• Thematic Organizations: Incorporated independent non-profits representing the Wikimedia movement and supporting work focused on a specific theme, topic, subject or issue within or across countries and regions.
• User Groups: Open membership groups with an established contact person and history of projects, designed to be easy to form.
• Movement Partners: Like-minded organizations that actively support the Wikimedia movement’s work. (Not approved through Chapcom)
13/07/2012 Washington DC Bence Damokos 9
![Page 10: Chapters Committee: past, present and future · 2018. 1. 10. · Present and future •Regular membership renewal, Committee Charter •Site visits in Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia,](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022071114/5feb4907eb6abc0855784c5d/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Present and future
• Regular membership renewal, Committee Charter
• Site visits in Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Iberoconf, Uruguay
• Defined processes for thematic organizations and user groups
• Budget to be able to support and mentor new groups
13/07/2012 Washington DC Bence Damokos 10
![Page 11: Chapters Committee: past, present and future · 2018. 1. 10. · Present and future •Regular membership renewal, Committee Charter •Site visits in Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia,](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022071114/5feb4907eb6abc0855784c5d/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Questions?
• chaptercommittee-llists.wikimedia.org
• Find us here at Wikimania!
• Sign up to be a member or learn more at [[meta:Affilliations Committee]]!
13/07/2012 Washington DC Bence Damokos 11
![Page 12: Chapters Committee: past, present and future · 2018. 1. 10. · Present and future •Regular membership renewal, Committee Charter •Site visits in Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia,](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022071114/5feb4907eb6abc0855784c5d/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Thank you for your attention
• @bdamokos
• http://chaptersplanet.org
13/07/2012 Washington DC Bence Damokos 12