Many thanks for this Katie. I just wanted to follow up with a personal note to say that we would be really keen for members of the Wikimedia community to stand for the trustee elections (regardless of professional experience), and I would be very happy to have a quick chat with anyone interested who would like to know more about what board membership involves, and the election process.
All best Lucy On Mon, 20 Jun 2022 at 11:31, Katie Crampton < katie.cramp...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > Hi all > > We sent an email to members about board recruitment for this year's AGM. > The deadline to apply to be a Wikimedia UK trustee is this Friday 24th at > 11:59pm. Here's the copy of the email that went to the membership: > *Notice of Wikimedia UK’s Annual General Meeting**Saturday 9th July > 2022 online* > > The next AGM for Wikimedia UK will be held on Saturday 9th July. As a > member of the charity this is an important opportunity for you to have your > say about how we work, influence how we are run and potentially stand for > the board, so we would encourage you to attend. Please put the date in your > diary and sign up here > <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wikimedia-uks-2022-agm-tickets-348700531677?aff=erelpanelorg> > . > > The AGM will run from 10am-12:30pm. The draft agenda is online here > <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/2022_AGM>. > Invitation for candidates for election to the Board > > There are three trustee vacancies at this year’s AGM, with one existing > trustee standing for re-election. Any member who meets the criteria has the > right to stand, although we are particularly keen to hear from potential > candidates with experience in *accounting, external relations, charity > governance or the cultural sector*. Understanding and experience of the > Wikimedia community is also very beneficial, although not essential for > every board member. > > If you wish to stand please follow the procedure here > <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Board/Becoming_a_trustee> and submit your > application to the teller – Katie Crampton at tell...@wikimedia.org.uk – *no > later than* *Friday 24th June*. Please do feel free to get in touch if > you would like to arrange an information discussion about joining the board > with our Chief Executive, Lucy Crompton-Reid. > *Voting Papers* > > All current members of the charity will be sent AGM papers by email, > including voting papers and proxy forms. We would encourage you to make use > of your voting rights, whether or not you are able to join the meeting > itself. Voting on the day will take place online via a secure system. If > you can’t attend and want to vote in advance of the meeting, the deadline > is Thursday 7th July at 11am. Full details of how to submit a proxy vote > will be included in your voting pack. > > If you have changed your email in the last year or would prefer us to use > a different email address to contact you on, please do email > members...@wikimedia.org.uk with any updates by Friday 24th June. You can > also use this email to contact us if you haven't received your voting > papers by Monday 4th July. > *Annual Report and Accounts* > > The draft annual report and accounts for 2021/22 are in the process of > being signed off by the board and the Auditors. All members will receive a > link to online versions of the Annual Report and Strategic Report prior to > the AGM. > > We would love to see as many of our members, volunteers and other > stakeholders as possible online for our AGM on 9th July, so please sign up > below! [ > https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wikimedia-uks-2022-agm-tickets-348700531677 > ] > > Let me know if you have any questions. > > Best wishes > Katie > > Katie Crampton (she/her) > > Communications & Governance Coordinator > > > <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wikimedia-uks-2022-agm-tickets-348700531677?aff=ebdsoporgprofile> > > Wikimedia UK is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open > knowledge movement. > > Wikimedia UK is a Registered Charity No.1144513.Company Limited by > Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. > > Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, > London SE1 0NZ > <https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gmail&source=g> > . > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk -- Lucy Crompton-Reid (she/her) Chief Executive
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