Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/September-2018

WikiWednesday Salon & Skillshare
When and Where
Date	Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Time	7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Address	Babycastles; 145 W 14th Street; (between 6th and 7th Avenues); Basement level
City, State	New York City, New York 10011

This meetup page is an archive of a past event. Please do not edit the contents of this page.

The September 2018 NYC WikiWednesday Salon and Skillshare with the Wikimedia NYC community was held Wednesday, September 26, 2018, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles, a co-working space and gallery located near 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

This was also Wikimedia NYC's Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 2018, including the election of members for our Board of Directors.

Details[edit]

Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Food: pizza (have another suggestion? let us know!)

Agenda[edit]

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Welcome and introductions
Recent Events
Upcoming Events
President's Report
Annual Election
Individual community feedback: Indiggo for Vyeh

2018 Annual Board of Directors Election[edit]

Only Wikimedia NYC members are eligible to vote in the annual election. Not a member? Please join!

Candidates for WMNYC Board[edit]

Add your name if you'd like to be a candidate!

Megs (talk) 14:39, 29 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Becksguy (talk) 23:59, 29 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
kosboot (talk) 12:28, 30 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 20:39, 30 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Pharos (talk) 21:26, 30 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
DrX (talk) 02:14, 5 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- DGG ( talk ) 21:13, 20 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
BlaueBlüte (talk) 04:40, 23 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Emjackson42 (talk) 21:04, 24 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Vizzylane
Heathart
Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 17:36, 25 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
FULBERT (talk) 23:24, 25 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Election results[edit]

Ann M., user:Mozucat, served as election officer. Election details explained at event. Voting was conducted by printed anonymous ballot, in person at the election.

Pete Hess, user:Becksguy, provided paper ballots with pre-printed list of candidates as listed above, and write-in slots. Dues-paying members of Wikimedia NYC were invited to take a ballot. There was an opportunity for those present to pay $5 to become a member. Immediately before the election there was a call for anyone present to nominate themselves as a candidate. No one did this. All candidates were invited to give 2-minute statements. One candidates was not physically present BlaueBlüte, and provided a statement to be read by a proxy. There was a call for questions or comments. After this, the voting began. When everyone had voted I collected the ballots and counted the votes. All votes came from members in attendance and there were no proxy votes. [# needed from attendance sheet] people were present. 25 votes were submitted and valid. The candidates with the most votes were as follows:

Election results were announced at 20:50. These 12 candidates are now board officers of Wikimedia NYC serving a one-year term. There were no objections raised to the election process or to the outcome of the election at the event. 7 of these board members are incumbents, 5 are new. Thanks to the candidates for volunteering to serve on the board and thanks to everyone who voted.--Mozucat (talk) 04:00, 27 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sign up[edit]

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Regrets[edit]

Blue Rasberry (talk) 01:16, 26 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
BlaueBlüte (talk) 01:18, 26 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Likely attendees[edit]

Megs (talk) 14:39, 29 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Mozucat (talk) 23:56, 29 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
kosboot (talk) 12:28, 30 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 03:42, 15 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
FULBERT (talk) 02:03, 18 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
67.245.95.148 (talk) 16:23, 18 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 03:50, 19 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Vyeh (talk) 06:56, 20 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
DGG ( talk ) 21:14, 20 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
FeldBum (talk) 21:54, 20 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Nudgol (talk) 02:18, 21 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Jim.henderson (talk) 03:36, 23 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Ronald Sexton (talk) 18:19, 23 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Vizzylane (talk) 18:30, 23 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Cocoaguy ここがいい 19:24, 23 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Heathart (talk) 22:47, 23 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Becksguy (talk) 00:32, 26 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Jeremyb (talk) 01:45, 26 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
— Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 18:18, 26 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Elyaqim (talk) 20:48, 26 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Jmurphy042000 (talk) 03:59, 17 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]