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==Membership fees==

Anthere noted the difference in fees for members of local chapters. Since it wasn't stated specifically, I wanted to confirm whether, as discussed on the [[Membership fees]] page, payment of dues to the local chapter automatically satisfies the fees that would otherwise be paid to the Foundation. Hopefully we can work with local chapters to keep dues equitable - I can't remember, were there legal reasons that dues needed to be a certain amount?

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:As far as I know, paying fees via a local chapter will not enable you to pay less than you would if you paid fees directly to the Foundation. However, this was decided when we thought the minimum fee was going to be $6. We haven't discussed it since it became $12, so I can't give an official answer on this yet. The requirements on what chapters need to pay the Foundation, and how they pay it, will be flexible and open to discussion with each chapter, particularly since laws in some countries will restrict exactly what a chapter can do with their money. Finding ways to prevent Klingonists having unfair levels of influence is something we would take into account when negotiating with chapters. [[User:Angela|Angela]] 00:52, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)

=== membership proposal confusion? ===

==Oct 16 meeting: Junior Wikipedia==

I note with interest that a grant has been award to start a Junior 'pedia. This topic has been of interest to me for some time (though my proposals have been been anything more than rambling see e.g. [[en:User:Pcb21/WP_for_kids]]). Thus when the time comes for community input on this, I would be grateful if a member of the board could let me know. Thanks. [[en:User:Pcb21]].

:[[User:Danny|Danny]] is currently co-ordinating this, so I will let him know you're interested. [[User:Angela|Angela]] 00:52, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)

== Apparent typos ==

Notes on [[Wikimedia:Meetings/October 9, 2004]]: At the bottom of the page, the "Date of the next meeting" appears to be "Saturday 16, 2004". Less imporantly, in the first sentence of the "Donors" section, the phrase "with consideration will be given" should probably read "to be given" or some equivalent. Thanks! -- [[User:Creidieki|Creidieki]] 10:19, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)

:Fixed. Thanks for pointing out these problems. [[User:Angela|Angela]]

== OSI ==

(Re: [[Wikimedia:Meetings/February 7, 2005|Meeting, February 7, 2005]])

Is the OSI being taken seriously as an option now? I'd suggested it in [[Talk:Grants|the past]] but it had always been ignored or dismissed with a comment about how [[wikipedia:en:George Soros|Soros]] got his money... (It would have been nice to get a "good idea" on that page if it was what alerted you to the OSI's commitment to Open Access, but I guess you probably knew about it anyway. Alak...)

If the "POV" argument is still coming up, I think it's worth remembering how [[wikipedia:en:Alfred Nobel|Nobel]] got his money, and why he was so keen to give it away...

Also, if it is of any use to you, I know a trustee of one of the branches of the OSI fairly well. (It would be inappropriate to name her/him here). I'm not sure to what extent you need this, but if you do want to ask for some friendly advice about submitting an application, I would be happy to take your queries to her/him. --[[User:Cfp|cfp]] 01:10, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

== membership proposal confusion? ==

I'm confused by the various membership descriptions. I gather this

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::It would be helpful if Anthere could comment as well, but my view is that membership isn't likely to happen any time and should be removed from the bylaws. [http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Angela/Wikimedia_Foundation_bylaws_new_draft&oldid=140421 This draft of the bylaws] removes all mention of membership and has been informally approved by the Board pending legal review. [[User:Angela|Angela]] 13:14, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

== Nov. 13 Board meeting ==

== Oct 16 meeting: Junior Wikipedia ==

I note with interest that a grant has been award to start a Junior 'pedia. This topic has been of interest to me for some time (though my proposals have been been anything more than rambling see e.g. [[en:User:Pcb21/WP_for_kids]]). Thus when the time comes for community input on this, I would be grateful if a member of the board could let me know. Thanks. [[en:User:Pcb21]].

:[[User:Danny|Danny]] is currently co-ordinating this, so I will let him know you're interested. [[User:Angela|Angela]] 00:52, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)

== Apparent typos ==

Notes on [[Wikimedia:Meetings/October 9, 2004]]: At the bottom of the page, the "Date of the next meeting" appears to be "Saturday 16, 2004". Less imporantly, in the first sentence of the "Donors" section, the phrase "with consideration will be given" should probably read "to be given" or some equivalent. Thanks! -- [[User:Creidieki|Creidieki]] 10:19, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)

:Fixed. Thanks for pointing out these problems. [[User:Angela|Angela]]

== OSI ==

(Re: [[Wikimedia:Meetings/February 7, 2005|Meeting, February 7, 2005]])

Is the OSI being taken seriously as an option now? I'd suggested it in [[Talk:Grants|the past]] but it had always been ignored or dismissed with a comment about how [[wikipedia:en:George Soros|Soros]] got his money... (It would have been nice to get a "good idea" on that page if it was what alerted you to the OSI's commitment to Open Access, but I guess you probably knew about it anyway. Alak...)

If the "POV" argument is still coming up, I think it's worth remembering how [[wikipedia:en:Alfred Nobel|Nobel]] got his money, and why he was so keen to give it away...

Also, if it is of any use to you, I know a trustee of one of the branches of the OSI fairly well. (It would be inappropriate to name her/him here). I'm not sure to what extent you need this, but if you do want to ask for some friendly advice about submitting an application, I would be happy to take your queries to her/him. --[[User:Cfp|cfp]] 01:10, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

== Wikiversity proposal in Nov 2005 ==

I'm looking for information about the fate of the Wikiversity proposal which was on the agenda for the Nov. 13 Board meeting. Any help gratefully appreciated! [[:en:User:Physchim62]] - [[User:Physchim62|Physchim62]] 14:04, 24 November 2005 (UTC)

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:Be bold and add it to the meeting page. [[User:Angela|Angela]] 11:58, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

== Can'tMedia make it...contacts ==

... however, ''in absentia'', can I request finding out how to become a Wikipedia media contact for Austrlia? Just for en, not for other projects. - [[User:Ta bu shi da yu|Ta bu shi da yu]] 13:48, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

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== Nov. 13 BoardNext meeting ==

== next meeting ==

On feb 12 2006, the person who posted the logs etc (anonymous) said: