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Information

Date: February 19, 2013

Time: Tuesday 19 February, at 9 pm EST (8 pm CST, 7 pm MST, 6 pm PST).

Method: Telephone

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Attendance: TBD

Agenda

Approve minutes of previous board meeting (2 minutes)
Board Decisions and Processes: (8 minutes)
- Interim process proposal adapted from NY Chapter and WMF bylaws (2 minutes)
- Confirming teams for developing proposals to board (2 minutes)
- Scheduling future meetings (2 minutes)
- Appoint representatives to attend the Wikimedia Ed meeting in Milan (2 minutes)
Engaging Legal Counsel: Pro bono firm or firm suggested by WMF (4 minutes)
- Review info & costs for Skadden Arps and DC firm (2 minutes)
- Vote to retain attorneys from specific firm (2 minutes)
Status Updates re upcoming Work and Plans for team work prior to in person meeting (6 minutes)
- Bylaws (3 minutes)
- Proposal to Affiliate as a Thematic Organization (3 minutes)
Complex Interrelated Issues to Discuss Together (32 minutes) --> I don't think we can finish this during the board meeting, but this group of issues is key. I think the goal of the discussion in the meeting should be to get everyone's take on these issues and pick a subgroup to work on a proposed set of answers to these issues and send it back to the board within a week. I suggest Diana, PJ, Jami, Mike Cline--and I would like to be on that group too. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 01:11, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Plan to launch WEF-USCA (Chicken and Egg Problem ~ c.f. Mike Christie)
- Funding opportunities and constraints
- ED/other staff qualifications, salary, and hiring plan <--This could be delegated to a committee and then considered by the full board. Could eat up too much time in the conference call. Pjthepiano(talk) 01:28, 19 February 2013 (UTC) Also, intent here is to confirm the team and plan and not to discuss in detail. DStrassmann (talk) 01:53, 19 February 2013 (UTC) (3 minutes)[reply]
- Phase II and III Budget and Funding Proposal <--I think this issue should be moved earlier in the agenda, preferably right after we vote on the lawyer. The GAC has indicated that we need to submit our requests ASAP.Pjthepiano (talk) 01:28, 19 February 2013 (UTC) I included it here since the size of our application hinges on the planned salary for the ED and staff. However, I agree we need to make sure we cover this! We need to move quickly through earlier items. DStrassmann (talk) 01:53, 19 February 2013 (UTC) (15 minutes)[reply]
  - Should we budget for a fundraising consultant?
- Timeline (8 minutes)
- Issues raised by Mike's surveys and deliberation plan (5 minutes)
Transition Issues(8 minutes)
- Fall 2012: preliminary plans, ideas, and working on the transition. (would like to seek approval from Board to work with Transition Team of Ambassadors to focus on maintaining the program in Fall 2012) (5 minutes) JMathewson (WMF) (talk) 18:17, 19 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Team who will communicate on-wiki. What is our engagement plan? (3 minutes) Suggest deferring this to next meeting Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 00:55, 20 February 2013 (UTC) Agree with Mike DStrassmann (talk) 00:57, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Postpone to future meeting:

Appointed Board members: qualifications and search process

Minutes

Please see the minutes of this conference call.