Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/July 2014/meeting minutes

Wikimedia NYC chapter's annual meeting at Yeoryia Studios, 2014 July 06, Sunday from 11:30am to 12:30pm: Yeoryia Studios at Epic Security Building, 2067 Broadway, "Aida" Room, 4th Floor https://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC&oldid=615830153

Attendees: User:Becksguy,User:Copeland.powell,User:DGG,User:Jim.henderson,User:Kosboot,User:Mitchazenia,User:Mozucat,User:Newyorkbrad,User:Outis010,User:Pharos, Elias Friedman,(3 additional guests - add names?)

Meeting started at 11:45 am; ended at 12:30 pm Chapter business:

dues collected
suggestion that Riverside Park could be used for meetings in the future- conference room reservation possible there?
Presentation of annual financial and activities report (Pete Hess, Treasurer): still awaiting final details from WikiConference as well as scholarship report; current financial details presented (grants from WMF, Consumer Reports, Eventbrite; donations; expenses from WikiConference and other events from last fiscal year; )

Tax status: Pete has filed the 990N forms (postcard for nonprofits with less than 50k income); current with IRS requirements; Positive cash flow for this fiscal year; expecting some funds from WMDC chapter and WMF; Chapter board election (User:Jim.henderson will be elections officer)

Expand the board to 12? This would have to be changed on the bylaws. Pete proposed that we change this to “up to 12 members.” This was passed by board members in attendance.
Diversity Chair: Jennifer Baek; Legal Chair: Amanda Levandowski
Candidates for the board: candidates briefly presented themselves; Pharos presented for Abhi, Amanda;
All candidates approved. Officer positions will be chosen at part 2.

Recording of official meeting minutes
Grants review
Committees review
Social media and documentation review
Review of past events: Wikipedia Takes Brooklyn; event with Wikiotics Foundation; Consumer Reports tour; Greenwich Village in the 60s event at Jefferson Market Library; Queens Library edit-a-thon; NYU Law School event with Amanda Levandowski; Women and Jewish History event; Wikipedia APA event; Butler Library/Barnard; Barclays; Wiki Loves Pride at Jefferson Market Library; WikiConference USA;
Special thanks to Jennifer Baek, Dorothy Howard and Lane Raspberry.
Picnic in Central Park after.