Wikipedia:Meetup/Online/AustralianCommunityMeeting 10 August 2022

Australian Open Community Meeting 10 August 2022

 * Date: Wednesday 10 August 2022
 * Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30pm (AEST)
 * Location: Online via Zoom

Future Meetups
The Australian Wikimedia community meets monthly. Every second month there is an open community meeting followed by a seminar from special guests alternate months (like this one!).

After the main presentation, attendance, presentations, questions or discussion points are welcome from anyone!

People
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Attending

 * Chair: Amanda Lawrence
 * Pru.mitchell (talk) 11:37, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Jimmyjrg (talk) 05:22, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Agenda and Notes from Meeting

 * 1) Acknowledgment of Country
 * 2) Introduction to meet up by organisers
 * 3) Community Presentations:
 * 4) Introducing the new Wikimedia Australia Committee and Staff - Following Wikimedia Australia's AGM, Wikimedia Australia has a new committee and executive. Meet the new team and join the conversation about the year to come!
 * 5) The missing link - Incorporating policy reports into the the free knowledge ecosystem - The Analysis & Policy Observatory (APO) is commencing a new project to improve the presence of valuable policy and research material and coverage of important policy issues on Wikimedia platforms. It was successfully funded by the Wikimedia Foundation through the Alliance Fund. APO is an open access evidence platform – making public policy research and resources accessible and usable. As a unique public good with a trusted reputation, we champion open access and evidence-informed decision-making. APO contributes to this vision through our mission to be the ‘go-to’ for policy and research by making material published by organisations openly accessible. APO plays a central role in Australia and New Zealand’s Free Knowledge Ecosystem and is striving for sustainability. Brigid van Wanrooy, the Director of APO, will introduce the project, its current directions and opportunities to contribute.
 * 6) Special guest: Meet Fiona Romeo, Senior Manager GLAM and Culture at the Wikimedia Foundation who will provide an ipdate on GLAM and Culture priorities, offering a chance to ask questions and share ideas.
 * 7) Round table: participants' update 2min max [optional]
 * 8) Review of questions raised during round table
 * 9) Wiki News - add any news from the wider Wiki movement the group may be unaware of
 * 10) Problem solving, editing, and chatting

Meetup Code of Conduct
The Wikimedia Australia Safe Spaces policy is here. All attendees are also expected to understand and abide by the Draft Universal Code of Conduct for the Wikimedia Movement.

While attending and remaining anonymous is supported by the group, lurking is not supported and will be actively discouraged. All attendees are expected to use their Username as an identifier on the video conference call and to introduce themselves and their interest in joining the call on the chat channel of the call as a minimum. Participation using video and/or voice in addition to chat is encouraged but not required.

Next open meeting

 * Seminar session: 13 October 2022
 * The next Open Community Meeting will be 11 September 2022