Affiliations Committee

Wikimedia Affiliates are:

• Usergroups (UGs)
• Chapters
• Thematic Organisations (ThOrgs)

The AffCom is:

• a committee of volunteers
• ten persons
• from all over the world - broad diversity of cultures, languages and gender
• individual users, editors, chapter functionaries...
• selected by AffCom members after public candidature and nomination, debate and Q&A
• two year terms, every year five members will be selected

We do:

• review applications of Usergroups, Wikimedia Chapters and Thematic Organisations
• advise groups in any state of their organisation / affiliation about their options of development
• connect affiliates and users with each other to foster development

At Wikimania

AffCom Booth

• meet us at any time at our booth
• sit down and discuss with us

User Digest Presentation

• on Sunday, June 26, 11:00 in Space 1
• Wikimedia Affiliates - The What, Why and How