Board

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Board meetings

The board of Wikimedia Belgium consists of:

Function	Main responsibilities	Current responsible	Board member since	E-mail
Chair	Chair since 2016	Geertivp	2014	Email me!
Project leader	Projects, budgets, grants, translation	LabDom	2022	Email me!
Treasurer	Finances and ledger	Mike	2019	Email me!
Board member	GLAM and Public domain	Sam	2021	Email me!

Responsibilities

The below is a generic description of board functions. See also Board member Roles and responsibilities.

Chair

Overall responsibility for the Organization
Overall responsibility for the Board
Organize the Board meetings
Organize the General Assembly
Guide the meeting processes
Chair these meetings
Bring structure and organisation into the association
Primary contact for other organisations, other affiliates, and third parties
Responsible for fulfilling the legal obligations

Treasurer

Bookkeeping or liaison with the bookkeeper of the organisation
Receive payments like membership fees
Process payments of invoices and expenses
Contact with the bank
Prepare the budget
Follow-up the budget
Request and followup of subsidies
Funding and gift administration
Keep the board up-to-date with the financial situation of the organisation
Prepare the yearly balance report and the tax declarations
Financial reporting

Secretary

Perform administrative tasks within the organisation
Complete and archive the minutes of meetings (Board, General Assembly)
Keep the membership register
Member communication
Prepare the meetings (together with president and vice president)

Communications responsible

Public relations (public image of the organisation)
Maintain contacts with press, radio, TV
Prepare the newsletter

Liaison

Community Liaison

Manage the social platforms
Answer questions by e-mail, telephone, social platforms
Keep contact with the Wikipedia communities via Community pages, e-mail, Twitter, Facebook, etc.

Cultural Diversity and Knowledge Equity Liaison

According to the Wikimedia movement strategic direction 2017:

Collecting knowledge that fully represents human diversity
Focus efforts on the knowledge and communities that have been left out by structures of power and privilege
Welcome people from every background to build strong and diverse communities
Break down the social, political, and technical barriers preventing people from accessing and contributing to free knowledge

Education Liaison

Support and education initiatives and programs linked to Wikimedia projects
Contact with scholars and academic personnel

Gender and Diversity Liaison

Promote equal participation in Wikimedia projects by gender/diversity
Prevent discrimination
Help identifying and the organisation of specific events
Search for collaboration with related organisations, or other chapters

International Wikimedia Liaison

Contacts with the Wikimedia Foundation and other Chapters.

National Liaison

Communicate with national organisations (eg. museums, government, education) and build a credible relationship with them

Project leader

Project responsible

Board members

Any other task, or projects as per the statuten
Represent Wikimedia Belgium
Collaborate with other Wikimedia Belgium Board members
Assist in the execution of projects

Advisor to the Board

Upon termination of their board membership, Board members are automatically appointed as Advisor to the Board, unless there are reasons not to do it.

Board historical images

WMBE board in 2018
WMBE board in 2017
WMBE board in 2016
Board - 26 October 2014
Board with Siegfried Bracke - 19 November 2014

Contact

E-mail