Board meetings
This page provides information on meetings of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.
Decisions officially adopted since 2006 are available on the Resolutions page; policies and charters can be found on the Policies page. Financial statements and audit reports can be found on the Financial Reports page of the Wikimedia Foundation's official website. See also Messages for more information.
Some minutes (or parts of the minutes) are confidential and recorded on the Board's private wiki.
2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026 · 2027 · 2028 · 2029
2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019
2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009
2024
| Date | Type | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 11, 2024 | Agenda | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| August 5, 2024 | Agenda | Minutes | Regular meeting | Katowice , Poland | |
| July 8, 2024 | Agenda | Minutes | Special meeting | Virtual | |
| June 20, 2024 | Agenda | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| March 7, 2024 | Agenda | Minutes | Regular meeting | New York, New York, United States | |
2023
| Date | Type | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 6, 2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| August 15, 2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Regular meeting | Singapore | |
| June 21, 2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| March 9, 2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Regular meeting | New York, New York, United States | |
2022
| Date | Type | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 7, 2022 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| September 8, 2022 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Berlin, Germany | |
| June 23, 2022 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| March 23–24, 2022 | Minutes | Regular meeting | New York, New York, United States | |
2021
| Date | Type | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 8, 2021 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| September 2021 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| August 26, 2021 | Minutes | Special meeting | Voice call | |
| June 1–2, 2021 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| April 15, 2021 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| February 23–25, 2021 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| January 27, 2021 | ·
|
Executive session | Voice call | |
| January 8, 2021 | Minutes | Special meeting | Voice call | |
2020
| Date | Type | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 9, 2020 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| September 24/28/30, 2020 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| May 22, 2020 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| May 11, 2020 | Minutes | Special meeting | Voice call | |
| April 21, 2020 | Minutes | Special meeting | Voice call | |
| March 27, 2020 | Minutes | Special meeting | Voice call | |
| February 12–13, 2020 | Minutes | Regular meeting | St. Helena, California, United States | |
2019
| Date | Type | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 5, 2019 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| August 14–15, 2019 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| July 10, 2019 | Minutes | Special meeting | Voice call | |
| June 27, 2019 | Minutes | Special meeting | Voice call | |
| June 14, 2019 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| March 28, 2019 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Berlin, Germany | |
| January 30, 2019 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
2018
| Date | Type | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 9–11, 2018 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | Monterey, California, United States | |
| July 18–19, 2018 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | Cape Town, South Africa | Wikimania 2018 |
| June 19, 2018 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| June 12, 2018 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| April 19, 2018 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Berlin, Germany | |
| March 27, 2018 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
2017
| Date | Type | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 17–19, 2017 | Minutes | Regular meeting | San Francisco and Sausalito, California, United States | |
| August 9–10, 2017 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | Montreal, Québec, Canada | Wikimania 2017 |
| July 21, 2017 | Minutes | Special meeting | Voice call | |
| June 16, 2017 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| March 30, 2017 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Berlin, Germany | |
| February 24, 2017 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | Voice call | |
2016
| Date | Type | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 16, 2016 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| November 13, 2016 | Minutes | Regular meeting | New York, New York, United States | |
| September 19, 2016 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| June 29, 2016 | Minutes | Special meeting | Voice call | |
| June 22–23, 2016 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Esino Lario, Lombardy, Italy | Wikimania 2016 |
| May 16, 2016 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| April 22, 2016 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Berlin, Germany | |
| March 21, 2016 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| January 30, 2016 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
2015
| Date | Type | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 28, 2015 | Minutes | Special meeting | Voice call | |
| December 9, 2015 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| November 7–8, 2015 | Minutes | Regular meeting | San Francisco, California, United States | |
| September 14, 2015 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| July 15–16, 2015 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | Mexico City, Mexico | Wikimania 2015 |
| June 28, 2015 | Minutes | Special meeting | Voice call | |
| June 11, 2015 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| May 8, 2015 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| April 13, 2015 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| March 16, 2015 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| February 6–7, 2015 | Minutes | Regular meeting | San Francisco, California, United States | |
| January 12, 2015 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
2014
| Date | Type | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 22, 2014 | Minutes | Regular meeting | Voice call | |
| November 21, 2014 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | San Francisco, California, United States | |
| October 24, 2014 | Minutes | Special meeting | Voice call | |
| August 6–7, 2014 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | London, United Kingdom | Wikimania 2014 |
| April 25, 2014 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | San Francisco, California, United States | |
| January 31 - February 1, 2014 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | San Francisco, California, United States | |
2013
| Date | Type | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 24–25, 2013 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | San Francisco, California, United States | |
| August 7–8, 2013 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | Hong Kong | Wikimania 2013 |
| May 4, 2013 | Minutes | Special meeting | Voice call | |
| April 18–19, 2013 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | Milan, Lombardy, Italy | |
| February 1–2, 2013 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | San Francisco, California, United States | |
2012
| Date | Type | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 27, 2012 | Minutes | Special meeting | Voice call | |
| December 1, 2012 | Minutes | Fall 2012 Funds Dissemination Committee recommendations | Internet relay chat (IRC) | |
| October 26–27, 2012 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | San Francisco, California, United States | |
| July 11, 2012 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Wikimania 2012 |
| June 6, 2012 | Minutes | Annual plan review | Internet relay chat (IRC) | |
| May 7, 2012 | Minutes | Annual plan review | Internet relay chat (IRC) | |
| March 30–31, 2012 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | Berlin, Germany | Wikimedia Conference 2012 |
| March 21, 2012 | Minutes | Fundraising and Funds Dissemination discussion | Internet relay chat (IRC) | |
| February 3–4, 2012 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | San Francisco, California, United States | |
2011
| Date | Type | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 6, 2011 | Minutes | Movement roles discussion | Internet relay chat (IRC) | |
| October 7–8, 2011 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | San Francisco, California, United States | |
| August 28, 2011 | Minutes | Fundraising discussion | Internet relay chat (IRC) | |
| August 3, 2011 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | Haifa, Israel | |
| June 20, 2011 | Minutes | Annual plan review | Internet relay chat (IRC) | |
| May 11, 2011 | Minutes | Annual plan review | Internet relay chat (IRC) | |
| April 8, 2011 | Minutes | Openness and participation | Internet relay chat (IRC) | |
| March 25–26, 2011 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | Berlin, Germany | Chapters Meeting 2011 |
| February 22, 2011 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | Internet relay chat (IRC) | |
2010
| Date | Type | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 8–9, 2010 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | San Francisco, California, United States | |
| August 31, 2010 | Minutes | Strategy and Targets | Internet relay chat (IRC) | |
| July 7–8, 2010 | Minutes | Gdansk, Poland | Wikimania 2010 | |
| June 18, 2010 | Minutes | Annual plan review | Internet relay chat (IRC) | |
| May 18, 2010 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | Internet relay chat (IRC) | Makeup for meeting cut short in April. |
| April 17, 2010 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | Berlin, Germany | Meeting cut short due to 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull. |
| February 5–6, 2010 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | San Francisco, California, United States | |
2009
| Date | Type | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 13–15, 2009 | Minutes | Scheduled quarterly meeting | San Francisco, California, United States | |
| October 28, 2009 | Minutes | Internet relay chat (IRC) | ||
| August 24–25, 2009 | Minutes | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Wikimania 2009 | |
| June 16, 2009 | Minutes | Internet relay chat (IRC) | ||
| April 3–5, 2009 | Minutes | Berlin, Germany | ||
| January 9–11, 2009 | Minutes | San Francisco, California, United States | ||
2008
| Date | Type | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 3, 2008 | Minutes | Internet relay chat (IRC) | ||
| October 3–5, 2008 | Minutes | San Francisco, California, United States | ||
| July 16–17, 2008 | Minutes | Alexandria, Egypt | Wikimania 2008 | |
| July 15, 2008 | Outcomes | Advisory board meeting | Alexandria, Egypt | |
| April 5–7, 2008 | Minutes | San Francisco, California, United States | ||
| March 1, 2008 | Minutes | Internet relay chat (IRC) | ||
2007
| Date | Type | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 11, 2007 | Minutes | Internet relay chat (IRC) | ||
| October 6–7, 2007 | Minutes | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | October 6–7, 2007 public message | |
| August 2007 | ·
|
Taipei, Taiwan | Wikimania 2007 | |
| August 2007 | Minutes | Advisory board meeting | Taipei, Taiwan | Agenda |
| June 13, 2007 | Summary | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| March 2007 | Summary | Tampa, Florida, United States | ||
| January 2007 | Summary | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
2006
| Date | Type | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2006 | Minutes | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | ||
| October 2006 | Outcomes | Frankfurt, Germany | Election of board officers / Statement of new chair | |
| August 2006 | ·
|
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States | Wikimania 2006 | |
| January 14–15, 2006 | ·
|
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | ||
- Note: Following the Board Retreat in October 2006, the Executive Director and Chair started weekly IRC meetings attended by most or all Board members, that ran from November through March 2007.
2005
| Date | Type | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 13, 2005 | Minutes | |||
| October 1, 2005 | Minutes | Budget | ||
| September 18, 2005 | ·
|
Meeting with officers and chapters. | ||
| September 17, 2005 | Minutes | Fundraising | ||
| August 27, 2005 | Minutes | Full transcript | ||
| August 18, 2005 | Minutes | Chapters | ||
| August 14, 2005 | Minutes | Quarterly financials | ||
| June 9, 2005 | Minutes | |||
| June 7, 2005 | Minutes | Bylaws | ||
| May 24, 2005 | Minutes | |||
| May 16, 2005 | Minutes | |||
| March 30, 2005 | Minutes | |||
| February 15, 2005 | Minutes | Full transcript | ||
| February 7, 2005 | Minutes | Finance | ||
- Note: Meetings listed here were not necessarily official "Board meetings", but simply meetings attending by several members of the Board.
2004
| Date | Type | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 6, 2004 | Minutes | Internet relay chat (IRC) | Full transcript | |
| October 22, 2004 | Minutes | Membership | ||
| October 16, 2004 | Minutes | |||
| October 9, 2004 | Minutes | |||
| September 17, 2004 | Minutes | Fundraising and grants | Internet relay chat (IRC) | Full transcript |
| September 5, 2004 | Minutes | Wikispecies | Internet relay chat (IRC) | |
| July 24, 2004 | Minutes | Wikimedia Foundation website | Summary and other links | |
| July 4, 2004 | Minutes | Paris, France | ||
- Note: Meetings listed here were not necessarily official "Board meetings", but simply meetings attending by several members of the Board.