# March 26, 2026 Advisory Committee

**URL:** <https://forum.openrefine.org/t/march-26-2026-advisory-committee/2762>\
**Category:** Day-to-day project operations\
**Tags:** minute-advisory\
**Created:** [March 27, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/march-26-2026-advisory-committee/2762 "2026-03-27T18:35:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Martin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/martin/32/7_2.png) [@Martin](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Martin)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/march-26-2026-advisory-committee/2762/1 "2026-03-27T18:35:29Z")

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## Attendees

- Jan Ainali - Advisory Committee
- Julie Faure Lacroix - Advisory Committee
- Martin Magdinier - Project Manager

## Discussions

### Wikimedia status

- Jan informed the group that the Wikimedia Affiliate recognition pause has been extended until September 2026, see [annoucement](https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/03/26/affiliate-recognition-pause-extended-until-september-202)
- Jan provided an update on the Wikimedia Hackathon where he met with members of the [Wikimedia Wikibase user group](https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikibase_Community_User_Group). Future collaboration remains to be defined.

### Community call

- Martin provided a progress update regarding the [community call](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/2026-community-calls-presenting-format-and-initial-plan/2757) and initial community outreach to schedule the first session.
- The YouTube channel is live.
- The group discussed the format of the call and agreed to include one feature presentation, along with time for attendees to share what the community is currently working on. This could include ongoing open pull requests, forum threads, and upcoming projects. This way, participants can contribute between sessions.

### Other Items

- Extension Developer Guideline: the [PR is merged](https://github.com/OpenRefine/openrefine.org/pull/544/changes)
- Martin is preparing the [Funding opportunity: Sovereign Tech Fellowship application (community coordination and governance)](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/funding-opportunity-sovereign-tech-fellowship-application-community-coordination-and-governance/2758)