Re: [WikiEN-l] Wikimedia Elections 2013 - Last call for Candidates

2013-05-15 Thread Risker
This is a reminder that the deadline for candidates for the Board of
Trustees, Funds Dissemination Committee, and FDC Ombud will close at 23:59
UTC on May 17, less than 48 hours from now.

For the Election Committee,

Risker


On 2 May 2013 00:53, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote:

 I am pleased to announce that self-nominations are now being accepted for
 the 2013 Wikimedia Foundation Elections.  This year, elections are being
 held for the following roles:


-

Board of Trustees

 The Board of Trustees is the decision-making body that is ultimately
 responsible for the long term sustainability of the Foundation, so we value
 wide input into its selection.  There are three positions being filled.
 More information about this role can be found at 
 http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2013/Board_elections/2013.



-

Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC)

 The Funds Dissemination Committee 
 (FDC)http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDCmakes
  recommendations about how to allocate Wikimedia
 movement http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia funds to eligible
 entities.  There are two positions being filled. More information about
 this role can be found at 
 http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2013/FDC_elections/2013.



-

Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) Ombud

 The FDC Ombud receives complaints and feedback about the FDC process,
 investigates complaints at the request of the Board of Trustees,  and
 summarizes the investigations and feedback for the Board of Trustees on an
 annual basis.  One position is being filled.  More information about this
 role can be found at 
 http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2013/FDC_Ombudsperson_elections/2013.


 The candidacy submission phase lasts from 00:00 UTC April 24 to 23:59 UTC
 May 17. More
 information on this election can be found at  
 http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2013.


 Please feel free to post a note about the election on your project's
 village
 pump, or to translate it and distribute it on other Wikimedia movement
 mailing lists. Any questions related to the election can be posted on the
 talk page
 on Meta, or sent to the election committee's mailing list,
 board-elections AT wikimedia.org

 On behalf of the Election Committee,

 Risker

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[WikiEN-l] Wikimedia Elections 2013

2013-05-01 Thread Risker
I am pleased to announce that self-nominations are now being accepted for
the 2013 Wikimedia Foundation Elections.  This year, elections are being
held for the following roles:


   -

   Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is the decision-making body that is ultimately
responsible for the long term sustainability of the Foundation, so we value
wide input into its selection.  There are three positions being filled.
More information about this role can be found at 
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2013/Board_elections/2013.



   -

   Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC)

The Funds Dissemination Committee
(FDC)http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDCmakes
recommendations about how to allocate Wikimedia
movement http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia funds to eligible
entities.  There are two positions being filled. More information about
this role can be found at 
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2013/FDC_elections/2013.



   -

   Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) Ombud

The FDC Ombud receives complaints and feedback about the FDC process,
investigates complaints at the request of the Board of Trustees,  and
summarizes the investigations and feedback for the Board of Trustees on an
annual basis.  One position is being filled.  More information about this
role can be found at 
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2013/FDC_Ombudsperson_elections/2013.


The candidacy submission phase lasts from 00:00 UTC April 24 to 23:59 UTC
May 17. More
information on this election can be found at  
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2013.


Please feel free to post a note about the election on your project's village
pump, or to translate it and distribute it on other Wikimedia movement
mailing lists. Any questions related to the election can be posted on the
talk page
on Meta, or sent to the election committee's mailing list,
board-elections AT wikimedia.org

On behalf of the Election Committee,

Risker
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