Re: [Wikimedia-l] Info: Recruitment process for Secretary General of the Wikimedia Chapters Association

2012-10-11 Thread John Vandenberg
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 6:29 AM, John Vandenberg wrote: > ... > The resolution of the WCA is clear that the _first_ important goal is > to incorporate. By 15 August 2012. It is a difficult decision, but > it is not simplified by WCA's volunteer time being diverted to .. that should say "diverte

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Info: Recruitment process for Secretary General of the Wikimedia Chapters Association

2012-10-11 Thread John Vandenberg
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 4:50 AM, Fae wrote: > On 11 October 2012 22:10, Thomas Dalton wrote: >> The consultant has apparently been chosen already based on a recommendation >> from Pavel. What other consultants were considered? What was the process? >> Did you get competing quotes? > > No, I did n

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Transparency about Wikimania costs

2012-10-11 Thread Itzik Edri
Hi, Just want to inform that WMIL published Wikimania 2011 budget breakdown: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2011/Budget Again, I'm encouraging others chapters to update 2012 table with their delegation costs, supports and the general cost of Wikimania 2012. I know the WMF is now finaliz

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Info: Recruitment process for Secretary General of the Wikimedia Chapters Association

2012-10-11 Thread Fae
On 11 October 2012 22:10, Thomas Dalton wrote: > The consultant has apparently been chosen already based on a recommendation > from Pavel. What other consultants were considered? What was the process? > Did you get competing quotes? No, I did not get competing quotes. This is limited to 3 to 4 th

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Info: Recruitment process for Secretary General of the Wikimedia Chapters Association

2012-10-11 Thread Thomas Dalton
On Oct 11, 2012 10:38 PM, "Fae" wrote: > > Unfortunately, discussing where > might be the best location for WCA administration may take several > months due to the political, tax and financial implications that > everyone is keen to worry about. It's been several months already... The WCA was cre

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Info: Recruitment process for Secretary General of the Wikimedia Chapters Association

2012-10-11 Thread Fae
On 11 October 2012 22:01, Andrew Turvey wrote: > This sets out that the organisation would incorporate first and then > recruit the SG, which appears to be a more logical sequence of events. > However, I notice that the incorporation step is not part of the process > that the interim consultant wi

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Info: Recruitment process for Secretary General of the Wikimedia Chapters Association

2012-10-11 Thread Thomas Dalton
The consultant has apparently been chosen already based on a recommendation from Pavel. What other consultants were considered? What was the process? Did you get competing quotes? On Oct 10, 2012 10:39 PM, "Fae" wrote: > Hi, > > I have created < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapt

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Info: Recruitment process for Secretary General of the Wikimedia Chapters Association

2012-10-11 Thread Andrew Turvey
Fae, Looking through the various wiki pages, I came across this resolution from the council meeting in July: "The council resolves to empower the Chair to appoint an election committee to find an SG and DSG. The following timeframe should be followed: present a draft job description to the counci

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Info: Recruitment process for Secretary General of the Wikimedia Chapters Association

2012-10-11 Thread Alice Wiegand
Hi Fae, thank you for moving this to meta. I'm very glad to see the WCA coming from wherever back to the broader community, open for input and discussion. Alice. On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 11:39 PM, Fae wrote: > Hi, > > I have created < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Associa

[Wikimedia-l] IRC office hours with the Language Engineering team 2012-09-17 16:30 UTC

2012-10-11 Thread Srikanth Lakshmanan (WMF)
Hello everyone, You're invited to the IRC office hours with the Language Engineering team[1] at the Wikimedia Foundation. Date: 2012-10-17 Time: 16.30 UTC Venue: #wikimedia-office Agenda: 1. ULS & Project Milkshake updates. 2. Translation UI/UX design findings 3. Q & A For more logistical info