Re: [Wikimedia-l] Personal Update

2016-11-01 Thread Todd Allen 
Yeah, there just might be a few of us around here who participate on
Wikipedia and Quora both. Not that I'd know anyone like that. :)

Congratulations on the new position.

Todd

On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 7:46 PM, Asaf Bartov  wrote:

> Congratulations, Ms. Battles!
>
> I recommend updating your biographical sketch on this page to reflect this,
> so that the information is available to future readers not currently
> subscribed to this mailing list:
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees
>
>  A.
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Personal Update

2016-11-01 Thread Asaf Bartov 
Congratulations, Ms. Battles!

I recommend updating your biographical sketch on this page to reflect this,
so that the information is available to future readers not currently
subscribed to this mailing list:
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees

 A.
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Personal Update

2016-11-01 Thread Ad Huikeshoven 
Hi Kelly,

You have left the hard tech world to join the world of collaboration and
co-creation. First as a volunteer board member of the Wikimedia Foundation,
and today as salaried employee of Quora, a site that co-creates answers to
questions. Quite some active Wikimedians are also active on Quora.

What I know about you is that you want to give the development of a new
strategic multi year plan for Wikimedia a push. I wonder in which ways
Wikimedia and Quora can reinforce each other. Some day you will give me
answer.

For now, thanks for the disclosure, and good luck in your new job!

Warm regards,

Ad

On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 9:24 PM, Kelly Battles 
wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
> >
> > I have an exciting personal update to share with all of you. Today, I am
> > joining Quora as Chief Financial Officer. I have shared more information
> on
> > my Quora personal blog[1].
> >
> > Once I decided to accept this role, I shared the news with Christophe as
> > chair of the Board and Katherine as ED, both in the interest of full
> > disclosure and to flag any potential conflicts of interest. Stephen
> LaPorte
> > and Michelle Paulson, as interim Secretary of the Board and Foundation’s
> > General Counsel, reviewed the new position and concluded there are no
> > existing conflicts. After reviewing the bylaws, we’re confident we can
> > properly manage any that may arise.
> >
> > As some of you may know, Jimmy Wales has a small investment in Quora. I
> > was not personally aware of this during this process. As I learned of it
> > during the conflict of interest review, I wanted to share that
> information
> > and clarify there was no connection.
> >
> > I’m very excited about this next chapter in my professional life. I
> > sincerely look forward to the opportunity to learn more about another
> > passionate community, while continuing my commitment to serve Wikimedia
> as
> > a Foundation Trustee over the years ahead. This service has been a true
> > honor, thank you for support.
> >
> > Best,
> > Kelly Battles
> > *Member, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees*
> >
> > 1. https://kellybattles.quora.com/Joining-Quora-as-CFO
> >
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Personal Update

2016-11-01 Thread Info WorldUniversity 
Welcome, Kelly, and thanks for the information!

Warm regards,
Scott

On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 1:28 PM, Anna Stillwell 
wrote:

> Congratulations on your new role, Kelly.
> Warmly,
> /a
>
> On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 1:24 PM, Kelly Battles 
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Everyone,
> > >
> > > I have an exciting personal update to share with all of you. Today, I
> am
> > > joining Quora as Chief Financial Officer. I have shared more
> information
> > on
> > > my Quora personal blog[1].
> > >
> > > Once I decided to accept this role, I shared the news with Christophe
> as
> > > chair of the Board and Katherine as ED, both in the interest of full
> > > disclosure and to flag any potential conflicts of interest. Stephen
> > LaPorte
> > > and Michelle Paulson, as interim Secretary of the Board and
> Foundation’s
> > > General Counsel, reviewed the new position and concluded there are no
> > > existing conflicts. After reviewing the bylaws, we’re confident we can
> > > properly manage any that may arise.
> > >
> > > As some of you may know, Jimmy Wales has a small investment in Quora. I
> > > was not personally aware of this during this process. As I learned of
> it
> > > during the conflict of interest review, I wanted to share that
> > information
> > > and clarify there was no connection.
> > >
> > > I’m very excited about this next chapter in my professional life. I
> > > sincerely look forward to the opportunity to learn more about another
> > > passionate community, while continuing my commitment to serve Wikimedia
> > as
> > > a Foundation Trustee over the years ahead. This service has been a true
> > > honor, thank you for support.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Kelly Battles
> > > *Member, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees*
> > >
> > > 1. https://kellybattles.quora.com/Joining-Quora-as-CFO
> > >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Personal Update

2016-11-01 Thread Anna Stillwell 
Congratulations on your new role, Kelly.
Warmly,
/a

On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 1:24 PM, Kelly Battles 
wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
> >
> > I have an exciting personal update to share with all of you. Today, I am
> > joining Quora as Chief Financial Officer. I have shared more information
> on
> > my Quora personal blog[1].
> >
> > Once I decided to accept this role, I shared the news with Christophe as
> > chair of the Board and Katherine as ED, both in the interest of full
> > disclosure and to flag any potential conflicts of interest. Stephen
> LaPorte
> > and Michelle Paulson, as interim Secretary of the Board and Foundation’s
> > General Counsel, reviewed the new position and concluded there are no
> > existing conflicts. After reviewing the bylaws, we’re confident we can
> > properly manage any that may arise.
> >
> > As some of you may know, Jimmy Wales has a small investment in Quora. I
> > was not personally aware of this during this process. As I learned of it
> > during the conflict of interest review, I wanted to share that
> information
> > and clarify there was no connection.
> >
> > I’m very excited about this next chapter in my professional life. I
> > sincerely look forward to the opportunity to learn more about another
> > passionate community, while continuing my commitment to serve Wikimedia
> as
> > a Foundation Trustee over the years ahead. This service has been a true
> > honor, thank you for support.
> >
> > Best,
> > Kelly Battles
> > *Member, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees*
> >
> > 1. https://kellybattles.quora.com/Joining-Quora-as-CFO
> >
> >
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[Wikimedia-l] Personal Update

2016-11-01 Thread Kelly Battles 
Hi Everyone,
>
> I have an exciting personal update to share with all of you. Today, I am
> joining Quora as Chief Financial Officer. I have shared more information on
> my Quora personal blog[1].
>
> Once I decided to accept this role, I shared the news with Christophe as
> chair of the Board and Katherine as ED, both in the interest of full
> disclosure and to flag any potential conflicts of interest. Stephen LaPorte
> and Michelle Paulson, as interim Secretary of the Board and Foundation’s
> General Counsel, reviewed the new position and concluded there are no
> existing conflicts. After reviewing the bylaws, we’re confident we can
> properly manage any that may arise.
>
> As some of you may know, Jimmy Wales has a small investment in Quora. I
> was not personally aware of this during this process. As I learned of it
> during the conflict of interest review, I wanted to share that information
> and clarify there was no connection.
>
> I’m very excited about this next chapter in my professional life. I
> sincerely look forward to the opportunity to learn more about another
> passionate community, while continuing my commitment to serve Wikimedia as
> a Foundation Trustee over the years ahead. This service has been a true
> honor, thank you for support.
>
> Best,
> Kelly Battles
> *Member, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees*
>
> 1. https://kellybattles.quora.com/Joining-Quora-as-CFO
>
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia France AGM 2016: new board

2016-11-01 Thread Pierre-Selim Huard 
Dear movement fellows,

Wikimedia France held its Annual General Meeting on October 29th, 2016.
During this AGM, we elected 6 board members, of which 3 are new (and shiny).

Sébastien Beyou was not running for a new term and the board is grateful
for his service as deputy treasurer. Of course, he will remain an active
member of the chapter.

Marie-Alice Mathis, 31, is finishing a double PhD in neuroscience from the
Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and Université Claude-Bernard in Lyon.
Leaving the hectic world of academic research, she now has a slightly less
hectic job in a hospital near Paris and is planning to become an EMT. She
brings her newly found free time and experience of the academic world to
the board of Wikimedia France in the hope of fostering contributions from
researchers, with a focus on Open Access and the defense of the Commons.

Caroline Becker, 29, is a software engineer living in Toulouse. Some of you
might know her through her involvement in the Project Grant Committee.
She's an active member of Wikimedia France since 2011, working with GLAM
partners, organizing conferences and workshops, and working on the quality
process. She's also a sysop on French Wikipedia and Commons, and writes
bots for Wikidata.

Manuel Fauveau, 64, is a French retired civil engineer. A Wikipedian since
2008, and a member of our chapter since fall 2013, he focuses on helping
newcomers discover the projects and start with the encyclopedia. On summer
2015, he joined (as secretary) the board of Vikidia, the non profit running
the Encyclopedia for kids 8-13. Aiming to go one step further with the
movement, he joins the board to help improving communication between all
the stakeholders.

The day after this AGM, the Board of trustees held its first meeting and
elected its officers.

Our board is now structured as follow:
* Émeric Vallespi, chair

* Samuel Le Goff, vice chair (reelected)

* Guillaume Goursat, treasurer

* Édouard Hue, secretary

* Caroline Becker, (elected)

* Jean-Frédéric Berthelot, (reelected)

* Manuel Fauveau. (elected)

* Pierre-Selim Huard, (reelected)

* Marie-Alice Mathis, (elected)

* Florian Pépellin

Please welcome our newcomers and join us in expressing your gratitude to
Sébastien our former board member!

Sincerely,

Pierre-Selim

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[Wikimedia-l] symposium proposal

2016-11-01 Thread James Salsman 
I propose that the Foundation hold a symposium inviting the authors of
the following four papers to give a joint talk on formal scholarly
reputation in tenure decision:

http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~xshuai/papers/jcdl240-shuai.pdf

http://blog.scielo.org/en/2016/10/14/is-it-possible-to-normalize-citation-metrics/

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David_Nicholas5/publication/275349828_Emerging_reputation_mechanisms_for_scholars/links/553a22a60cf2c415bb06e6b7.pdf

http://www.nature.com/news/fewer-numbers-better-science-1.20858

Best regards,
Jim Salsman

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