Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

[Gnangarra]

Thank you Katherine, I  think it is a tribute to all you have done that
many people will not have even realised you had been here for 7 years and
many more would not have expected you to move on so soon.  The WMF is far
place than was when you started to move forward in conjunction with the
community.

Boodarwun

On Fri, 5 Feb 2021 at 13:50, Risker  wrote:

> Thank you, Katherine, for all of your work to help the Wikimedia
> Foundation and the Wikimedia movement grow and strengthen.  I know there
> have been many challenging times, and you stepped into this role at a time
> when a new type of leadership was needed - and you provided it admirably
> well.  You will be missed.  I wish you the best in your future endeavours.
>
> All the best,
>
> Risker/Anne
>
> On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 at 12:48, Katherine Maher  wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation
>> my intention to step down as CEO later this spring. April 15th will be my
>> last day, marking my seven-year anniversary with the Foundation and the
>> movement. This was not an easy decision, but it is the right one. For now,
>> I want to share with you why I’m moving on, and what comes next. I’ll save
>> the customary email with deeper reflections, memories, and thanks for later
>> this spring!
>>
>> In some ways, this was the easiest hard decision I’ve ever made. It’s
>> never exactly a good time to step away -- transitions always have some
>> rough edges -- but it’s always best to do so when the organization is
>> strong, and before you’ve overstayed your welcome. The movement is in a
>> good, strong place. Our communities are growing, our readership is too. Our
>> 20th birthday, the launch of our Universal Code of Conduct, and the
>> movement strategy recommendations are all milestone moments of solidity and
>> strength. I have great hopes and confidence in the upcoming plans for
>> strategy implementation, particularly the work on the movement charter and
>> interim global council. We are healthy and thriving.
>>
>> While we will always have more work to do to become the Wikimedia that we
>> want to be, our movement and our organization is in a phase of renewal and
>> regeneration. We have deepened our practices of consultation,
>> collaboration, and inclusion that will be the foundation of the next decade
>> of our work. We have a deep and stable financial position that will help us
>> grow and protect us from any storm, and the trust in our projects has never
>> been higher. Our communities are poised to take on deeper responsibilities
>> of governance, accountability, and leadership, populating a rich,
>> representative, and leaderful movement for free knowledge.
>>
>> The Foundation is also strong, and filled with passionate, values-aligned
>> leaders at every level of the organization, deeply committed to the work of
>> our movement and mission. Although we don’t always all perfectly agree on
>> absolutely everything, we are working more openly and cooperatively with
>> our movement than ever before. Collaborative strategic planning,
>> sustainable programs to support technical communities and tooling,
>> co-development and consultation on transformative new experiences welcoming
>> newcomers, cooperative partnerships on public health data, bibliographic
>> data, and human rights data -- all of these are signals of much great work
>> to come. Even difficult topics, such as brand and movement governance,
>> continue to bring people together in nothing less than feisty commitment.
>>
>> Together, we have rich resources of brilliant people, deep passion, and
>> compassion. We are making progress on some of our greatest challenges, from
>> editor and readership growth, technical debt, representation and
>> participation, safety and knowledge equity. I am proud of what we’ve done
>> together and grateful for all the ways in which this movement has made my
>> life immeasurably richer: friendships that will last a lifetime,
>> intellectual curiosity and kinship, and so many memories of *so much
>> dancing*, from Accra to Berlin to Chandigarh.
>>
>> As for me, I’m going to take a break, and a research fellowship, as a
>> place to think about what’s next. It’s hard to think about your future when
>> you’re fully in your present, and for the past seven years, I’ve been fully
>> present for this movement. But as I look around, I see global challenges
>> such as polarization, inequality, and climate change, as well as
>> opportunities for generational renewal and optimism. As a Wikimedian, I
>> lean toward optimism, and plan to apply myself in that direction!
>>
>> *What’s next*
>>
>>- We announced this planned transition publicly on our communications
>>channels during a Foundation all-staff meeting today.
>>- A Board Transition Committee composed of Dariusz Jemielniak, who is
>>chair of HR Committee, Tanya Capuano, who is chair of the Audit Committee,
>>Raju Narisetti, and María 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

[Risker]

Thank you, Katherine, for all of your work to help the Wikimedia Foundation
and the Wikimedia movement grow and strengthen.  I know there have been
many challenging times, and you stepped into this role at a time when a new
type of leadership was needed - and you provided it admirably well.  You
will be missed.  I wish you the best in your future endeavours.

All the best,

Risker/Anne

On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 at 12:48, Katherine Maher  wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation my
> intention to step down as CEO later this spring. April 15th will be my last
> day, marking my seven-year anniversary with the Foundation and the
> movement. This was not an easy decision, but it is the right one. For now,
> I want to share with you why I’m moving on, and what comes next. I’ll save
> the customary email with deeper reflections, memories, and thanks for later
> this spring!
>
> In some ways, this was the easiest hard decision I’ve ever made. It’s
> never exactly a good time to step away -- transitions always have some
> rough edges -- but it’s always best to do so when the organization is
> strong, and before you’ve overstayed your welcome. The movement is in a
> good, strong place. Our communities are growing, our readership is too. Our
> 20th birthday, the launch of our Universal Code of Conduct, and the
> movement strategy recommendations are all milestone moments of solidity and
> strength. I have great hopes and confidence in the upcoming plans for
> strategy implementation, particularly the work on the movement charter and
> interim global council. We are healthy and thriving.
>
> While we will always have more work to do to become the Wikimedia that we
> want to be, our movement and our organization is in a phase of renewal and
> regeneration. We have deepened our practices of consultation,
> collaboration, and inclusion that will be the foundation of the next decade
> of our work. We have a deep and stable financial position that will help us
> grow and protect us from any storm, and the trust in our projects has never
> been higher. Our communities are poised to take on deeper responsibilities
> of governance, accountability, and leadership, populating a rich,
> representative, and leaderful movement for free knowledge.
>
> The Foundation is also strong, and filled with passionate, values-aligned
> leaders at every level of the organization, deeply committed to the work of
> our movement and mission. Although we don’t always all perfectly agree on
> absolutely everything, we are working more openly and cooperatively with
> our movement than ever before. Collaborative strategic planning,
> sustainable programs to support technical communities and tooling,
> co-development and consultation on transformative new experiences welcoming
> newcomers, cooperative partnerships on public health data, bibliographic
> data, and human rights data -- all of these are signals of much great work
> to come. Even difficult topics, such as brand and movement governance,
> continue to bring people together in nothing less than feisty commitment.
>
> Together, we have rich resources of brilliant people, deep passion, and
> compassion. We are making progress on some of our greatest challenges, from
> editor and readership growth, technical debt, representation and
> participation, safety and knowledge equity. I am proud of what we’ve done
> together and grateful for all the ways in which this movement has made my
> life immeasurably richer: friendships that will last a lifetime,
> intellectual curiosity and kinship, and so many memories of *so much
> dancing*, from Accra to Berlin to Chandigarh.
>
> As for me, I’m going to take a break, and a research fellowship, as a
> place to think about what’s next. It’s hard to think about your future when
> you’re fully in your present, and for the past seven years, I’ve been fully
> present for this movement. But as I look around, I see global challenges
> such as polarization, inequality, and climate change, as well as
> opportunities for generational renewal and optimism. As a Wikimedian, I
> lean toward optimism, and plan to apply myself in that direction!
>
> *What’s next*
>
>- We announced this planned transition publicly on our communications
>channels during a Foundation all-staff meeting today.
>- A Board Transition Committee composed of Dariusz Jemielniak, who is
>chair of HR Committee, Tanya Capuano, who is chair of the Audit Committee,
>Raju Narisetti, and María Sefidari as Board Chair, will launch the search
>for a new CEO. They’ll work closely with the executive Transition Team on
>organizational operations, and with the broader board on an open candidate
>call. The Board is working with the goal of onboarding a new CEO by Q2 of
>the 2021-2022 fiscal year.
>- We’ve been working on succession planning for the CEO role since
>2019 as a matter of best practice, and the 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

[effe iets anders]

Thanks Katherine,

it was always a good feeling to see you at work navigating the complexities
of our movement and trying to bring people together with your words. I'm
curious to see what will be your next challenge.

Warmly,
Lodewijk

On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 2:58 PM Patricio Lorente 
wrote:

> Thank you, Katherine! You did an amazing job. Wish you all the best.
>
> Un gran abrazo,
>
>   Patricio
>
> El jue, 4 feb 2021 a las 18:13, Florence Devouard ()
> escribió:
>
>> Hello Katherine,
>>
>>
>> I like to thank you very much for all what you have achieved, stepping in
>> the role at complicated time and really doing the job beautifully.
>> I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. I will definitely miss
>> you. I think many feel a bit orphans after the announcement.
>>
>> Florence
>>
>>
>>
>> Le 04/02/2021 à 18:47, Katherine Maher a écrit :
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation
>> my intention to step down as CEO later this spring. April 15th will be my
>> last day, marking my seven-year anniversary with the Foundation and the
>> movement. This was not an easy decision, but it is the right one. For now,
>> I want to share with you why I’m moving on, and what comes next. I’ll save
>> the customary email with deeper reflections, memories, and thanks for later
>> this spring!
>>
>> In some ways, this was the easiest hard decision I’ve ever made. It’s
>> never exactly a good time to step away -- transitions always have some
>> rough edges -- but it’s always best to do so when the organization is
>> strong, and before you’ve overstayed your welcome. The movement is in a
>> good, strong place. Our communities are growing, our readership is too. Our
>> 20th birthday, the launch of our Universal Code of Conduct, and the
>> movement strategy recommendations are all milestone moments of solidity and
>> strength. I have great hopes and confidence in the upcoming plans for
>> strategy implementation, particularly the work on the movement charter and
>> interim global council. We are healthy and thriving.
>>
>> While we will always have more work to do to become the Wikimedia that we
>> want to be, our movement and our organization is in a phase of renewal and
>> regeneration. We have deepened our practices of consultation,
>> collaboration, and inclusion that will be the foundation of the next decade
>> of our work. We have a deep and stable financial position that will help us
>> grow and protect us from any storm, and the trust in our projects has never
>> been higher. Our communities are poised to take on deeper responsibilities
>> of governance, accountability, and leadership, populating a rich,
>> representative, and leaderful movement for free knowledge.
>>
>> The Foundation is also strong, and filled with passionate, values-aligned
>> leaders at every level of the organization, deeply committed to the work of
>> our movement and mission. Although we don’t always all perfectly agree on
>> absolutely everything, we are working more openly and cooperatively with
>> our movement than ever before. Collaborative strategic planning,
>> sustainable programs to support technical communities and tooling,
>> co-development and consultation on transformative new experiences welcoming
>> newcomers, cooperative partnerships on public health data, bibliographic
>> data, and human rights data -- all of these are signals of much great work
>> to come. Even difficult topics, such as brand and movement governance,
>> continue to bring people together in nothing less than feisty commitment.
>>
>> Together, we have rich resources of brilliant people, deep passion, and
>> compassion. We are making progress on some of our greatest challenges, from
>> editor and readership growth, technical debt, representation and
>> participation, safety and knowledge equity. I am proud of what we’ve done
>> together and grateful for all the ways in which this movement has made my
>> life immeasurably richer: friendships that will last a lifetime,
>> intellectual curiosity and kinship, and so many memories of *so much
>> dancing*, from Accra to Berlin to Chandigarh.
>>
>> As for me, I’m going to take a break, and a research fellowship, as a
>> place to think about what’s next. It’s hard to think about your future when
>> you’re fully in your present, and for the past seven years, I’ve been fully
>> present for this movement. But as I look around, I see global challenges
>> such as polarization, inequality, and climate change, as well as
>> opportunities for generational renewal and optimism. As a Wikimedian, I
>> lean toward optimism, and plan to apply myself in that direction!
>>
>> *What’s next*
>>
>>- We announced this planned transition publicly on our communications
>>channels during a Foundation all-staff meeting today.
>>- A Board Transition Committee composed of Dariusz Jemielniak, who is
>>chair of HR Committee, 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Idea of a new project: Wikifacts ?

[Douglas Clark]

I proposed a project, WikiPragmatica
, that can support fake
news detection. The retained context of the paraphrase graph can identify
fake news patterns similar to what MIT does with their detector.

On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 12:42 PM Galder Gonzalez Larrañaga <
galder...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Does Wikinews cover this aspect?
> --
> *From:* Wikimedia-l  on behalf
> of Chris Gates via Wikimedia-l 
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 4, 2021 8:20 PM
> *To:* Wikimedia Mailing List 
> *Cc:* Chris Gates 
> *Subject:* Re: [Wikimedia-l] Idea of a new project: Wikifacts ?
>
> Hello,
>
> Independent of my opinions on the validity of such a new Wikimedia
> project, there is currently an experiment of similar goals (and potentially
> structure) over at Twitter:
>
>
> https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/product/2021/introducing-birdwatch-a-community-based-approach-to-misinformation.html
>
>
>
> Best,
> Verm
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 2:17 PM Leinonen Teemu 
> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Has there been any discussion to start a new Wikimedia project focusing on
> fact checking?
>
> Fact checking of course is in the core of editing Wikipedia, but I was
> thinking about dedicated wiki-site that is dedicated for fact checking of
> current events and news. Why this would be important?
>
> (1) There are many fact checking site in the English speaking world but
> much less elsewhere. I am afraid that there is still greater need for fact
> checking in the rest of the world. {{Citation needed}}
>
> (2) Our community is very well educated to do fact checking the wiki-way.
> Again internationally, many of our community members are real fact
> champions in their home countries and language groups. The practice of
> Wikipedia could be applied to fact checking of fast moving current events
> and news, too.
>
> (3) This could help us to get new young people to the movement, as editing
> Wikipedias is not anymore so easy to start (because they are so good
> already).
>
> (4) In many parts of the world, fact checking can also be dangerous. With
> our anonymous and community driven practices and services we could protect
> the fact checkers in many parts of the world.
>
> I am not sure what is the state of the Wikinews, but my impression is that
> it is not really working. It was a good idea, but maybe wiki or wiki-way is
> not the way to produce news. Also the beautiful idea of citizen journalism
> has not really become reality. Maybe we could try if wiki and the wki-way
> works better in fact checking.
>
> Peace,
>
>  - Teemu
>
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

[Patricio Lorente]

Thank you, Katherine! You did an amazing job. Wish you all the best.

Un gran abrazo,

  Patricio

El jue, 4 feb 2021 a las 18:13, Florence Devouard ()
escribió:

> Hello Katherine,
>
>
> I like to thank you very much for all what you have achieved, stepping in
> the role at complicated time and really doing the job beautifully.
> I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. I will definitely miss
> you. I think many feel a bit orphans after the announcement.
>
> Florence
>
>
>
> Le 04/02/2021 à 18:47, Katherine Maher a écrit :
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation my
> intention to step down as CEO later this spring. April 15th will be my last
> day, marking my seven-year anniversary with the Foundation and the
> movement. This was not an easy decision, but it is the right one. For now,
> I want to share with you why I’m moving on, and what comes next. I’ll save
> the customary email with deeper reflections, memories, and thanks for later
> this spring!
>
> In some ways, this was the easiest hard decision I’ve ever made. It’s
> never exactly a good time to step away -- transitions always have some
> rough edges -- but it’s always best to do so when the organization is
> strong, and before you’ve overstayed your welcome. The movement is in a
> good, strong place. Our communities are growing, our readership is too. Our
> 20th birthday, the launch of our Universal Code of Conduct, and the
> movement strategy recommendations are all milestone moments of solidity and
> strength. I have great hopes and confidence in the upcoming plans for
> strategy implementation, particularly the work on the movement charter and
> interim global council. We are healthy and thriving.
>
> While we will always have more work to do to become the Wikimedia that we
> want to be, our movement and our organization is in a phase of renewal and
> regeneration. We have deepened our practices of consultation,
> collaboration, and inclusion that will be the foundation of the next decade
> of our work. We have a deep and stable financial position that will help us
> grow and protect us from any storm, and the trust in our projects has never
> been higher. Our communities are poised to take on deeper responsibilities
> of governance, accountability, and leadership, populating a rich,
> representative, and leaderful movement for free knowledge.
>
> The Foundation is also strong, and filled with passionate, values-aligned
> leaders at every level of the organization, deeply committed to the work of
> our movement and mission. Although we don’t always all perfectly agree on
> absolutely everything, we are working more openly and cooperatively with
> our movement than ever before. Collaborative strategic planning,
> sustainable programs to support technical communities and tooling,
> co-development and consultation on transformative new experiences welcoming
> newcomers, cooperative partnerships on public health data, bibliographic
> data, and human rights data -- all of these are signals of much great work
> to come. Even difficult topics, such as brand and movement governance,
> continue to bring people together in nothing less than feisty commitment.
>
> Together, we have rich resources of brilliant people, deep passion, and
> compassion. We are making progress on some of our greatest challenges, from
> editor and readership growth, technical debt, representation and
> participation, safety and knowledge equity. I am proud of what we’ve done
> together and grateful for all the ways in which this movement has made my
> life immeasurably richer: friendships that will last a lifetime,
> intellectual curiosity and kinship, and so many memories of *so much
> dancing*, from Accra to Berlin to Chandigarh.
>
> As for me, I’m going to take a break, and a research fellowship, as a
> place to think about what’s next. It’s hard to think about your future when
> you’re fully in your present, and for the past seven years, I’ve been fully
> present for this movement. But as I look around, I see global challenges
> such as polarization, inequality, and climate change, as well as
> opportunities for generational renewal and optimism. As a Wikimedian, I
> lean toward optimism, and plan to apply myself in that direction!
>
> *What’s next*
>
>- We announced this planned transition publicly on our communications
>channels during a Foundation all-staff meeting today.
>- A Board Transition Committee composed of Dariusz Jemielniak, who is
>chair of HR Committee, Tanya Capuano, who is chair of the Audit Committee,
>Raju Narisetti, and María Sefidari as Board Chair, will launch the search
>for a new CEO. They’ll work closely with the executive Transition Team on
>organizational operations, and with the broader board on an open candidate
>call. The Board is working with the goal of onboarding a new CEO by Q2 of
>the 2021-2022 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

[Florence Devouard]

Hello Katherine,


I like to thank you very much for all what you have achieved, stepping 
in the role at complicated time and really doing the job beautifully.
I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. I will definitely miss 
you. I think many feel a bit orphans after the announcement.


Florence


Le 04/02/2021 à 18:47, Katherine Maher a écrit :

Hi everyone,

Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia 
Foundation my intention to step down as CEO later this spring. April 
15th will be my last day, marking my seven-year anniversary with the 
Foundation and the movement. This was not an easy decision, but it is 
the right one. For now, I want to share with you why I’m moving on, 
and what comes next. I’ll save the customary email with deeper 
reflections, memories, and thanks for later this spring!


In some ways, this was the easiest hard decision I’ve ever made. It’s 
never exactly a good time to step away -- transitions always have some 
rough edges -- but it’s always best to do so when the organization is 
strong, and before you’ve overstayed your welcome. The movement is in 
a good, strong place. Our communities are growing, our readership is 
too. Our 20th birthday, the launch of our Universal Code of Conduct, 
and the movement strategy recommendations are all milestone moments of 
solidity and strength. I have great hopes and confidence in the 
upcoming plans for strategy implementation, particularly the work on 
the movement charter and interim global council. We are healthy and 
thriving.


While we will always have more work to do to become the Wikimedia that 
we want to be, our movement and our organization is in a phase of 
renewal and regeneration. We have deepened our practices of 
consultation, collaboration, and inclusion that will be the foundation 
of the next decade of our work. We have a deep and stable financial 
position that will help us grow and protect us from any storm, and the 
trust in our projects has never been higher. Our communities are 
poised to take on deeper responsibilities of governance, 
accountability, and leadership, populating a rich, representative, and 
leaderful movement for free knowledge.


The Foundation is also strong, and filled with passionate, 
values-aligned leaders at every level of the organization, deeply 
committed to the work of our movement and mission. Although we don’t 
always all perfectly agree on absolutely everything, we are working 
more openly and cooperatively with our movement than ever before. 
Collaborative strategic planning, sustainable programs to support 
technical communities and tooling, co-development and consultation on 
transformative new experiences welcoming newcomers, cooperative 
partnerships on public health data, bibliographic data, and human 
rights data -- all of these are signals of much great work to come. 
Even difficult topics, such as brand and movement governance, continue 
to bring people together in nothing less than feisty commitment.


Together, we have rich resources of brilliant people, deep passion, 
and compassion. We are making progress on some of our greatest 
challenges, from editor and readership growth, technical debt, 
representation and participation, safety and knowledge equity. I am 
proud of what we’ve done together and grateful for all the ways in 
which this movement has made my life immeasurably richer: friendships 
that will last a lifetime, intellectual curiosity and kinship, and so 
many memories of */so much dancing/*, from Accra to Berlin to Chandigarh.


As for me, I’m going to take a break, and a research fellowship, as a 
place to think about what’s next. It’s hard to think about your future 
when you’re fully in your present, and for the past seven years, I’ve 
been fully present for this movement. But as I look around, I see 
global challenges such as polarization, inequality, and climate 
change, as well as opportunities for generational renewal and 
optimism. As a Wikimedian, I lean toward optimism, and plan to apply 
myself in that direction!


*What’s next*

  * We announced this planned transition publicly on our
communications channels during a Foundation all-staff meeting today.
  * A Board Transition Committee composed of Dariusz Jemielniak, who
is chair of HR Committee, Tanya Capuano, who is chair of the Audit
Committee, Raju Narisetti, and María Sefidari as Board Chair, will
launch the search for a new CEO. They’ll work closely with the
executive Transition Team on organizational operations, and with
the broader board on an open candidate call. The Board is working
with the goal of onboarding a new CEO by Q2 of the 2021-2022
fiscal year.
  * We’ve been working on succession planning for the CEO role since
2019 as a matter of best practice, and the organization is
well-prepared for a thoughtful search for the next phase of our
mission. The Board has decided to work with Kathleen Yazbak of
Viewcrest 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Idea of a new project: Wikifacts ?

[Galder Gonzalez Larrañaga]

Does Wikinews cover this aspect?

From: Wikimedia-l  on behalf of Chris 
Gates via Wikimedia-l 
Sent: Thursday, February 4, 2021 8:20 PM
To: Wikimedia Mailing List 
Cc: Chris Gates 
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Idea of a new project: Wikifacts ?

Hello,

Independent of my opinions on the validity of such a new Wikimedia project, 
there is currently an experiment of similar goals (and potentially structure) 
over at Twitter:

https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/product/2021/introducing-birdwatch-a-community-based-approach-to-misinformation.html


Best,
Verm


On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 2:17 PM Leinonen Teemu 
mailto:teemu.leino...@aalto.fi>> wrote:
Hi all,

Has there been any discussion to start a new Wikimedia project focusing on fact 
checking?

Fact checking of course is in the core of editing Wikipedia, but I was thinking 
about dedicated wiki-site that is dedicated for fact checking of current events 
and news. Why this would be important?

(1) There are many fact checking site in the English speaking world but much 
less elsewhere. I am afraid that there is still greater need for fact checking 
in the rest of the world. {{Citation needed}}

(2) Our community is very well educated to do fact checking the wiki-way. Again 
internationally, many of our community members are real fact champions in their 
home countries and language groups. The practice of Wikipedia could be applied 
to fact checking of fast moving current events and news, too.

(3) This could help us to get new young people to the movement, as editing 
Wikipedias is not anymore so easy to start (because they are so good already).

(4) In many parts of the world, fact checking can also be dangerous. With our 
anonymous and community driven practices and services we could protect the fact 
checkers in many parts of the world.

I am not sure what is the state of the Wikinews, but my impression is that it 
is not really working. It was a good idea, but maybe wiki or wiki-way is not 
the way to produce news. Also the beautiful idea of citizen journalism has not 
really become reality. Maybe we could try if wiki and the wki-way works better 
in fact checking.

Peace,

 - Teemu


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

[Samuel Klein]

Those are some edificial shoes to fill.

Thank you for all you have done for the Foundation + projects,
and for the collective sense of our place in the world's dance.

SJ

On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 1:36 PM Brad Patrick  wrote:

> Congratulations on a remarkable run! Good luck with the transition and
> we’ll be watching what happens next!
>
>
>
> All the best,
>
>
> Brad Patrick
>
>
>
>
>
> *From: *Wikimedia-l  on behalf
> of Katherine Maher 
> *Reply-To: *Wikimedia Mailing List 
> *Date: *Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 12:48 PM
> *To: *Wikimedia Mailing List 
> *Subject: *[Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15
>
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
>
> Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation my
> intention to step down as CEO later this spring. April 15th will be my last
> day, marking my seven-year anniversary with the Foundation and the
> movement. This was not an easy decision, but it is the right one. For now,
> I want to share with you why I’m moving on, and what comes next. I’ll save
> the customary email with deeper reflections, memories, and thanks for later
> this spring!
>
>
> In some ways, this was the easiest hard decision I’ve ever made. It’s
> never exactly a good time to step away -- transitions always have some
> rough edges -- but it’s always best to do so when the organization is
> strong, and before you’ve overstayed your welcome. The movement is in a
> good, strong place. Our communities are growing, our readership is too. Our
> 20th birthday, the launch of our Universal Code of Conduct, and the
> movement strategy recommendations are all milestone moments of solidity and
> strength. I have great hopes and confidence in the upcoming plans for
> strategy implementation, particularly the work on the movement charter and
> interim global council. We are healthy and thriving.
>
>
> While we will always have more work to do to become the Wikimedia that we
> want to be, our movement and our organization is in a phase of renewal and
> regeneration. We have deepened our practices of consultation,
> collaboration, and inclusion that will be the foundation of the next decade
> of our work. We have a deep and stable financial position that will help us
> grow and protect us from any storm, and the trust in our projects has never
> been higher. Our communities are poised to take on deeper responsibilities
> of governance, accountability, and leadership, populating a rich,
> representative, and leaderful movement for free knowledge.
>
> The Foundation is also strong, and filled with passionate, values-aligned
> leaders at every level of the organization, deeply committed to the work of
> our movement and mission. Although we don’t always all perfectly agree on
> absolutely everything, we are working more openly and cooperatively with
> our movement than ever before. Collaborative strategic planning,
> sustainable programs to support technical communities and tooling,
> co-development and consultation on transformative new experiences welcoming
> newcomers, cooperative partnerships on public health data, bibliographic
> data, and human rights data -- all of these are signals of much great work
> to come. Even difficult topics, such as brand and movement governance,
> continue to bring people together in nothing less than feisty commitment.
>
>
> Together, we have rich resources of brilliant people, deep passion, and
> compassion. We are making progress on some of our greatest challenges, from
> editor and readership growth, technical debt, representation and
> participation, safety and knowledge equity. I am proud of what we’ve done
> together and grateful for all the ways in which this movement has made my
> life immeasurably richer: friendships that will last a lifetime,
> intellectual curiosity and kinship, and so many memories of *so much
> dancing*, from Accra to Berlin to Chandigarh.
>
> As for me, I’m going to take a break, and a research fellowship, as a
> place to think about what’s next. It’s hard to think about your future when
> you’re fully in your present, and for the past seven years, I’ve been fully
> present for this movement. But as I look around, I see global challenges
> such as polarization, inequality, and climate change, as well as
> opportunities for generational renewal and optimism. As a Wikimedian, I
> lean toward optimism, and plan to apply myself in that direction!
>
> *What’s next*
>
>- We announced this planned transition publicly on our communications
>channels during a Foundation all-staff meeting today.
>- A Board Transition Committee composed of Dariusz Jemielniak, who is
>chair of HR Committee, Tanya Capuano, who is chair of the Audit Committee,
>Raju Narisetti, and María Sefidari as Board Chair, will launch the search
>for a new CEO. They’ll work closely with the executive Transition Team on
>organizational operations, and with the broader board on an open candidate
>call. The Board is working 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Call for Feedback: Community Board seats and February 2 office hours (Chris Keating)

[Jackie Koerner]

Hi Chris,

Thanks for offering your feedback on the process and expressing your
confusion. Please feel free to use the talk page you feel is most
appropriate.

If you have feedback in general about the process or general topics
relating to the Call for Feedback, I would suggest using the Call for
Feedback the talk page. [1] If you have feedback relating to the specific
ideas discussed within the Board, please use the related pages linked from
the Call for Feedback page. [2]

Please let me know if I did not answer your question.

Best,

Jackie

[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Community_Board_seats
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Community_Board_seats#Ideas_discussed_within_the_Board
--
*Jackie Koerner*

*she/her*
Communication Facilitator, Board Governance
*English language communities and Meta*

--

Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2021 21:29:32 +
From: Chris Keating 
To: Wikimedia Mailing List 
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Call for Feedback: Community Board seats
and February 2 office hours
Message-ID:

Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"

I have to say the more I look at the 'options' we are asked to feed back
on, the more confused I get.

So far as I can see there are options relating to:
1) whether there should be elections a) to the Board itself, b) to a
"selection committee" that will nominate Board members, or c) not at all
2) if there is a 'selection committee', should it review candidates a)
before an election or b) after an election;  c) should the selection itself
be c) appointed or d) elected
3) if there is an election, what voting system should it use and should
seats be reserved for particular groups (using quotas).

For what it's worth, my personal view is that anything other than having
community-selected Board members elected by the community is going to be a
disaster. But I'm not entirely sure which one of the many talk pages that
feedback should go on.

Thanks,

Chris

On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 8:01 PM Jackie Koerner 
wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I am reaching out because the Call for Feedback for the
> community-and-affiliate board seats officially began today and runs
through
> March 14. [1] We are offering multiple channels for questions and
feedback.
> With the help of a team of community facilitators, we are organizing
> multiple conversations with multiple groups in multiple languages.
>
> On February 2 we have three options for office hours. [2]
>
> 2021-02-02 at 12:00 UTC
> 2021-02-02 at 18:00 UTC
> 2021-02-02 at 23:00 UTC
>
> Access links will be available 15 minutes before each session.
>
> Please let me know if you would like to schedule another time for your
> community or group to provide feedback.
>
> I look forward to hearing from you.
>
> Best,
>
> Jackie
>
> --
> *Jackie Koerner*
>
> *she/her*
> Communication Facilitator, Board Governance
> *English language communities and Meta*
>
> [1]
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Community_Board_seats
> [2]
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Community_Board_seats/Conversations/2021-02-02_-_First_Office_Hour
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

[Erik Moeller]

On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 9:48 AM Katherine Maher  wrote:
> Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation
> my intention to step down as CEO later this spring.

You did amazing work for the movement. Like others who have moved on
from WMF, it has felt great knowing that the organization is in great
hands under your leadership, and has accomplished major new
milestones. Congratulations as well on the UCoC, which I also agree is
incredibly important for the reasons that have been well-articulated
by others in the related thread. Getting Wikipedia unblocked in Turkey
was huge, and I was thrilled to read about the UN partnership. There's
too much other stuff to list, but exciting projects kicked off under
your leadership include your support for Wikidata and Abstract
Wikipedia -- as will be no surprise, I'm especially excited about
following those developments. :)

You took the helm at a time when WMF was going through a rocky period
(to say the least), and these and other achievements are especially
remarkable in light of how far the organization had to come to make
them possible. I'm genuinely excited about what's next for you, and
know that you'll bring your passion for Wikimedia's values with you.
Thank you, Katherine, for your service.

Warmly,

Erik

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Idea of a new project: Wikifacts ?

[Chris Gates via Wikimedia-l]

Hello,

Independent of my opinions on the validity of such a new Wikimedia project,
there is currently an experiment of similar goals (and potentially
structure) over at Twitter:

https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/product/2021/introducing-birdwatch-a-community-based-approach-to-misinformation.html



Best,
Verm


On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 2:17 PM Leinonen Teemu 
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Has there been any discussion to start a new Wikimedia project focusing on
> fact checking?
>
> Fact checking of course is in the core of editing Wikipedia, but I was
> thinking about dedicated wiki-site that is dedicated for fact checking of
> current events and news. Why this would be important?
>
> (1) There are many fact checking site in the English speaking world but
> much less elsewhere. I am afraid that there is still greater need for fact
> checking in the rest of the world. {{Citation needed}}
>
> (2) Our community is very well educated to do fact checking the wiki-way.
> Again internationally, many of our community members are real fact
> champions in their home countries and language groups. The practice of
> Wikipedia could be applied to fact checking of fast moving current events
> and news, too.
>
> (3) This could help us to get new young people to the movement, as editing
> Wikipedias is not anymore so easy to start (because they are so good
> already).
>
> (4) In many parts of the world, fact checking can also be dangerous. With
> our anonymous and community driven practices and services we could protect
> the fact checkers in many parts of the world.
>
> I am not sure what is the state of the Wikinews, but my impression is that
> it is not really working. It was a good idea, but maybe wiki or wiki-way is
> not the way to produce news. Also the beautiful idea of citizen journalism
> has not really become reality. Maybe we could try if wiki and the wki-way
> works better in fact checking.
>
> Peace,
>
>  - Teemu
>
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Call for Feedback: Community Board seats and February 2 office hours

[Nataliia Tymkiv]

Dear Ad,

Thank you for being a part of Affiliate-Selected Board Selection 2019
facilitators — organising a selection process is not an easy task. And
thank you for sharing your concerns about the process so far. I would like
to clarify and explain some things below.

First, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, as a board of a legal
entity, must decide how we select board members. Legally we cannot let a
third party decide for us, even if that third party is the Wikimedia
movement. This is why we are involving the movement in this call for
feedback, to inform the decision that the Board will make. The Board
believes requesting community feedback about how to fill Board seats is the
right thing to do, as is sharing our reasoning for why we are changing our
approach. After the Bylaws community review last October, we committed to
organising another feedback round with more time, focusing on the trustee
selection pathways [1]. This is that other round.

It is also important to note that deciding deep changes in how the Board
selects members is not in the scope of the Elections Committee mandate [2].
We count on them, but we cannot delegate this task to them completely.

Also, just for clarity, the Affiliate-Selected Board Selection 2019 (ASBS
2019) facilitators were organised for a specific purpose, which all of you
completed successfully by the end of that election. But there is no ASBS
standing committee — and there never was. The debrief of ASBS 2019 that you
shared has been informative and appreciated as well, and was the end of
your work. It was therefore inappropriate and misleading to offer your
personal opinion “on behalf of the ASBS committee”, I assure you, we
respect your opinion as it is, without you trying to add additional weight
to it.

About the current process: volunteers (the Board) are leading it, the staff
is supporting it. The staff does not decide, the board will make a decision
based on the feedback.

The Board has requested to have more venues for collecting feedback, thus a
team of multilingual facilitators connected with the communities in
multiple regions is reaching out to wiki projects and affiliates to ensure
that their perspectives are captured in this call for feedback. As a key
stakeholder, we are inviting the Elections committee to participate as
well. We think that input is important. Volunteers who served in the 2019
Affiliate-Selected Board Selection are also important, and we invite you to
participate as well.

This call for feedback has started and conversations have begun; many more
conversations are being scheduled. We invite you to join these, and take
advantage of its process and its facilitators. Bring your ideas, mobilise
your peers, and help promote this call among volunteers, projects and
affiliates who haven’t been involved in governance conversations before. We
are hoping to gather input widely from across the movement to ensure that
ideas are shared and considered from community members with diverse
experience and backgrounds to help build a strong Wikimedia Foundation
Board.

[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/January_2021_-_Approval_of_Bylaws_amendments_and_upcoming_call_for_feedback_about_the_selection_of_new_trustees


[2] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee


Best regards,
antanana / Nataliia Tymkiv
Vice Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees


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On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 12:17 AM Ad Huikeshoven 
wrote:

> Members of the Board of Trustees and staff of the Wikimedia Foundation,
>
> Please WMF Board of Trustees grant control of the WMF Board elections to
> the Wikimedia community, especially to the two existing committees. The
> Wikimedia community can manage its own values and ethics and has no need of
> non-volunteer, non-community members to assist with the fundamentals of
> designing the election.
>
> On behalf of the ASBS committee I request you
> * remove the "problems to solve" section from that page,
> * remove the "ideas discussed with the board" section from that page,
> * remove the 8 subpages with "ideas"
> * include a section with words like:
> "The Board asks the Election committee and ASBS election facilitators to
> work together to set up a process, define rules, and hold a (s)election
> process for six community- and affiliate sourced board seats. The board
> asks the joined committee to pay respect to the strategic direction of the
> Wikimedia Movement and the strategy recommendations. The board would like
> to welcome a diversity of candidates. The board oversees an organization
> with an annual budget over one hundred million dollaras and a staff of over
> 500 people. The board would like to welcome candidates with 

[Wikimedia-l] Idea of a new project: Wikifacts ?

[Leinonen Teemu]

Hi all,

Has there been any discussion to start a new Wikimedia project focusing on fact 
checking? 

Fact checking of course is in the core of editing Wikipedia, but I was thinking 
about dedicated wiki-site that is dedicated for fact checking of current events 
and news. Why this would be important? 

(1) There are many fact checking site in the English speaking world but much 
less elsewhere. I am afraid that there is still greater need for fact checking 
in the rest of the world. {{Citation needed}}

(2) Our community is very well educated to do fact checking the wiki-way. Again 
internationally, many of our community members are real fact champions in their 
home countries and language groups. The practice of Wikipedia could be applied 
to fact checking of fast moving current events and news, too.

(3) This could help us to get new young people to the movement, as editing 
Wikipedias is not anymore so easy to start (because they are so good already).

(4) In many parts of the world, fact checking can also be dangerous. With our 
anonymous and community driven practices and services we could protect the fact 
checkers in many parts of the world.

I am not sure what is the state of the Wikinews, but my impression is that it 
is not really working. It was a good idea, but maybe wiki or wiki-way is not 
the way to produce news. Also the beautiful idea of citizen journalism has not 
really become reality. Maybe we could try if wiki and the wki-way works better 
in fact checking.

Peace, 

 - Teemu 


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

[Rajeeb]

Hi Katherine,

I like to thank you for all you have done for the movement. I wish you all
the best in your future endeavors. We will definitely miss you.

Namaste,
Rajeeb.


On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 at 23:18, Katherine Maher  wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation my
> intention to step down as CEO later this spring. April 15th will be my last
> day, marking my seven-year anniversary with the Foundation and the
> movement. This was not an easy decision, but it is the right one. For now,
> I want to share with you why I’m moving on, and what comes next. I’ll save
> the customary email with deeper reflections, memories, and thanks for later
> this spring!
>
> In some ways, this was the easiest hard decision I’ve ever made. It’s
> never exactly a good time to step away -- transitions always have some
> rough edges -- but it’s always best to do so when the organization is
> strong, and before you’ve overstayed your welcome. The movement is in a
> good, strong place. Our communities are growing, our readership is too. Our
> 20th birthday, the launch of our Universal Code of Conduct, and the
> movement strategy recommendations are all milestone moments of solidity and
> strength. I have great hopes and confidence in the upcoming plans for
> strategy implementation, particularly the work on the movement charter and
> interim global council. We are healthy and thriving.
>
> While we will always have more work to do to become the Wikimedia that we
> want to be, our movement and our organization is in a phase of renewal and
> regeneration. We have deepened our practices of consultation,
> collaboration, and inclusion that will be the foundation of the next decade
> of our work. We have a deep and stable financial position that will help us
> grow and protect us from any storm, and the trust in our projects has never
> been higher. Our communities are poised to take on deeper responsibilities
> of governance, accountability, and leadership, populating a rich,
> representative, and leaderful movement for free knowledge.
>
> The Foundation is also strong, and filled with passionate, values-aligned
> leaders at every level of the organization, deeply committed to the work of
> our movement and mission. Although we don’t always all perfectly agree on
> absolutely everything, we are working more openly and cooperatively with
> our movement than ever before. Collaborative strategic planning,
> sustainable programs to support technical communities and tooling,
> co-development and consultation on transformative new experiences welcoming
> newcomers, cooperative partnerships on public health data, bibliographic
> data, and human rights data -- all of these are signals of much great work
> to come. Even difficult topics, such as brand and movement governance,
> continue to bring people together in nothing less than feisty commitment.
>
> Together, we have rich resources of brilliant people, deep passion, and
> compassion. We are making progress on some of our greatest challenges, from
> editor and readership growth, technical debt, representation and
> participation, safety and knowledge equity. I am proud of what we’ve done
> together and grateful for all the ways in which this movement has made my
> life immeasurably richer: friendships that will last a lifetime,
> intellectual curiosity and kinship, and so many memories of *so much
> dancing*, from Accra to Berlin to Chandigarh.
>
> As for me, I’m going to take a break, and a research fellowship, as a
> place to think about what’s next. It’s hard to think about your future when
> you’re fully in your present, and for the past seven years, I’ve been fully
> present for this movement. But as I look around, I see global challenges
> such as polarization, inequality, and climate change, as well as
> opportunities for generational renewal and optimism. As a Wikimedian, I
> lean toward optimism, and plan to apply myself in that direction!
>
> *What’s next*
>
>- We announced this planned transition publicly on our communications
>channels during a Foundation all-staff meeting today.
>- A Board Transition Committee composed of Dariusz Jemielniak, who is
>chair of HR Committee, Tanya Capuano, who is chair of the Audit Committee,
>Raju Narisetti, and María Sefidari as Board Chair, will launch the search
>for a new CEO. They’ll work closely with the executive Transition Team on
>organizational operations, and with the broader board on an open candidate
>call. The Board is working with the goal of onboarding a new CEO by Q2 of
>the 2021-2022 fiscal year.
>- We’ve been working on succession planning for the CEO role since
>2019 as a matter of best practice, and the organization is well-prepared
>for a thoughtful search for the next phase of our mission. The Board has
>decided to work with Kathleen Yazbak of Viewcrest Advisors[1] for the
>executive search: I’ve worked closely 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

[Philippe Beaudette]

Katherine,

The WMF will be less without you in it. One of the things that made me
comfortable with my own departure so many years ago was the certain
knowledge that you would keep the wheels on and keep the WMF pointed in the
right direction.  But I know you must be exhausted, and drained, so it’s
only right for you to now take some time to refocus and figure out where
next to apply your formidable talents to make the world a better place.

I’m very proud to call you a friend.

Philippe

On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 12:37 PM Brad Patrick  wrote:

> Congratulations on a remarkable run! Good luck with the transition and
> we’ll be watching what happens next!
>
>
>
> All the best,
>
>
> Brad Patrick
>
>
>
>
>
> *From: *Wikimedia-l  on behalf
> of Katherine Maher 
> *Reply-To: *Wikimedia Mailing List 
> *Date: *Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 12:48 PM
> *To: *Wikimedia Mailing List 
> *Subject: *[Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15
>
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
>
> Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation my
> intention to step down as CEO later this spring. April 15th will be my last
> day, marking my seven-year anniversary with the Foundation and the
> movement. This was not an easy decision, but it is the right one. For now,
> I want to share with you why I’m moving on, and what comes next. I’ll save
> the customary email with deeper reflections, memories, and thanks for later
> this spring!
>
>
> In some ways, this was the easiest hard decision I’ve ever made. It’s
> never exactly a good time to step away -- transitions always have some
> rough edges -- but it’s always best to do so when the organization is
> strong, and before you’ve overstayed your welcome. The movement is in a
> good, strong place. Our communities are growing, our readership is too. Our
> 20th birthday, the launch of our Universal Code of Conduct, and the
> movement strategy recommendations are all milestone moments of solidity and
> strength. I have great hopes and confidence in the upcoming plans for
> strategy implementation, particularly the work on the movement charter and
> interim global council. We are healthy and thriving.
>
>
> While we will always have more work to do to become the Wikimedia that we
> want to be, our movement and our organization is in a phase of renewal and
> regeneration. We have deepened our practices of consultation,
> collaboration, and inclusion that will be the foundation of the next decade
> of our work. We have a deep and stable financial position that will help us
> grow and protect us from any storm, and the trust in our projects has never
> been higher. Our communities are poised to take on deeper responsibilities
> of governance, accountability, and leadership, populating a rich,
> representative, and leaderful movement for free knowledge.
>
> The Foundation is also strong, and filled with passionate, values-aligned
> leaders at every level of the organization, deeply committed to the work of
> our movement and mission. Although we don’t always all perfectly agree on
> absolutely everything, we are working more openly and cooperatively with
> our movement than ever before. Collaborative strategic planning,
> sustainable programs to support technical communities and tooling,
> co-development and consultation on transformative new experiences welcoming
> newcomers, cooperative partnerships on public health data, bibliographic
> data, and human rights data -- all of these are signals of much great work
> to come. Even difficult topics, such as brand and movement governance,
> continue to bring people together in nothing less than feisty commitment.
>
>
> Together, we have rich resources of brilliant people, deep passion, and
> compassion. We are making progress on some of our greatest challenges, from
> editor and readership growth, technical debt, representation and
> participation, safety and knowledge equity. I am proud of what we’ve done
> together and grateful for all the ways in which this movement has made my
> life immeasurably richer: friendships that will last a lifetime,
> intellectual curiosity and kinship, and so many memories of *so much
> dancing*, from Accra to Berlin to Chandigarh.
>
> As for me, I’m going to take a break, and a research fellowship, as a
> place to think about what’s next. It’s hard to think about your future when
> you’re fully in your present, and for the past seven years, I’ve been fully
> present for this movement. But as I look around, I see global challenges
> such as polarization, inequality, and climate change, as well as
> opportunities for generational renewal and optimism. As a Wikimedian, I
> lean toward optimism, and plan to apply myself in that direction!
>
> *What’s next*
>
>- We announced this planned transition publicly on our communications
>channels during a Foundation all-staff meeting today.
>- A Board Transition Committee composed of Dariusz Jemielniak, who is
>chair of HR Committee, 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

[Katie Chan]

Thanks Katherine for all you have done. All the best and good luck with 
everything going forward.


Katie

On 04/02/2021 17:47, Katherine Maher wrote:

Hi everyone,

Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation 
my intention to step down as CEO later this spring. April 15th will be 
my last day, marking my seven-year anniversary with the Foundation and 
the movement. This was not an easy decision, but it is the right one. 
For now, I want to share with you why I’m moving on, and what comes 
next. I’ll save the customary email with deeper reflections, memories, 
and thanks for later this spring!


In some ways, this was the easiest hard decision I’ve ever made. It’s 
never exactly a good time to step away -- transitions always have some 
rough edges -- but it’s always best to do so when the organization is 
strong, and before you’ve overstayed your welcome. The movement is in a 
good, strong place. Our communities are growing, our readership is too. 
Our 20th birthday, the launch of our Universal Code of Conduct, and the 
movement strategy recommendations are all milestone moments of solidity 
and strength. I have great hopes and confidence in the upcoming plans 
for strategy implementation, particularly the work on the movement 
charter and interim global council. We are healthy and thriving.


While we will always have more work to do to become the Wikimedia that 
we want to be, our movement and our organization is in a phase of 
renewal and regeneration. We have deepened our practices of 
consultation, collaboration, and inclusion that will be the foundation 
of the next decade of our work. We have a deep and stable financial 
position that will help us grow and protect us from any storm, and the 
trust in our projects has never been higher. Our communities are poised 
to take on deeper responsibilities of governance, accountability, and 
leadership, populating a rich, representative, and leaderful movement 
for free knowledge.


The Foundation is also strong, and filled with passionate, 
values-aligned leaders at every level of the organization, deeply 
committed to the work of our movement and mission. Although we don’t 
always all perfectly agree on absolutely everything, we are working more 
openly and cooperatively with our movement than ever before. 
Collaborative strategic planning, sustainable programs to support 
technical communities and tooling, co-development and consultation on 
transformative new experiences welcoming newcomers, cooperative 
partnerships on public health data, bibliographic data, and human rights 
data -- all of these are signals of much great work to come. Even 
difficult topics, such as brand and movement governance, continue to 
bring people together in nothing less than feisty commitment.


Together, we have rich resources of brilliant people, deep passion, and 
compassion. We are making progress on some of our greatest challenges, 
from editor and readership growth, technical debt, representation and 
participation, safety and knowledge equity. I am proud of what we’ve 
done together and grateful for all the ways in which this movement has 
made my life immeasurably richer: friendships that will last a lifetime, 
intellectual curiosity and kinship, and so many memories of */so much 
dancing/*, from Accra to Berlin to Chandigarh.


As for me, I’m going to take a break, and a research fellowship, as a 
place to think about what’s next. It’s hard to think about your future 
when you’re fully in your present, and for the past seven years, I’ve 
been fully present for this movement. But as I look around, I see global 
challenges such as polarization, inequality, and climate change, as well 
as opportunities for generational renewal and optimism. As a Wikimedian, 
I lean toward optimism, and plan to apply myself in that direction!


*What’s next*

  * We announced this planned transition publicly on our communications
channels during a Foundation all-staff meeting today.
  * A Board Transition Committee composed of Dariusz Jemielniak, who is
chair of HR Committee, Tanya Capuano, who is chair of the Audit
Committee, Raju Narisetti, and María Sefidari as Board Chair, will
launch the search for a new CEO. They’ll work closely with the
executive Transition Team on organizational operations, and with the
broader board on an open candidate call. The Board is working with
the goal of onboarding a new CEO by Q2 of the 2021-2022 fiscal year.
  * We’ve been working on succession planning for the CEO role since
2019 as a matter of best practice, and the organization is
well-prepared for a thoughtful search for the next phase of our
mission. The Board has decided to work with Kathleen Yazbak of
Viewcrest Advisors[1] for the executive search: I’ve worked closely
with Kathleen on a number of occasions, and she is a true Wikimedian
at heart.
  * I’ll be drawing back from day-to-day operational work to 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

[Butch Bustria]

Hi Katherine,

We greatly appreciate your work at the Foundation and we hope for the best
in your future endeavors.

Your term as ED, later as CEO, made significant changes on how we look at
the WMF. Your work made changes to many of us, on how we deal with issues
and opportunities to how we support each other.

We hope your successor would effectively implement the strategic plan and
maintain the openess of community conversations.

I hope that you consider visiting us here in Southeast Asia at
your convenience (add Wikimania) once the pandemic is over.



Kind regards,

Butch Bustria

On Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 2:36 AM Brad Patrick  wrote:

> Congratulations on a remarkable run! Good luck with the transition and
> we’ll be watching what happens next!
>
>
>
> All the best,
>
>
> Brad Patrick
>
>
>
>
>
> *From: *Wikimedia-l  on behalf
> of Katherine Maher 
> *Reply-To: *Wikimedia Mailing List 
> *Date: *Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 12:48 PM
> *To: *Wikimedia Mailing List 
> *Subject: *[Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15
>
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
>
> Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation my
> intention to step down as CEO later this spring. April 15th will be my last
> day, marking my seven-year anniversary with the Foundation and the
> movement. This was not an easy decision, but it is the right one. For now,
> I want to share with you why I’m moving on, and what comes next. I’ll save
> the customary email with deeper reflections, memories, and thanks for later
> this spring!
>
>
> In some ways, this was the easiest hard decision I’ve ever made. It’s
> never exactly a good time to step away -- transitions always have some
> rough edges -- but it’s always best to do so when the organization is
> strong, and before you’ve overstayed your welcome. The movement is in a
> good, strong place. Our communities are growing, our readership is too. Our
> 20th birthday, the launch of our Universal Code of Conduct, and the
> movement strategy recommendations are all milestone moments of solidity and
> strength. I have great hopes and confidence in the upcoming plans for
> strategy implementation, particularly the work on the movement charter and
> interim global council. We are healthy and thriving.
>
>
> While we will always have more work to do to become the Wikimedia that we
> want to be, our movement and our organization is in a phase of renewal and
> regeneration. We have deepened our practices of consultation,
> collaboration, and inclusion that will be the foundation of the next decade
> of our work. We have a deep and stable financial position that will help us
> grow and protect us from any storm, and the trust in our projects has never
> been higher. Our communities are poised to take on deeper responsibilities
> of governance, accountability, and leadership, populating a rich,
> representative, and leaderful movement for free knowledge.
>
> The Foundation is also strong, and filled with passionate, values-aligned
> leaders at every level of the organization, deeply committed to the work of
> our movement and mission. Although we don’t always all perfectly agree on
> absolutely everything, we are working more openly and cooperatively with
> our movement than ever before. Collaborative strategic planning,
> sustainable programs to support technical communities and tooling,
> co-development and consultation on transformative new experiences welcoming
> newcomers, cooperative partnerships on public health data, bibliographic
> data, and human rights data -- all of these are signals of much great work
> to come. Even difficult topics, such as brand and movement governance,
> continue to bring people together in nothing less than feisty commitment.
>
>
> Together, we have rich resources of brilliant people, deep passion, and
> compassion. We are making progress on some of our greatest challenges, from
> editor and readership growth, technical debt, representation and
> participation, safety and knowledge equity. I am proud of what we’ve done
> together and grateful for all the ways in which this movement has made my
> life immeasurably richer: friendships that will last a lifetime,
> intellectual curiosity and kinship, and so many memories of *so much
> dancing*, from Accra to Berlin to Chandigarh.
>
> As for me, I’m going to take a break, and a research fellowship, as a
> place to think about what’s next. It’s hard to think about your future when
> you’re fully in your present, and for the past seven years, I’ve been fully
> present for this movement. But as I look around, I see global challenges
> such as polarization, inequality, and climate change, as well as
> opportunities for generational renewal and optimism. As a Wikimedian, I
> lean toward optimism, and plan to apply myself in that direction!
>
> *What’s next*
>
>- We announced this planned transition publicly on our communications
>channels during a Foundation all-staff meeting today.
>- 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

[Brad Patrick]

Congratulations on a remarkable run! Good luck with the transition and we’ll be 
watching what happens next!

All the best,

Brad Patrick


From: Wikimedia-l  on behalf of 
Katherine Maher 
Reply-To: Wikimedia Mailing List 
Date: Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 12:48 PM
To: Wikimedia Mailing List 
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

Hi everyone,

Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation my 
intention to step down as CEO later this spring. April 15th will be my last 
day, marking my seven-year anniversary with the Foundation and the movement. 
This was not an easy decision, but it is the right one. For now, I want to 
share with you why I’m moving on, and what comes next. I’ll save the customary 
email with deeper reflections, memories, and thanks for later this spring!

In some ways, this was the easiest hard decision I’ve ever made. It’s never 
exactly a good time to step away -- transitions always have some rough edges -- 
but it’s always best to do so when the organization is strong, and before 
you’ve overstayed your welcome. The movement is in a good, strong place. Our 
communities are growing, our readership is too. Our 20th birthday, the launch 
of our Universal Code of Conduct, and the movement strategy recommendations are 
all milestone moments of solidity and strength. I have great hopes and 
confidence in the upcoming plans for strategy implementation, particularly the 
work on the movement charter and interim global council. We are healthy and 
thriving.

While we will always have more work to do to become the Wikimedia that we want 
to be, our movement and our organization is in a phase of renewal and 
regeneration. We have deepened our practices of consultation, collaboration, 
and inclusion that will be the foundation of the next decade of our work. We 
have a deep and stable financial position that will help us grow and protect us 
from any storm, and the trust in our projects has never been higher. Our 
communities are poised to take on deeper responsibilities of governance, 
accountability, and leadership, populating a rich, representative, and 
leaderful movement for free knowledge.
The Foundation is also strong, and filled with passionate, values-aligned 
leaders at every level of the organization, deeply committed to the work of our 
movement and mission. Although we don’t always all perfectly agree on 
absolutely everything, we are working more openly and cooperatively with our 
movement than ever before. Collaborative strategic planning, sustainable 
programs to support technical communities and tooling, co-development and 
consultation on transformative new experiences welcoming newcomers, cooperative 
partnerships on public health data, bibliographic data, and human rights data 
-- all of these are signals of much great work to come. Even difficult topics, 
such as brand and movement governance, continue to bring people together in 
nothing less than feisty commitment.

Together, we have rich resources of brilliant people, deep passion, and 
compassion. We are making progress on some of our greatest challenges, from 
editor and readership growth, technical debt, representation and participation, 
safety and knowledge equity. I am proud of what we’ve done together and 
grateful for all the ways in which this movement has made my life immeasurably 
richer: friendships that will last a lifetime, intellectual curiosity and 
kinship, and so many memories of so much dancing, from Accra to Berlin to 
Chandigarh.
As for me, I’m going to take a break, and a research fellowship, as a place to 
think about what’s next. It’s hard to think about your future when you’re fully 
in your present, and for the past seven years, I’ve been fully present for this 
movement. But as I look around, I see global challenges such as polarization, 
inequality, and climate change, as well as opportunities for generational 
renewal and optimism. As a Wikimedian, I lean toward optimism, and plan to 
apply myself in that direction!
What’s next

  *   We announced this planned transition publicly on our communications 
channels during a Foundation all-staff meeting today.
  *   A Board Transition Committee composed of Dariusz Jemielniak, who is chair 
of HR Committee, Tanya Capuano, who is chair of the Audit Committee, Raju 
Narisetti, and María Sefidari as Board Chair, will launch the search for a new 
CEO. They’ll work closely with the executive Transition Team on organizational 
operations, and with the broader board on an open candidate call. The Board is 
working with the goal of onboarding a new CEO by Q2 of the 2021-2022 fiscal 
year.
  *   We’ve been working on succession planning for the CEO role since 2019 as 
a matter of best practice, and the organization is well-prepared for a 
thoughtful search for the next phase of our mission. The Board has decided to 
work with Kathleen Yazbak of Viewcrest Advisors[1] for the executive search: 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

[টিটো দত্ত Tito Dutta]

Hello,
That's a piece of sudden big news to me, and possibly to others also. Over
the last few years, I was reading your emails and posts on this mailing
list, and at other places.
Thanks for your service to the movement.

ইতি,
User:Titodutta
টিটো দত্ত
(মাতৃভাষা থাক জীবন জুড়ে)


বৃহস্পতি, ৪ ফেব, ২০২১ তারিখে ১১:১৮ PM টায় এ Katherine Maher <
kma...@wikimedia.org> লিখেছেন:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation my
> intention to step down as CEO later this spring. April 15th will be my last
> day, marking my seven-year anniversary with the Foundation and the
> movement. This was not an easy decision, but it is the right one. For now,
> I want to share with you why I’m moving on, and what comes next. I’ll save
> the customary email with deeper reflections, memories, and thanks for later
> this spring!
>
> In some ways, this was the easiest hard decision I’ve ever made. It’s
> never exactly a good time to step away -- transitions always have some
> rough edges -- but it’s always best to do so when the organization is
> strong, and before you’ve overstayed your welcome. The movement is in a
> good, strong place. Our communities are growing, our readership is too. Our
> 20th birthday, the launch of our Universal Code of Conduct, and the
> movement strategy recommendations are all milestone moments of solidity and
> strength. I have great hopes and confidence in the upcoming plans for
> strategy implementation, particularly the work on the movement charter and
> interim global council. We are healthy and thriving.
>
> While we will always have more work to do to become the Wikimedia that we
> want to be, our movement and our organization is in a phase of renewal and
> regeneration. We have deepened our practices of consultation,
> collaboration, and inclusion that will be the foundation of the next decade
> of our work. We have a deep and stable financial position that will help us
> grow and protect us from any storm, and the trust in our projects has never
> been higher. Our communities are poised to take on deeper responsibilities
> of governance, accountability, and leadership, populating a rich,
> representative, and leaderful movement for free knowledge.
>
> The Foundation is also strong, and filled with passionate, values-aligned
> leaders at every level of the organization, deeply committed to the work of
> our movement and mission. Although we don’t always all perfectly agree on
> absolutely everything, we are working more openly and cooperatively with
> our movement than ever before. Collaborative strategic planning,
> sustainable programs to support technical communities and tooling,
> co-development and consultation on transformative new experiences welcoming
> newcomers, cooperative partnerships on public health data, bibliographic
> data, and human rights data -- all of these are signals of much great work
> to come. Even difficult topics, such as brand and movement governance,
> continue to bring people together in nothing less than feisty commitment.
>
> Together, we have rich resources of brilliant people, deep passion, and
> compassion. We are making progress on some of our greatest challenges, from
> editor and readership growth, technical debt, representation and
> participation, safety and knowledge equity. I am proud of what we’ve done
> together and grateful for all the ways in which this movement has made my
> life immeasurably richer: friendships that will last a lifetime,
> intellectual curiosity and kinship, and so many memories of *so much
> dancing*, from Accra to Berlin to Chandigarh.
>
> As for me, I’m going to take a break, and a research fellowship, as a
> place to think about what’s next. It’s hard to think about your future when
> you’re fully in your present, and for the past seven years, I’ve been fully
> present for this movement. But as I look around, I see global challenges
> such as polarization, inequality, and climate change, as well as
> opportunities for generational renewal and optimism. As a Wikimedian, I
> lean toward optimism, and plan to apply myself in that direction!
>
> *What’s next*
>
>- We announced this planned transition publicly on our communications
>channels during a Foundation all-staff meeting today.
>- A Board Transition Committee composed of Dariusz Jemielniak, who is
>chair of HR Committee, Tanya Capuano, who is chair of the Audit Committee,
>Raju Narisetti, and María Sefidari as Board Chair, will launch the search
>for a new CEO. They’ll work closely with the executive Transition Team on
>organizational operations, and with the broader board on an open candidate
>call. The Board is working with the goal of onboarding a new CEO by Q2 of
>the 2021-2022 fiscal year.
>- We’ve been working on succession planning for the CEO role since
>2019 as a matter of best practice, and the organization is well-prepared
>for a thoughtful search for the next phase of 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

[María Sefidari]

Hi everyone,

As you can see, Katherine just said she will be stepping down from her
role. I am happy for Katherine, but it is impossible not to have some mixed
emotions given we have been working together for seven years, and quite
closely for almost five of them since she became the interim ED and I
became an officer of the Board. Almost half a decade of very intense
challenges and changes, of thinking about the future of the Movement and
how to best achieve our Mission. I am proud of our successes and yet we
have a ways to go. The work is never done, but we do strive to walk the
talk when we say we want to make the sum of human knowledge accessible to
everyone everywhere. As a Board, we thank Katherine for her leadership over
the last five years as CEO and ED, two years as CCO, and wish her the
greatest success in future endeavors. I have no doubt she will be brilliant
wherever she finally decides to go after her much deserved time to rest and
reflect, starting with her fellowship.

I would like to thank Katherine for an extraordinary job. As a leader, she
set a new standard for transparent, open engagement with our global
communities. She worked side by side with movement leaders with empathy and
collaborative participation in the wiki way. Thanks to her leadership we
created our Movement Strategy together. She walked the talk with resolve
and determination, and the Foundation and the Movement are in a better
place now than they’ve ever been.

Katherine and the Board have long had a plan in place in the case of a
succession. According to that plan, a Transition Committee of Wikimedia
Trustees has been selected to recommend to the Board Katherineʼs successor
and includes Trustees Dariusz Jemielniak, who is chair of HR Committee,
Tanya Capuano, who is chair of the Audit Committee, and Raju Narisetti,
along with me as Board Chair. The Wikimedia Foundation has retained
Viewcrest Advisors,[1] a leading search firm for nonprofit executives, to
assist the Board Transition Committee.

Until a new CEO is hired, the Board Transition Committee will work closely
with the Wikimedia Foundation executive Transition Team of General Counsel
Amanda Keton, Chief of Talent and Culture Robyn Arville, and Chief
Financial Officer Jaime Villagomez, ensuring the important work of the
Wikimedia Foundation in supporting Wikipedia and other Wikimedia
communities continues without any disruptions.

Kind regards,

María Sefidari

Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, on behalf of the
Transition Committee.

[1] https://viewcrestadvisors.com/

El jue, 4 feb 2021 a las 18:48, Katherine Maher ()
escribió:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation my
> intention to step down as CEO later this spring. April 15th will be my last
> day, marking my seven-year anniversary with the Foundation and the
> movement. This was not an easy decision, but it is the right one. For now,
> I want to share with you why I’m moving on, and what comes next. I’ll save
> the customary email with deeper reflections, memories, and thanks for later
> this spring!
>
> In some ways, this was the easiest hard decision I’ve ever made. It’s
> never exactly a good time to step away -- transitions always have some
> rough edges -- but it’s always best to do so when the organization is
> strong, and before you’ve overstayed your welcome. The movement is in a
> good, strong place. Our communities are growing, our readership is too. Our
> 20th birthday, the launch of our Universal Code of Conduct, and the
> movement strategy recommendations are all milestone moments of solidity and
> strength. I have great hopes and confidence in the upcoming plans for
> strategy implementation, particularly the work on the movement charter and
> interim global council. We are healthy and thriving.
>
> While we will always have more work to do to become the Wikimedia that we
> want to be, our movement and our organization is in a phase of renewal and
> regeneration. We have deepened our practices of consultation,
> collaboration, and inclusion that will be the foundation of the next decade
> of our work. We have a deep and stable financial position that will help us
> grow and protect us from any storm, and the trust in our projects has never
> been higher. Our communities are poised to take on deeper responsibilities
> of governance, accountability, and leadership, populating a rich,
> representative, and leaderful movement for free knowledge.
>
> The Foundation is also strong, and filled with passionate, values-aligned
> leaders at every level of the organization, deeply committed to the work of
> our movement and mission. Although we don’t always all perfectly agree on
> absolutely everything, we are working more openly and cooperatively with
> our movement than ever before. Collaborative strategic planning,
> sustainable programs to support technical communities and tooling,
> co-development and consultation on 

[Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

[Katherine Maher]

Hi everyone,

Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation my
intention to step down as CEO later this spring. April 15th will be my last
day, marking my seven-year anniversary with the Foundation and the
movement. This was not an easy decision, but it is the right one. For now,
I want to share with you why I’m moving on, and what comes next. I’ll save
the customary email with deeper reflections, memories, and thanks for later
this spring!

In some ways, this was the easiest hard decision I’ve ever made. It’s never
exactly a good time to step away -- transitions always have some rough
edges -- but it’s always best to do so when the organization is strong, and
before you’ve overstayed your welcome. The movement is in a good, strong
place. Our communities are growing, our readership is too. Our 20th
birthday, the launch of our Universal Code of Conduct, and the movement
strategy recommendations are all milestone moments of solidity and
strength. I have great hopes and confidence in the upcoming plans for
strategy implementation, particularly the work on the movement charter and
interim global council. We are healthy and thriving.

While we will always have more work to do to become the Wikimedia that we
want to be, our movement and our organization is in a phase of renewal and
regeneration. We have deepened our practices of consultation,
collaboration, and inclusion that will be the foundation of the next decade
of our work. We have a deep and stable financial position that will help us
grow and protect us from any storm, and the trust in our projects has never
been higher. Our communities are poised to take on deeper responsibilities
of governance, accountability, and leadership, populating a rich,
representative, and leaderful movement for free knowledge.

The Foundation is also strong, and filled with passionate, values-aligned
leaders at every level of the organization, deeply committed to the work of
our movement and mission. Although we don’t always all perfectly agree on
absolutely everything, we are working more openly and cooperatively with
our movement than ever before. Collaborative strategic planning,
sustainable programs to support technical communities and tooling,
co-development and consultation on transformative new experiences welcoming
newcomers, cooperative partnerships on public health data, bibliographic
data, and human rights data -- all of these are signals of much great work
to come. Even difficult topics, such as brand and movement governance,
continue to bring people together in nothing less than feisty commitment.

Together, we have rich resources of brilliant people, deep passion, and
compassion. We are making progress on some of our greatest challenges, from
editor and readership growth, technical debt, representation and
participation, safety and knowledge equity. I am proud of what we’ve done
together and grateful for all the ways in which this movement has made my
life immeasurably richer: friendships that will last a lifetime,
intellectual curiosity and kinship, and so many memories of *so much
dancing*, from Accra to Berlin to Chandigarh.

As for me, I’m going to take a break, and a research fellowship, as a place
to think about what’s next. It’s hard to think about your future when
you’re fully in your present, and for the past seven years, I’ve been fully
present for this movement. But as I look around, I see global challenges
such as polarization, inequality, and climate change, as well as
opportunities for generational renewal and optimism. As a Wikimedian, I
lean toward optimism, and plan to apply myself in that direction!

*What’s next*

   - We announced this planned transition publicly on our communications
   channels during a Foundation all-staff meeting today.
   - A Board Transition Committee composed of Dariusz Jemielniak, who is
   chair of HR Committee, Tanya Capuano, who is chair of the Audit Committee,
   Raju Narisetti, and María Sefidari as Board Chair, will launch the search
   for a new CEO. They’ll work closely with the executive Transition Team on
   organizational operations, and with the broader board on an open candidate
   call. The Board is working with the goal of onboarding a new CEO by Q2 of
   the 2021-2022 fiscal year.
   - We’ve been working on succession planning for the CEO role since 2019
   as a matter of best practice, and the organization is well-prepared for a
   thoughtful search for the next phase of our mission. The Board has decided
   to work with Kathleen Yazbak of Viewcrest Advisors[1] for the executive
   search: I’ve worked closely with Kathleen on a number of occasions, and she
   is a true Wikimedian at heart.
   - I’ll be drawing back from day-to-day operational work to transition
   interim responsibilities starting February 8th. A C-level Transition Team
   of Jaime Villagomez, Amanda Keton, and Robyn Arville, our two board
   officers and chief people leader, will take up key responsibilities 

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021: Program Schedule: You are invited to participate

[টিটো দত্ত Tito Dutta]

 Hello,
Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 will take place from 19 to 21 February 2021.
Here is some important information related to the event:
* A tentative schedule of the program is published:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Wikimeet_India_2021/Program
* The participation is not restricted to a particular country, and all
Wikimedians are invited to join. There are sessions on different topics
such as Wikimedia Strategy, Growth, Technical etc. You might be interested
to have a look at the schedule.
* If you have not registered as a participant yet, please register to get
an invitation, The last date to register is 16 February 2021.
* Kindly share this information with those who might like to attend the
sessions.

Schedule:
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Registration:
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