Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Ellie Young as Conference Coordinator

[Everton Zanella Alvarenga]

Good point, Florence.

Is it like if we hired someone for a education position to work during
one school term for only 6 months.

Tom

On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 10:37 PM, Florence Devouard  wrote:
> Welcome again Ellie
>
> A question came to my mind when I read the description of the job.
>
> - making sure there is good continuity and knowledge-transfer as the
> conference moves to new hosts year-over-year.
>
> Yet, she is taking on the role as an annual contract.
>
> Is there not a contradiction here ?
>
> Flo
>


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Ellie Young as Conference Coordinator

[Florence Devouard]

Welcome again Ellie

A question came to my mind when I read the description of the job.
- making sure there is good continuity and knowledge-transfer as the 
conference moves to new hosts year-over-year.


Yet, she is taking on the role as an annual contract.

Is there not a contradiction here ?

Flo


Amongst other tasks
* On 3/27/13 7:24 PM, Siko Bouterse wrote:

Pardon the cross-posting from WMF staff list - I expect this role will be
of interest to many here too.  Welcome, Ellie!

-- Forwarded message --
From: Siko Bouterse 
Date: Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 11:22 AM
Subject: Introducing Ellie Young as Conference Coordinator
To: Staff All 


Hi all,

Please join me in welcoming Ellie Young, who is taking on the role of
Conference Coordinator as an annual contract with WMF.[1]

As you may know, WMF's support for Wikimania in recent years has been
spread across a variety of staff members who have other core
responsibilities.  With this new contract, we're creating a single point of
contact to act as liaison between WMF and the Wikimania organizing team, to
ensure that we're able to provide the host team with focused support where
help from WMF is needed.

Ellie brings with her a lot of experience in event planning for open
culture communities.  She worked as Executive Director of USENIX
Association for over 20 years, where she and her team supported several
international conferences hosted by volunteers each year.[2]  She also
currently serves on The Ada Initiative's Board of Advisors and has been an
activist for the democratization of educational materials most of her life.

Fun things we’ve learned about Ellie:  Both sets of her grandparents helped
build the Panama Canal, and each generation since has had a pilot or two
doing transits of the ships. She has been to every country in Latin America
and the Caribbean except Brasil. You can often catch her hiking in the SF
East Bay Hills with her adorable mini-poodle, Jack.

As Conference Coordinator, Ellie will be facilitating and supporting the
work of the Wikimania host team and making sure there is good continuity
and knowledge-transfer as the conference moves to new hosts year-over-year.
  She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and will be sometimes working
from the SF office (sitting on the 3rd floor near HR). Ellie would like to
hear from you on all things Wikimania, so please do stop by or email her
anytime!

Huge thanks to all staff and volunteers who helped us craft this role and
interview candidates.

Welcome, Ellie!

[1] http://hire.jobvite.com/Jobvite/Job.aspx?j=o1k2Wfw3&c=qSa9VfwQ
[2] https://www.usenix.org





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[Wikimedia-l] Invitation to WMF March 2013 Metrics and Activities Meeting: Thursday, April 4, 18:00 UTC

[Praveena Maharaj]

Dear all,

The next WMF metrics and activities will take place on Thursday, April
4, 2013 at 6:00 PM UTC (11 AM PDT). The IRC channel is
#wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net and the meeting will be
broadcast as a live YouTube stream.

The current structure of the meeting is:
* Review of key metrics including the monthly report card, but also
specialized reports and analytics* Review of financials* Welcoming
recent hires* Brief presentations on recent projects, with a focus on
highest priority initiatives* Update and Q&A with the Executive
Director, if available
Please review https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Metrics_and_activities_meetings
for further information about how to participate.
We'll post IRC logs and the video recording publicly after the meeting.
Thank you, Praveena


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[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] The Signpost -- Volume 9, Issue 12 -- 25 March 2013

[Wikipedia Signpost]

News and notes: Sue Gardner to leave WMF; German Wikipedians spearhead another 
effort to close Wikinews
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-03-25/News_and_notes

Featured content: One and a half soursops
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-03-25/Featured_content

WikiProject report: The 'Burgh: WikiProject Pittsburgh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-03-25/WikiProject_report

Arbitration report: Two open cases
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-03-25/Arbitration_report

Technology report: The Visual Editor: Where are we now, and where are we headed?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-03-25/Technology_report

Recent research: "Ignore all rules" in deletions; anonymity and groupthink; how 
readers react when shown talk pages
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-03-25/Recent_research


Single page view
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Signpost/Single

PDF version
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-03-25


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Wikimedia Armenia

[Erlend Bjørtvedt]

Warm welcomes from Wikimedia norway!

And happy easter in jerevan!

Erlend BB
WMNO


torsdag 28. mars 2013 skrev David Richfield følgende:

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[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia UK activity report, February 2013

[Stevie Benton]

Hello everyone,

Please see below the Wikimedia UK activity report for February. For those
who prefer to see the report on wiki it can be found at
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/February

We'd love to see more community involvement in this report so if you're
involved in any chapter-related activities please do get involved. For
example, you can find the draft of March's activity report at
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/March - do take the plunge and
contribute.

Thanks, and have an enjoyable Easter,

Stevie


Below is the Wikimedia UK monthly
report for
the period 1st to 28th February 2013. If you want to keep up with the
chapter's activities as they happen, please subscribe to our
blog
, join a UK mailing
list,
and/or follow us on Twitter . If you have
any questions or comments, please drop us a line on this report's talk
page
.
 Contents  [hide ]

   - 1 Program 
activities
  - 1.1 
Community
  - 1.2 GLAM
activities
  - 1.3 
Technology
  - 1.4 Other
activities
 - 1.4.1
Microgrants
  - 1.5 UK press coverage (and coverage of UK projects &
activities)
  - 1.6 Upcoming activities in
March
   - 2 Administrative
activities
  - 2.1 
Finances
  - 2.2 Board
activities
  - 2.3 News from the Chief
Exec
  - 2.4 
Communications
  - 2.5 Fundraising and
Membership

[edit
]Program activities
[edit
]Community 
[edit
]GLAM activities

   - Robin Owain  met
   National Trust officers in Llandudno (11/02/2013) to discuss incorrect
   entries on Wiki-en and possible training of staff. Interested Wikipedians
   can Wiki-email Robin or contact the office.
   - Preparations for the GLAM-Wiki
Conference
continue.
   - Training workshops for contributors at the British Library
   - Work on Wikimedians in
Residence
continue,
   with the position at the Natural History Museum and Science Museum set to
   start in March.

[edit
]Technology 
[edit
]Other activities

   - Robin Owain  met
   Aberystwyth University Students Union President and other offices
   (13/02/2013) to discuss forming a Wikipedia student society, starting with
   an editathon. Also met Dr Ted Jones and Dr Dafydd Tudur at the National
   Library regarding the Piloting of images.
   - Robin Owain  represented
   WMUK at the Royal Commission's Digital Past
Conference;
   13-14 February.

[edit
]Microgrants

Information about microgrants that are currently running, and how to submit
a microgrant application of your own, are at
Microgrants/Applications
.
 
[edit
]UK press coverage (and coverage of UK projects & activities)

   -
   
http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/14428/wikimedia_uk_trustees_have_been_too_involved_to_go

[Wikimedia-l] Open Knowledge Conference is live! Fwd: [OKFN-Local-Coord]

[Everton Zanella Alvarenga]

Hi all,

I think this event is of interest of the Wikimedia movement, since it
englobes open knowledge in a broad sense

http://okcon.org/

It would be nice to see Wikimedia and OKFN local chapters
collaborating for this event.

Tom


-- Forwarded message --
From: Christian Villum 
Date: 2013/3/21
Subject: [OKFN-Local-Coord] OKCon is live!
To: Open Knowledge Foundation Local Coordinators Mailing List

Cc: local 


In case you haven't heard it through the Internet tubes today:

http://blog.okfn.org/2013/03/21/announcing-the-open-knowledge-conference-2013-open-data-broad-deep-connected/

Please tweet / blog / shout / smoke-signal like your life depends on it :)
We really hope to see many of you there! (there will be a bursary
program, more info later).

-Christian

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Wikimedia Armenia

[Stevie Benton]

Congratulations to Wikimedia Armenia from the UK! Do get in touch if
there's anything we can help with.

Stevie

On 28 March 2013 08:38, Nurunnaby Chowdhury Hasive  wrote:

> wow..good news..
> Congrtz Wikimedia Armenia..:)
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Tonmoy Khan  wrote:
>
> > Wonderful news! Congratulations to Wikimedia Armenia:-)
> >
> > Tonmoy
> > On Mar 28, 2013 1:21 PM, "Ting Chen"  wrote:
> >
> > > Hello dear Armenian friends,
> > >
> > > it is a great joy for me to see this happen. Next time when I come to
> > > Yerevan we need to record the traditional dances :-)
> > >
> > > Greetings
> > > Ting
> > >
> > > Am 3/27/2013 9:26 PM, schrieb Bence Damokos:
> > >
> > >> Dear all,
> > >>
> > >> I am happy to announce that the the WMF Board of Trustees have
> resolved
> > to
> > >> recognize Wikimedia Armenia as the newest Wikimedia chapter:
> > >> http://wikimediafoundation.**org/wiki/Resolution:**
> > >> Recognition_of_Wikimedia_**Armenia<
> >
> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Recognition_of_Wikimedia_Armenia
> > >
> > >>
> > >> This group has  already put a lot of effort into promoting Wikipedia
> and
> > >> the other projects in Armenia on their road to recognition and I am
> > really
> > >> looking forward to hearing of their future endeavours.
> > >>
> > >> Please give a warm welcome to Wikimedia Armenia!
> > >>
> > >> Best regards,
> > >> Bence
> > >> (Affiliations Committee)
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement *please read*

[Federico Leva (Nemo)]

Dariusz Jemielniak, 28/03/2013 13:00:

[...] The
Advisory Board is a much less active and decisive body in my view, which is
not to say that Sue's input there would not be really useful as well.


Sounds like a good reason to make it stronger.

Nemo

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement *please read*

[Sydney Poore]

Planning this graceful exit as Executivenu Director is exactly the
professional and nurturing way that Sue has provided leadership for the
Wikimedia Foundation. Although I have personal sadness to see Sue move on,
I fully understand why and so very much respect the thoughtful way that she
is implementing the transition.

As a community we have work to do as we look for a Executive Director to
replace Sue. It is on us as a movement to rally together to support the
transition plan.

Sydney

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 6:12 PM, Kat Walsh  wrote:

> I'm not sure it could be any easier to write this message, but I'm not sure
> it could be any harder either.
>
> It is a great privilege to be able to say, as she is moving on, that this
> is not a sign of any trouble or strain between Sue and the board, or any
> sign of trouble at Wikimedia. It would be hard to be in a better condition
> to have a calm, angst-free transition, which reflects the professionalism,
> leadership, and real concern for the organization that Sue has shown all
> throughout her time in the position; I was incredibly sorry to hear she
> would be moving on from this role even as she goes on to find new ways to
> further the values we both believe in.
>
> When we hired Sue, we knew it was for a tremendous task, one that we could
> hardly have asked of anyone, especially at the stage in our history while
> we were small and struggling. We had no idea how lucky we were to connect
> with her, someone who had the unusual mix of skills needed to take us from
> where we were as an organization to where we are now, and who had the
> passion for our movement and the values it holds to become its best and
> strongest advocate. Now we are lucky to have her as a full part of the
> transition team, as the one who best knows the specific demands of the
> role, and to continue to lead the organization until her successor is in as
> strong as possible a position going forward.
>
> As Chair, I recognize that she's been a great leader of the organization,
> and that we have a challenging task ahead in finding a successor--but that
> she will be leaving us in an excellent position for another outstanding
> leader to take up where she left off.
>
> In a personal capacity, I have truly valued being able to work closely for
> these past years with someone I consider a mentor and a friend, and with
> whom I was able to have a great deal of mutual trust, respect, and candor.
> And so even recognizing this as a decision that was bound to come sometime
> and makes perfect sense, I am sad to know she will be moving on, and to
> have to write this message. Fortunately, this isn't yet goodbye, and given
> that she'll be closely tied to our movement in whatever new role she
> chooses, even that will only be a "see you later".
>
> I look forward to working with her, and with all of you, to search for and
> prepare the next amazing person to lead the organization into the future.
>
> -Kat
>
> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 3:04 PM, Sue Gardner 
> wrote:
>
> > Hello Wikimedia community members,
> >
> > This is not an easy e-mail to write, and it’s been a very hard
> > decision to make. But I’m writing to tell you that I’m planning to
> > leave my position as the Executive Director of the Wikimedia
> > Foundation.
> >
> > My departure isn’t imminent -- the Board and I anticipate it’ll take
> > at least six months to recruit my successor, and I’ll be fully engaged
> > as Executive Director all through the recruitment process and until we
> > have a new person in place. We’re expecting that’ll take about six
> > months or so, and so this note is not goodbye -- not yet.
> >
> > Making the decision to leave hasn’t been easy, but it comes down to two
> > things.
> >
> > First, the movement and the Wikimedia Foundation are in a strong place
> > now. When I joined, the Foundation was tiny and not yet able to
> > reliably support the projects. Today it's healthy, thriving, and a
> > competent partner to the global network of Wikimedia volunteers. If
> > that wasn’t the case, I wouldn’t feel okay to leave. In that sense, my
> > leaving is a vote of confidence in our Board and executive team and
> > staff --- I know they will ably steer the Foundation through the years
> > ahead, and I’m confident the Board will appoint a strong successor to
> > me.
> >
> > And I feel that although we’re in good shape, with a promising future,
> > the same isn’t true for the internet itself. (This is thing number
> > two.) Increasingly, I’m finding myself uncomfortable about how the
> > internet’s developing, who’s influencing its development, and who is
> > not. Last year we at Wikimedia raised an alarm about SOPA/PIPA, and
> > now CISPA is back. Wikipedia has experienced censorship at the hands
> > of industry groups and governments, and we’re --increasingly, I
> > think-- seeing important decisions made by unaccountable
> > non-transparent corporate players, a shift from the open web to mobile
> > walled garde

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement *please read*

[Dariusz Jemielniak]

hi,



On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 12:49 PM, Guillaume Paumier
wrote:

> or more probably the Advisory board :)
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Advisory_Board


I meant the Board of Trustees, as I think that Sue's experience would be
really beneficial there (probably, for a "specific expertise" seat, again -
I'm not delving into the technicalities and the issues of balance between
the elected and appointed seats, the bylaws, etc. - just saying that it'd
be a shame if technicalities prevented us from some possible benefits). The
Advisory Board is a much less active and decisive body in my view, which is
not to say that Sue's input there would not be really useful as well.

best,

dj
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement *please read*

[Guillaume Paumier]

Hi,

On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 12:38 PM, Dariusz Jemielniak  wrote:
>
> One piece of thought (without looking much into the technicalities):
> Perhaps the movement could really benefit from an ex-exec of this caliber
> getting a new seat on the Board.

or more probably the Advisory board :)
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Advisory_Board

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement *please read*

[Dariusz Jemielniak]

huh. I understand and respect the reasoning perfectly well, and yet I can't
help a feeling that WIkimedia movement is going to suffer a major loss. Sue
has been pivotal in making WMF and the movement successfully grow to where
we are now. It will be really hard to find anyone nearly as competent and
able to make change and development happen.

One piece of thought (without looking much into the technicalities):
Perhaps the movement could really benefit from an ex-exec of this caliber
getting a new seat on the Board.

best,

dariusz


On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 11:00 PM, Sue Gardner wrote:

> Hello Wikimedia community members,
>
> This is not an easy e-mail to write, and it's been a very hard
> decision to make. But I'm writing to tell you that I'm planning to
> leave my position as the Executive Director of the Wikimedia
> Foundation.
>
> My departure isn't imminent -- the Board and I anticipate it'll take
> at least six months to recruit my successor, and I'll be fully engaged
> as Executive Director all through the recruitment process and until we
> have a new person in place. We're expecting that'll take about six
> months or so, and so this note is not goodbye -- not yet.
>
> Making the decision to leave hasn't been easy, but it comes down to two
> things.
>
> First, the movement and the Wikimedia Foundation are in a strong place
> now. When I joined, the Foundation was tiny and not yet able to
> reliably support the projects. Today it's healthy, thriving, and a
> competent partner to the global network of Wikimedia volunteers. If
> that wasn't the case, I wouldn't feel okay to leave. In that sense, my
> leaving is a vote of confidence in our Board and executive team and
> staff --- I know they will ably steer the Foundation through the years
> ahead, and I'm confident the Board will appoint a strong successor to
> me.
>
> And I feel that although we're in good shape, with a promising future,
> the same isn't true for the internet itself. (This is thing number
> two.) Increasingly, I'm finding myself uncomfortable about how the
> internet's developing, who's influencing its development, and who is
> not. Last year we at Wikimedia raised an alarm about SOPA/PIPA, and
> now CISPA is back. Wikipedia has experienced censorship at the hands
> of industry groups and governments, and we're --increasingly, I
> think-- seeing important decisions made by unaccountable
> non-transparent corporate players, a shift from the open web to mobile
> walled gardens, and a shift from the production-based internet to one
> that's consumption-based. There are many organizations and individuals
> advocating for the public interest online -- what's good for ordinary
> people -- but other interests are more numerous and powerful than they
> are. I want that to change. And that's what I want to do next.
>
> I've always aimed to make the biggest contribution I can to the
> general public good. Today, this is pulling me towards a new and
> different role, one very much aligned with Wikimedia values and
> informed by my experiences here, and with the purpose of amplifying
> the voices of people advocating for the free and open internet. I
> don't know exactly what this will look like -- I might write a book,
> or start a non-profit, or work in partnership with something that
> already exists. Either way, I feel strongly that this is what I need
> to do.
>
> I feel an increasing sense of urgency around this. That said, I also
> feel a strong sense of responsibility (and love!) for the Wikimedia
> movement, and so I've agreed with the Board that I'll stay on as
> Executive Director until we have my successor in place. That'll take
> some time -- likely, at least six months.
>
> Until then, nothing changes. The Wikimedia Foundation has lots of work
> to do, and you can expect me to focus fully on it until we have a new
> Executive Director in place.
>
> I have many people to thank, but I'm not going to do it now --
> there'll be time for that later. For now, I'll just say I love working
> with you all, I'm proud of everything the Wikimedia movement is
> accomplishing, and I'm looking forward to our next six months
> together.
>
> Jan-Bart's going to write a note in a couple of minutes with
> information about the transition process. We'll be hosting office
> hours this weekend as well, so anybody with questions can ask them
> here or turn up to talk with us on IRC.
>
> Thanks,
> Sue
>
>
>
> --
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> Executive Director
> Wikimedia Foundation
>
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> 415 816 9967 cell
>
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[Itzik Edri]

As others have wrote, it is still not a farewell email. But there is no
doubt that Sue, despite past disagreements we had, is an asset to
the foundation and our movement. And it's going to be a very big challenge
to find someone who will replace her. I'll wait with the real farewell
email :)

Itzik,
WMIL

On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 12:00 AM, Sue Gardner wrote:

> Hello Wikimedia community members,
>
> This is not an easy e-mail to write, and it’s been a very hard
> decision to make. But I’m writing to tell you that I’m planning to
> leave my position as the Executive Director of the Wikimedia
> Foundation.
>
> My departure isn’t imminent -- the Board and I anticipate it’ll take
> at least six months to recruit my successor, and I’ll be fully engaged
> as Executive Director all through the recruitment process and until we
> have a new person in place. We’re expecting that’ll take about six
> months or so, and so this note is not goodbye -- not yet.
>
> Making the decision to leave hasn’t been easy, but it comes down to two
> things.
>
> First, the movement and the Wikimedia Foundation are in a strong place
> now. When I joined, the Foundation was tiny and not yet able to
> reliably support the projects. Today it's healthy, thriving, and a
> competent partner to the global network of Wikimedia volunteers. If
> that wasn’t the case, I wouldn’t feel okay to leave. In that sense, my
> leaving is a vote of confidence in our Board and executive team and
> staff --- I know they will ably steer the Foundation through the years
> ahead, and I’m confident the Board will appoint a strong successor to
> me.
>
> And I feel that although we’re in good shape, with a promising future,
> the same isn’t true for the internet itself. (This is thing number
> two.) Increasingly, I’m finding myself uncomfortable about how the
> internet’s developing, who’s influencing its development, and who is
> not. Last year we at Wikimedia raised an alarm about SOPA/PIPA, and
> now CISPA is back. Wikipedia has experienced censorship at the hands
> of industry groups and governments, and we’re --increasingly, I
> think-- seeing important decisions made by unaccountable
> non-transparent corporate players, a shift from the open web to mobile
> walled gardens, and a shift from the production-based internet to one
> that’s consumption-based. There are many organizations and individuals
> advocating for the public interest online -- what’s good for ordinary
> people -- but other interests are more numerous and powerful than they
> are. I want that to change. And that’s what I want to do next.
>
> I’ve always aimed to make the biggest contribution I can to the
> general public good. Today, this is pulling me towards a new and
> different role, one very much aligned with Wikimedia values and
> informed by my experiences here, and with the purpose of amplifying
> the voices of people advocating for the free and open internet. I
> don’t know exactly what this will look like -- I might write a book,
> or start a non-profit, or work in partnership with something that
> already exists. Either way, I feel strongly that this is what I need
> to do.
>
> I feel an increasing sense of urgency around this. That said, I also
> feel a strong sense of responsibility (and love!) for the Wikimedia
> movement, and so I’ve agreed with the Board that I’ll stay on as
> Executive Director until we have my successor in place. That’ll take
> some time -- likely, at least six months.
>
> Until then, nothing changes. The Wikimedia Foundation has lots of work
> to do, and you can expect me to focus fully on it until we have a new
> Executive Director in place.
>
> I have many people to thank, but I’m not going to do it now --
> there’ll be time for that later. For now, I’ll just say I love working
> with you all, I’m proud of everything the Wikimedia movement is
> accomplishing, and I’m looking forward to our next six months
> together.
>
> Jan-Bart’s going to write a note in a couple of minutes with
> information about the transition process. We’ll be hosting office
> hours this weekend as well, so anybody with questions can ask them
> here or turn up to talk with us on IRC.
>
> Thanks,
> Sue
>
>
>
> --
> Sue Gardner
> Executive Director
> Wikimedia Foundation
>
> 415 839 6885 office
> 415 816 9967 cell
>
> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in
> the sum of all knowledge.  Help us make it a reality!
>
> https://donate.wikimedia.org/
>
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[Craig Franklin]

Sue DID seem to enjoy herself when she was here recently.  Hell, I'd settle
for Premier of Queensland at this rate. Whaddaya say, Sue?

Cheers,
Craig
On 28/03/2013 8:02 PM, "K. Peachey"  wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 7:52 PM, Mathias Schindler
>  wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Steven Zhang 
> wrote:
> >> We all started talking about "Sue Gardner for President 2016" on IRC
> today. I'd vote for her...
> >
> > In order to do so, there are two minor prerequisites
> >
> > a) We must get rid of the clause in Section 1 of Article Two of the
> > United States Constitution ("natural born citizen"). A quick look in
> > Wikipedia tells me that really no-one has any emotional attachment to
> > this clause and there have been no previous disputes over the
> > eligibility of candidates for this office.
> >
> > or
> >
> > b) We must overthrow the political system in Canada and change the
> > monarchy into a republic that actually has a President so that Sue can
> > run for it.
> >
> > Mathias
>
> Sue Gardner, Prime Minister of Australia.
>
> especially with our current options it's very doable.
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[K. Peachey]

On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 7:52 PM, Mathias Schindler
 wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Steven Zhang  wrote:
>> We all started talking about "Sue Gardner for President 2016" on IRC today. 
>> I'd vote for her...
>
> In order to do so, there are two minor prerequisites
>
> a) We must get rid of the clause in Section 1 of Article Two of the
> United States Constitution ("natural born citizen"). A quick look in
> Wikipedia tells me that really no-one has any emotional attachment to
> this clause and there have been no previous disputes over the
> eligibility of candidates for this office.
>
> or
>
> b) We must overthrow the political system in Canada and change the
> monarchy into a republic that actually has a President so that Sue can
> run for it.
>
> Mathias

Sue Gardner, Prime Minister of Australia.

especially with our current options it's very doable.

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[David Gerard]

On 28 March 2013 09:52, Mathias Schindler  wrote:

> b) We must overthrow the political system in Canada and change the
> monarchy into a republic that actually has a President so that Sue can
> run for it.


There's always running on the "My name is not Stephen Harper" platform ...


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[Mathias Schindler]

On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Steven Zhang  wrote:
> We all started talking about "Sue Gardner for President 2016" on IRC today. 
> I'd vote for her...

In order to do so, there are two minor prerequisites

a) We must get rid of the clause in Section 1 of Article Two of the
United States Constitution ("natural born citizen"). A quick look in
Wikipedia tells me that really no-one has any emotional attachment to
this clause and there have been no previous disputes over the
eligibility of candidates for this office.

or

b) We must overthrow the political system in Canada and change the
monarchy into a republic that actually has a President so that Sue can
run for it.

Mathias

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[Виктория]

 I appreciate what Sue did for the Wikimedia Movement very much, it must
have been very draining and none of us can work without a rest. However, I
cannot help but wonder what other position can be better for fighting
consumerisation, walling-in and freedom curtailment of the Internet than
the position of executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation.

Also very recently the aims of WM Foundation were changed - according to
Sue's plan and pressure - from the movement development to the movement
administrative support, which caused some friction with active wikimedians
and now the Foundation is left to do what? To continue the transformation
into yet another grant dishing organization? Or to change the direction
once again according to  a new director’s plan?

On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 7:35 AM, Isarra Yos  wrote:

> It's odd, but I think I'm glad - not so much that you're leaving, but
> where you're going, what you intend to do... somehow I find that
> comforting...
>
>
> On 27/03/13 22:00, Sue Gardner wrote:
>
>> Hello Wikimedia community members,
>>
>> This is not an easy e-mail to write, and it’s been a very hard
>> decision to make. But I’m writing to tell you that I’m planning to
>> leave my position as the Executive Director of the Wikimedia
>> Foundation.
>>
>> My departure isn’t imminent -- the Board and I anticipate it’ll take
>> at least six months to recruit my successor, and I’ll be fully engaged
>> as Executive Director all through the recruitment process and until we
>> have a new person in place. We’re expecting that’ll take about six
>> months or so, and so this note is not goodbye -- not yet.
>>
>> Making the decision to leave hasn’t been easy, but it comes down to two
>> things.
>>
>> First, the movement and the Wikimedia Foundation are in a strong place
>> now. When I joined, the Foundation was tiny and not yet able to
>> reliably support the projects. Today it's healthy, thriving, and a
>> competent partner to the global network of Wikimedia volunteers. If
>> that wasn’t the case, I wouldn’t feel okay to leave. In that sense, my
>> leaving is a vote of confidence in our Board and executive team and
>> staff --- I know they will ably steer the Foundation through the years
>> ahead, and I’m confident the Board will appoint a strong successor to
>> me.
>>
>> And I feel that although we’re in good shape, with a promising future,
>> the same isn’t true for the internet itself. (This is thing number
>> two.) Increasingly, I’m finding myself uncomfortable about how the
>> internet’s developing, who’s influencing its development, and who is
>> not. Last year we at Wikimedia raised an alarm about SOPA/PIPA, and
>> now CISPA is back. Wikipedia has experienced censorship at the hands
>> of industry groups and governments, and we’re --increasingly, I
>> think-- seeing important decisions made by unaccountable
>> non-transparent corporate players, a shift from the open web to mobile
>> walled gardens, and a shift from the production-based internet to one
>> that’s consumption-based. There are many organizations and individuals
>> advocating for the public interest online -- what’s good for ordinary
>> people -- but other interests are more numerous and powerful than they
>> are. I want that to change. And that’s what I want to do next.
>>
>> I’ve always aimed to make the biggest contribution I can to the
>> general public good. Today, this is pulling me towards a new and
>> different role, one very much aligned with Wikimedia values and
>> informed by my experiences here, and with the purpose of amplifying
>> the voices of people advocating for the free and open internet. I
>> don’t know exactly what this will look like -- I might write a book,
>> or start a non-profit, or work in partnership with something that
>> already exists. Either way, I feel strongly that this is what I need
>> to do.
>>
>> I feel an increasing sense of urgency around this. That said, I also
>> feel a strong sense of responsibility (and love!) for the Wikimedia
>> movement, and so I’ve agreed with the Board that I’ll stay on as
>> Executive Director until we have my successor in place. That’ll take
>> some time -- likely, at least six months.
>>
>> Until then, nothing changes. The Wikimedia Foundation has lots of work
>> to do, and you can expect me to focus fully on it until we have a new
>> Executive Director in place.
>>
>> I have many people to thank, but I’m not going to do it now --
>> there’ll be time for that later. For now, I’ll just say I love working
>> with you all, I’m proud of everything the Wikimedia movement is
>> accomplishing, and I’m looking forward to our next six months
>> together.
>>
>> Jan-Bart’s going to write a note in a couple of minutes with
>> information about the transition process. We’ll be hosting office
>> hours this weekend as well, so anybody with questions can ask them
>> here or turn up to talk with us on IRC.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sue
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Sue Gardner
>> Executive Director
>> Wiki

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement *please read*

[Jane Darnell]

That's big news. I agree with Jan-Bart, Phoebe (thanks for the laugh),
Manuel, and Isarra. In my own editor's corner of Wikipedia, I have
increasingly come up against the limits of Wikipedia against
international copyright law on the one hand, and the "inability to
express my concerns in 160 bytes or less", on the other. It has made
me feel increasingly bewildered as to how to proceed.
Go for it Sue, you are awesome!

2013/3/28, Isarra Yos :
> It's odd, but I think I'm glad - not so much that you're leaving, but
> where you're going, what you intend to do... somehow I find that
> comforting...
>
> On 27/03/13 22:00, Sue Gardner wrote:
>> Hello Wikimedia community members,
>>
>> This is not an easy e-mail to write, and it’s been a very hard
>> decision to make. But I’m writing to tell you that I’m planning to
>> leave my position as the Executive Director of the Wikimedia
>> Foundation.
>>
>> My departure isn’t imminent -- the Board and I anticipate it’ll take
>> at least six months to recruit my successor, and I’ll be fully engaged
>> as Executive Director all through the recruitment process and until we
>> have a new person in place. We’re expecting that’ll take about six
>> months or so, and so this note is not goodbye -- not yet.
>>
>> Making the decision to leave hasn’t been easy, but it comes down to two
>> things.
>>
>> First, the movement and the Wikimedia Foundation are in a strong place
>> now. When I joined, the Foundation was tiny and not yet able to
>> reliably support the projects. Today it's healthy, thriving, and a
>> competent partner to the global network of Wikimedia volunteers. If
>> that wasn’t the case, I wouldn’t feel okay to leave. In that sense, my
>> leaving is a vote of confidence in our Board and executive team and
>> staff --- I know they will ably steer the Foundation through the years
>> ahead, and I’m confident the Board will appoint a strong successor to
>> me.
>>
>> And I feel that although we’re in good shape, with a promising future,
>> the same isn’t true for the internet itself. (This is thing number
>> two.) Increasingly, I’m finding myself uncomfortable about how the
>> internet’s developing, who’s influencing its development, and who is
>> not. Last year we at Wikimedia raised an alarm about SOPA/PIPA, and
>> now CISPA is back. Wikipedia has experienced censorship at the hands
>> of industry groups and governments, and we’re --increasingly, I
>> think-- seeing important decisions made by unaccountable
>> non-transparent corporate players, a shift from the open web to mobile
>> walled gardens, and a shift from the production-based internet to one
>> that’s consumption-based. There are many organizations and individuals
>> advocating for the public interest online -- what’s good for ordinary
>> people -- but other interests are more numerous and powerful than they
>> are. I want that to change. And that’s what I want to do next.
>>
>> I’ve always aimed to make the biggest contribution I can to the
>> general public good. Today, this is pulling me towards a new and
>> different role, one very much aligned with Wikimedia values and
>> informed by my experiences here, and with the purpose of amplifying
>> the voices of people advocating for the free and open internet. I
>> don’t know exactly what this will look like -- I might write a book,
>> or start a non-profit, or work in partnership with something that
>> already exists. Either way, I feel strongly that this is what I need
>> to do.
>>
>> I feel an increasing sense of urgency around this. That said, I also
>> feel a strong sense of responsibility (and love!) for the Wikimedia
>> movement, and so I’ve agreed with the Board that I’ll stay on as
>> Executive Director until we have my successor in place. That’ll take
>> some time -- likely, at least six months.
>>
>> Until then, nothing changes. The Wikimedia Foundation has lots of work
>> to do, and you can expect me to focus fully on it until we have a new
>> Executive Director in place.
>>
>> I have many people to thank, but I’m not going to do it now --
>> there’ll be time for that later. For now, I’ll just say I love working
>> with you all, I’m proud of everything the Wikimedia movement is
>> accomplishing, and I’m looking forward to our next six months
>> together.
>>
>> Jan-Bart’s going to write a note in a couple of minutes with
>> information about the transition process. We’ll be hosting office
>> hours this weekend as well, so anybody with questions can ask them
>> here or turn up to talk with us on IRC.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sue
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Sue Gardner
>> Executive Director
>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>
>> 415 839 6885 office
>> 415 816 9967 cell
>>
>> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in
>> the sum of all knowledge.  Help us make it a reality!
>>
>> https://donate.wikimedia.org/
>>
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[Steven Zhang]

We all started talking about "Sue Gardner for President 2016" on IRC today. I'd 
vote for her...

Sent from my iPhone

On 28/03/2013, at 6:35 PM, Isarra Yos  wrote:

> It's odd, but I think I'm glad - not so much that you're leaving, but where 
> you're going, what you intend to do... somehow I find that comforting...
> 
> On 27/03/13 22:00, Sue Gardner wrote:
>> Hello Wikimedia community members,
>> 
>> This is not an easy e-mail to write, and it’s been a very hard
>> decision to make. But I’m writing to tell you that I’m planning to
>> leave my position as the Executive Director of the Wikimedia
>> Foundation.
>> 
>> My departure isn’t imminent -- the Board and I anticipate it’ll take
>> at least six months to recruit my successor, and I’ll be fully engaged
>> as Executive Director all through the recruitment process and until we
>> have a new person in place. We’re expecting that’ll take about six
>> months or so, and so this note is not goodbye -- not yet.
>> 
>> Making the decision to leave hasn’t been easy, but it comes down to two 
>> things.
>> 
>> First, the movement and the Wikimedia Foundation are in a strong place
>> now. When I joined, the Foundation was tiny and not yet able to
>> reliably support the projects. Today it's healthy, thriving, and a
>> competent partner to the global network of Wikimedia volunteers. If
>> that wasn’t the case, I wouldn’t feel okay to leave. In that sense, my
>> leaving is a vote of confidence in our Board and executive team and
>> staff --- I know they will ably steer the Foundation through the years
>> ahead, and I’m confident the Board will appoint a strong successor to
>> me.
>> 
>> And I feel that although we’re in good shape, with a promising future,
>> the same isn’t true for the internet itself. (This is thing number
>> two.) Increasingly, I’m finding myself uncomfortable about how the
>> internet’s developing, who’s influencing its development, and who is
>> not. Last year we at Wikimedia raised an alarm about SOPA/PIPA, and
>> now CISPA is back. Wikipedia has experienced censorship at the hands
>> of industry groups and governments, and we’re --increasingly, I
>> think-- seeing important decisions made by unaccountable
>> non-transparent corporate players, a shift from the open web to mobile
>> walled gardens, and a shift from the production-based internet to one
>> that’s consumption-based. There are many organizations and individuals
>> advocating for the public interest online -- what’s good for ordinary
>> people -- but other interests are more numerous and powerful than they
>> are. I want that to change. And that’s what I want to do next.
>> 
>> I’ve always aimed to make the biggest contribution I can to the
>> general public good. Today, this is pulling me towards a new and
>> different role, one very much aligned with Wikimedia values and
>> informed by my experiences here, and with the purpose of amplifying
>> the voices of people advocating for the free and open internet. I
>> don’t know exactly what this will look like -- I might write a book,
>> or start a non-profit, or work in partnership with something that
>> already exists. Either way, I feel strongly that this is what I need
>> to do.
>> 
>> I feel an increasing sense of urgency around this. That said, I also
>> feel a strong sense of responsibility (and love!) for the Wikimedia
>> movement, and so I’ve agreed with the Board that I’ll stay on as
>> Executive Director until we have my successor in place. That’ll take
>> some time -- likely, at least six months.
>> 
>> Until then, nothing changes. The Wikimedia Foundation has lots of work
>> to do, and you can expect me to focus fully on it until we have a new
>> Executive Director in place.
>> 
>> I have many people to thank, but I’m not going to do it now --
>> there’ll be time for that later. For now, I’ll just say I love working
>> with you all, I’m proud of everything the Wikimedia movement is
>> accomplishing, and I’m looking forward to our next six months
>> together.
>> 
>> Jan-Bart’s going to write a note in a couple of minutes with
>> information about the transition process. We’ll be hosting office
>> hours this weekend as well, so anybody with questions can ask them
>> here or turn up to talk with us on IRC.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Sue
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Sue Gardner
>> Executive Director
>> Wikimedia Foundation
>> 
>> 415 839 6885 office
>> 415 816 9967 cell
>> 
>> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in
>> the sum of all knowledge.  Help us make it a reality!
>> 
>> https://donate.wikimedia.org/
>> 
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Wikimedia Armenia

[Nurunnaby Chowdhury Hasive]

wow..good news..
Congrtz Wikimedia Armenia..:)


On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Tonmoy Khan  wrote:

> Wonderful news! Congratulations to Wikimedia Armenia:-)
>
> Tonmoy
> On Mar 28, 2013 1:21 PM, "Ting Chen"  wrote:
>
> > Hello dear Armenian friends,
> >
> > it is a great joy for me to see this happen. Next time when I come to
> > Yerevan we need to record the traditional dances :-)
> >
> > Greetings
> > Ting
> >
> > Am 3/27/2013 9:26 PM, schrieb Bence Damokos:
> >
> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> I am happy to announce that the the WMF Board of Trustees have resolved
> to
> >> recognize Wikimedia Armenia as the newest Wikimedia chapter:
> >> http://wikimediafoundation.**org/wiki/Resolution:**
> >> Recognition_of_Wikimedia_**Armenia<
> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Recognition_of_Wikimedia_Armenia
> >
> >>
> >> This group has  already put a lot of effort into promoting Wikipedia and
> >> the other projects in Armenia on their road to recognition and I am
> really
> >> looking forward to hearing of their future endeavours.
> >>
> >> Please give a warm welcome to Wikimedia Armenia!
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >> Bence
> >> (Affiliations Committee)
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[Tonmoy Khan]

Wonderful news! Congratulations to Wikimedia Armenia:-)

Tonmoy
On Mar 28, 2013 1:21 PM, "Ting Chen"  wrote:

> Hello dear Armenian friends,
>
> it is a great joy for me to see this happen. Next time when I come to
> Yerevan we need to record the traditional dances :-)
>
> Greetings
> Ting
>
> Am 3/27/2013 9:26 PM, schrieb Bence Damokos:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I am happy to announce that the the WMF Board of Trustees have resolved to
>> recognize Wikimedia Armenia as the newest Wikimedia chapter:
>> http://wikimediafoundation.**org/wiki/Resolution:**
>> Recognition_of_Wikimedia_**Armenia
>>
>> This group has  already put a lot of effort into promoting Wikipedia and
>> the other projects in Armenia on their road to recognition and I am really
>> looking forward to hearing of their future endeavours.
>>
>> Please give a warm welcome to Wikimedia Armenia!
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Bence
>> (Affiliations Committee)
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement *please read*

[Isarra Yos]

It's odd, but I think I'm glad - not so much that you're leaving, but 
where you're going, what you intend to do... somehow I find that 
comforting...


On 27/03/13 22:00, Sue Gardner wrote:

Hello Wikimedia community members,

This is not an easy e-mail to write, and it’s been a very hard
decision to make. But I’m writing to tell you that I’m planning to
leave my position as the Executive Director of the Wikimedia
Foundation.

My departure isn’t imminent -- the Board and I anticipate it’ll take
at least six months to recruit my successor, and I’ll be fully engaged
as Executive Director all through the recruitment process and until we
have a new person in place. We’re expecting that’ll take about six
months or so, and so this note is not goodbye -- not yet.

Making the decision to leave hasn’t been easy, but it comes down to two things.

First, the movement and the Wikimedia Foundation are in a strong place
now. When I joined, the Foundation was tiny and not yet able to
reliably support the projects. Today it's healthy, thriving, and a
competent partner to the global network of Wikimedia volunteers. If
that wasn’t the case, I wouldn’t feel okay to leave. In that sense, my
leaving is a vote of confidence in our Board and executive team and
staff --- I know they will ably steer the Foundation through the years
ahead, and I’m confident the Board will appoint a strong successor to
me.

And I feel that although we’re in good shape, with a promising future,
the same isn’t true for the internet itself. (This is thing number
two.) Increasingly, I’m finding myself uncomfortable about how the
internet’s developing, who’s influencing its development, and who is
not. Last year we at Wikimedia raised an alarm about SOPA/PIPA, and
now CISPA is back. Wikipedia has experienced censorship at the hands
of industry groups and governments, and we’re --increasingly, I
think-- seeing important decisions made by unaccountable
non-transparent corporate players, a shift from the open web to mobile
walled gardens, and a shift from the production-based internet to one
that’s consumption-based. There are many organizations and individuals
advocating for the public interest online -- what’s good for ordinary
people -- but other interests are more numerous and powerful than they
are. I want that to change. And that’s what I want to do next.

I’ve always aimed to make the biggest contribution I can to the
general public good. Today, this is pulling me towards a new and
different role, one very much aligned with Wikimedia values and
informed by my experiences here, and with the purpose of amplifying
the voices of people advocating for the free and open internet. I
don’t know exactly what this will look like -- I might write a book,
or start a non-profit, or work in partnership with something that
already exists. Either way, I feel strongly that this is what I need
to do.

I feel an increasing sense of urgency around this. That said, I also
feel a strong sense of responsibility (and love!) for the Wikimedia
movement, and so I’ve agreed with the Board that I’ll stay on as
Executive Director until we have my successor in place. That’ll take
some time -- likely, at least six months.

Until then, nothing changes. The Wikimedia Foundation has lots of work
to do, and you can expect me to focus fully on it until we have a new
Executive Director in place.

I have many people to thank, but I’m not going to do it now --
there’ll be time for that later. For now, I’ll just say I love working
with you all, I’m proud of everything the Wikimedia movement is
accomplishing, and I’m looking forward to our next six months
together.

Jan-Bart’s going to write a note in a couple of minutes with
information about the transition process. We’ll be hosting office
hours this weekend as well, so anybody with questions can ask them
here or turn up to talk with us on IRC.

Thanks,
Sue



--
Sue Gardner
Executive Director
Wikimedia Foundation

415 839 6885 office
415 816 9967 cell

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Wikimedia Armenia

[Ting Chen]

Hello dear Armenian friends,

it is a great joy for me to see this happen. Next time when I come to 
Yerevan we need to record the traditional dances :-)


Greetings
Ting

Am 3/27/2013 9:26 PM, schrieb Bence Damokos:

Dear all,

I am happy to announce that the the WMF Board of Trustees have resolved to
recognize Wikimedia Armenia as the newest Wikimedia chapter:
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Recognition_of_Wikimedia_Armenia

This group has  already put a lot of effort into promoting Wikipedia and
the other projects in Armenia on their road to recognition and I am really
looking forward to hearing of their future endeavours.

Please give a warm welcome to Wikimedia Armenia!

Best regards,
Bence
(Affiliations Committee)
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