Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees appointments and officer positions 2018

2018-07-19 Thread Lucas Teles
Congrats from Brazil. Hope for a community of editors and contributors as diverse as the Board already is. Teles Em qui, 19 de jul de 2018 às 12:34, Christophe Henner escreveu: > And because I can't step down properly, a part of the email was missing, > here is the complete version > > > >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] [PRESS RELEASE] Wikimedia Foundation and Kiwix partner to grow offline access to Wikipedia

2018-07-19 Thread Lucas Teles
Those are excellent news! I wonder if there are any plans on working on less rich countries. They usually have less internet access and would benefit from that. Wikipedia Zero has just expired in Angola and I can’t imagine a best way to replace that source of knowledge withou having to deal with

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board of Trustees participation in the Movement Strategy Process

2018-07-19 Thread Samuel Klein
Many thanks, Kaarel and Chris. :) On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 11:10 PM Kaarel Vaidla wrote: > Dear Craig and SJ, > > > > Which group focuses on information quality and accuracy? > >And which group focuses on information breadth and coverage? > If these are cross-cutting issues touching on many

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board of Trustees participation in the Movement Strategy Process

2018-07-19 Thread Kaarel Vaidla
Dear Craig and SJ, > > Which group focuses on information quality and accuracy? >And which group focuses on information breadth and coverage? If these are cross-cutting issues touching on many groups, where should relevant input go? Thank you for forwarding your questions and input in relation

[Wikimedia-l] Fwd: Movement Strategy Working Group goal proposals some of which overlap Thematic Areas

2018-07-19 Thread James Salsman
I'm forwarding my Movement Strategy proposals for wider comment. Best regards, Jim -- Forwarded message -- From: James Salsman Date: Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 8:06 PM Subject: Movement Strategy Working Group goal proposals some of which overlap Thematic Areas To:

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board of Trustees participation in the Movement Strategy Process

2018-07-19 Thread Chris Keating
Hi SJ, I think everyone who is taking part in this stage of the strategy process already knows about it. There was of course an open call for members of the working groups a few weeks ago, and the working groups will have some unspecified method of involving the broader community in these

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board of Trustees participation in the Movement Strategy Process

2018-07-19 Thread Samuel Klein
> > On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 4:48 PM Craig Newmark > wrote: > > > > Maria, thanks, much appreciated! > Hear, hear! It has been good to see the updates all year. > > Which group focuses on information quality and accuracy? > And which group focuses on information breadth and coverage? If these

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board of Trustees participation in the Movement Strategy Process

2018-07-19 Thread The Cunctator
That's a good find. Hopefully every working group will be tasked with making their work explicitly consistent with the actual mission of Wikimedia. On Thu, Jul 19, 2018, 11:48 AM Craig Newmark wrote: > Maria, thanks, much appreciated! > > Which group focuses on information quality and accuracy?

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board of Trustees participation in the Movement Strategy Process

2018-07-19 Thread Chris Keating
No-one seems to be particularly sure if the Advisory Board is still a thing or not. https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Advisory_Board is marked as historical and possibly inaccurate, and it hasn't been edited for about 7 years! Chris User:The Land On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 4:48 PM Craig Newmark

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board of Trustees participation in the Movement Strategy Process

2018-07-19 Thread Craig Newmark
Maria, thanks, much appreciated! Which group focuses on information quality and accuracy? What's the role of the Advisory Board? Thanks! Craig Newmark founder craigslist craignewmarkphilanthropies.org On July 19, 2018 9:43:21 AM María Sefidari wrote: Dear Wikimedians, In 2017, the

[Wikimedia-l] Board of Trustees participation in the Movement Strategy Process

2018-07-19 Thread María Sefidari
Dear Wikimedians, In 2017, the Wikimedia movement began a collaborative process to define what we want to build or achieve together by 2030. After eight months of discussion, across languages, geographies, and contexts, the outcome was a Strategic Direction

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees appointments and officer positions 2018

2018-07-19 Thread Christophe Henner
And because I can't step down properly, a part of the email was missing, here is the complete version *Hello everyone,* *I am happy to make some announcements about the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. As of today, Tanya Capuano has formally joined

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees appointments and officer positions 2018

2018-07-19 Thread Christophe Henner
*Hello everyone,I am happy to make some announcements about the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. As of today, Tanya Capuano has formally joined the Board. Tanya is an experienced financial professional who has worked as a Vice President of Finance for Intuit, and more recently as CFO for