Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh's new board
Congratulations everyone at Wikimedia Bangladesh! Regards, *Jnanaranjan Sahu* *Bhubaneswar* On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 5:28 PM, Gnangarra wrote: > woolah, kia wanjoo noonook Wikimedia Bangladesh board > > On 14 March 2018 at 19:26, Nahid Sultan wrote: > > > Hi all, > > We are happy to announce that the new board of Wikimedia Bangladesh has > > been formed after our last AGM on January 27th and all 9 members from the > > last term were re-elected. According to our Bylaws, the members to the > > board will be elected by the regular members at our Annual General > Meeting > > and after the board election, the new board members will elect the Office > > Bearers by discussing among themselves. > > > > Yesterday, on March 13th, all 9 members of the board unanimously agreed > > that Shabab Mustafa will lead the society as its president. Tanweer > Morshed > > will be treasurer and I will be serving as the general secretary. Here, > > Shabab Mustafa will replace Ali Haider Khan, president of the last term. > > Therefore, the current board consists of following persons for the term > of > > 2018-20. > > > > 1. Shabab Mustafa (President) [[User:Tarunno]] > > 2. Nahid Sultan (Secretary) [[User:NahidSultan]] > > 3. Tanweer Morshed (Treasurer) [[User:Tanweer Morshed]] > > 4. Munir Hasan [[User:Munirhasan]] > > 5. Ali Haidar Khan [[User:Ali Haidar Khan]] > > 6. Tanvir Rahman [[User:Wikitanvir]] > > 7. Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive) [[User:Hasive]] > > 8. Moheen Reeyad [[User:Moheen Reeyad]] and, > > 9. Masum-al-Hasan [[User:Masum-al-hasan]] > > > > ;Reference > > # Resolution: https://bd.wikimedia.org/s/15g > > # Bylaws: https://bd.wikimedia.org/s/2q > > > > Regards, > > On behalf of the board of Wikimedia Bangladesh, > > Nahid Sultan > > > > ___ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > -- > GN. > Noongarpedia: https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/nys/Main_Page > WMAU: http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/User:Gnangarra > Photo Gallery: http://gnangarra.redbubble.com > Out now: A.Gaynor, P. Newman and P. Jennings (eds.), *Never Again: > Reflections on Environmental Responsibility after Roe 8*, UWAP, 2017. > Order > here > <https://uwap.uwa.edu.au/products/never-again- > reflections-on-environmental-responsibility-after-roe-8> > . > ___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Botswana
Great to hear that. Congratulations. Regards, *Jnanaranjan Sahu || user:Jnanaranjan_sahu || @gyana111* *Odia Wikimedia User Group* On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 8:32 PM, Tito Dutta wrote: > Great. Congratulations and good wishes. > On Dec 15, 2017 8:27 PM, "Natacha Rault" wrote: > > > Glad to see a new user group in Africa! Welcome and all the best! Nattes > à > > chat > > > Le 15 déc. 2017 à 15:52, Samuel Patton a > écrit : > > > > > > Awesome! Congratulations and welcome. > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 9:34 PM, Kirill Lokshin < > > kirill.loks...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > >> Hi everyone! > > >> > > >> I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has > > recognized > > >> Wikimedia Community User Group Botswana [1] as a Wikimedia User Group. > > The > > >> group aims to promote the use of Wikipedia and its sister projects by > > the > > >> residents of Botswana, effectively engaging people to help contribute > > >> online content and promoting the use of the free online resources of > the > > >> Wikimedia Foundation to enhance the life of every individual. > > >> > > >> Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group! > > >> > > >> Regards, > > >> Kirill Lokshin > > >> Chair, Affiliations Committee > > >> > > >> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_ > > >> Group_Botswana > > >> ___ > > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > >> wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > >> wiki/Wikimedia-l > > >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > , > > >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > ___ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > ___ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > ___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] New Affiliations Committee appointments
Congratulations Olushola and Jack. Regards, *Jnanaranjan Sahu* *Bhubaneswar* On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 2:19 PM, Nurunnaby Hasive wrote: > Congratulations Jack and Olushola! > Congratulations Rosie, Tanweer, and Salvador for re-appointed! > > > Hasive > > On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 3:45 AM, Raphael Berchie > wrote: > > > Congrats Shola. Wish you all the best. > > > > *Raphael Berchie* > > Co Founder Open Foundation, West Africa, Wikipedian-in-Residence (Wiki > > Loves Women) <http://www.wikiloveswomen.org/about-the-project/who/> > > Wikimedian <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Ghana>,Open > > Advocate, Climate > > Change Activist,Blogger <http://rberchie.blogspot.com/> > > P.O Box CT 10469 > > Cantoments Accra > > Ghana > > +233243882047 > > Twitter@berchie4gh <https://twitter.com/berchie4gh> > > Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/berchie> > > Linkedin > > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphael-berchie-32705822?trk= > > nav_responsive_tab_profile> > > > > On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Chris Keating < > chriskeatingw...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Congrats to Jack and Olushola! I am sure you will do a great job. > > > > > > Kirill – I know this last round of recruitment started some time ago > (in > > > June?) – do you expect the next round to run any more quickly? > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > > > > From: Kirill Lokshin > > > Sent: 08 November 2017 17:03 > > > To: Wikimedia Mailing List; Wikimedia Movement Affiliates discussion > list > > > Subject: [Affiliates] New Affiliations Committee appointments > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > A bit delayed, but we are happy to share that Olaniyan Olushola and > Jack > > > Farah Mustaklem have appointed to the Affiliations Committee as new > > > members. In addition, three incumbent members (Rosie > > > Stephenson-Goodknight, Tanweer Morshed and Salvador Alcantar) have been > > > re-appointed for an additional term. > > > > > > Here are Olushola and Farah, or Jack, in their own words: > > > > > > Jack Farah Mustaklem: > > > > > > I'm a Palestinian volunteer editor on Wikipedia from Jerusalem, and > > > Founding member and treasurer of Wikimedians of the Levant User Group, > > and > > > the representative in Palestine. I have been a Wikimedian since 2005, > > > editing both the English and Arabic Wikipedias. I have a passion for > the > > > free dissemination of knowledge. Most recently, I have been > coordinating > > > activities of the Wikipedia Education Program in Palestine, at both the > > > high school and university levels. Outside of the movement, Jack is an > > > advocate of free knowledge, a software engineer, and a father of three. > > > > > > Olaniyan Olushola: > > > > > > My name is Olaniyan Olushola, an accountant by profession, founding > > member > > > and president of Wikimedia User Group Nigeria.[1] I am an active > > Wikimedian > > > and member of the community with various contributions to Wikimedia > > > projects. I have organized several Wikimedia project in the last few > > years. > > > I organized Wiki Loves Africa 2015 and 2016 in Nigeria. I participated > in > > > Wiki Indaba 2014 and WikiAfrica/OpenAfrica15,[2] a conference for > > > Wikipedians In Residence, organized by WikiAfrica in Johannesburg, > South > > > Africa. I coordinated Wikipedia 15 in Nigeria[3] and Wiki loves Nigeria > > > Writing Contest, organized as part of Wikipedia @15 celebration in > > > Nigeria.[4] I coordinated Wiki Loves Women in Nigeria and my work was > > > extensively covered by multiple newspapers in Nigeria.[5] I coordinated > > > Wiki Photo Tour in Nigeria through a Wikimedia Foundation grant support > > in > > > 2016.[6] I conceptualized a media partnership between Wikimedia UG > > Nigeria > > > and Blackface Media,[7] a radio program that runs every Wednesday > called > > > Time-Out with Wikipedia. I am the lead presenter on Wikimedia Radio and > > TV > > > program. I established Wikimedia Fan Club at Lagos State University, > > > University of Ibadan and Wikimedia Hub, Nigerian Institute of > Journalism > > > (NIJ). I am also the project coordinator for "She Can with ICT", a > > project
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Appointment of WMF Chief Product Officer
Great News. Congratulations Toby. On 28-Oct-2017 00:42, "Samuel Klein" wrote: > Fantastic. > > On Oct 27, 2017 3:09 PM, "Katherine Maher" wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I’m happy to let you know that the Foundation has concluded our search > for > > a Chief Product Officer (CPO). Our own Toby Negrin will transition from > > acting as interim lead of the Audiences department to this permanent and > > updated role. Please join me in congratulating Toby! > > > > Toby was unanimously recommended by our CPO search panel, following an > > executive search process very similar to those used for recent executive > > appointments in Legal and Talent & Culture. We kicked off the process by > > developing a job description based on feedback from staff, particularly > > from the Audiences department. This job description attracted hundreds of > > applicants after being posted in August 2017. A pool of approximately 30 > > candidates was reviewed by the primary hiring panel, made up of > > stakeholders from Audiences and Technology. We conducted additional > > interviews with six candidates, and two external finalists were > interviewed > > by the full panel and myself. > > > > Since joining the Foundation in 2013, Toby has demonstrated leadership > > focussed on outcomes, collaboration with the Wikimedia community, and > > respect for Wikimedia values. He led an expansion of our analytics > efforts, > > built a new team focused on Readers, and championed the development of > > intuitive mobile interfaces and mobile applications. Toby played a > critical > > role in the creation of the Community Tech team, and supporting the > > creation of the New Readers program. He has a deep interest in > partnership > > with the communities, an instinct for assembling and cultivating teams, > and > > a record of supporting staff as they develop and explore new skills and > > roles. > > > > Leading our product development efforts takes more than a commitment to > the > > Wikimedia mission. As the world around us changes, we too must evaluate > how > > we best make progress toward our mission. Changes in demographics, > > language, connectivity, interfaces, and more will have a profound and > > transformative effect on our projects and how we seek to achieve our > > vision. To respond effectively, we will need to develop a vision and plan > > for how the Wikimedia projects will evolve, growing users, expanding > > services, and improving retention and participation. And perhaps more > > importantly, we will need to develop a culture of excellence, service, > and > > sustainability across the organization, so that we can retain and > attract a > > diverse crow of exceptional colleagues. I’m excited to see how Toby and > > the department will continue to take on these challenges and > opportunities. > > > > Toby brings nearly 20 years of experience if integrating data, research, > > and design to produce effective and popular products. Prior to joining > the > > Foundation, he led analytics efforts at DeNA, a mobile social games > > company. At DeNA, he partnered with colleagues in Japan and China to > build > > global dashboards used to track gaming performance around the world. He > > also held roles at Yahoo! related to cloud platforms, anti-abuse efforts, > > and content moderation. Toby grew up in Los Angeles and the UK before > > landing in the San Francisco Bay Area, and worked in software development > > at startups in Sweden and The Netherlands. Toby graduated from the NIMBAS > > Graduate School of Management and University of California - Santa Cruz. > He > > was a board member and treasurer of the Golden Gate Philharmonic youth > > orchestra. In his free time, he enjoys spending time winemaking and grape > > growing, running, hiking Bay Area trails, and playing tennis. > > > > I want to offer my sincere thanks to the CPO hiring committee for your > work > > on this process: Jon Katz, Nirzar Pangarkar, Adam Baso, Grace Gellerman, > > Anne Gomez, James Forrester, Victoria Coleman, and Ryan Kaldari. A > special > > thank you to Liz Verlade, Joady Lohr, and Anna Stillwell for their > amazing > > work coordinating the process. Finally, thank you to Eileen Hershenov, > > Maggie Dennis, Megan Hernandez, Pau Giner, Danny Horn, Runa > Bhattacharjee, > > and Christophe Henner for their input throughout the process. > > > > Again, and especially for those at WikidataCon this week, please join me > in > > congratulating Toby on this appointment! > > > > Cheers, > > Katherine > > > > -- > > Katherine Maher > > Executive Director > > > > *We moved! **Our new address:* > > > > Wikimedia Foundation > > 1 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600 > > San Francisco, CA 94104 > > > > +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 > > +1 (415) 712 4873 > > kma...@wikimedia.org > > https://annual.wikimedia.org > > > > -- > > Katherine Maher > > Executive Director > > > > *We moved! **Our new address:* > > > > Wikimedia Foundation > > 1 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600 > > Sa