Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] New Board of Wikimedia Canada // Nouveau conseil d'administration de Wikimédia Canada

[Isaac Olatunde]

Congratulations to Wikimedia Canada and all the newly appointed board
members.

Regards

Isaac

On Tue, 24 Nov 2020, 04:02 Jean-Philippe Béland, 
wrote:

> (Le français suit)
>
> Last Saturday, Wikimedia Canada held its Annual General Meeting. Thanks to
> all the members who participated. We are welcoming two new Board members:
> Catherine Bernier, involved with the GLAM-Wiki projects with Bibliothèque
> et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ), and Thérèse Ottawa, referent of
> the WikiClub Metapeckeka (the WikiClub of the Atikamekw Community of
> Manawan) and very dedicated in the project to develop the Wikipetcia
> Atikamekw Nehiromowin (the Wikipedia in Atikamekw language). Benoit Rochon,
> Ha-Loan Phan, and Michael David Miller were re-elected to the Board.
>
> Wikimedia Canada is proud that its Board of Directors is still composed
> of a majority of women and to welcome a member of the Atikamekw First
> Nation as a director, as well as maintaining a representation from the
> LGBTQ+ community. We are sure that this will help us to continue and
> further our efforts in terms of inclusiveness and diversity.
>
>
> (Version française)
>
> Samedi dernier, Wikimédia Canada a tenu son assemblée générale annuelle.
> Merci à tou(te)s les membres qui ont participé. Nous souhaitons la
> bienvenue à deux nouvelles membres du conseil d'administration : Catherine
> Bernier, impliquée avec les projets GLAM-Wiki avec Bibliothèque et Archives
> nationales du Québec (BAnQ), et Thérèse Ottawa, référente du WikiClub
> Metapeckeka (le WikiClub de la Communauté Atikamekw de Manawan) et très
> dévouée au projet de création de la Wikipetcia Atikamekw Nehiromowin (la
> Wikipédia en langue atikamekw). Benoit Rochon, Ha-Loan Phan et Michael
> David Miller ont été ré-élu(e)s au conseil d'administration.
>
> Wikimédia Canada est fier que son conseil d'administration continue d'être
> composé d'une majorité de femmes et d'acceuillir une membre de la Première
> Nation Atikamekw comme administratice, en plus de conserver une
> représentation de la communauté LGBTQ+. Nous sommes convaincu(e)s que cela
> va nous permettre de continuer et de renforcer nos efforts en termes
> d'inclusion et de diversité.
>
>
>
> Jean-Philippe Béland
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] New Board of Wikimedia Canada

[Jean-Philippe Béland]

Thank you Alex.

Indeed we also have a majority of librarians on our Board with 5 of them.

JP

On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 5:00 PM Alex Stinson  wrote:

>  Congratulations! Also really exciting to see a lot of folks who have come
> through Library and GLAM outreach joining the board.
>
> Alex
>
> On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 3:35 PM Jean-Philippe Béland <
> jpbel...@wikimedia.ca> wrote:
>
>> Good day all,
>>
>> Wikimedia Canada held its Annual General Meeting 2019 [1] on 19 October in
>> Montreal, Quebec with online participation as well.
>>
>> We would like to introduce you 4 newly elected Board members and one
>> re-elected Board member:
>> - Amber Berson
>> - Jean-Michel Lapointe
>> - Lëa-Kim Chateauneuf
>> - Sarah Severson
>> - Stacy Allison-Cassin
>>
>> The following 3 Board members are continuing their 2-years terms until
>> next
>> year:
>> - Benoit Rochon
>> - Ha-Loan Phan
>> - Michael David Miller
>>
>> Wikimedia Canada is proud to have a majority of women on its Board. We
>> believe that we are the only Wikimedia chapter in this situation, please
>> correct me if I'm wrong. We are also happy to welcome a member of the
>> Board
>> from Western Canada. We are convinced that this will help us to increase
>> the diversity of contributors on Wikimedia projects from Canada,
>> especially
>> in regards to the gender gap, and to expand Wikimedia Canada's activities
>> and reach across all of Canada.
>>
>> The Board will elect its new Executive Committee [2], including its
>> President, at its next meeting on 4 November 2019.
>>
>> If you have any questions about Wikimedia Canada, do not hesitate to use
>> the main talk page on our wiki [3] or to send me an email directly.
>>
>> Wikimedia Canada would like to thank all members that participated at the
>> AGM and all the volunteers of the Wikimedia movement in Canada for their
>> contributions. If you would like to stay updated about Wikimedia Canada,
>> please join our mailing list [4] or visit our wiki [5].
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>>
>> Jean-Philippe Béland
>>
>> Institutional Advancement Manager, Wikimedia Canada
>>
>>
>> [1] https://ca.wikimedia.org/wiki/Annual_General_Meeting_2019
>> [2] https://ca.wikimedia.org/wiki/Executive_Committee
>> [3] https://ca.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_talk:Discussions
>> [4] https://discussions.wikimedia.ca/lists/listinfo/general
>> [5] https://ca.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
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