Re: [Wikimedia-l] Update and feedback results from the Wikimedia's chairpersons retreat

2019-01-03 Thread Dan Garry (Deskana)
On Sun, 30 Dec 2018 at 03:39, Pine W wrote: > I am wondering whether, for the purposes of (1) increasing the cost > effectiveness of travel expenses, (2) reducing the negative environmental > effects from travel, and (3) increasing the number of chairpersons who > participate, if future meetings

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Update and feedback results from the Wikimedia's chairpersons retreat

2019-01-01 Thread Pine W
Hi Itzik, I understand your good point regarding the difficulty of scheduling due to chairpersons' availability for volunteer activities. Would having online meetings make scheduling be easier? I think that I understand your choice to use an external facilitator. I am willing to support spending

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Update and feedback results from the Wikimedia's chairpersons retreat

2019-01-01 Thread Itzik - Wikimedia Israel
Hi Pine, So far the chairperson meetings took place during Wikimedia Summit or Wikimania, and some other were online. So yes, undoubtedly there are ways to prevent more travels, and this is what we did for the past four years. You mentioned three factors about international meetings, but you

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Update and feedback results from the Wikimedia's chairpersons retreat

2018-12-29 Thread Pine W
Hi Itzik, Frans, and Vojtěch, I am very behind on email but I wanted to say thanks for sharing this report from the chairpersons' meeting. I am wondering whether, for the purposes of (1) increasing the cost effectiveness of travel expenses, (2) reducing the negative environmental effects from