Not exactly the same Samuel, but similar enough to be re-translated each two years. I just think that https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats/2012/Nominateis more important to be translated than the mail wiht the announce. _____ *Béria Lima* Wikimedia Portugal <http://wikimedia.pt> (351) 963 953 042
*Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a construir esse sonho. <http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos>* On 1 February 2012 03:10, Samuel Klein <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear translation tycoons, > > Please translate at least the first sentence and share with other > language communities. > > Since most of this message is the same every two years, it would also > be worth translating the whole thing on Meta; now and for the future. > > SJ > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Béria Lima <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 12:05 AM > Subject: [Foundation-l] Call for nominations: chapter-appointed seats > on the WMF Board of Trustees > To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <[email protected]> > > > The Wikimedia chapters are seeking to appoint two candidates to sit on the > Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees for two years, starting 1 July > 2012. The two new members of the board will help to decide the future > direction of the world’s leading non-profit website. Wikimedia project are > constructed by hundreds of thousands of volunteers worldwide, supported by > a growing number of staff and an international network of chapters. Board > membership is unpaid. > > The chapters wish to appoint two excellent board members and believe this > can best be achieved by selecting from a large number of varied and skilled > candidates. Therefore, the chapters call for nominations by everyone who > believes they or someone they know would be suitable. The chapters ask that > this call for candidates be distributed as widely as possible through such > forums as mailing lists, village pumps, and blogs. > > The successful candidates will be committed to the Wikimedia mission and > willing and able to engage constructively with the stakeholders of the > movement, including the volunteers and the chapters that provide it with > essential support. The successful candidates will have: > > - The ability to provide expertise to the board in its goal of > implementing a coherent vision on how the projects’ communities, the > foundation, the chapters, and other affiliated groups work together; > > > - Sensitivity to complex issues surrounding the multiplicity of > languages, cultures, and jurisdictions served by the foundation’s > projects; > > > - Knowledge and understanding of the governance of international > non-profit organizations, balancing autonomy and subsidiarity; > > > - The ability to think strategically and to work both as part of a team > and independently; > > > - A good standard of written and oral English (fluency in additional > language would be well regarded); > > > - Sufficient time to devote to the role of board member, and the ability > and willingness to travel. > > Increasing the geographical diversity of current board membership would be > an advantage. > > The selection process is set out > here:http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats > > Nominations must be sent to the moderator Béria Lima (Wikimedia Portugal) > and deputy moderators Milos Rancic (Wikimedia Serbia) and Mardetanha > (Wikimedia steward from Iran) by 23:59 UTC, 29 February. If you would like > to nominate yourself or someone else, please see the instructions here: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats/2012/Nominate > > *Béria Lima*, > Moderator > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > > -- > Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 > 529 4266 > > _______________________________________________ > Translators-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/translators-l >
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