Hi Lodewijk, I like the idea of having more opportunities to talk and to try out different approaches. That was the reason for Patricio and me to offer a Chapters Lunch Meeting on Sunday, where we want to talk about the role of Chapters Selected Board members, expectations, limitations, and the relationship we have. I read your suggestion like something similar, concentrating more on particular issues and diving somehow deeper into the subject. And yes, I would be glad to participate if it matches with my schedule.
Alice. On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 7:34 AM, Bishakha Datta <bishakhada...@gmail.com>wrote: > On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 8:20 PM, Lodewijk <lodew...@effeietsanders.org > >wrote: > > > Hi Phoebe, > > > > thanks for pointing to this! > > > > I see that this year we only have one hour of board Q&A. I have always > seen > > a lot of value in these board discussions, especially when it can come to > > actually that: discussions. As there are several discussion sessions > > scheduled, without a specific topic, would you and perhaps a few other > > board members be willing to commit to use some of these sessions to dig a > > bit deeper into a few specific topics? For example, would there be three > > board members willing to have a round table discussion about transparency > > and openness at a board level? > > > > I'd be interested in participating in this one - but cannot take the lead > on making it happen. > > Do let us know if this does get fixed during wikimania. Cannot make it 9 > Aug 2-4 when there's another meeting, but open to other times. > > Best > Bishakha > > > > 2013/7/29 phoebe ayers <phoebe.w...@gmail.com> > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Every year at Wikimania the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees > hosts > > a > > > panel where they take questions from the audience on the work of the > WMF > > > and the Board. > > > > > > In past years the board has also taken questions via IRC. This year > we'd > > > also like to provide the opportunity to leave questions on a wiki page > > > ahead of time: > > > http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_Board_Q%26A > > > > > > While there is only time to answer a few questions during the session > > > itself, hopefully this will be a good way of getting questions from > > > attendees as well as from those who can't make it. The board will also > > take > > > questions from the audience at Wikimania, as time permits. > > > > > > Remember the Board doesn't deal directly with work on or problems on > the > > > projects, and does not have a direct hand in how the WMF operates > > > day-to-day. Rather, the board thinks about the big picture, and gives > > > direction on strategy for the WMF. You can find out more about what the > > > board does (and does not do) here: > > > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees and > > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_handbook > > > > > > best, > > > phoebe > > > > > > -- > > > * I use this address for lists; send personal messages to phoebe.ayers > > <at> > > > gmail.com * > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > > 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 > > 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 > 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 Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>