And welcome to the ex CEO club! Come and see me in London soon! Well done for all you did, Jon Davies
Jon Davies arnottdav...@gmail.com 07976 935 986 Linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=75614530&trk=hp-identity-name> On 8 October 2015 at 10:10, <wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Send Wikimedia-l mailing list submissions to > wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wikimedia-l-ow...@lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimedia-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: I'll be moving on (Sandra Rientjes Wikimedia Nederland) > 2. Re: I'll be moving on (Gerard Meijssen) > 3. Re: I'll be moving on (Jane Darnell) > 4. Re: I'll be moving on (Alice Wiegand) > 5. Re: I'll be moving on (Anders Wennersten) > 6. Re: I'll be moving on (Erik Zachte) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 10:33:59 +0200 > From: Sandra Rientjes Wikimedia Nederland <rient...@wikimedia.nl> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] I'll be moving on > Message-ID: > <CALqnjC2wE2QAb=NALj_QnC2-TQruhihz1= > tz4hkfk3hsu5m...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Hi Jan, > > I am very, very sorry to see you go. You are a wonderful colleague - and > a source of sanity and calm in the group of chapter ED's. > > Regards, > > Sandra > > > > > > Sandra Rientjes > Directeur/Executive Director Wikimedia Nederland > > tel. (+31) (0)30 3200238 > mob. (+31) (0)6 31786379 > > www.wikimedia.nl > > *Postadres*: * > Bezoekadres:* > Postbus 167 Mariaplaats 3 > 3500 AD Utrecht Utrecht > > 2015-10-08 10:22 GMT+02:00 Jan Ainali <jan.ain...@wikimedia.se>: > > > All, > > > > For the last three years I have been the Executive Director for Wikimedia > > Sverige. Before that I have been Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary of the > > board (at different times) and have been involved since the founding of > the > > chapter in 2007. It is perhaps even an understatement to say that the > > chapter has been a big part of my life. I have had the opportunity to be > > part of a fantastic journey from starting the first chapter’s activities > to > > today, with stable strategic activities, seven people in the office, and > a > > diversified board. It has been an awesome time in my life and I have met > > and worked with some truly wonderful persons along the way, and I am > > thankful to all of you that have made it so inspiring. But now, as my > > contract is about to come to an end, I feel that it is time for me to > move > > on to new endeavours. I am confident that the chapter is already in good > > hands, with a professional board and an office with experienced staff > > members and functional processes, but I’ll be around until at least the > > beginning of January to make it a smooth transition. > > > > I will obviously always be a wikimedian at heart and probably pick up on > my > > editing again and I will also stay subscribed to most mailing lists. If > not > > earlier, I’ll see you in Esino Lario. > > > > Best regards, > > > > *Jan Ainali* > > Executive director, Wikimedia Sverige <http://wikimedia.se> > > > > > > > > *Tänk dig en värld där varje människa har fri tillgång till > mänsklighetens > > samlade kunskap. Det är det vi gör.* > > Bli medlem. <http://blimedlem.wikimedia.se> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 10:40:35 +0200 > From: Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijs...@gmail.com> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] I'll be moving on > Message-ID: > <CAO53wxXo+YK54cv= > 9-sgceat2pw1whwtnagrm0uy703n4ic...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Hoi, > My compliment is that you have been a wonderful person. I did not realise > that you had another function. You just did well. So thank you for that. > > You did good. > Thanks, > GerardM > > On 8 October 2015 at 10:33, Sandra Rientjes Wikimedia Nederland < > rient...@wikimedia.nl> wrote: > > > Hi Jan, > > > > I am very, very sorry to see you go. You are a wonderful colleague - > and > > a source of sanity and calm in the group of chapter ED's. > > > > Regards, > > > > Sandra > > > > > > > > > > > > Sandra Rientjes > > Directeur/Executive Director Wikimedia Nederland > > > > tel. (+31) (0)30 3200238 > > mob. (+31) (0)6 31786379 > > > > www.wikimedia.nl > > > > *Postadres*: * > > Bezoekadres:* > > Postbus 167 Mariaplaats 3 > > 3500 AD Utrecht Utrecht > > > > 2015-10-08 10:22 GMT+02:00 Jan Ainali <jan.ain...@wikimedia.se>: > > > > > All, > > > > > > For the last three years I have been the Executive Director for > Wikimedia > > > Sverige. Before that I have been Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary of > the > > > board (at different times) and have been involved since the founding of > > the > > > chapter in 2007. It is perhaps even an understatement to say that the > > > chapter has been a big part of my life. I have had the opportunity to > be > > > part of a fantastic journey from starting the first chapter’s > activities > > to > > > today, with stable strategic activities, seven people in the office, > and > > a > > > diversified board. It has been an awesome time in my life and I have > met > > > and worked with some truly wonderful persons along the way, and I am > > > thankful to all of you that have made it so inspiring. But now, as my > > > contract is about to come to an end, I feel that it is time for me to > > move > > > on to new endeavours. I am confident that the chapter is already in > good > > > hands, with a professional board and an office with experienced staff > > > members and functional processes, but I’ll be around until at least the > > > beginning of January to make it a smooth transition. > > > > > > I will obviously always be a wikimedian at heart and probably pick up > on > > my > > > editing again and I will also stay subscribed to most mailing lists. If > > not > > > earlier, I’ll see you in Esino Lario. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > *Jan Ainali* > > > Executive director, Wikimedia Sverige <http://wikimedia.se> > > > > > > > > > > > > *Tänk dig en värld där varje människa har fri tillgång till > > mänsklighetens > > > samlade kunskap. Det är det vi gör.* > > > Bli medlem. <http://blimedlem.wikimedia.se> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > 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 > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 10:45:22 +0200 > From: Jane Darnell <jane...@gmail.com> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] I'll be moving on > Message-ID: > < > cafvca-f4-c1dgvxdkeroz5j46emjpy_kfotzlq6w0mau280...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Jan, > Thanks for all of your work. The Swedish Wikipedia is a very inspiring > project for me as a Dutch Wikimedian and I have been following (somewhat > jealously) how the WMSE community responds to new innovations. Under your > leadership I think your Swedish Wikipedia community looks quite healthy (as > least it does to me, as an outsider). > > good luck with any future plans you have, > Jane > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Jan Ainali <jan.ain...@wikimedia.se> > wrote: > > > All, > > > > For the last three years I have been the Executive Director for Wikimedia > > Sverige. Before that I have been Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary of the > > board (at different times) and have been involved since the founding of > the > > chapter in 2007. It is perhaps even an understatement to say that the > > chapter has been a big part of my life. I have had the opportunity to be > > part of a fantastic journey from starting the first chapter’s activities > to > > today, with stable strategic activities, seven people in the office, and > a > > diversified board. It has been an awesome time in my life and I have met > > and worked with some truly wonderful persons along the way, and I am > > thankful to all of you that have made it so inspiring. But now, as my > > contract is about to come to an end, I feel that it is time for me to > move > > on to new endeavours. I am confident that the chapter is already in good > > hands, with a professional board and an office with experienced staff > > members and functional processes, but I’ll be around until at least the > > beginning of January to make it a smooth transition. > > > > I will obviously always be a wikimedian at heart and probably pick up on > my > > editing again and I will also stay subscribed to most mailing lists. If > not > > earlier, I’ll see you in Esino Lario. > > > > Best regards, > > > > *Jan Ainali* > > Executive director, Wikimedia Sverige <http://wikimedia.se> > > > > > > > > *Tänk dig en värld där varje människa har fri tillgång till > mänsklighetens > > samlade kunskap. Det är det vi gör.* > > Bli medlem. <http://blimedlem.wikimedia.se> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 10:50:51 +0200 > From: Alice Wiegand <awieg...@wikimedia.org> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] I'll be moving on > Message-ID: > < > cajo1ykcddhye+jq7-sgs0_lgxhkm1eae8ack42bws5qw1gy...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > With the choir: > Thank you for your long time committment, Jan. > > Alice. > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 10:45 AM, Jane Darnell <jane...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Jan, > > Thanks for all of your work. The Swedish Wikipedia is a very inspiring > > project for me as a Dutch Wikimedian and I have been following (somewhat > > jealously) how the WMSE community responds to new innovations. Under your > > leadership I think your Swedish Wikipedia community looks quite healthy > (as > > least it does to me, as an outsider). > > > > good luck with any future plans you have, > > Jane > > > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Jan Ainali <jan.ain...@wikimedia.se> > > wrote: > > > > > All, > > > > > > For the last three years I have been the Executive Director for > Wikimedia > > > Sverige. Before that I have been Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary of > the > > > board (at different times) and have been involved since the founding of > > the > > > chapter in 2007. It is perhaps even an understatement to say that the > > > chapter has been a big part of my life. I have had the opportunity to > be > > > part of a fantastic journey from starting the first chapter’s > activities > > to > > > today, with stable strategic activities, seven people in the office, > and > > a > > > diversified board. It has been an awesome time in my life and I have > met > > > and worked with some truly wonderful persons along the way, and I am > > > thankful to all of you that have made it so inspiring. But now, as my > > > contract is about to come to an end, I feel that it is time for me to > > move > > > on to new endeavours. I am confident that the chapter is already in > good > > > hands, with a professional board and an office with experienced staff > > > members and functional processes, but I’ll be around until at least the > > > beginning of January to make it a smooth transition. > > > > > > I will obviously always be a wikimedian at heart and probably pick up > on > > my > > > editing again and I will also stay subscribed to most mailing lists. If > > not > > > earlier, I’ll see you in Esino Lario. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > *Jan Ainali* > > > Executive director, Wikimedia Sverige <http://wikimedia.se> > > > > > > > > > > > > *Tänk dig en värld där varje människa har fri tillgång till > > mänsklighetens > > > samlade kunskap. Det är det vi gör.* > > > Bli medlem. <http://blimedlem.wikimedia.se> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > 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 > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > -- > Alice Wiegand > Board of Trustees > Wikimedia Foundation > > Support Free Knowledge: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 11:09:03 +0200 > From: Anders Wennersten <m...@anderswennersten.se> > To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] I'll be moving on > Message-ID: <561632af.1020...@anderswennersten.se> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > It is almost on the day 8 years since Jan and I joined the first WMSE > board. And while we were many getting the chapters up and running, Jan > did in many ways play a crucial role. When we were in internal turmoil, > it was Jan who stepped in and took care of the critical task and saved > the day. And even more important it was Jan who early on spotted the > opportunity in the idea of the "new" chapters. And as an volunteer he > and Holger spend almost a year filling in application forms, budgets > etc, which become the excellent base for the fully fledged chapter that > been here since > > Kudos for all what you have done and wishing you all the best for the > future! > > Anders > who still will meet you Wednesday when you once more will help me to > interwork with Wikidata, the valuable asset but oh so technically > complicated, but which you so well master > > > > > > > Den 2015-10-08 kl. 10:22, skrev Jan Ainali: > > All, > > > > For the last three years I have been the Executive Director for Wikimedia > > Sverige. Before that I have been Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary of the > > board (at different times) and have been involved since the founding of > the > > chapter in 2007. It is perhaps even an understatement to say that the > > chapter has been a big part of my life. I have had the opportunity to be > > part of a fantastic journey from starting the first chapter’s activities > to > > today, with stable strategic activities, seven people in the office, and > a > > diversified board. It has been an awesome time in my life and I have met > > and worked with some truly wonderful persons along the way, and I am > > thankful to all of you that have made it so inspiring. But now, as my > > contract is about to come to an end, I feel that it is time for me to > move > > on to new endeavours. I am confident that the chapter is already in good > > hands, with a professional board and an office with experienced staff > > members and functional processes, but I’ll be around until at least the > > beginning of January to make it a smooth transition. > > > > I will obviously always be a wikimedian at heart and probably pick up on > my > > editing again and I will also stay subscribed to most mailing lists. If > not > > earlier, I’ll see you in Esino Lario. > > > > Best regards, > > > > *Jan Ainali* > > Executive director, Wikimedia Sverige <http://wikimedia.se> > > > > > > > > *Tänk dig en värld där varje människa har fri tillgång till > mänsklighetens > > samlade kunskap. Det är det vi gör.* > > Bli medlem. <http://blimedlem.wikimedia.se> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 11:10:07 +0200 > From: "Erik Zachte" <erikzac...@infodisiac.com> > To: "'Wikimedia Mailing List'" <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] I'll be moving on > Message-ID: <00bc01d101a9$214d4d30$63e7e790$@infodisiac.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Dear Jan, > > Thank you very much for your immense contributions to the movement! > Not the least of those is your ability to be (and I quote Sandra Rientjes) > 'a source of sanity and calm'. > I can't vow for chapter meetings as Sandra does, but I have seen a lot of > that on public mailing lists. > Happy editing! > > Erik > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wikimedia-l [mailto:wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On > Behalf Of Anders Wennersten > Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2015 11:09 > To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] I'll be moving on > > It is almost on the day 8 years since Jan and I joined the first WMSE > board. And while we were many getting the chapters up and running, Jan did > in many ways play a crucial role. When we were in internal turmoil, it was > Jan who stepped in and took care of the critical task and saved the day. > And even more important it was Jan who early on spotted the opportunity in > the idea of the "new" chapters. And as an volunteer he and Holger spend > almost a year filling in application forms, budgets etc, which become the > excellent base for the fully fledged chapter that been here since > > Kudos for all what you have done and wishing you all the best for the > future! > > Anders > who still will meet you Wednesday when you once more will help me to > interwork with Wikidata, the valuable asset but oh so technically > complicated, but which you so well master > > > > > > > Den 2015-10-08 kl. 10:22, skrev Jan Ainali: > > All, > > > > For the last three years I have been the Executive Director for > > Wikimedia Sverige. Before that I have been Chairman, Treasurer and > > Secretary of the board (at different times) and have been involved > > since the founding of the chapter in 2007. It is perhaps even an > > understatement to say that the chapter has been a big part of my life. > > I have had the opportunity to be part of a fantastic journey from > > starting the first chapter’s activities to today, with stable > > strategic activities, seven people in the office, and a diversified > > board. It has been an awesome time in my life and I have met and > > worked with some truly wonderful persons along the way, and I am > > thankful to all of you that have made it so inspiring. But now, as my > > contract is about to come to an end, I feel that it is time for me to > > move on to new endeavours. I am confident that the chapter is already > > in good hands, with a professional board and an office with > > experienced staff members and functional processes, but I’ll be around > until at least the beginning of January to make it a smooth transition. > > > > I will obviously always be a wikimedian at heart and probably pick up > > on my editing again and I will also stay subscribed to most mailing > > lists. If not earlier, I’ll see you in Esino Lario. > > > > Best regards, > > > > *Jan Ainali* > > Executive director, Wikimedia Sverige <http://wikimedia.se> > > > > > > > > *Tänk dig en värld där varje människa har fri tillgång till > > mänsklighetens samlade kunskap. 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