I really appreciated your public effort, it also made the whole process much clearer to those of us not part of a single regional chapter.
SJ On Mar 18, 2016 14:03, "Pharos" <pharosofalexand...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi fellow Wikimedians, > > We held our chapter's public meeting and open vote on March 16, and we > found all the ten people running qualified to participate as candidates in > the current WMF election. > > This is part of our chapter's policy to encourage a more diverse and more > transparent process for the WMF board elections, and particularly to > encourage non-traditional candidates whose inclusion we would find to > benefit the overall elections process. > > We were glad to see three or four candidates join the process who would not > have otherwise applied, and are also happy to see that several of the newer > candidates have received endorsements from other chapters as well (even > before our public vote). > > Thanks, > Pharos > Wikimedia NYC > > On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 6:19 PM, phoebe ayers <phoebe.w...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Thanks Pharos for making this offer and for outlining what your chapter > > voting process will be! Both are good practices to bring to a process > that > > has in the past been generally opaque. > > > > Best, > > Phoebe > > On Mar 8, 2016 8:14 AM, "Pharos" <pharosofalexand...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 11:02 PM, Pharos <pharosofalexand...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi fellow Wikimedians, > > > > > > > > Wikimedia NYC is interested in opening up and diversifying the > > Wikimedia > > > > Foundation board nominations process (beyond the typical > > > chapter-affiliated > > > > candidates), so interested parties are welcomed to submit their > > > > self-nominations today on Meta-Wiki, and we will consider all > > reasonable > > > > applications from around the world, and will endorse those > > > non-traditional > > > > candidates whose inclusion we would find to benefit the overall > > elections > > > > process. > > > > > > > > You just have to start the page for your nomination on Meta-Wiki > today, > > > > details can be filled in over the coming week. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016/Nominations > > > > > > > > Nominations must be in by UTC end of day March 8 on Meta-Wiki (which > is > > > > the global deadline), and Wikimedia NYC will formally make the choice > > of > > > > candidates to endorse for participation in the elections at its March > > 16 > > > > 'WikiWednesday' public meeting, to be determined by an open vote of > > > > attendees at that meeting. > > > > > > > > We also commit to having a vote at our public meeting in April or May > > to > > > > make our chapter's decision for the actual elections. > > > > > > > > Feel free to write to us beforehand if you have questions. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Pharos > > > > Wikimedia NYC > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 3:40 PM, Lane Rasberry <l...@bluerasberry.com > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> Hello, > > > >> > > > >> The board of trustees for the Wikimedia Foundation has 10 seats. The > > > >> office > > > >> holders for 2 of these 10 seats will be selected in the "2016 > > > >> affiliate-selected board seats" process described at > > > >> < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016> > > > >> > > > >> For a candidate to be considered in this election, they must be > > > nominated > > > >> by 8 March and endorsed by a voting Wikimedia organizational > affiliate > > > by > > > >> 23 March. > > > >> > > > >> If anyone has any nomination to make, we are now in the last day! > > > >> Nominations must be made by the end of 8 March! Make a nomination > for > > > >> yourself or another person at > > > >> < > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016/Nominations > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> For those making a nomination, please follow up by soliciting for > > > >> endorsement of the nomination from one voting organization. That > > > >> endorsement must be posted by 23 March. Candidates in the election > > must > > > be > > > >> nominated by the end of March 8 and must have their endorsement by > 23 > > > >> March. > > > >> > > > >> Beyond nomination, please participate in the election by encouraging > > all > > > >> organizations which are eligible to vote to cast their vote later > > during > > > >> the voting period. > > > >> > > > >> Thanks - and forgive me if I misspoke in any part of this. I am > > anxious > > > >> about writing correctly and clearly. The official election > > documentation > > > >> is > > > >> on-wiki. > > > >> > > > >> yours, > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> Lane Rasberry > > > >> user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia > > > >> 206.801.0814 > > > >> l...@bluerasberry.com > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > >> New messages to: 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 > > > New messages to: 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 > > New messages to: 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 > New messages to: 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 New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
