El dom., 10 feb. 2019 22:15, Philip Kopetzky <philip.kopet...@gmail.com> escribió:
> I just wanted to re-iterate Chris' point - meetings and plans are starting > to be put together for the summit, so if this is actually happening, it > should start soon. (Just to appear as non-committal as possible ;-) ) > > Cheers, > Philip > Hey there - thanks for your messages. Just wanted to signal that info will be coming out very shortly. Kind regards, María > On Thu, 7 Feb 2019 at 16:43, Chris Keating <chriskeatingw...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi Maria, > > > > I wondered if there was any news about whether the Board had, in the end, > > adopted any of these proposals. > > > > I see that the ASBS process is now on the agenda for the Wikimedia Summit > > in late March. There is now not much time to figure out who is going to > run > > this process and what the process will look like! > > > > Many thanks, > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 7, 2018 at 3:46 PM María Sefidari <msefid...@wikimedia.org> > > wrote: > > > > > Dear all, > > > > > > The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is considering amending the > > > Wikimedia Foundation Bylaws. Nataliia Tymkiv, Chair of the Board > > Governance > > > Committee, is leading this process. She has posted the proposed changes > > on > > > Meta for discussion > > > < > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_bylaws/December_2018_-_Affiliate-selected_trustees,_term_limits,_and_diversity > > > > > > > prior to our vote on them during the Board meeting scheduled for > January > > > 23, 2019. We invite you to comment on the proposal's talk page. As > usual > > in > > > these cases, two weeks are provided for community comment, from > December > > 7 > > > to December 21. > > > > > > By making the proposed changes to the Bylaws, the Board intends to > > achieve > > > three goals: > > > > > > *1. Include User Groups in the trustee selection process* > > > > > > Though User Groups have existed as a model of affiliation within the > > > Wikimedia movement for a number of years, they have not been included > > > together with Chapters and Thematic Organizations as participants in > > > selecting Wikimedia Foundation trustees. There are now over 100 > > recognized > > > User Groups, many of which represent emerging communities within the > > > Wikimedia movement. The Board believes that the perspectives of User > > Groups > > > combined with those of Chapters and Thematic Organizations will lead to > > the > > > selection of the best trustee candidates. > > > > > > The Board acknowledges that the ongoing Wikimedia movement strategy > > process > > > may result in changes to many aspects of the Wikimedia movement, > > including > > > the structure of movement affiliates. As a result, any changes we make > > now > > > to the Foundation Bylaws regarding the role of affiliates in the > trustee > > > selection process may need to be modified again in the future, in turn > > > requiring additional amendments to the Bylaws. However, the Board did > not > > > want to delay providing User Groups with a voice in the upcoming 2019 > > > trustee selection process. > > > > > > *2. Raise term limits for trustees from two to three consecutive terms* > > > > > > Term limits for trustees were added to the Bylaws in 2015. At the time, > > > there was a desire on the Board to bring in new voices and specific > > > skill-sets needed for the growth and development of Wikimedia projects. > > The > > > changes made at that time have resulted in some notable successes in > that > > > regard. The Board remains committed to seeking out new voices, and > > > providing the community with ample opportunities to promote such voices > > as > > > candidates for the Board. > > > > > > As the Wikimedia movement and the Wikimedia Foundation think forward > > > further to the future, the Board will need to oversee the Foundation in > > > setting, following through on, and achieving longer-term goals. The > Board > > > believes it will be better able to fulfill its role if it allows for > the > > > potential of a longer time on the Board for individual trustees who > bring > > > essential expertise and insight to the Board. The possibility of > serving > > > one additional term on the Board also reduces the amount of time the > > Board > > > and Foundation staff spend on trustee recruitment and onboarding. > Raising > > > the maximum number of consecutive terms a trustee may serve from two to > > > three terms achieves these goals, and is also consistent with the > > practice > > > of many other boards. Raising the maximum number of terms that can be > > > served consecutively does not change the fact that the community, > > including > > > affiliates, will continue to be able to determine every three years > > whether > > > or not to re-elect currently serving trustees or whether to elect new > > > candidates - just as is the case now. > > > > > > *3. Reaffirm the Board’s commitment to diversity* > > > > > > The Wikimedia movement is global, built on a vision of reaching every > > > single human being and working toward a strategic goal of knowledge > > equity > > > for all. The Board believes that it can best serve the Wikimedia > > Foundation > > > and the movement by reflecting a wide range of human experiences. We > want > > > to underscore and codify this belief in the Bylaws by adding express > > > language affirming our commitment to diversity and inclusion of all > > voices, > > > throughout our communities - new, older and emerging. > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > > > María Sefidari > > > Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Board > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > 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 and > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > 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 and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > 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 and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l 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>
