Whoops, sorry for replying to the list :) On Tue, 8 Jan 2019, 7:29 pm Marielle Volz <marielle.v...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi Shani, > > Re: Please contact me if... > > I work for the Foundation as a programmer. I've also run a editathon > before. Although I'm not sure how much time I'll have to devote to > volunteer activities, I'd be interested in hearing more. > > Cheers, > Marielle > > On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 1:36 AM Shani Evenstein <shani.e...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Dear WikiProject Medicine enthusiasts & friends, >> >> It's been a while since we last updated the list about what we've been up >> to this year (sorry about that -- it's on our list of improvements for >> next year). >> >> As we are wrapping up 2018, we thought you might appreciate an update >> with some highlights, so below is a report on: >> * *Summary of 2018* >> * *Renewing membership for 2019* - for all members, *by Jan 31, 2019*! >> * *Upcoming board election -* during February & March 2019! >> ** Getting involved!* >> >> Yes, it's a bit long, but worth the read, and we do hope that it will >> inspire more of you to get more involved in the coming year. >> >> Wishing you and your families a happy, fruitful and joyous 2019! >> >> Yours, >> >> Shani Evenstein Sigalov >> Chairperson, WikiProject Medicine Foundation. >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> *==What did we achieve in 2018?==* >> 2018 has been extremely busy - >> * We continued to *collaborate with like-minded organizations*, like >> Cochrane, Translators Without Boarders, The World Health Organization >> (WHO), The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and Osmosis, to name >> a few. >> * We have continued our *collaborations with Universities *around the >> world, where Medical students wrote medical-related articles as part of >> their academic curriculum. >> * Around *60 new members,* who share our passion to make high-quality >> medical information available to the world, joined us. >> * We *participated in conferences* and *published academic peer-reviewed >> articles in *respected journals. >> * We have further *developed our Offline Medical Wikipedia App*. >> * *Internet-in-a-box became smaller and smarter! * We've continued to spread >> the word about it and send it to various places around the world. >> * We've been working on *an annual plan for 2019* for the first time. It >> will soon be released and you'll be invited to help us make it a reality. >> * And -- *we've applied to become a Thematic Organization >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Project_Med/Application>* (instead >> of a user group). >> >> To read more about each of these, *please check out our 2018 report >> draft <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMMED/Reports/2018> *and *add >> your activities to it by Jan 15th*. We know we didn't cover everything >> that's happened this year, so please help us complete the report. >> >> *==Membership Renewal==* >> Till now, membership was not limited by time, i.e. members who applied >> were not given information about how long their membership is for. As our >> organization grows and evolves, we need to be able to track our members >> more closely. To that end, the board has decided to slightly edit the >> membership requirement, and include that *membership will be for a >> maximum of 2 years*, after which members will be asked to renew their >> membership. >> Consequently, we will be starting to track our members this way as of Jan >> 2019, and membership in this round will last till December 2020, after >> which we will ask members to renew their membership. >> So -- *whether you are currently a member or not, please fill out our >> updated membership form >> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfP1MvuBmtCkqT7i5qYyIm0jspEL2wE440hWSD9tWLmMTFNKA/viewform>, >> to ensure your membership till the end of 2020. * >> >> *Please note -- We ask that you fill out the form by Jan 31st, as we are >> close to elections and only members can nominate themselves and vote!* >> >> *==Board elections == * >> Our previous elections were in *Jan 2017 for a 2 years term*, where a >> board of 12 people was nominated and elected. Due to the international >> nature of our group, that board have had various difficulties operating and >> at the end of 2017 it was decided to down-sizing the number of board >> members from 12 to 7. In addition, on Jan 2018, 3 new board members joined >> us, replacing departing board members. Thus, as of Jan 2018, the board >> composition has been: >> >> 1. *Chair and Membership Admin*: Shani Evenstein (elected on Jan 2017) >> 2. *Secretary*: Doug Taylor, M.A. (Cantab) (elected on Jan 2017) >> 3. Daniel Mietchen, Ph.D. (elected on Jan 2017) >> 4. Carl Fredrik Sjöland (elected on Jan 2017) >> 5. Jennifer Dawson, Ph.D. (from Jan 2018) >> 6. Sam Zidovetski (from Jan 2018) >> 7. Indira Gowda (from Jan 2018) >> >> >> These ended up being positive changes for the board and 2018 has been a >> much better year in terms of board stability - we have been working more >> closely, meeting almost monthly throughout the year. On October 2018 >> Indira notified us that she cannot continue her role as board member, so we >> are currently 6 members. We have not added a new board member as we knew >> elections are close by. >> >> One decision we made regarding the coming elections is that we'd like to >> keep the number of board members as 7, but *for a period of 3 years*, >> rather than 2. We also decided to *split the elections, to ensure some >> continuity in the board*. Building on the fact that we've had 4 board >> members voted for 2 years from Jan 2017 and 2 board members joining us in >> Jan 2018, we've decided to split the elections as follows: *5 board >> member seats (4 from Jan 2017 + Indira's seat) will become available in the >> coming elections, for a period of 3 years.* As Jennifer and Sam joined a >> year later, they will continue as board members till the end of 2019 and >> *their >> seats will be up for re-election at the end of 2019 for a period of 3 >> years. * >> >> *Below is the timeline for the new board elections: * >> *Phase 1: 5 board members, till March 2022. * >> * By Jan 2019 - Membership renewal >> * Feb 3 - March 2 2019 - Nominations >> * March 11 - March 24 2019 - Voting for 5 seats on the board >> * March 26 - *Announcement of the 5 new board members. * >> *Phase 2: 2 board members, till December 2022. * >> * November 1 - November 30 2019 - Nominations >> * December 1 - December 15 2019 - Voting >> * End of December 2019 - *Announcement of the 2 new board members. * >> >> *Please note *-- only WPMedF members can nominate themselves for the >> board and only WPMedF members can vote during the election, so please be >> sure to *renew your membership*! >> More details about the nominations will be sent out at the beginning of >> Feb. >> >> *==Get involved!==* >> Finally, we have be working on a yearly plan for 2019, but can already >> say that one of our goals for this coming year is to involve more people >> from our community, i.e. members of the user group who are not members of >> the board, in our activities. In other words -- *you don't need to be on >> the board to be involved*, and we need help from as many people as >> possible! >> >> We are looking for people who are either interested in getting involved >> with specific tasks, or have specific skills the board recognized as ones >> that could be helpful to the advancement of the organization in the >> coming year. >> >> *Please contact me if you'd like to get involved with - * >> * Running medical-related educational collaborations >> * Running medical-related edit-a-thons >> * Facilitating collaborations with a like-minded organization >> * Presenting in relevant conferences >> * Selling Internet-in-a-Box locally >> * Helping map Wikidata items with Mix'n'match >> >> *Please also contact me if you have one or more of these skills - * >> * Programming, writing Wiki Tools, Wiki bots or generating statistics of >> specific pages across different languages. >> * Fundraising experience >> * Accounting experience (and in the US) >> >> *That's it for this time. Happy 2019, everyone!* >> >> Cheers, >> Shani. >> >> ----------------------------------------------- >> *Shani Evenstein Sigalov* >> EdTech Innovation Strategist, NY/American Medical Program, Sackler School >> of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. >> PhD Candidate, School of Education, Tel Aviv University. >> Lecturer, Tel Aviv University. >> Chairperson, WikiProject Medicine Foundation >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Project_Med>. >> Chairperson, Wikipedia & Education User Group >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_%26_Education_User_Group>. >> Chairperson, The Hebrew Literature Digitization Society >> <http://www.israelgives.org/amuta/580428621>. >> Chief Editor, Project Ben-Yehuda <http://bybe.benyehuda.org>. >> *+972-525640648* >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-Medicine mailing list >> Wikimedia-Medicine@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-medicine >> >
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