Last weekend during the public IRC meeting the hot topic was the chapter-selected board seats.
You can read more about that .. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats During the discussion last Sunday we focused on how Wikimedia Australia will 'endorse' nominations. The Wikimedia Australia committee has also been discussing this, and part of our deliberation has been that we know that there are two Australians who are preparing their candidacies. I have privately confirmed that both Australian candidates are happy to have their candidacy public, prior to Wikimedia Australia's decision on whether to endorse them. I feel that this is the best option, as it allows the broader Australian community to consider their platforms. Wikimedia Australia requests that all potential candidates indicate their willingness to be a board candidate publicly. Please do this with an email to this public list before the coming Sunday if you are seeking an endorsement from Wikimedia Australia. If you publish your statement on a webpage somewhere, please also reproduce it, in full, in an email to this mailing list. On Sunday 19 February, the Wikimedia Australia committee will review the candidates and decide on how to proceed with the chapter endorsement. Several members at the public meeting indicated that they feel that if we only endorse one candidate, the membership should vote on the potential candidates. As not all members were at the public meeting, and many non-members don't attend these meetings, if you have an opinion on how we should proceed, please make your voice heard before Sunday 19 February, either by email to this public list, or to the members list if you are a member, or to [email protected]. The committee will take into account all views at their 19 February meeting. Looking forward to the next step; between March and May the chapters will be evaluating all of the candidates. If you have questions for the candidates, please put them forward before 10 March. If you have suggestions on how the Wikimedia Australia committee should be voting, let us know early. There is no strict timeline on when the chapters will reach a consensus on the board members. -- John Vandenberg _______________________________________________ Wikimediaau-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l
