Not quite, Douglas. This particular call for volunteers is for people to server *on the Elections Committee*, whose job is to *facilitate* and oversee the election processes *for* the FDC and the Board of Trustees.
Just to make sure everybody understands the nature of the opening. A. On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 12:32 AM Douglas Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone, here is a forwarded email from the Wikimedia Foundation > calling for community members -such as your self- to put them selves > forward as candidates to sit on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees > or Funds Dissemination Committee. More details can be seen in the email > below. > > Cheers, > > Douglas. > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> > Date: 5 February 2017 at 12:51 > Subject: [African Wikimedians] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Call for Elections > Committee members > To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians < > [email protected]> > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Katie Chan <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 5:54 PM > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Call for Elections Committee members > To: <[email protected]>, Wikimedia Mailing List < > [email protected]> > > > Hello all, > > > The Wikimedia Foundation StandingElections Committee is, from today > until February 17, seeking additional members to help facilitate > Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustee and Funds Dissemination Committee > elections. This is a volunteer role and the appointment is for two > years. Please note that, while you are a member of the Committee, you > will not be able to run for any election overseen by the Committee – > this includes the upcoming 2017 Board and FDC elections and any other > election where the committee had already begun formal preparation before > your departure. You will also be restricted in your ability to publicly > advocate for community members running in those elections. > > > The Elections Committee has the following duties, as defined by a July > 2015 Board Resolution > <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee>: > > * > > The Committee shall recommend the dates, rules, and regulation of > the voting procedures for approval by the Board of Trustees pursuant > to Article IV, Section 3(C) in the Foundation Bylaws > <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Bylaws%7CWikimedia>. > > * > > The Committee shall recommend who is qualified to vote for the Board > of Trustees pursuant to Article IV, Section 3(C) in the Wikimedia > Foundation Bylaws <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Bylaws>. > > * > > The Committee shall be responsible for preparing recommendations for > the dates, rules and regulation of the voting procedures for the > Funds Dissemination Committee > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_ > Dissemination_Committee>, > and the Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson, consistent with > the charter of the Funds Dissemination Committee. > > * > > To the extent possible, the Committee shall consult with the wider > Wikimedia community in developing and revising election procedures > within the scope of this charter. > > * > > The Committee shall be a source of information to any member of the > Wikimedia community interested in the community selection processes > of the Wikimedia Foundation. > > * > > Under the direction of the Board Governance Committee, the Committee > shall take actions as necessary to execute the selection process for > the Board of Trustees, the Funds Dissemination Committee, and the > Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson. > > * > > As needed, the Committee may assist with other duties as may be > assigned by the Board or the Board Governance Committee. > > > In practice, a member's duties involve communicating with the global > committee who help to steward Board and FDC Elections. During an > election period – one of which is over the next three to four months – > this will be especially important as you help to run the upcoming > elections for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees and the Funds > Dissemination Committee. During this period, members of the Elections > Committee meet for semi-regular meetings to discuss the current election. > > > However, this appointment is not just for election periods. Outside of > the election season you will lead community discussions on election > process and advise the Board of Trustees Governance Committee > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_ > Board_Governance_Committee>as > requested, such as in their search for appointed board members. The > expected time commitment can range from around 10 hours a week during an > election to one or two hours outside of the election period. > > > If you'd like to apply please send an email to > [email protected] with: > > > * > > Your username; > > * > > A brief summary of your Wikimedia related experience and any other > experience you think may be useful along with; > > * > > Why you're interested in the role and a quick statement saying you > understand the requirements. > > > Given the private information that committee members handle, candidates > must be 18 years of age or older, and be willing to sign the > confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Confidentiality_agreement_for_nonpublic_ > information>if > they haven't already. You can view information on how to sign this on > Meta-Wiki > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Confidentiality_agreement_for_nonpublic_ > information/How_to_sign > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Confidentiality_agreement_for_nonpublic_information/How_to_sign> > >. > > > As much as possible we want the committee to represent the diversity of > the Wikimedia movement so if you're interested please apply! If you know > of others, not on this list, who may want to apply please feel free to > forward. > > > KTC, > > On behalf of the Elections Committee > > > -- > Katie Chan > Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the > author and do not necessarily represent the view of any organisation the > author is associated with or employed by. > > > Experience is a good school but the fees are high. > - Heinrich Heine > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines> > New messages to: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > African-Wikimedians mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > > > > > -- > Douglas Ian Scott > 司道格 > Skype: douglas0scott > South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727 <+27%2079%20515%208727> > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaZA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected] _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
