Dankie On 22 Jan 2020 11:38, "Douglas Scott" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Unathi, > > Then you will need to follow the procedure outlined in the email. > > Good luck! > > Douglas. > > On Wed, 22 Jan 2020 at 11:30, unathi ndiki <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi all I volunteer > > > > On 21 Jan 2020 15:57, "Douglas Scott" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > FYI on the upcoming community elections to the Wikimedia Foundation > > board. > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > > > From: Bobby Shabangu <[email protected]> > > > Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 at 11:10 > > > Subject: [Wikimedia-ZA-Board] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation > > > elections committee: Call for volunteers > > > To: Wikimedia South Africa Administration Team < > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > > > > FYI > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > > > From: Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> > > > Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2020 at 01:28 > > > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation elections committee: Call > for > > > volunteers > > > To: wikimedia-l <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > Hello everyone! > > > > > > *Please disseminate this email to anyone who may be interested.* > > > > > > As you are probably aware, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of > Trustees[1] > > > contains three community-selected seats which are voted in by the wider > > > Wikimedia community on a regular cycle. In 2020, we will be hosting > > another > > > one of these selection processes, which are coordinated by the > Wikimedia > > > Foundation in collaboration with the Elections Committee[2]. > > > > > > We are seeking 2–3 new members for the committee to join us in time for > > the > > > first meetings in January 2020. Applicants will be vetted by Foundation > > > staff and ultimately approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board > > Governance > > > Committee[3]. The term is three years, though the bulk of the work > > involved > > > occurs in the buildup to an election. > > > > > > This role comes with the following responsibilities: > > > > > > * Attending 3–4 meetings between January and April 2020 with the > > Foundation > > > and the rest of the committee > > > * Setting up the wiki pages for the board election (example from last > > > cycle) > > > * Helping to mark pages for translation and potentially import > > translations > > > as required > > > * Working with the committee to fulfill its other responsibilities[4] > > > > > > Ideally, you would have the following qualities: > > > > > > * Fluency in English > > > * Experience with advanced wikitext markup > > > * Responsiveness to email outreach > > > > > > We are particularly interested in those who come from a traditionally > > > under-represented background. If you are interested in volunteering for > > > this role, please let me know by *emailing me directly before January > 19, > > > 2020*. > > > > > > Thank you in advance for your interest! Please let me know if you have > > > questions; I'm more likely to see these questions if you send them to > me > > > directly. > > > > > > best, > > > Joe > > > > > > [1] > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees > > > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_ > > > elections_committee > > > [3] > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_ > > > Board_Governance_Committee > > > [4] > > > https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_ > > > Committee#Responsibilities > > > > > > > > > -- > > > *Joe Sutherland* (he/him or they/them) > > > Trust and Safety Specialist > > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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: [email protected] > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-ZA-Board mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-za-board > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Douglas Ian Scott > > > 司道格 > > > Skype: douglas0scott > > > South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > WikimediaZA mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > > > To unsubscribe, send an email to WikimediaZA-unsubscribe@lists. > > > wikimedia.org > > _______________________________________________ > > WikimediaZA mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > > To unsubscribe, send an email to > > [email protected] > > > > -- > Douglas Ian Scott > 司道格 > Skype: douglas0scott > South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727 > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaZA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > To unsubscribe, send an email to WikimediaZA-unsubscribe@lists. > wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
