Hello All, Thanks to all those who put in their nominations for the board seats. The nominations have come to a close, we will be reviewing the information provided and revert to the community on what we find after review. Next steps: Review nominations Announce reviewed list for voting Selected candidates meet the board Selected candidates announced (AGM/Virtually) Board tenure begins in January 2021 Thanks once again to you all! Warm regards, Felix Nartey On behalf of the board​ ---- On Wed, 02 Sep 2020 22:11:19 +0000 Felix Nartey &lt;fnartey(a)ofwafrica.org&gt; wrote ---- Hello All, We wish to quickly thank all those that have already filed their nominations for the board seats and wish to also follow up with a deadline for putting in your nominations. The board positions are open until Tuesday 8th September, 2020. Looking forward to your submissions! Best, Felix Nartey ---- On Fri, 14 Aug 2020 15:26:35 +0000 Felix Nartey <mailto:fnartey@ofwafrica.org> wrote ---- Dear Members of OFWA, I hope this email finds you and your families in good health. Following occurrences of the pandemic a lot of our activities have been limited to online engagements and because we know how important it is to have physical interactions we have started looking into initiatives that can allow some in-person engagements following all guidelines laid down by the government and the WHO. I write to inform all members of our community that the board is opening 2 seats for occupancy. These seats as per our bylaws are to be occupied by candidates from our community who meet the necessary requirements. Please refer to the https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m_Sh7i__8lyOCweR12lCv8lPTMCTnNO4/view on who can vie for a board seat as well as learn more about who can vote. Quick facts about the role: The position will last for a duration of 1 year. Board seats can be occupied by active members of our community. Elections will take place at our Annual General Meeting later this year whether in person or virtual (actual date will be communicated, but usually in December). Members who want occupy the https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekMgYrRL2IINANYx4KCdFCF1IJrwp6X3f…, their status will be checked and confirmed before community elections (to ensure applicant meets necessary requirements outline in membership bylaws). Subject to this announcement we encourage all eligible participants to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekMgYrRL2IINANYx4KCdFCF1IJrwp6X3f…. Looking forward to working more closely with you and thank you all for the amazing job you do as members of this organisation! On behalf of the board, Felix Nartey _______________________________________________ OFWA mailing list OFWA(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/ofwa