Hello, all a translation drive seems to have come ;)

WMF website need to update - [[Board of Trustees]] translations (esm fr it, ja, nl, zh) - [[Wikimedia bylaws]] translations (de, fr, it) - [[Template:News-xx]]

Also there is a press release. You may translate and disseminate it to your local press. http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Wikimedia_Foundation_boar...

Sorry, I have now no time to reorganize TR. Could someone care for it? In my opinion this series of translations is worthy to be ranked #1 on Current requests (Template:Translation requests/curreqs).

I will be absent almost in the next week. Sabine Cretella and other experienced translation coordinators will answer your questions expectedly.

Your translation of the forwarded message into your community will be great, too.

See you at the next week meeting hopefully,

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Erik Moeller erik@wikimedia.org Date: Oct 28, 2006 5:57 AM Subject: [Foundation-l] Board officers elected; Anthere is Chair! To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List foundation-l@wikimedia.org

I have been asked to announce this in my new formal officer role as Executive Secretary:

The Wikimedia Board met in Frankfurt, Germany on October 22, immediately following a planning retreat attended by the Board and more than 20 members of the Wikimedia community. The Board voted unanimously to elect Florence Devouard as the Chair of the Board, Tim Shell as Vice-Chair, Erik Möller as Executive Secretary, and Michael Davis as Treasurer. Jimmy Wales assumes the title of Chairman Emeritus of the Foundation.

Jimmy Wales said: "I nominated Florence to be the chair of the foundation in recognition of her outstanding service for the past few years and her unsurpassed passion for our goals. Having such a trusted community representative elected as our new chair demonstrates the growth and strength of our organization."

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For reference, the resolution:

The Board resolved that, from the 21 of October and for a term of one year at most, as defined in the bylaws:

Motion by Jimmy Wales, following discussion, the Board consensus resulted in the following officers:

1. Florence Devouard shall be the chair of the board of trustees 2. Tim Shell shall be the vice-chair 3. Michael Davis shall be the treasurer 4. Erik Moeller shall be the executive secretary

Jimmy Wales shall assume the title of Chairman Emeritus of the Foundation.

Approved unanimously at the board meeting - 21 october 2006

http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Officers_election_2006

The current legal responsibilities of the different officers of the Board are defined in the bylaws:

http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_bylaws -- Peace & Love, Erik

Member, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees

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