That's reasonable enough, but, as I said in my earlier email, this committee would need to consist only of current board members, which rather limits our ability to do anything creative.

Cheers,
Kirill

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Kirill Lokshin
Secretary | Wikimedia District of Columbia
http://wikimediadc.org | @wikimediadc

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 8:32 AM, James Hare <messedrocker@gmail.com> wrote:
I recommend delegating the work to a committee which will report its selection to the wider board for us to vote.

Who will be on this committee? Certainly not I.

James Hare

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On Feb 2, 2012, at 3:42 AM, bob@racepacket.com wrote:

> Who from WikiDC will be participating in the selection process?
> Thanks,
> -- Bob Platt
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> As explained in the announcement forwarded to this list earlier today
>> (thanks Sarah!), Wikimedia chapters around the world are beginning the
>> biennial process of selecting two members of the Wikimedia Foundation's
>> Board of Trustees.  As an official Wikimedia chapter, Wikimedia DC will
>> have the opportunity to participate in this selection process.
>>
>> Unfortunately, the indications we are receiving from the process
>> moderators
>> is that public discussion of the candidates will be severely curtailed by
>> the confidentiality rules currently in place; we will not, for example, be
>> able to distribute the list of candidates, or to provide direct
>> question-and-answer sessions between the candidates and our members.
>>
>> Nevertheless, we intend to do everything in our power to ensure that the
>> opinions and concerns of our membership -- that is, you -- are taken into
>> account during the selection.  In support of that goal, we would like to
>> ask that you send us any input you might have regarding the process and
>> its
>> desired result.  In particular, we are looking for questions that we
>> should
>> ask of the candidates, as well as criteria that we can use to evaluate a
>> candidate's suitability for the Board of Trustees.
>>
>> Please get us any input by March 1, so that we have it available when the
>> candidate question-and-answer period begins.  Suggestions may be posted to
>> this list; alternatively, if you would prefer provide them privately, you
>> may send them to secretary@wikidc.org.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kirill
>>
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