Wikimedia Foundation as any non profit, has a board.
Read about it here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees
User groups can join chapters to vote for 2 members to join the board.
Read about the 2019 resolution here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/Resolution_2…
At a meeting of all representatives of the groups, we agreed on changes to
the resolution.
Read about the changes here:
https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/ASBS_Wikimedia_Summit
Moving forward, the elections and all matters regarding the elections will
follow what the resolution document says. Do well to read it.
However, please note that nominations will be from 15 to 30 April.
Reviewing and screening by the community from 1 to 7 May. Voting for
nominees by Affiliates will be from 8 to 31 May. Results will be out by the
end of June.
The user group will choose a delegate who will vote on our behalf. The
entire user group will vote through this person. That said, we have just
one vote.
If you want to be our delegate, or you want to nominate someone to carry
our vote, just reply to the message.
*Additionally,* if you want to join the Telegram group where you can learn
more about the ASBS, please join via
https://t.me/joinchat/Ee0ANBOp0AuT48mFpNweqg.
Please note, that doesn’t make you the delegate.
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