Happy Holidays!
As we prepare to ring in the New Year, we're happy to announce that each
of our current four Wikimedia Foundation Board members up for
reappointment have been unanimously reappointed and will continue in
their positions in 2011. In addition, the Board has completed the first
ever evaluation process, and during that time, we thought hard about
some of the details around the appointment process. After completing the
evaluation process we've voted to adjust the bylaws to extend all
Trustee appointments to two years.
In the past, community-elected and chapter-nominated trustees held
positions for two years before reelection or renomination was necessary;
however, Board-appointed Trustees and the Community Founder Trustee
needed to be reappointed every year. We've decided to amend Article 4,
Section 3 of the Wikimedia Foundation's bylaws so that all Trustees are
equal. We recognize that it's important to all of us that all terms are
equal no matter what "seat" a member holds. This amendment will
officially begin January 1, 2011, however, Stu, Jan-Bart, and Jimmy have
volunteered to take on a one year term. Their terms will expire on
December 31, 2011. Matt's and Bishaka's terms will expire on December
31, 2012.
As written in the bylaws, the Board of Trustees consists of three
members selected by the Wikimedia Community, two selected by Wikimedia
chapters, four members through appointment by the Board for specific
expertise, and a Community Founder seat. We currently remain a full
Board with all 10 Trustees currently serving.
Looking back at the last year, we've accomplished a lot as a Board and
as a movement. 2011 will prove to be both exciting and challenging as we
really move into implementing the five-year strategic plan we all worked
so hard together on this year. We're looking forward to bringing
Wikimedia to more people in more places all over the world. Thank you
all for your commitment to keeping Wikimedia going and happy 10 years
and 2011 to you all.
Ting
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Ting Chen
Member of the Board of Trustees
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
E-Mail: tchen(a)wikimedia.org