Hello all,
The Call for Candidates for the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection is now closed. After verification by the Elections Committee and the Wikimedia Foundation Trust & Safety team, 12 candidates are eligible. In order to be eligible, all candidates had to complete the required questions in the candidate application and meet the eligibility criteria https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024/Candidate_application#Candidate_criteria.
See the list of the 12 eligible candidates on this meta-wiki page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024/Candidates and learn more about the experience, diversity, and expertise they hope to bring to the Board.
*Key dates of the next steps*
* *July*: candidates answer community questions * *July–August*: Campaigning period * *August*: Conversation with candidates * *September*: Voting period
Learn more about the full timeline on this meta-wiki page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024#Timeline.
Regards,
KTC
On behalf of the Elections Committee and Board Selection Working Group
On 08/05/2024 17:10, Katie Chan wrote:
Hello all,
The call for candidates for the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection is now open from May 8, 2024 - May 29, 2024 at 23:59 UTC. The Board of Trustees oversees the Wikimedia Foundation's work, and each Trustee serves a three-year term [1]. This is a volunteer position.
This year, the Wikimedia community will vote to fill four (4) seats on the Foundation Board in August 2024. Could you - or someone you know - be a good fit to join the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees?
Learn more about what it takes to stand for these leadership positions and how to submit your candidacy on this Meta-wiki page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024/Candidate_application or encourage someone else to run in this year's election.
Community questions for candidates* All community members, including affiliates, are invited to submit questions for the Board of Trustees candidates to answer. From the list of questions, the Elections Committee selects 5 questions for candidates to answer, which the candidates are expected to answer. The selected questions may be a combination of what’s been submitted from the community, if they’re alike or related. Questions can be submitted between May 8, 2024 - June 12, 2024 at 23:59 UTC. Learn more about how to submit your questions on this Meta-wiki page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024/Questions_for_candidates.
Regards,
KTC
On behalf of the Elections Committee and Board Selection Working Group
[1] - https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Bylaws#(B)_Term.