Hoi, There is one question that is obvious for me to ask.. What will the role be of language, internationalisation and localisation in the strategy of the WMF and how will it be possible to measure this ? Thanks, GerardM

PS Welcome

2009/7/13 Eugene Eric Kim eekim@blueoxen.com

Thanks for the welcome, Sue, and the kind words Steven! I'm glad to be participating.

As Sue mentioned, I'll be ramping up for the next few weeks. As part of that, we'll be setting up spaces for conversations. In the meantime, don't hesitate to contact me with your thoughts, questions, or simply just to say hi. I'm anxious to hear your thoughts and ideas about the process and the hoped-for outcomes.

Thanks again!

=Eugene

On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Sue Gardnersgardner@wikimedia.org wrote:

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Hi folks,

I am delighted to announce that Wikimedia's collaborative strategy development project, which was first discussed here on this list a few months ago, will be led by Eugene Eric Kim.

Eugene is principal and co-founder of Blue Oxen Associates http://blueoxen.com/, a San Francisco-based socially-conscious consulting firm that focuses on understanding and improving how people collaborate. He's worked at all levels of the collaborative process, from strategy development to facilitation. His past clients have included People for the American Way, NASA, the Institute for International Education, Socialtext, and the Sierra Club.

Eugene is also a long-time member of the Wiki community. He is the co-author of PurpleWiki, he spoke at the first Wikimania in Frankfurt, he was a keynote speaker at WikiSym 2006, and he was one of the instigators of the first RecentChangesCamp.

Eugene will start today, July 13. He'll work in our San Francisco office. He will report to me, and the project's Facilitator and Research Analyst will report to him.

I expect he'll take the first few weeks to catch up on the thinking that's been done so far, and you'll start hearing from him soon. We expect planning to take a few months, and the project itself will likely formally kick off shortly after Wikimania.

I am thrilled to have Eugene join us for the strategy project, the Wikimedia Foundation's top priority in 2009-10. His wealth of experience and his deep understanding of our world make him a perfect partner to lead this project on our behalf. Please join me in congratulating and welcoming him. Also, my thanks to Erik Moeller and Jennifer Riggs for sitting on the hiring committee.

Thanks, Sue

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