On 6/6/06, Erik Moeller eloquence@gmail.com wrote:
One person who immediately comes to mind is Achal Prabhala, an important, charismatic and brilliant international leader in the "Access to Knowledge" movement, i.e. availability of free textbooks and other learning resources, international IP law, etc. (he gave an excellent speech at Wikimania on the topic).
I met Achal when I was in South Africa, and again at Wikimania last year. If there is to be an advisory board, he should definitely be considered for that since he has a lot of very relevant experience and would seem to support our goals. I'd rather keep the actual board limited to people with experience of Wikimedia though, rather than outsiders to increase the chance the Board members are aware of the community's concerns and have some motivation to follow the wishes of the community.
Angela.