Hi fellow Wikimedians,
We held our chapter's public meeting and open vote on March 16, and we
found all the ten people running qualified to participate as candidates in
the current WMF election.
This is part of our chapter's policy to encourage a more diverse and more
transparent process for the WMF board elections, and particularly to
encourage non-traditional candidates whose inclusion we would find to
benefit the overall elections process.
We were glad to see three or four candidates join the process who would not
have otherwise applied, and are also happy to see that several of the newer
candidates have received endorsements from other chapters as well (even
before our public vote).
Thanks,
Pharos
Wikimedia NYC
On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 6:19 PM, phoebe ayers <phoebe.wiki(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks Pharos for making this offer and for outlining
what your chapter
voting process will be! Both are good practices to bring to a process that
has in the past been generally opaque.
Best,
Phoebe
On Mar 8, 2016 8:14 AM, "Pharos" <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 11:02 PM, Pharos
<pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi fellow Wikimedians,
>
> Wikimedia NYC is interested in opening up and diversifying the
Wikimedia
Foundation board nominations process (beyond the typical
chapter-affiliated
> candidates), so interested parties are welcomed to submit their
> self-nominations today on Meta-Wiki, and we will consider all
reasonable
applications from around the world, and will endorse those
non-traditional
> candidates whose inclusion we would find to benefit the overall
elections
process.
You just have to start the page for your nomination on Meta-Wiki today,
details can be filled in over the coming week.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016/Nominat…
>
> Nominations must be in by UTC end of day March 8 on Meta-Wiki (which is
> the global deadline), and Wikimedia NYC will formally make the choice
of
> candidates to endorse for participation in
the elections at its March
16
> 'WikiWednesday' public meeting, to
be determined by an open vote of
> attendees at that meeting.
>
> We also commit to having a vote at our public meeting in April or May
to
make our
chapter's decision for the actual elections.
Feel free to write to us beforehand if you have questions.
Thanks,
Pharos
Wikimedia NYC
On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 3:40 PM, Lane Rasberry <lane(a)bluerasberry.com>
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The board of trustees for the Wikimedia Foundation has 10 seats. The
> office
> holders for 2 of these 10 seats will be selected in the "2016
> affiliate-selected board seats" process described at
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016>
>
> For a candidate to be considered in this election, they must be
nominated
> by 8 March and endorsed by a voting Wikimedia
organizational affiliate
by
> 23 March.
>
> If anyone has any nomination to make, we are now in the last day!
> Nominations must be made by the end of 8 March! Make a nomination for
> yourself or another person at
> <
>
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016/Nominat…
>> >
>>
>> For those making a nomination, please follow up by soliciting for
>> endorsement of the nomination from one voting organization. That
>> endorsement must be posted by 23 March. Candidates in the election
must
be
>> nominated by the end of March 8 and must have their endorsement by 23
>> March.
>>
>> Beyond nomination, please participate in the election by encouraging
all
>> organizations which are eligible to vote
to cast their vote later
during
>> the voting period.
>>
>> Thanks - and forgive me if I misspoke in any part of this. I am
anxious
>> about writing correctly and clearly. The
official election
documentation
>> is
>> on-wiki.
>>
>> yours,
>>
>>
>> --
>> Lane Rasberry
>> user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia
>> 206.801.0814
>> lane(a)bluerasberry.com
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