Wikimedia NYC proposal to broaden WMF nominations - submit today - Wikimedia-l

8 Mar 2016

On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 11:02 PM, Pharos &lt;pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com&gt;
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 &lt;lane(a)bluerasberry.com&gt;
 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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