Hi all,

I've put the Board Govenance Committe's agenda for the next months on http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_Board_Governance_Committee and would be glad to see you joining discussions there and on the subpages which will be created with the tasks we start.

There is one thing with some special urgency: we need to find a new board member to fill one of the appointed seats. That's not easy and we will reach out to the Advisory Committee, the community and externals to collect nominations. But what needs to be first is to create a set of requirements, skills and characteristics the Board needs. With the appointed Trustees the Board has the opportunity to identify which of these are necessary in the current composition to amend the Board's skills at a certain stage. Can we find ways to get more overlapping in what is needed and what is wanted? I Think in general it's important to find out more about expectations and ideas of an "ideal Trustee". Help us get a broader picture, share your thoughts on http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_Board_Governance_Committee/Agenda_2012-20...

Regards, Alice.