Cross posting _____ *Béria Lima*
*Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a construir esse sonho. http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos*
On 18 May 2012 00:12, Béria Lima berialima@gmail.com wrote:
Hello!
We have a result! The polls closed a few hours ago and I've already counted the votes. The chapters have, by voting, selected the following candidates to serve on the WMF board:
- Patricio Lorente
- Alice Wiegand
*Patricio Lorente* (User:Patricio.lorente) is the current President of Wikimedia Argentina. He had worked as Project Manager of the Association for Social Development in Argentina. At present, he serves as General ProSecretary of the National University of La Plata.
*Alice Wiegand* (User:Lyzzy) is an IT specialist for system administration in the public sector. She currently run the IT department of a German municipality with 450 PC workstations. In April she will start her Master’s studies in Public Policy and Governance.
I also would like to thanks Arne and Phoebe for the job they did over the last two and half years, all the candidates for all the work they put into the elections and everyone who participated in the process by nominating a candidate, asking questions of candidates or taking part in your chapter's decision on who to vote for.
I commend this result to the board and urge them to approve it.
Regards,
Béria Lima* Moderator
On 5/18/2012 8:16 AM, Béria Lima wrote:
Hello!
We have a result! The polls closed a few hours ago and I've already counted the votes. The chapters have, by voting, selected the following candidates to serve on the WMF board:
- Patricio Lorente
- Alice Wiegand
*Patricio Lorente* (User:Patricio.lorente) is the current President of Wikimedia Argentina. He had worked as Project Manager of the Association for Social Development in Argentina. At present, he serves as General ProSecretary of the National University of La Plata.
*Alice Wiegand* (User:Lyzzy) is an IT specialist for system administration in the public sector. She currently run the IT department of a German municipality with 450 PC workstations. In April she will start her Master’s studies in Public Policy and Governance.
I also would like to thanks Arne and Phoebe for the job they did over the last two and half years, all the candidates for all the work they put into the elections and everyone who participated in the process by nominating a candidate, asking questions of candidates or taking part in your chapter's decision on who to vote for.
Thanks and congratulations to all concerned!
In the case of Patricio and Alice, that means thank you for being willing to serve, and congratulations on being selected. They are both wonderful people who I believe can do a great job on the board. I am pleased that the chapters' process for nominating board members brought out a number of fine candidates this year. I could have been similarly happy to see one of several other candidates chosen as well, which is good. But I couldn't have been *more* happy, because Patricio and Alice are such excellent choices.
In the case of Phoebe and Arne, that means thank you for the great work you have done and the often unacknowledged effort that required, and congratulations on the newfound freedom you will soon have. (Though I can assure you that this freedom will disappear so fast you won't even realize it was there, as it fills up with new tasks and responsibilities.) I don't think the chapters could have selected anyone better than Phoebe to replace me, just as they couldn't have chosen anyone better than Alice and Patricio to replace Arne and Phoebe. That's important because the new board members will have big shoes to fill. At least their names have already filled the same initials, A and P - that seems like a happy omen to me.
In the case of the chapters and those who moderated the process, that means thank you for your thoughtful deliberations, and congratulations on completing this in a timely manner. I think the way they have handled this is a reflection of the increasing maturity of the chapters collectively. That is one of many positive developments in this area, which is much-needed and has been an important area of emphasis for the movement lately. It has not always been easy, but we are making progress. I feel that successes like this validate my desire initially to have the chapters participate directly in the selection of board members.
--Michael Snow
Thank you Béria for the speedy update; and congratulations and welcome to Alice and Patricio.
On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Michael Snow wikipedia@frontier.com wrote:
On 5/18/2012 8:16 AM, Béria Lima wrote:
We have a result! The polls closed a few hours ago and I've already counted the votes. The chapters have, by voting, selected the following candidates to serve on the WMF board:
- Patricio Lorente
- Alice Wiegand
Thanks and congratulations to all concerned!
In the case of Patricio and Alice, that means thank you for being willing to serve, and congratulations on being selected. They are both wonderful people who I believe can do a great job on the board. I am pleased that the chapters' process for nominating board members brought out a number of fine candidates this year. I could have been similarly happy to see one of several other candidates chosen as well, which is good. But I couldn't have been *more* happy, because Patricio and Alice are such excellent choices.
In the case of Phoebe and Arne, that means thank you for the great work you have done and the often unacknowledged effort that required, and congratulations on the newfound freedom you will soon have. (Though I can assure you that this freedom will disappear so fast you won't even realize it was there, as it fills up with new tasks and responsibilities.) I don't think the chapters could have selected anyone better than Phoebe to replace me, just as they couldn't have chosen anyone better than Alice and Patricio to replace Arne and Phoebe. That's important because the new board members will have big shoes to fill. At least their names have already filled the same initials, A and P - that seems like a happy omen to me.
In the case of the chapters and those who moderated the process, that means thank you for your thoughtful deliberations, and congratulations on completing this in a timely manner. I think the way they have handled this is a reflection of the increasing maturity of the chapters collectively. That is one of many positive developments in this area, which is much-needed and has been an important area of emphasis for the movement lately. It has not always been easy, but we are making progress. I feel that successes like this validate my desire initially to have the chapters participate directly in the selection of board members.
--Michael Snow
Michael, you put this so well. I second that 100% (including the alliterative omen).
I feel lucky to have worked with Phoebe and Arne, who have brought such care and energy to the board. And this year's chapter selection process felt inspiring and open - a chance for the whole community to reflect together. May all of our consensus-building run so smoothly.
Sam.
Congratulations to both Patricio and Alice on being selected, I look forward to working with you!
And I would also like to take the opportunity to thank both Arne and Phoebe. Both have proven that having many diverse views on the board is a tremendous advantage and I really enjoyed working with them. As volunteers they have given a lot of time and energy in the past years. Just like a lot of us on a "wikibreak" this is not a goodbye, this is probably a "see you later" on one of the projects, Wikimania or a future committee :)
Thanks to everyone involved in the selection process, and especially Béria for all the coordination :)
Jan-Bart
On 18 mei 2012, at 17:16, Béria Lima wrote:
Cross posting_____ *Béria Lima*
*Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a construir esse sonho. http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos*
On 18 May 2012 00:12, Béria Lima berialima@gmail.com wrote:
Hello!
We have a result! The polls closed a few hours ago and I've already counted the votes. The chapters have, by voting, selected the following candidates to serve on the WMF board:
- Patricio Lorente
- Alice Wiegand
*Patricio Lorente* (User:Patricio.lorente) is the current President of Wikimedia Argentina. He had worked as Project Manager of the Association for Social Development in Argentina. At present, he serves as General ProSecretary of the National University of La Plata.
*Alice Wiegand* (User:Lyzzy) is an IT specialist for system administration in the public sector. She currently run the IT department of a German municipality with 450 PC workstations. In April she will start her Master’s studies in Public Policy and Governance.
I also would like to thanks Arne and Phoebe for the job they did over the last two and half years, all the candidates for all the work they put into the elections and everyone who participated in the process by nominating a candidate, asking questions of candidates or taking part in your chapter's decision on who to vote for.
I commend this result to the board and urge them to approve it.
Regards,
Béria Lima* Moderator
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