Hi folks,
I am delighted to announce Erik Moeller as Deputy Director of the Wikimedia Foundation. Erik will take up his new responsibilities in our San Francisco headquarters beginning January 10, and will report directly to me. As part of this transition, and as you know already from Florence's announcement yesterday, Erik has resigned from his role as Board member.
Erik is well-known in the Wikimedia community. A twice-elected board member, he has been active in the projects since 2001. Through his six years of volunteer participation, he has made thousands of edits and uploads, contributed to the MediaWiki software, helped launch Wikinews and Commons, and supported the organization in numerous other ways. He is also the author of "Die heimliche Medienrevolution," one of the first books to include an in-depth analysis of wiki collaboration.
Most recently, Erik has been Chief Technology Officer of Stichting Open Progress, where he managed a decentralized team of developers in the implementation of OmegaWiki, a collaborative ontology database. He also provides hosting for several wiki communities, including WikiEducator.org, and has project-managed other wiki software development projects such as the LiquidThreads discussion system.
Our chief technical officer, Brion Vibber, will report to Erik. In addition, I will be delegating specific projects to him, and he will act on my behalf when I am traveling or otherwise unavailable. He will also play an important role in orienting the new San Francisco staff, and helping them to understand the processes, history and values of the Wikimedia projects.
Since I joined the Foundation in June, I have been impressed with Erik's commitment, hard work and evangelism on behalf of Wikimedia. I know he will now be able to make an even greater contribution to what we do, and I'm very pleased he's agreed to join the staff in the new office.
Please join me in welcoming Erik to the staff of the foundation.
Sue Gardner Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
Hoi, Let me congratulate Erik with the new role that he will play for the Wikimedia Foundation. I know first hand how dedicated Erik has always been to the Wikimedia Foundation and I am sure he will give his all to make his new position a success. Erik is well placed for this role knowing the Wikimedia Foundation intimately and being well known by and integrated with the many organisations and communities / people that make up the Free / Open software/content world.
I want to thank him for the work he has done for Stichting Open Progress. We have had interesting times and we are happy and proud of what was achieved.
Thank you, Gerard Meijssen voorzitter Stichting Open Progress
On Dec 18, 2007 6:29 AM, Sue Gardner sgardner@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi folks,
I am delighted to announce Erik Moeller as Deputy Director of the Wikimedia Foundation. Erik will take up his new responsibilities in our San Francisco headquarters beginning January 10, and will report directly to me. As part of this transition, and as you know already from Florence's announcement yesterday, Erik has resigned from his role as Board member.
Erik is well-known in the Wikimedia community. A twice-elected board member, he has been active in the projects since 2001. Through his six years of volunteer participation, he has made thousands of edits and uploads, contributed to the MediaWiki software, helped launch Wikinews and Commons, and supported the organization in numerous other ways. He is also the author of "Die heimliche Medienrevolution," one of the first books to include an in-depth analysis of wiki collaboration.
Most recently, Erik has been Chief Technology Officer of Stichting Open Progress, where he managed a decentralized team of developers in the implementation of OmegaWiki, a collaborative ontology database. He also provides hosting for several wiki communities, including WikiEducator.org, and has project-managed other wiki software development projects such as the LiquidThreads discussion system.
Our chief technical officer, Brion Vibber, will report to Erik. In addition, I will be delegating specific projects to him, and he will act on my behalf when I am traveling or otherwise unavailable. He will also play an important role in orienting the new San Francisco staff, and helping them to understand the processes, history and values of the Wikimedia projects.
Since I joined the Foundation in June, I have been impressed with Erik's commitment, hard work and evangelism on behalf of Wikimedia. I know he will now be able to make an even greater contribution to what we do, and I'm very pleased he's agreed to join the staff in the new office.
Please join me in welcoming Erik to the staff of the foundation.
Sue Gardner Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
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Sue Gardner wrote:
Hi folks,
I am delighted to announce Erik Moeller as Deputy Director of the Wikimedia Foundation. Erik will take up his new responsibilities in our San Francisco headquarters beginning January 10, and will report directly to me. As part of this transition, and as you know already from Florence's announcement yesterday, Erik has resigned from his role as Board member.
If anyone can give Google a run for its money ;)
respects
Thank you, Sue. :-)
WMF has been a tiny, infrastructure focused organization based in St. Petersburg, Florida. And in some ways that's good: we've learned to utilize minimal resources to accomplish amazing things; we've built large, decentralized networks of volunteers to get things done.
On the other hand, the number of educational opportunities that have passed us by simply because we did not have the opportunity to respond or the ability to execute has been staggering.
We could have decided that we'll never be able to respond to a partnership proposal from a major university, or put together a grant, or execute a strategic priority like single user login or stable versions. We have decided, however, that our mission and vision is to empower everyone to share in the sum of human knowledge. And that desire is leading us to a new morning, a new beginning.
We're not just a Foundation to host servers. We are a charity of free knowledge.
Our relocation, our new hires, the first systematic budget, all these are requirements for growing up: not sufficient, but necessary. And the warm welcome we've already received in San Francisco is great -- few locations host so many unique and amazing organizations. It seems deeply appropriate for us to be there. :-)
Sue, you've brought an unprecedented level of professionalism to WMF, and I consider it a pleasure and an honor to be given the opportunity to work with you. Planet Earth hungers for knowledge. We have a lot of work cut out for us - let's get to it!
WikiLove, Erik
Congratulations Erik! This is excellent news.
-Aude
On Dec 17, 2007 11:03 PM, Erik Moeller erik@wikimedia.org wrote:
Thank you, Sue. :-)
WMF has been a tiny, infrastructure focused organization based in St. Petersburg, Florida. And in some ways that's good: we've learned to utilize minimal resources to accomplish amazing things; we've built large, decentralized networks of volunteers to get things done.
On the other hand, the number of educational opportunities that have passed us by simply because we did not have the opportunity to respond or the ability to execute has been staggering.
We could have decided that we'll never be able to respond to a partnership proposal from a major university, or put together a grant, or execute a strategic priority like single user login or stable versions. We have decided, however, that our mission and vision is to empower everyone to share in the sum of human knowledge. And that desire is leading us to a new morning, a new beginning.
We're not just a Foundation to host servers. We are a charity of free knowledge.
Our relocation, our new hires, the first systematic budget, all these are requirements for growing up: not sufficient, but necessary. And the warm welcome we've already received in San Francisco is great -- few locations host so many unique and amazing organizations. It seems deeply appropriate for us to be there. :-)
Sue, you've brought an unprecedented level of professionalism to WMF, and I consider it a pleasure and an honor to be given the opportunity to work with you. Planet Earth hungers for knowledge. We have a lot of work cut out for us - let's get to it!
WikiLove, Erik
Excellent news, and welcome to the San Francisco Bay Area.
I, for one, welcome our new non-felon overlord ;-)
Glückwunsch, Magnus
On Dec 18, 2007 7:03 AM, Erik Moeller erik@wikimedia.org wrote:
Thank you, Sue. :-)
WMF has been a tiny, infrastructure focused organization based in St. Petersburg, Florida. And in some ways that's good: we've learned to utilize minimal resources to accomplish amazing things; we've built large, decentralized networks of volunteers to get things done.
On the other hand, the number of educational opportunities that have passed us by simply because we did not have the opportunity to respond or the ability to execute has been staggering.
We could have decided that we'll never be able to respond to a partnership proposal from a major university, or put together a grant, or execute a strategic priority like single user login or stable versions. We have decided, however, that our mission and vision is to empower everyone to share in the sum of human knowledge. And that desire is leading us to a new morning, a new beginning.
We're not just a Foundation to host servers. We are a charity of free knowledge.
Our relocation, our new hires, the first systematic budget, all these are requirements for growing up: not sufficient, but necessary. And the warm welcome we've already received in San Francisco is great -- few locations host so many unique and amazing organizations. It seems deeply appropriate for us to be there. :-)
Sue, you've brought an unprecedented level of professionalism to WMF, and I consider it a pleasure and an honor to be given the opportunity to work with you. Planet Earth hungers for knowledge. We have a lot of work cut out for us - let's get to it!
WikiLove, Erik
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Many of the users have disclaimers in the footers of their email addresses. Is there an official footer/should the foundation have one?
On Dec 18, 2007 8:27 AM, symode09@hotmail.com wrote:
Many of the users have disclaimers in the footers of their email addresses. Is there an official footer/should the foundation have one?
I've only seen these footers from board members. Do you mean the disclaimer that runs like "This is an individual opinion, not a statement of the Board of Trustees" etc. etc. ?
I don't see many reasons why non-board resp. non-staff users *need* to have a footer on this list.
Michael
Some people have disclaimers automatically appended, if they use a work related e-mail address. If I were to respond from work, my disclaimer is two paragraphs long.
On Dec 18, 2007 7:27 AM, Michael Bimmler mbimmler@gmail.com wrote:
On Dec 18, 2007 8:27 AM, symode09@hotmail.com wrote:
Many of the users have disclaimers in the footers of their email addresses. Is there an official footer/should the foundation have one?
I've only seen these footers from board members. Do you mean the disclaimer that runs like "This is an individual opinion, not a statement of the Board of Trustees" etc. etc. ?
I don't see many reasons why non-board resp. non-staff users *need* to have a footer on this list.
Michael
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Sue Gardner wrote:
Hi folks,
I am delighted to announce Erik Moeller as Deputy Director of the Wikimedia Foundation. Erik will take up his new responsibilities in our San Francisco headquarters beginning January 10, and will report directly to me. As part of this transition, and as you know already from Florence's announcement yesterday, Erik has resigned from his role as Board member.
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Please join me in welcoming Erik to the staff of the foundation.
Congrations Erik !
Sue Gardner Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
Regards,
Yann
congratulations, Erik!
2007/12/18, Sue Gardner sgardner@wikimedia.org:
Hi folks,
I am delighted to announce Erik Moeller as Deputy Director of the Wikimedia Foundation. Erik will take up his new responsibilities in our San Francisco headquarters beginning January 10, and will report directly to me. As part of this transition, and as you know already from Florence's announcement yesterday, Erik has resigned from his role as Board member.
Erik is well-known in the Wikimedia community. A twice-elected board member, he has been active in the projects since 2001. Through his six years of volunteer participation, he has made thousands of edits and uploads, contributed to the MediaWiki software, helped launch Wikinews and Commons, and supported the organization in numerous other ways. He is also the author of "Die heimliche Medienrevolution," one of the first books to include an in-depth analysis of wiki collaboration.
Most recently, Erik has been Chief Technology Officer of Stichting Open Progress, where he managed a decentralized team of developers in the implementation of OmegaWiki, a collaborative ontology database. He also provides hosting for several wiki communities, including WikiEducator.org, and has project-managed other wiki software development projects such as the LiquidThreads discussion system.
Our chief technical officer, Brion Vibber, will report to Erik. In addition, I will be delegating specific projects to him, and he will act on my behalf when I am traveling or otherwise unavailable. He will also play an important role in orienting the new San Francisco staff, and helping them to understand the processes, history and values of the Wikimedia projects.
Since I joined the Foundation in June, I have been impressed with Erik's commitment, hard work and evangelism on behalf of Wikimedia. I know he will now be able to make an even greater contribution to what we do, and I'm very pleased he's agreed to join the staff in the new office.
Please join me in welcoming Erik to the staff of the foundation.
Sue Gardner Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
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