[Wikimedia Announcements] Minutes from the April 18-19, 2013 Board Meeting

Hello all, The minutes of the WMF Board Meeting on April 18-19, 2013 have been approved and published: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2013-04-18 The meeting's agenda included: * Reports from the Audit Committee and Board Governance Committee * Approving the resolution on Potential Conflicts of Interest (available here: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Guidelines_on_potential_conf… ) * Appointing Bishakha Datta to the Board Governance Committee * An update on the Annual Plan * Guidance for the Funds Dissemination Committee ("FDC") * The Wikimedia Foundation's participation in the FDC * Discussing a Strategy Committee proposal * Discussing guiding principles (available at: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Sue_Gardner/Wikimedia_Foundation_Guidin… ) * Discussing editor retention * Discussing an update to the bylaws * Approving a revised Board Governance Committee charter (available here: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Approving_the_revised_Board_… ) * Discussing the trustee candidate search * Discussing the Executive Director transition Additionally, minutes from the Board Governance Committee's Meeting on April 17, 2013 are available here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_Board_Governance_Committee/Minutes_04-17… -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *For legal reasons, I may only serve as an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation. This means I may not give legal advice to or serve as a lawyer for community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity.*