Hello, The election process has started. The email below has a detailed process narration and the relevant URLs.

---------- Forwarded message --------- প্রেরক: Jackie Koerner jkoerner-ctr@wikimedia.org Date: বুধ, ১৮ আগস্ট, ২০২১ তারিখে ৫:৫৫ AM টায় Subject: [Wikimedia-l] The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Election is open. To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Friends, Here is a message from the Elections Committee:

Voting for the 2021 Board of Trustees election https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting is now open. Candidates from the community were asked to submit their candidacy. After a three week long Call for Candidates, there are 19 candidates for the 2021 election https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Candidates#Candidate_Table .

The Wikimedia movement has the opportunity to vote for the selection of community-and-affiliate trustees. By voting, you will help to identify those people who have the qualities to best serve the needs of the movement for the next several years. The Board is expected to select the four most voted candidates to serve as trustees. Voting closes 31 August 2021.

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees oversees the Wikimedia Foundation's operations. The Board wants to improve their competences and diversity as a team. They have shared the areas of expertise https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Candidates#Skills that they are currently missing and hope to cover with new trustees.

Learn more about candidates https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Candidates#Candidate_Table . Learn about the Board of Trustees https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees.webm . Vote https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting .

Read the full announcement and see translations on Meta-Wiki https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/2021-08-18/2021_Voting_Opens .