Should anyone be considering standing...<span></span><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b>Risker</b> <br>Date: Thursday, 2 May 2013<br>Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Elections 2013<br>To: Wikimedia Mailing List &lt;<a href="mailto:wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org">wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org</a>&gt;<br>
<br><br>I am pleased to announce that self-nominations are now being accepted for<br>
the 2013 Wikimedia Foundation Elections.  This year, elections are being<br>
held for the following roles:<br>
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   Board of Trustees<br>
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The Board of Trustees is the decision-making body that is ultimately<br>
responsible for the long term sustainability of the Foundation, so we value<br>
wide input into its selection.  There are three positions being filled.<br>
More information about this role can be found at &lt;<br>
<a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2013/Board_elections/2013" target="_blank">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2013/Board_elections/2013</a>&gt;.<br>
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   Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC)<br>
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The Funds Dissemination Committee<br>
(FDC)&lt;<a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC" target="_blank">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC</a>&gt;makes<br>

recommendations about how to allocate Wikimedia<br>
movement &lt;<a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia" target="_blank">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia</a>&gt; funds to eligible<br>
entities.  There are two positions being filled. More information about<br>
this role can be found at &lt;<br>
<a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2013/FDC_elections/2013" target="_blank">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2013/FDC_elections/2013</a>&gt;.<br>
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   Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) Ombud<br>
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The FDC Ombud receives complaints and feedback about the FDC process,<br>
investigates complaints at the request of the Board of Trustees,  and<br>
summarizes the investigations and feedback for the Board of Trustees on an<br>
annual basis.  One position is being filled.  More information about this<br>
role can be found at &lt;<br>
<a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2013/FDC_Ombudsperson_elections/2013" target="_blank">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2013/FDC_Ombudsperson_elections/2013</a>&gt;.<br>

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The candidacy submission phase lasts from 00:00 UTC April 24 to 23:59 UTC<br>
May 17. More<br>
information on this election can be found at  &lt;<br>
<a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2013" target="_blank">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2013</a>&gt;.<br>
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Please feel free to post a note about the election on your project&#39;s village<br>
pump, or to translate it and distribute it on other Wikimedia movement<br>
mailing lists. Any questions related to the election can be posted on the<br>
talk page<br>
on Meta, or sent to the election committee&#39;s mailing list,<br>
&lt;board-elections AT <a href="http://wikimedia.org" target="_blank">wikimedia.org</a>&gt;<br>
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On behalf of the Election Committee,<br>
<br>
Risker<br>
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<br><br><br>-- <br>- Andrew Gray<br>  <a href="mailto:andrew.gray@dunelm.org.uk">andrew.gray@dunelm.org.uk</a><br>