Dear All,
back in June the Wikimedia Technical Committee (TechCom) began a process to recruit two new members to broaden the committee’s area of expertise[1]. After some deliberation, we have now concluded our process and would like to welcome Niklas Laxström and Dan Andreescu to TechCom. Congratulations, we are looking forward to you bringing your expertise to the committee!
For those who wonder what this is about: TechCom is the guardian of the integrity, consistency, stability, and performance of all software supporting the Wikimedia projects. It acts as the senior advisor and the convergence point of all decisions related to technical work that is strategic, cross-cutting, and/or hard to undo. You can find more information in the TechCom Charter[2].
To those who applied or were nominated, but were not selected, I want to say: thank you for offering your time and brain power! It was a difficult decision to make. We evaluated all candidates based on the following criteria: - Activity on RFCs and other Phabricator tickets - Area(s) of expertise - Having a unique engineering perspective - Experience working in and with the Wikimedia movement and community
It was a challenge to balance these criteria, especially with candidates who have a lot of experience, but whose expertise and perspective is similar to that of existing members. In such cases, we aimed to improve the diversity of perspective and knowledge on the committee by picking candidates that would help us cover any blind spots.
We plan to do another round of nominations again soon, and hope to have continued interested from others in joining TechCom.
Thank you all,
[1] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-June/090068.html [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Committee/Charter
Congrats Niklas and Dan!!
On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 3:06 PM Daniel Kinzler daniel.kinzler@wikimedia.de wrote:
Dear All,
back in June the Wikimedia Technical Committee (TechCom) began a process to recruit two new members to broaden the committee’s area of expertise[1]. After some deliberation, we have now concluded our process and would like to welcome Niklas Laxström and Dan Andreescu to TechCom. Congratulations, we are looking forward to you bringing your expertise to the committee!
For those who wonder what this is about: TechCom is the guardian of the integrity, consistency, stability, and performance of all software supporting the Wikimedia projects. It acts as the senior advisor and the convergence point of all decisions related to technical work that is strategic, cross-cutting, and/or hard to undo. You can find more information in the TechCom Charter[2].
To those who applied or were nominated, but were not selected, I want to say: thank you for offering your time and brain power! It was a difficult decision to make. We evaluated all candidates based on the following criteria:
- Activity on RFCs and other Phabricator tickets
- Area(s) of expertise
- Having a unique engineering perspective
- Experience working in and with the Wikimedia movement and community
It was a challenge to balance these criteria, especially with candidates who have a lot of experience, but whose expertise and perspective is similar to that of existing members. In such cases, we aimed to improve the diversity of perspective and knowledge on the committee by picking candidates that would help us cover any blind spots.
We plan to do another round of nominations again soon, and hope to have continued interested from others in joining TechCom.
Thank you all,
[1] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-June/090068.html [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Committee/Charter
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Congratulations, both!
-Sam
--- Engineering Manager, Readers Wikimedia Foundation
Timezone: BST (GMT+1) @phuedx everywhere
Hello @everyone,
A big congratulations to Niklas Laxström and Dan Andreescu for joining TechCom! Your expertise will bring a great deal of knowledge to the committee. 📣📣📣📣📣
*Kind regards,* *Derick N. Alangi*
On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 10:29 AM Sam Smith samsmith@wikimedia.org wrote:
Congratulations, both!
-Sam
Engineering Manager, Readers Wikimedia Foundation
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Congratulations Niklas and Dan — we're happy to have you on the committee and we're looking forward to adding your experiences, expertise and strengths as well as your unique perspectives during our discussions! :)
Cheers,
Deb
--
deb tankersley
Program Manager, Engineering
Wikimedia Foundation
On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 10:06 PM Daniel Kinzler daniel.kinzler@wikimedia.de wrote:
Dear All,
back in June the Wikimedia Technical Committee (TechCom) began a process to recruit two new members to broaden the committee’s area of expertise[1]. After some deliberation, we have now concluded our process and would like to welcome Niklas Laxström and Dan Andreescu to TechCom. Congratulations, we are looking forward to you bringing your expertise to the committee!
For those who wonder what this is about: TechCom is the guardian of the integrity, consistency, stability, and performance of all software supporting the Wikimedia projects. It acts as the senior advisor and the convergence point of all decisions related to technical work that is strategic, cross-cutting, and/or hard to undo. You can find more information in the TechCom Charter[2].
To those who applied or were nominated, but were not selected, I want to say: thank you for offering your time and brain power! It was a difficult decision to make. We evaluated all candidates based on the following criteria:
- Activity on RFCs and other Phabricator tickets
- Area(s) of expertise
- Having a unique engineering perspective
- Experience working in and with the Wikimedia movement and community
It was a challenge to balance these criteria, especially with candidates who have a lot of experience, but whose expertise and perspective is similar to that of existing members. In such cases, we aimed to improve the diversity of perspective and knowledge on the committee by picking candidates that would help us cover any blind spots.
We plan to do another round of nominations again soon, and hope to have continued interested from others in joining TechCom.
Thank you all,
[1] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-June/090068.html [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Committee/Charter
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Adding my congratulations to Niklas and Dan. You will bring a lot of wisdom, expertise and POVs to the committee. As we transform its mission and expand its scope, your contributions will be invaluable.
Welcome!
Victoria
On Jul 18, 2018, at 2:06 PM, Deb Tankersley dtankersley@wikimedia.org wrote:
Congratulations Niklas and Dan — we're happy to have you on the committee and we're looking forward to adding your experiences, expertise and strengths as well as your unique perspectives during our discussions! :)
Cheers,
Deb
--
deb tankersley
Program Manager, Engineering
Wikimedia Foundation
On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 10:06 PM Daniel Kinzler daniel.kinzler@wikimedia.de wrote:
Dear All,
back in June the Wikimedia Technical Committee (TechCom) began a process to recruit two new members to broaden the committee’s area of expertise[1]. After some deliberation, we have now concluded our process and would like to welcome Niklas Laxström and Dan Andreescu to TechCom. Congratulations, we are looking forward to you bringing your expertise to the committee!
For those who wonder what this is about: TechCom is the guardian of the integrity, consistency, stability, and performance of all software supporting the Wikimedia projects. It acts as the senior advisor and the convergence point of all decisions related to technical work that is strategic, cross-cutting, and/or hard to undo. You can find more information in the TechCom Charter[2].
To those who applied or were nominated, but were not selected, I want to say: thank you for offering your time and brain power! It was a difficult decision to make. We evaluated all candidates based on the following criteria:
- Activity on RFCs and other Phabricator tickets
- Area(s) of expertise
- Having a unique engineering perspective
- Experience working in and with the Wikimedia movement and community
It was a challenge to balance these criteria, especially with candidates who have a lot of experience, but whose expertise and perspective is similar to that of existing members. In such cases, we aimed to improve the diversity of perspective and knowledge on the committee by picking candidates that would help us cover any blind spots.
We plan to do another round of nominations again soon, and hope to have continued interested from others in joining TechCom.
Thank you all,
[1] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-June/090068.html [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Committee/Charter
Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
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Congratulations Niklas and Dan, and thanks for your continued contributions!
On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 12:22 PM, Victoria Coleman vcoleman@wikimedia.org wrote:
Adding my congratulations to Niklas and Dan. You will bring a lot of wisdom, expertise and POVs to the committee. As we transform its mission and expand its scope, your contributions will be invaluable.
Welcome!
Victoria
On Jul 18, 2018, at 2:06 PM, Deb Tankersley dtankersley@wikimedia.org
wrote:
Congratulations Niklas and Dan — we're happy to have you on the committee and we're looking forward to adding your experiences, expertise and strengths as well as your unique perspectives during our discussions! :)
Cheers,
Deb
--
deb tankersley
Program Manager, Engineering
Wikimedia Foundation
On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 10:06 PM Daniel Kinzler <
daniel.kinzler@wikimedia.de>
wrote:
Dear All,
back in June the Wikimedia Technical Committee (TechCom) began a
process to
recruit two new members to broaden the committee’s area of expertise[1]. After some deliberation, we have now concluded our process and would like to welcome Niklas Laxström and Dan Andreescu to TechCom. Congratulations, we are looking forward to you bringing your expertise to the committee!
For those who wonder what this is about: TechCom is the guardian of the integrity, consistency, stability, and performance of all software supporting the Wikimedia projects. It acts as the senior advisor and the
convergence
point of all decisions related to technical work that is strategic, cross-cutting, and/or hard to undo. You can find more information in the TechCom Charter[2].
To those who applied or were nominated, but were not selected, I want to say: thank you for offering your time and brain power! It was a difficult decision to make. We evaluated all candidates based on the following criteria:
- Activity on RFCs and other Phabricator tickets
- Area(s) of expertise
- Having a unique engineering perspective
- Experience working in and with the Wikimedia movement and community
It was a challenge to balance these criteria, especially with candidates who have a lot of experience, but whose expertise and perspective is similar to that of existing members. In such cases, we aimed to improve the diversity
of
perspective and knowledge on the committee by picking candidates that would help us cover any blind spots.
We plan to do another round of nominations again soon, and hope to have continued interested from others in joining TechCom.
Thank you all,
June/090068.html
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