The Wikimedia Board would like to announce that Tim Starling has been appointed to the official position of developer liaison.

Brion Vibber is currently on a wikibreak, but it is expected than he might also hold an official position related to development tasks when he is back.

The Board would like to encourage the creation of a developer committee whereby certain developers are assigned responsibility for ensuring that tasks, such as buying servers, are carried out in an efficient and timely way. It is expected that a number of non-official positions will be created by this committee, and that particular developers can be named in certain roles if the committee feel that would be beneficial. Tim Starling's role would include documenting the activities of this committee so the community are aware of who to contact about different issues, and to ensure smooth communication between developers.

The title is not meant to imply they Tim Starling does, or is expected to do, more development work than anyone else. He will be the first point of contact between the developers and the Board. The aim of this position is to improve communication, both within the development team, and between them, the Board and the community.

Angela Beesley On behalf on the Wikimedia Foundation