[Wikimedia-l] Info: Election for WCA Chairperson

[Fae]

Hi,

I have started a draft of the process for the WCA election for a
Chairperson at <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Elections/2012_Chairperson>.
This is in line with the discussion at the London meeting last
weekend. The election for a Chairperson is limited to votes by Council
members (as defined at the time of opening the vote) and the
Chairperson needs to be a member of the Council.

I invite Council members to not only consider if they have some skill
and experience to bring to the role of Chair, but also to take an
selfless viewpoint, and consider if there are individuals with skills
elsewhere in their Chapter that might mean that now would be a good
time to quickly swap their position with someone else in their
Chapter,  so that the WCA benefits overall.

I strongly recommend that this is a contested election, particularly
with representatives from smaller Chapters running for Chair. A key
reason that I planned last year for a re-election for Chair to happen
before the Milan conference, was that I was uncomfortable that my
appointment without contest. In my view, this was a weak demonstration
of our democratic process. If anyone has good tips for improving the
process then please chip in, preferably on the meta talk page. My
objective is to keep this as simple as possible to understand, and as
non-bureaucratic as possible, so please try to make any suggestions
with that in mind. :-)

I propose we accept self nomination statements in languages other than
English, and allow others to help with good translations. I would
expect to be opening for nominations on Monday 25 February 2013,
unless there are significant objections (such as prospective
candidates being unavailable for this coming week and needing an
extension to this schedule).

Cheers,
Fae
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Ashley Van Haeften (Fae) faewik at gmail.com
Chapters Association Council Chair http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WCA
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