[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] (Announcement) Ana Toni Announced as New Wikimedia Foundation Board Member

[Lodewijk]

(just for the record, not reflecting at all on Ana's qualities or being
unhappy with the actual decision):

I understand that the board took this decision online on June 19. I'm a
little disappointed it took so long to communicate this to the community:
almost three weeks after the decision, a week after the term was effective.
If such a long preperation is required to communicate the decision, perhaps
it would make sense to adjust the effectivity date accordingly in the
future.

Best,
Lodewijk


2013/7/9 Jan-Bart de Vreede <jdevreede at wikimedia.org>

> Hey
>
> I am also very happy to publicly welcome her to the Board, and am really
> happy that she was able to free up time for the commitment of our board,
> which demands a good deal of time.
>
> With regards to your questions:
>
> 1) I am forwarding these messages to Ana Toni :) And gave her instructions
> how to subscribe
> 2) Her term started on the 1st of July.
> 3) Unfortunately she is not able to make it to Wikimania because she
> already had plans during that period :(  She will probably be attending a
> part of the board meeting through Skype but she will miss the interaction
> with everyone, which is something she (and we all) regret but which
> couldn't be helped.
>
> (she did meet some of the community members in San Francisco during her
> stay there when we interviewed here and Phoebe organised a edit-a-thon :)
>
> Jan-Bart
>
>
>
>
> On Jul 9, 2013, at 12:42 PM, Lodewijk <lodewijk at effeietsanders.org> wrote:
>
> > Welcome Ana!
> >
> > (while everyone is assuming Ana is already subscribed to this list, I
> will
> > do the same. i hope that when this thread lies down a bit, someone will
> > forward it of course :) )
> > We have always heard a lot about Greenpeace, and as you probably know, it
> > was often used as an example in our strategic discussions how we would
> like
> > to develop as a movement (the amount of centralization). I look forward
> to
> > your involvement on those discussions as we're slowly moving towards a
> new
> > strategic cycle for the Wikimedia Foundation, and I hope you will be bold
> > enough a person to simply join, even if you may feel somewhat 'new' for
> the
> > first ten years ;-).
> >
> > Very practically: when exactly does your term officially start her term?
> > Will that be at the coming board meeting in Hong Kong, or afterwards? I
> > hope you will have the opportunity of meeting many community members in
> > Hong Kong!
> >
> > Best,
>
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