[Wikimedia-l] Proposed bylaws amendment

[Chris Keating]

Thanks Alice.

For those interested in this, you might like to note that James Hare has
started a discussion about the method used to select these Board members,
here; - it reflects the likelihood that thematic orgs will be part of the
decision not just chapters.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats/2014_resolution

Regards,

Chris



On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 8:51 PM, Alice Wiegand <awiegand at wikimedia.org>wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> In 2013 the WMF Board of Trustees started to publish proposed bylaw changes
> on Meta for consultation with the community. As we want to continue with
> this new tradition you find a proposed change at
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_bylaws/January_2014_-_Amendment_for_Trustees_selected_by_Chapters_and_Thematic_Organizations
>
> The Board Governance Committee (BGC) was commissioned by the Board to
> prepare the resolution and the BGC present it to the Board at the same time
> we publish it on Meta. Now a 10 day discussion phase starts after which the
> Board starts voting.
>
> I'm happy to invite you to review and discuss the resolution draft. Please
> share your comments on the talk page.
>
> Regards,
> Alice.
>
>
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