Thank you, Stephen.
Some context: the Board recently discussed ways to update its composition
and selection processes. In March, there was a Meta discussion about this:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Thin…
Topics discussed and agreed upon by the board in recent months:
* Changing term lengths to 3 years
* Setting a term limit of 6 consecutive years
Topics still under consideration:
* Changing board size to 9 or 11 members
* Selection processes: including the process for appointments & a standing
election committee
Many of these will involve a change to the Bylaws, such as the one below.
Sam
On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Stephen LaPorte <slaporte(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
Hi all,
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is considering an amendment to
the Bylaws to add term limits and adjust the term lengths. You can see the
proposed change here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_bylaws/June_2015_-_Ter…
Please share your comments on the talk page. The proposal will be available
for two weeks before the Board votes on the amendment.
Best,
Stephen
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