Similarly - really delighted to see so many excellent people supporting
this important committee. Thank you to everyone who volunteered!
Katherine
On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 7:38 AM, Dariusz Jemielniak <darekj(a)alk.edu.pl>
wrote:
+1, and also I'm amazed how many outstanding
people are willing to help!
17.08.2016 2:34 AM "Christophe Henner" <chenner(a)wikimedia.org>
napisał(a):
I hope nobody will mind, but I'll
"Yay" with you too.
Thanks and kuddos to Natalia for bringing the idea up, leading the
process,
and making it happen so quickly. And thanks to
everyone who volunteered
to
join bgc on top of their other volunteers
position :)
Christophe
On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 11:28 AM, Delphine Ménard <notafishz(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> Anders said it all. This announcement is so many kind of cool I don't
> know where to begin. So just YAY! Thanks for the initiative, thanks
> for volunteering.
>
> Delphine
>
> On 16 August 2016 at 20:57, Anders Wennersten <
mail(a)anderswennersten.se>
> wrote:
> > I joined the movement in 2007. I was then overwhelmed by the beauty
and
>
strength of the concept and the content in the projects. But at the
same
> time I was underwhelmed by the support
structure behind. Even if
Delphine
> > and Brion were good in talking with everyone and fixing technique and
> > Florence in chairing the operations, it was surely not up to the
needs.
> >
> > For me a milestone in getting a professional support structure in
place
was
> in 2012, when the Haifa agreement was realized and the FDC (and
> narrowing-focus) got in place. FDC was as fascinating for me as the
base
> > concept of the projects and as much true to the values of the
movement.
And
> besides the clever colleagues in the committee I got to know some
truly
> admirable individuals, like Kate Welsh,
Garfield, Gayle and of course
> Anasuya (and a little later Katy and Bishakha). Sometimes I feel that
in
the
> movement there are the best people you can find anywhere. But at the
same
> > time there were underwhelming issues, like a partly dysfunctional
Board
> and
> > that WMF operations was neither properly working nor reviewed (by
FDC).
>
> I now see that in 2016 a new milestone is being passed when the
movement
> (at
> > last) gets a professional support structure on par with the needs. I
> > perceive the tech org now working well and user driven, that the
budget
>
process now has been run professional and that there is a good
management
> > team in place for the running of WMF. And after seeing a lot of good
> > initiatives around the working of the Board where this announcement
is
the
> thing that get the keyelement in place, I also believe the Board is
now
> up
> > to become as professional as is needed for the movement. And the joy
of
>
seeing the names of many of my all time favourites back (in part also
in
> > FDC) is profound.
> >
> > Welcome all of you and looking forward to read of the resolutions
from
> this
> > enhanced BGC
> >
> > Anders
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Den 2016-08-16 kl. 15:47, skrev Nataliia Tymkiv:
> >>
> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> I am honestly delighted to announce the results of the public call
for
>>
Board Governance committee volunteer and Advisory members, announced
on
>> July 15, 2016 [1]. We received nine
applications, and after
discussing
> them
with BGC and reviewing the committee's needs and interviewing a
short
>> list of candidates,I have chosen five volunteer advisory members for
the
>> committee. I'd like to extend my
thanks to everyone who offered to
serve
> >> on
> >> the committee.
> >>
> >> Please find below a short introduction for our new volunteer
advisory
>>
members. They are all quite well known in the movement and I think
their
> >> insights would be helpful. They join the Committee once they sign
the
>>
documents that Stephen LaPorte, our Interim Secretary, sent to them
(the
> same
ones as the Board members sign - the confidentiality agreement
>
> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Confidentiality_
agreement_of_the_Board_of_Trustees>
> , code of conduct
>
> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Code_of_conduct_of_
the_Board_of_Trustees>
>> , conflict of interest disclosure
>> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Conflict_of_interest_policy
).
>>
>> === Gayle Karen Young ===
>>
>> Gayle Karen Young is a WMF's former Chief Talent and Culture office.
In
>> her
>> time at Wikimedia, she was accountable for building the current HR
team
>> and
>> had an active hand in board development and staffed the board HR
>> committee.
>> She brings experience with the Wikimedia movement, with the workings
of
>> the
>> Foundation, and through her own consulting work in leadership and
board
>> development with organizations in both
the for-profit and non-profit
>> space,
>> and in technology and human rights.
>>
>> === Kat Walsh ===
>>
>> Kat Walsh is a former member of Wikimedia Foundation Board of
Trustees,
> >> 12/2006-8/2013 (Chair, 2012-2013; Executive Secretary, 2009-2010).
Now
> she
> >> works as an attorney specializing in copyright, Internet law, and
free
> and
> >> open source software.
> >>
> >>
> >> === Tim Moritz Hector ===
> >>
> >> Tim Moritz Hector is Chair of the Board of Wikimedia Deutschland
since
> >> 2014. Tim has been an active
Wikimedian for more than eight years
and
> was
> >> engaged in several positions on national and international level.
His
most
>> recent engagement (with Frans Grijzenhout from WMNL) is focussed on
>> building the capacities of board members in all
Wikimedia-organizations.
>> He
>> is going to finish his B.A. in politics and german philology this
month
>> and
>> shall work as an advisor to the ED at the "Academy for volunteerism"
in
>> Berlin beginning in September.
>>
>> === Ido Ivry ===
>>
>> Ido Ivry is a board member of Wikimedia Israel. He has extensive NGO
>> experience, as well as business understanding, both in large
corporates,
> >> NGOs, GLAM institution (National Library of Israel), and is
currently
a
>> CTO
>> in his own startup, developing open data solutions for city
governments.
>> Ido has been active on the Grants
Advisory Committee and as part of
the
> >> Simple APG Committee, working with many organizations in our
movement
on
>
carrying out their missions successfully and effectively.
>
> === Ira B. Matetsky (User:Newyorkbrad) ===
>
> Ira Brad Matetsky (User:Newyorkbrad) is a long-time editor,
administrator,
>> and former arbitrator on English Wikipedia as well as a board member
of
>> Wikimedia New York City.
Professionally, he has been a litigation
>> attorney
>> in New York City since 1987. He has broad experience with board and
>> community governance issues, best practices, and legal requirements
from
>> serving with and representing a number
of organizations.
>>
>> [1]
>>
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016- July/084756.html
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >> antanana / Nataliia Tymkiv
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