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style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Wikimedia UK is pleased to announce
the co-option of Nancy Bell
to the board for a two year term. Nancy has been appointed for her
extensive skills, experience and contacts, particularly
in the national and international cultural heritage sectors.<br>
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<p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial;">Nancy is currently
Head of Collection Care at The National
Archives, in which role she is responsible for the preservation of one
of the largest and most significant sources of information
in the world dating from Domesday Book to recent digital records. She
has established an internationally recognised heritage science research
programme in collaboration with the higher education sector and
industry, and has established a programme to work
closely with students and researchers to disseminate their work further
as wiki editors.</p>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Nancy
comments "</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: Arial;">There
are huge opportunities to extend
the reach of volunteers in new communities to create an even more
vibrant Wikimedia UK. I am committed to open and accessible information
as a guiding principle and very much welcome the opportunity to promote
this mission widely</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">".</span><br
style="font-family: Arial;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Please join us in welcoming Nancy to
the board.<br>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px 'Helvetica
Neue'">Best regards</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px 'Helvetica
Neue'">Michael</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px 'Helvetica
Neue'">Michael Maggs</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px 'Helvetica
Neue'">Chair, Wikimedia UK</p>
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