[Foundation-l] Reasoning behind identification policy

2011-02-05 Thread Lodewijk
Hi, taking this as a follow up on the irc meeting today, one of the questions that came up was what is the reason that WMF is collecting/storing this data. To be clear, with that we did not mean because the board told us to but rather what the purpose is: is it because you are legally required to

[Foundation-l] New General Counsel!: Geoffrey Brigham

2011-02-05 Thread MZMcBride
Copied and pasted from wikimediaannounce-l. --MZMcBride Hey folks, I'm delighted to tell you that the Wikimedia Foundation has a new General Counsel. Geoff Brigham, formerly of eBay, will start with us March 7 once he's relocated from Paris to San Francisco. He'll report to me. To recap: In

[Foundation-l] Announcement: Hiring of Asaf Bartov and Moushira Elamrawy contract extension

2011-02-05 Thread MZMcBride
Copied and pasted from wikimediaannounce-l. --MZMcBride I am very pleased to announce that Asaf Bartov has agreed to join the Wikimedia Foundation as Head of Global South Relationships (pending the completion of the U.S. visa application process) and Moushira Elamrawy has agreed to a contract

Re: [Foundation-l] New General Counsel!: Geoffrey Brigham

2011-02-05 Thread Samuel Klein
Thanks. We should make announcements forward automatically to foundation-l. SJ On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 2:23 PM, MZMcBride z...@mzmcbride.com wrote: Copied and pasted from wikimediaannounce-l. --MZMcBride Hey folks, I'm delighted to tell you that the Wikimedia Foundation has a new General

Re: [Foundation-l] New General Counsel!: Geoffrey Brigham

2011-02-05 Thread Samuel Klein
Welcome to Wikimedia, Geoff! May you find both challenges and inspiration on our legal frontiers. SJ Sue writes: Hey folks, I'm delighted to tell you that the Wikimedia Foundation has a new General Counsel. Geoff Brigham, formerly of eBay, will start with us March 7 once he's relocated

Re: [Foundation-l] New General Counsel!: Geoffrey Brigham

2011-02-05 Thread Theo10011
Hi Geoff, {{welcome}} Welcome !!! Regards Theo On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 1:38 AM, Samuel Klein meta...@gmail.com wrote: Welcome to Wikimedia, Geoff! May you find both challenges and inspiration on our legal frontiers. SJ Sue writes: Hey folks, I'm delighted to tell you that the

Re: [Foundation-l] New General Counsel!: Geoffrey Brigham

2011-02-05 Thread Marc Riddell
Welcome to you, Goeff. Your academic and work credentials and experience are impressive. Congratulations. I especially like your background as a busker. And your bringing your music to work. You should be a healthy addition to the Wikimedia staff. Marc Riddell on 2/5/11 3:11 PM, Theo10011 at

Re: [Foundation-l] New General Counsel!: Geoffrey Brigham

2011-02-05 Thread Ashar Voultoiz
On 05/02/11 20:23, MZMcBride wrote: Please join me in welcoming Geoff to the Wikimedia movement :-) Bienvenue à toi Geoff ! -- Ashar Voultoiz ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe:

Re: [Foundation-l] New General Counsel!: Geoffrey Brigham

2011-02-05 Thread Pronoein
Welcome Geoff! ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l