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 <dar...@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" <chen...@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 <notafi...@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 < > m...@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 > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/ > mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > > , > > > >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject= > unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/ > mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > @notafish > > > > > > NB. 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