Thanks for the update, Christophe! Alice, I am so glad that you are staying for another term! Thank you so much for your dedication and commitment :)
And last but not least, thank you Guy, for sharing with us your vast experience and unique perspective. I really appreciate that. Hope that we will meet again soon. Patricio El vie., 23 de dic. de 2016 a la(s) 17:04, Christophe Henner < chen...@wikimedia.org> escribió: > Hi everyone, > > Last week, at our December meeting, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of > Trustees made some decisions regarding the two Board terms expiring at the > end of this year. Alice Wiegand sought and received reappointment for a > term which will end at Wikimania 2018. Guy Kawasaki decided not to seek > reappointment, and will complete his term at the end of December. > > Alice joined the Board in 2012 when she was selected to serve in one of the > two affiliate-selected board seats. She was subsequently appointed to fill > one of the four appointed expert seats, and will be completing her first > full term in that role this month. Alice lives in Germany, and has been > involved with German Wikipedia since 2004 and Wikimedia Deutschland since > 2008. Her unique background brings an important perspective on matters > related to the Wikimedia communities, strategy development, organizational > structuring, and executive accounting and assessment. Given her skills, > experience in the movement, and working knowledge of recent Board history, > we felt it was important to retain her presence for an additional term. > > The Board appreciates Guy’s commitment to Wikimedia and the input he > provided while serving on the Board. Guy joined the Board in 2015 when he > was selected to fill one of the four appointed expert seats. A prominent > figure in Silicon Valley, Guy has brought a unique perspective to the > challenges and opportunities the Board has considered during his term. Even > though we only worked together for a short time, I enjoyed his fresh point > of view that forced us to step out of our comfort zone, and reconsider > things we've done for years. In a time of evolution, the value from those > questions was really high. > > Alice's new appointment will last 1.5 years as opposed to 2 years[1]. We > have asked Alice to serve a term which ends at Wikimania 2018 (instead of > in December 2018) to help consolidate Board transitions to the annual > meeting at Wikimania, rather than spread throughout the year. Our hope is > this shift will support a more effective onboarding process for new > members. > > We will provide more information in January on our plans for filling the > vacancy now left by Guy's departure, as well as the other vacancies on the > Board. Until then, I invite you to join me in congratulating Alice on her > reappointment, and thanking Guy for his service to Wikimedia. > Congratulations, Alice, and thank you, Guy! > > As 2016 comes to an end, please allow me to take a moment and thank all of > you, on behalf of the Board, for your support, efforts, and contributions > this past year. We overcame many hurdles together and achieved many > collaborative accomplishments. I am confident that we will make 2017 an > amazing year. I am looking forward to continuing to work with all of you as > we come together in service of the movement in new ways. There is still > much to achieve and hurdles to overcome, but, together, we have what it > takes. > > On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, > Christophe Henner, Chair > > PS. An on-wiki version of this message is available for translation: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_ > Board_noticeboard/December_2016_-_Update_regarding_expiring_Board_terms > > [1] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Term_ > Limit_Proposal_for_Bylaws > > > Christophe HENNER > Chair of the board of trustees > chen...@wikimedia.org > +33650664739 <+33%206%2050%2066%2047%2039> <+33%206%2050%2066%2047%2039> > > twitter *@schiste* skype *christophe_henner* > _______________________________________________ > 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>
