Re: [Foundation-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia Announce] Note from the Board Chair

2010-07-12 Thread Jan-Bart de Vreede
Hi, Just a short note from me (currently stuck in Cologne due to cancelled trains ;( After being fortunate enough to have been able to serve four years as Vice Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation and the departure of Michael I was not as enthousiastic about being the vice chair again. The board r

Re: [Foundation-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia Announce] Note from the Board Chair

2010-07-12 Thread James Alexander
On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Federico Leva (Nemo) wrote: > «Is it possible for Board members hold two officer positions > simultaneously? > Yes, although this is the first time this has happened.» > > ( > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/July_2010_WMF_Announces_Chang

Re: [Foundation-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia Announce] Note from the Board Chair

2010-07-12 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
«Is it possible for Board members hold two officer positions simultaneously? Yes, although this is the first time this has happened.» (http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/July_2010_WMF_Announces_Changes_to_the_Board_QandA ) But the real question is: why Jan-Bart is no mo

Re: [Foundation-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia Announce] Note from the Board Chair

2010-07-08 Thread aude
On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Jay Walsh wrote: > (sending on behalf of Ting) > > Dear friends, > > [snip] > Also, the Wikimedia chapters have made their selections for the two > chapters-selected Board seats. Arne Klempert has been reappointed to his > seat, and Phoebe Ayers has also been ap

[Foundation-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia Announce] Note from the Board Chair

2010-07-08 Thread Jay Walsh
(sending on behalf of Ting) Dear friends, Today, here in Gdansk, at the meeting of the Board of Trustees during the sixth annual Wikimania Conference, the Board made some important changes. I'm pleased to share this news with you. The Foundation will be issuing a public announcement shortly