Dear Gonzalo, dear Patricio, my friend, What great news! I’m very happy for WMAR and our community to welcome back Patricio. We’ve served together for our vision as WMF trustees, and now we are both serving our local affiliates again. WMAR will benefit from your experience as we affiliates and community will as well.
Wohoo! Alice. Alice Wiegand Vorsitzende des Präsidiums | Chair of the Supervisory Board Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Phone: +49 (0)30 219 158 26-0 https://wikimedia.de <https://wikimedia.de/> Keep up to date! Current news and exciting stories about Wikimedia, Wikipedia and Free Knowledge in our newsletter (in German): Subscribe now. Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us to achieve our vision! https://spenden.wikimedia.de <https://spenden.wikimedia.de/> Wikimedia Deutschland – Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. > Am 21.04.2025 um 19:23 schrieb Gonzalo Bazgan <gonz...@wikimedia.org.ar>: > > Dear Wikimedia Community, > > We are pleased to announce that Patricio Lorente has been elected as the new > President of Wikimedia Argentina for the 2025–2027 term. > > With over 15 years of leadership within the Wikimedia movement, Patricio > brings a great experience to this role, including: > President of Wikimedia Argentina (2007–2012), > Board Member, Vice Chair, and Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation (2012–2016), > and > Current member of the Wikimedia Endowment Foundation Board. > Patricio's contributions to the global free knowledge movement have earned > him wide recognition among the Wikimedia community worldwide. He accepted the > Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation in 2015 on behalf of > the Wikipedia community. > > Beyond his Wikimedia roles, he holds a PhD in Education Sciences, is the > author of 'El conocimiento hereje: Una historia de Wikipedia' (Heretical > knowledge: A history of Wikipedia), and has been a featured speaker at many > international events and conferences. > > We extend our sincere gratitude to the outgoing President Nicolás Giorgetti > and the former Board for their leadership over the past years, particularly > in navigating post-pandemic challenges and fostering Wikimedia's Argentina > organizational growth. > > Please join us in welcoming Patricio to this role. We look forward to the > continued success of Wikimedia Argentina under his guidance. > > > Best regards, > > Gonzalo. > > --- > Gonzalo Bazgan | Director Ejecutivo | Wikimedia Argentina > gonz...@wikimedia.org.ar <mailto:gonz...@wikimedia.org.ar> | +54 911 5748 > 8032 > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/3QPXLNAUVTLQ5HSYXUEBTBCSBJICDO4Y/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
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