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[edit]- Устав ВМ-РУ / Bylaws of WM-RU (pre-regiatration talks)
Руководящие документы
[edit]Пара документов, которые как раз полезно перевести:
--Kaganer 22:09, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
Ссылки, которые лучше не забывать
[edit]Ссылки на страницы Мета-вики, которые лучше периодически актуализировать:
- Events#Wiki-Conference in Russia
- Translation teams/ru & English-Russian Wikimedia Glossary
- Information thread и Лента новостей
Есть ли прогресс?
[edit]Давно ничего не слышал. --Obersachse 10:16, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
- Наконец - есть! Сегодня Совет поверенных утвердил. Dr Bug (Vladimir V. Medeyko) 17:18, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
Оргвопросы
[edit]Список оргвопросов для организации совместной работы.
- Все вопросы, касающиеся общего собрания - см. Talk:Wikimedia Russia/Собрание № 1
- Финансы
- в порядке подготовки в 2007 году были получены деньги на регистрацию:
- 990 - от Lite (Я-деньги)
- 10000 от Ajvol-а (у DrBug-а)
- 10000 от Maximaximax-а (у DrBug-а)
- 10000 от Egor-а (WM) --Kaganer 14:11, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
- К сожалению, это в основном зря, т.к. взносы учредителей, вероятно, придётся перечислять на счёт ВМ-РУ через Сбербанк. --Kaganer 16:56, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
- в порядке подготовки в 2007 году были получены деньги на регистрацию:
- ...
- Когда откроете р/с, я попробую напрячь свою грудную жабу. #!George Shuklin 15:53, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
- ничего не бывает зря :-), всегда приятно чувствовать некоторую заначку. --Egor 17:03, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
Список рассылки
[edit]С помощью Васильева появился список рассылки wikimediaru-l. Админами на данный момент там являются 4 учредителя, чьи почтовые ящики были мной найдены + Васильев (если кому-то не нравится, давайте обсудим). Постепенно, как остальные учредители будут отписываться в рассылку, они будут добавляться в список администраторов.
Предлагаю перенести обсуждение всех вопросов туда. Плюсы очевидны. Постараюсь в ближайшее время оповестить всех лично. ~ putnik 01:08, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
- Спасибо большое обоим! Против Васильева лично я ничего не имею. Dr Bug (Vladimir V. Medeyko) 10:10, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
- Хотя предлагаю в основном продолжать обсуждать всё здесь. Может, кто со стороны подскажет или заметит ошибки. Dr Bug (Vladimir V. Medeyko) 10:37, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
- Предлагаю особо не беспокоиться и писать туда и там, где кому удобнее. Я буду дублировать важные моменты в обе стороны. --Kaganer 14:40, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
- Список рассылки открытый, поэтому если кому со стороны будет интересно, он может и там поучаствовать. Ключевые моменты можно дублировать здесь. Но в качестве инструмента для обсуждения список рассылки лично мне кажется более удобным. ~ putnik 16:17, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
ru.wikimedia.org
[edit]У некоторых отделений Фонда Викимедиа сайты находятся по адресам xx.wikimedia.org (например, http://nl.wikimedia.org, http://rs.wikimedia.org/). Не стоит ли запросить сайт http://ru.wikimedia.org? --<flrn> 17:39, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
- Возможно. И тот и другой вариант имеют свои плюсы и минусы. --Kaganer 13:36, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
Хостинг, сервер и пр.
[edit]Пару недель назад я говорил с Kaganer о хостинге и сервере. Он просил отписаться сюда. Я малость подзадержался, впрочем за прошедшее время выяснил ряд моментов и теперь хочу кратко сообщить моё мнение, как нам обустроить Фонд. Я понял со слов Павла, нам может понадобиться отдельный сайт, который будет представлять Фонд и служить чем-то вроде "витрины", в том числе и для потенциальных жертвователей. Поскольку контент на таком сайте будет преимущественно статичным, потребности в отдельном сервере не будет. Наши потребности удовлетворит любой хостинг. В дальнейшем, если у Фонда появится потребность в дополнительном месте и, что самое главное, в больших вычислительных мощностях, можно приобрести отдельный сервер. Теперь самое интересное. На этот случай я уже договорился с двумя людьми, которые на днях в очередной раз подтвердили, что при наличии зарегистрированного юридического лица и необходимости в сервере, дадут необходимые средства на его приобретение. Пока речь шла о объёме затрат до 70тыс. рублей. Я думаю, что это с лихвой покроет наши потребности. Что до хостинга. Они выразили желание профинансировать и его. Я предлагаю в таком случае использовать Infobox, поскольку он достаточно неплохо зарекомендовал себя на рынке (так, там размещал свои серверные мощности ВКонтакте) и по ценам он также не особенно кусается: чуть менее 5тыс. за год хостинга, в который включено всё, что может понадобится, в том числе 6 Гб пространства. Думаю, что в ближайший год нам всё равно не понадобится свой сервер, но хочу сообщить о потенциальной возможности получить его бесплатно. Пишу это сообщение сюда, что если кто не подписан на рассылку, можно было его увидеть здесь. --Gruznov 23:52, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
- Замечательно, спасибо! Лично я против Infobox'а ничего не имею! (Против бесплатного сервера и финансирования - тем более :-) ). Dr Bug (Vladimir V. Medeyko) 04:57, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
- А викисайт (ru.wikimedia.org, туда редирект с wikimedia.ru) за счёт фонда не легче сделать? Я, если будет время, смогу сделать нам такой — VasilievV 2 18:40, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
- Со слов Павла Львовича я понял, что можно будет поступить так: Фонд нам даёт ru.wikimedia.org, где происходит наша текущая работа, а wikimedia.ru мы используем в качестве что ли промо-сайта, выкладывая инфо о российском Фонде, его проектах, а также той помощи, которую может оказать каждый. Так что функции у сайтов если и пересекаются, то незначительно. --Gruznov 21:59, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
- Никто не запрещает использовать его в качестве промо-сайта — VasilievV 2 01:26, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
- Со слов Павла Львовича я понял, что можно будет поступить так: Фонд нам даёт ru.wikimedia.org, где происходит наша текущая работа, а wikimedia.ru мы используем в качестве что ли промо-сайта, выкладывая инфо о российском Фонде, его проектах, а также той помощи, которую может оказать каждый. Так что функции у сайтов если и пересекаются, то незначительно. --Gruznov 21:59, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
- А викисайт (ru.wikimedia.org, туда редирект с wikimedia.ru) за счёт фонда не легче сделать? Я, если будет время, смогу сделать нам такой — VasilievV 2 18:40, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
- На первое время могу предложить чуток (1-2Gb) хостинга у меня (безвозмездно). Т.к. домен(ы) будет(ут) на организации, никаких рисков киберсквотинга. У меня, конечно, не 6Гб трафика, но зато неплохой аптайм (по трёхлетнему мониторингу - что-то порядка 99.92%). SQL/PHP есть (если нужно), отдельный FTP (логин) могу выдать тому, кто этим будет заниматься. #!George Shuklin 16:02, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
- Да, это было бы славно. Не думаю, что в ближайшем обозримом будущем нам под сайт потребуется больше 2Gb. --Kaganer 13:11, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
У ФРС возникли замечания - возможно, придётся собраться ещё раз
[edit]Уважаемые коллеги!
Как только что сообщил мне В. Медейко, у ФРС возникли какие-то замечания по поводу соответствия названия и изложенных в уставе целей "Викимедиа РУ". Сейчас Владимир выясняет, какие могут потребоваться изменения в Уставе.
Вполне вероятно, что в связи с этим придётся собраться ещё раз (тем, кто присылал доверенности – обновить их, если их срок закончился). Прошу учесть это в своих планах на остаток лета. На стр. Talk:Wikimedia Russia/Собрание № 1 прошу всех оставить информацию о своих возможностях участия в повторном собрании (На ближайшие 2 месяца).
--Kaganer 14:02, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
Список ближайших задач
[edit]См. Список ближайших задач и его обсуждение. --Kaganer 17:47, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
Sochi!
[edit]I am part of a group travelling from Australia to Sochi to cover the Winter Paralympics for Wikimedia. It would be great if we could coordinate this with the local chapter, perhaps creating an international effort. Is there anybody I can contact about this? (I'm afraid my Russian is too poor to carry on a conversation. My apologies for the English.) Hawkeye7 (talk) 19:22, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
- Hi, you could probably contact Wikinews enthusiasts: English or Russian. I am just curious - how much official your group is? — Ace111 (talk) 17:21, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
- We have formal approval from Wikimedia Australia, which we need for our official accreditation from the Australian Paralympic Committee. We have applied for funding from Wikimedia Foundation. See: Participation:Hawkeye7/Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:02, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
- Я беру уроки русского языка. Комментарии на русском языке будут приветствоваться.
Hawkeye7 (talk) 08:39, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
- Я беру уроки русского языка. Комментарии на русском языке будут приветствоваться.
- We have formal approval from Wikimedia Australia, which we need for our official accreditation from the Australian Paralympic Committee. We have applied for funding from Wikimedia Foundation. See: Participation:Hawkeye7/Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:02, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
Wikimedia LGBT
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Wikimedia LGBT+ | |
| Wikimedia LGBT+ is a proposed thematic organization that seeks to promote the development of content on Wikimedia projects which is of interest to LGBT+ communities. Proposed activities include outreach at LGBT events, Wikimania and other Wikimedia events, an international campaign called Wiki Loves Pride, and work on safe space policies, among other collaborations and interwiki projects. Active Wikimedians are welcome to join this cause! Please consider adding your name as a participant/supporter. Current tasks include translating pages, building a strong framework here at Meta, and achieving user group status (with the eventual goal of becoming a thematic organization). Your feedback is welcome on the discussion page. |
--Another Believer (talk) 17:26, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
This is an update from the Wikimedia Affiliations Committee. Translations are available.
The Affiliations Committee is requesting comments on proposed best practices for Wikimedia user group logos. The committee will seek community input until Saturday, May 24, 2014. After considering the community's input, the Affiliations Committee will publish on Meta-Wiki guidelines for Wikimedia user group logos.
There is already a standard format used by chapters, and that format is being applied to thematic organizations as well. Chapters and thematic organizations have also worked with Wikimedia Foundation legal in the past on custom logos. Wikimedia user groups may also create custom logos, and the new trademark policy allows for logos to be based off the community or Wikimedia Foundation logos. However, there remains a question of the best practice for standard user group logos.
Please make any comments or ask any questions on Meta-Wiki at Affiliations Committee/RFCs/Wikimedia user group logos.
Thank you - Wikimedia Affiliations Committee
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Reports
[edit]Greetings, Wikimedia Russia Colleagues (pinging Alexander Krassotkin and Paul Kaganer since you both participate on this page on Meta and are also listed active members of the association)!
I notice that Wikimedia Russia has up-to-date financial reports available on the Chapter's website, which is great! For example,
Would it be possible to also add links to your most recent financial reports to the Reports page here on Meta? That would make it much easier for anyone to see that your reports are available. (We have been encouraging Wikimedia organizations to add information about their recent reports to this page where it is available, so that reports are accessible in one central location.)
Best regards, Winifred Olliff (FDC Support Team) talk 19:05, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
Done, [1]. --Kaganer (talk) 15:56, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
The Affiliations Committee is looking for new members. The committee's work requires communication with volunteers all over the World, negotiating skills and cultural sensitivity and the ability to understand legal texts. We try to get a healthy mix of different skill sets in our members.
Members are usually selected every twelve months for staggered two-year terms. The applications will be voted on by the current members not seeking re-election, taking into account comments put forward by the committee's members, advisers, WMF staff and board liaisons based on the membership criteria. A final decision will be made by the end of October 2014, with new members expected to join on or around 1 November 2014.
Please read the full call for candidates for more information, membership criteria, and details on how to apply.
Best regards,
Carlos Colina
Chair, Affiliations Committee
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Если нужна помощь
[edit]Всем доброго времени суток, я заметил что я могу вам быть полезин тут и даже саздать Wikimedia_RU/Summary/fr. Забыл представится я ползаватель Wikimedia Algeria, я Алжириц но живу в Санкт-Петербурге в России и хочу быть полезин и вам--Vikoula5 (talk) 14:04, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
This is a message from the 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee. Translations are available.
Greetings,
I am pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections. This year the Board and the FDC Staff are looking for a diverse set of candidates from regions and projects that are traditionally under-represented on the board and in the movement as well as candidates with experience in technology, product or finance. To this end they have published letters describing what they think is needed and, recognizing that those who know the community the best are the community themselves, the election committee is accepting nominations for community members you think should run and will reach out to those nominated to provide them with information about the job and the election process.
This year, elections are being held for the following roles:
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is the decision-making body that is ultimately responsible for the long term sustainability of the Foundation, so we value wide input into its selection. There are three positions being filled. More information about this role can be found at the board elections page.
Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC)
The Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) makes recommendations about how to allocate Wikimedia movement funds to eligible entities. There are five positions being filled. More information about this role can be found at the FDC elections page.
Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) Ombud
The FDC Ombud receives complaints and feedback about the FDC process, investigates complaints at the request of the Board of Trustees, and summarizes the investigations and feedback for the Board of Trustees on an annual basis. One position is being filled. More information about this role can be found at the FDC Ombudsperson elections page.
The candidacy submission phase lasts from 00:00 UTC April 20 to 23:59 UTC May 5 for the Board and from 00:00 UTCApril 20 to 23:59 UTC April 30 for the FDC and FDC Ombudsperson. This year, we are accepting both self-nominations and nominations of others. More information on this election and the nomination process can be found on the 2015 Wikimedia elections page on Meta-Wiki.
Please feel free to post a note about the election on your project's village pump. Any questions related to the election can be posted on the talk page on Meta, or sent to the election committee's mailing list, board-elections -at- wikimedia.org
On behalf of the Elections Committee,
-Gregory Varnum (User:Varnent)
Coordinator, 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee
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This is an update from the Wikimedia Affiliations Committee. Translations are available.
The Wikimedia Affiliations Committee is requesting comments on the approval process and agreements for Wikimedia user groups.
Wikimedia user groups are groups of Wikimedia users who support and promote the Wikimedia projects in the offline world by organizing meetups and other projects. The Wikimedia Affiliations Committee's responsibilities include approval of new Wikimedia user groups.
The committee will seek community input until Friday, May 1, 2015. The committee will then review the community's input, and publish the new process and agreements on Meta-Wiki. The committee will again seek community input approximately six months after any changes are adopted to gauge effectiveness and if any additional changes are necessary.
Please see the RFC page on Meta-Wiki for more information and to provide feedback.
Thank you - Wikimedia Affiliations Committee
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This is a message from the 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee. Translations are available.
Voting has begun for eligible voters in the 2015 elections for the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) and FDC Ombudsperson. Questions and discussion with the candidates for the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) and FDC Ombudsperson will continue during the voting. Nominations for the Board of Trustees will be accepted until 23:59 UTC May 5.
The Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) makes recommendations about how to allocate Wikimedia movement funds to eligible entities. There are five positions on the committee being filled.
The FDC Ombudsperson receives complaints and feedback about the FDC process, investigates complaints at the request of the Board of Trustees, and summarizes the investigations and feedback for the Board of Trustees on an annual basis. One position is being filled.
The voting phase lasts from 00:00 UTC May 3 to 23:59 UTC May 10. Click here to vote. Questions and discussion with the candidates will continue during that time. Click here to ask the FDC candidates a question. Click here to ask the FDC Ombudsperson candidates a question. More information on the candidates and the elections can be found on the 2015 FDC election page, the 2015 FDC Ombudsperson election page, and the 2015 Board election page on Meta-Wiki.
On behalf of the Elections Committee,
-Gregory Varnum (User:Varnent)
Volunteer Coordinator, 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee
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This is a message from the 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee. Translations are available.
Voting has begun for eligible voters in the 2015 elections for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. Questions and discussion with the candidates for the Board will continue during the voting.
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is the ultimate governing authority of the Wikimedia Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the United States. The Wikimedia Foundation manages many diverse projects such as Wikipedia and Commons.
The voting phase lasts from 00:00 UTC May 17 to 23:59 UTC May 31. Click here to vote. More information on the candidates and the elections can be found on the 2015 Board election page on Meta-Wiki.
On behalf of the Elections Committee,
-Gregory Varnum (User:Varnent)
Volunteer Coordinator, 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee
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This is an update from the Wikimedia Affiliations Committee. Translations are available.
The Wikimedia Affiliations Committee is pleased to introduce the launch of the Wikimedia Affiliates mailing list, which is basically a place for all the affiliates (chapters, thematic organizations, user groups) to discuss issues related to affiliates, make announcements to other affiliates, and collaborate on activities and community-wide events. The idea is to help facilitate the dialogue affiliates across our movement, plus collaborative discussions like community-wide activities, joint edit-a-thons, regional conferences, blog/report posts, or other communications from affiliates.
Each Wikimedia movement affiliate is allocated three spots on the mailing list. All affiliates may contact the Affiliations Committee to request additional spots if needed.
Please find a bit more information on Meta-Wiki and do not hesitate to contact the Affiliations Committee if you have further questions.
Thank you - Wikimedia Affiliations Committee
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Please mark for translation
[edit]Wikimedia Russia represents all Wikis in the languages of Russia, so having information on this page available in respective (and maybe other languages) would seem reasonable - ex.Wikimedians of Bashkortostan User Group / Wikimedia Belgium / Wikimedia Canada / Wikimedia CH / Wikimedia España / Wikimedia Ukraine / Amical Wikimedia etc...
Can someone mark the page for translation too? Base, Kaganer? Thanks. -- Frhdkazan (talk) 03:59, 23 November 2015 (UTC)
- This should be rewrited for translation. Currently, Wikimedia RU/Summary only is marked for translation. --Kaganer (talk) 19:12, 23 November 2015 (UTC)
- Can we start with User:Frhdkazan/Wikimedia Russia & User:Frhdkazan/Wikimedia Russia/ru? What's your take, Base, Kaganer? Thanks.--Frhdkazan (talk) 12:46, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
This is a message regarding the proposed 2015 Free Bassel banner. Translations are available.
Hi everyone,
This is to inform all Wikimedia contributors that a straw poll seeking your involvement has just been started on Meta-Wiki.
As some of your might be aware, a small group of Wikimedia volunteers have proposed a banner campaign informing Wikipedia readers about the urgent situation of our fellow Wikipedian, open source software developer and Creative Commons activist, Bassel Khartabil. An exemplary banner and an explanatory page have now been prepared, and translated into about half a dozen languages by volunteer translators.
We are seeking your involvement to decide if the global Wikimedia community approves starting a banner campaign asking Wikipedia readers to call on the Syrian government to release Bassel from prison. We understand that a campaign like this would be unprecedented in Wikipedia's history, which is why we're seeking the widest possible consensus among the community.
Given Bassel's urgent situation and the resulting tight schedule, we ask everyone to get involved with the poll and the discussion to the widest possible extent, and to promote it among your communities as soon as possible.
(Apologies for writing in English; please kindly translate this message into your own language.)
Thank you for your participation!
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This is an update from the Wikimedia Affiliations Committee. Translations are available.
The Affiliations Committee – the committee responsible for guiding volunteers in establishing Wikimedia chapters, thematic organizations, and user groups – is looking for new members!
The main role of the Affiliations Committee is to guide groups of volunteers that are interested in forming Wikimedia affiliates. We review applications from new groups, answer questions and provide advice about the different Wikimedia affiliation models and processes, review affiliate bylaws for compliance with requirements and best practices, and advise the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees on issues connected to chapters, thematic organizations and Wikimedia user groups.
The committee consists of twelve members, six of whom are selected every twelve months for staggered two-year terms.
- Key skills
Being a part of the Affiliations Committee requires communication with volunteers all over the world, negotiating skills, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to understand legal texts. We try to get a healthy mix of different skill sets in our members. The key skills and experience that we look for in candidates are:
- Excitement by the challenge of helping to empower groups of volunteers worldwide.
- Willingness to process applications through a set, perhaps bureaucratic process.
- Readiness to participate in political discussions on the role and future of affiliates, models of affiliations, and similar questions.
- Availability of up to 5 hours per week, and the time to participate in a monthly ~2 hour voice/video meeting.
- International orientation.
- Very good communication skills in English.
- Ability to work and communicate with other languages and cultures.
- Strong understanding of the structure and work of affiliates and the WMF.
- Knowledge of different legal systems and experience in community building and organising are a plus.
- Effective communication skills in other languages are a major plus.
- Experience with or in an active affiliate is a major plus.
- Willingness to use one's real name in committee activities (including contacts with current and potential affiliates) when appropriate.
We are looking for people who are not afraid of the workload and are motivated by helping other volunteers to get organized and form communities that further our mission around the world.
- Selection process
As a reflection of our commitment to openness, transparency, and bilateral engagement with the Wikimedia community, the 2015 member selection process will include a public review and comment period. All applications received by the committee will be posted on Meta (at Affiliations Committee/Candidates/2015), and the community will be invited to provide comments and feedback about each candidate.
At the end of the public comment period, the applications will be voted on by the members of the committee who are not seeking re-election, taking into account comments put forward by the committee's members, advisors, WMF staff and board liaisons, and the community. A final decision will be made by mid-January 2016, with new members expected to join later that month.
- How to apply
If you are interested in joining the committee, please send an application to affcom@lists.wikimedia.org by 31 December 2015. You will get a confirmation that your application was received.
Your application should include the following:
- Your full name
- Your contact information (including e-mail address and username)
- A statement describing your relevant experience, skills, and motivation for joining the committee.
Your statement will be published for community review and feedback, so please do not include any information that you are not comfortable sharing.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me and/or the committee as a whole. We are happy to chat or have a phone call with anyone about our work if this helps them decide to apply. Please distribute this call among your networks, and do apply if you are interested!
Best regards,
Carlos Colina
Chair, Affiliations Committee
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This is a message from the Wikimedia Foundation. Translations are available.
As many of you know, January 15 is Wikipedia’s 15th Birthday!
People around the world are getting involved in the celebration and have started adding their events on Meta Page. While we are celebrating Wikipedia's birthday, we hope that all projects and affiliates will be able to utilize this celebration to raise awareness of our community's efforts.
Haven’t started planning? Don’t worry, there’s lots of ways to get involved. Here are some ideas:
- Join/host an event. We already have more than 80, and hope to have many more.
- Talk to local press. In the past 15 years, Wikipedia has accomplished extraordinary things. We’ve made a handy summary of milestones and encourage you to add your own. More resources, including a press release template and resources on working with the media, are also available.
- Design a Wikipedia 15 logo. In place of a single icon for Wikipedia 15, we’re making dozens. Add your own with something fun and representative of your community. Just use the visual guide so they share a common sensibility.
- Share a message on social media. Tell the world what Wikipedia means to you, and add #wikipedia15 to the post. We might re-tweet or share your message!
Everything is linked on the Wikipedia 15 Meta page. You’ll find a set of ten data visualization works that you can show at your events, and a list of all the Wikipedia 15 logos that community members have already designed.
If you have any questions, please contact Zachary McCune or Joe Sutherland.
Thanks and Happy nearly Wikipedia 15!
-The Wikimedia Foundation Communications team
Posted by the MediaWiki message delivery, 20:53, 18 December 2015 (UTC) • Please help translate to your language • Help
Hello there! We are going to have the fifth annual Wikimedia CEE Meeting in Armenia. In order to prepare the programme, we need your input about some questions and needs you (as an affiliate or community) have. You can also share something working (or not) for you. Could you please add the info to the page? Thank you! --Lord Bumbury (talk) 13:35, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
- P.S. I shall send this request via email as well --Lord Bumbury (talk) 13:35, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
Notification of Past Due Chapter Reporting
[edit]Greetings,
This is a notification to bring to your attention that your organization is currently past due on its required annual reporting. Chapters and thematic organizations are required to submit 2 reports each year: an activity report and a financial statement covering all accounts and all incoming and outgoing expenses . Both reports must cover the entirety of the 12-month annual period and must be written in English, posted to meta, and linked on the meta Reports page.
This page is used to track how organizations and groups are meeting reporting requirements described in their agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation (e.g. chapter agreements, thematic organization agreements, user group agreements). It is the central place where affiliates can add reports about their activities, share their plans, and even news or social media channels with the wider movement. When new reports are available, organizations and groups should add them to this page to keep their columns up to date.
Annual reporting is due no later than 4 months following the end of an organization's fiscal year.
As noted on the meta reports page, your organization’s 2015 annual activities and financial reporting became past due in May.
Please be sure to:
- Post your 2015 annual activities and financial reporting to the meta Reports page as soon as possible to return to compliance with your chapter agreement.
- Check that your groups reports page listing is also up to date for historical record-keeping, and
- Please send an email to Wikimedia-l in order to share with a movement-wide audience.
If you have any questions or need any further guidance, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Best regards, JAnstee (WMF) (talk) 22:54, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
Inviting you to participate in the women editing contest "The women you have never met"
[edit]Dear Wikimedia Russia,
Hope this message finds you all well :) On behalf of Iberocoop network I want to invite you to be part of the women editing contest we are organizing along with many other chapters and user groups in the movement. You are doing an excellent work on your local context and we will be so pleased to have you on board. In this very early stage, we are asking the organizations to add their interest in the following meta page Hope to see you there soon! Hugs--Anna Torres (WMAR) (talk) 15:04, 16 January 2017 (UTC)
De-Recognition of Affiliates with Long-standing Non-Compliance
[edit]This is an update from the Wikimedia Affiliations Committee. Translations are available.
Recognition as a Wikimedia affiliate - a chapter, thematic organization, or user group - is a privilege that allows an independent group to officially use the Wikimedia name to further the Wikimedia mission. While most Wikimedia affiliates adhere to the basic compliance standards set forth in their agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation, a protocol has been developed to address the exceptional cases when a Wikimedia affiliate does not meet basic compliance standards and their continued recognition as a Wikimedia affiliate presents a risk to the Wikimedia movement.
In the past year, the Affiliations Committee - with support from Wikimedia Foundation staff - has made a concerted effort to address a handful of chapters with long-standing issues of non-compliance. As a result, in the coming days and months, a small number of chapters that have been unable to return to compliance through their efforts in the past year will not have their chapter agreements renewed. As a consequence, these organizations will no longer have the additional rights to use the Wikimedia trademarks, including the Wikimedia name, that had been granted under those agreements.
If you have questions about what this means for community members in the affected affiliates’ region or language areas, we have put together a basic FAQ. The FAQ talk page is available for additional questions and comments, and the Affiliations Committee is happy to answer questions directly.
Posted by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of the Affiliations Committee, 15:55, 13 February 2017 (UTC) • Please help translate to your language • Get help • Subscribe or unsubscribe.
Review of initial updates on Wikimedia movement strategy process
[edit]Note: Apologies for cross-posting and sending in English. Message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki.
The Wikimedia movement is beginning a movement-wide strategy discussion, a process which will run throughout 2017. For 15 years, Wikimedians have worked together to build the largest free knowledge resource in human history. During this time, we've grown from a small group of editors to a diverse network of editors, developers, affiliates, readers, donors, and partners. Today, we are more than a group of websites. We are a movement rooted in values and a powerful vision: all knowledge for all people. As a movement, we have an opportunity to decide where we go from here.
This movement strategy discussion will focus on the future of our movement: where we want to go together, and what we want to achieve. We hope to design an inclusive process that makes space for everyone: editors, community leaders, affiliates, developers, readers, donors, technology platforms, institutional partners, and people we have yet to reach. There will be multiple ways to participate including on-wiki, in private spaces, and in-person meetings. You are warmly invited to join and make your voice heard.
The immediate goal is to have a strategic direction by Wikimania 2017 to help frame a discussion on how we work together toward that strategic direction.
Regular updates are being sent to the Wikimedia-l mailing list, and posted on Meta-Wiki. Beginning with this message, monthly reviews of these updates will be sent to this page as well. Sign up to receive future announcements and monthly highlights of strategy updates on your user talk page.
Here is a review of the updates that have been sent so far:
- Update 1 on Wikimedia movement strategy process (15 December 2016)
- Introduction to process and information about budget spending resolution to support it
- Update 2 on Wikimedia movement strategy process (23 December 2016)
- Start of search for Lead Architect for movement strategy process
- Update 3 on Wikimedia movement strategy process (8 January 2017)
- Plans for strategy sessions at upcoming Wikimedia Conference 2017
- Update 4 on Wikimedia movement strategy process (11 January 2017)
- Introduction of williamsworks
- Update 5 on Wikimedia movement strategy process (2 February 2017)
- The core movement strategy team, team tracks being developed, introduction of the Community Process Steering Committee, discussions at WikiIndaba conference 2017 and the Wikimedia movement affiliates executive directors gathering in Switzerland
- Update 6 on Wikimedia movement strategy process (10 February 2017)
- Tracks A & B process prototypes and providing feedback, updates on development of all four Tracks
More information about the movement strategy is available on the Meta-Wiki 2017 Wikimedia movement strategy portal.
Posted by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation, 20:27, 15 February 2017 (UTC) • Please help translate to your language • Get help
Overview #2 of updates on Wikimedia movement strategy process
[edit]Note: Apologies for cross-posting and sending in English. This message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki.
As we mentioned last month, the Wikimedia movement is beginning a movement-wide strategy discussion, a process which will run throughout 2017. This movement strategy discussion will focus on the future of our movement: where we want to go together, and what we want to achieve.
Regular updates are being sent to the Wikimedia-l mailing list, and posted on Meta-Wiki. Each month, we are sending overviews of these updates to this page as well. Sign up to receive future announcements and monthly highlights of strategy updates on your user talk page.
Here is a overview of the updates that have been sent since our message last month:
- Update 7 on Wikimedia movement strategy process (16 February 2017)
- Development of documentation for Tracks A & B
- Update 8 on Wikimedia movement strategy process (24 February 2017)
- Introduction of Track Leads for all four audience tracks
- Update 9 on Wikimedia movement strategy process (2 March 2017)
- Seeking feedback on documents being used to help facilitate upcoming community discussions
More information about the movement strategy is available on the Meta-Wiki 2017 Wikimedia movement strategy portal.
Posted by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation, 19:42, 9 March 2017 (UTC) • Please help translate to your language • Get help
We invite you to join the movement strategy conversation (now through April 15)
[edit]- This message, "We invite you to join the movement strategy conversation (now through April 15)", was sent through multiple channels by Gregory Varnum on 15 and 16 of March 2017 to village pumps, affiliate talk pages, movement mailing lists, and MassMessage groups. A similar message was sent by Nicole Ebber to organized groups and their mailing lists on 15 of March 2017. This version of the message is available for translation and documentation purposes
Dear Wikimedians/Wikipedians:
Today we are starting a broad discussion to define Wikimedia's future role in the world and develop a collaborative strategy to fulfill that role. You are warmly invited to join the conversation.
There are many ways to participate, by joining an existing conversation or starting your own:
Track A (organized groups): Discussions with your affiliate, committee or other organized group (these are groups that support the Wikimedia movement).
Track B (individual contributors): On Meta or your local language or project wiki.
This is the first of three conversations, and it will run between now and April 15. The purpose of cycle 1 is to discuss the future of the movement and generate major themes around potential directions. What do we want to build or achieve together over the next 15 years?
We welcome you, as we create this conversation together, and look forward to broad and diverse participation from all parts of our movement.
- Find out more about the movement strategy process
- Learn more about volunteering to be a Discussion Coordinator
Sincerely,
Nicole Ebber (Track A Lead), Jaime Anstee (Track B Lead), & the engagement support teams05:00, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
Please accept our apologies for cross-posting this message. This message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki.
On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee, I am pleased to announce that self-nominations are being accepted for the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Elections.
The Board of Trustees (Board) is the decision-making body that is ultimately responsible for the long-term sustainability of the Wikimedia Foundation, so we value wide input into its selection. More information about this role can be found on Meta-Wiki. Please read the letter from the Board of Trustees calling for candidates.
The candidacy submission phase will last from April 7 (00:00 UTC) to April 20 (23:59 UTC).
We will also be accepting questions to ask the candidates from April 7 to April 20. You can submit your questions on Meta-Wiki.
Once the questions submission period has ended on April 20, the Elections Committee will then collate the questions for the candidates to respond to beginning on April 21.
The goal of this process is to fill the three community-selected seats on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. The election results will be used by the Board itself to select its new members.
The full schedule for the Board elections is as follows. All dates are inclusive, that is, from the beginning of the first day (UTC) to the end of the last.
- April 7 (00:00 UTC) – April 20 (23:59 UTC) – Board nominations
- April 7 – April 20 – Board candidates questions submission period
- April 21 – April 30 – Board candidates answer questions
- May 1 – May 14 – Board voting period
- May 15–19 – Board vote checking
- May 20 – Board result announcement goal
In addition to the Board elections, we will also soon be holding elections for the following roles:
- Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC)
- There are five positions being filled. More information about this election will be available on Meta-Wiki.
- Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson (Ombuds)
- One position is being filled. More information about this election will be available on Meta-Wiki.
Please note that this year the Board of Trustees elections will be held before the FDC and Ombuds elections. Candidates who are not elected to the Board are explicitly permitted and encouraged to submit themselves as candidates to the FDC or Ombuds positions after the results of the Board elections are announced.
More information on this year's elections can be found on Meta-Wiki. Any questions related to the election can be posted on the election talk page on Meta-Wiki, or sent to the election committee's mailing list, board-elections
wikimedia.org.
On behalf of the Election Committee,
Katie Chan, Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee
Joe Sutherland, Community Advocate, Wikimedia Foundation
Voting has begun for eligible voters in the 2017 elections for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is the ultimate governing authority of the Wikimedia Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the United States. The Wikimedia Foundation manages many diverse projects such as Wikipedia and Commons.
The voting phase lasts from 00:00 UTC May 1 to 23:59 UTC May 14. Click here to vote. More information on the candidates and the elections can be found on the 2017 Board of Trustees election page on Meta-Wiki.
On behalf of the Elections Committee,
Katie Chan, Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee
Joe Sutherland, Community Advocate, Wikimedia Foundation
19:02, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
The Wikimedia movement strategy core team and working groups have completed reviewing the more than 1800 thematic statements we received from the first discussion. They have identified 5 themes that were consistent across all the conversations - each with their own set of sub-themes. These are not the final themes, just an initial working draft of the core concepts.
You are invited to join the online and offline discussions taking place on these 5 themes. This round of discussions will take place between now and June 12th. You can discuss as many as you like; we ask you to participate in the ones that are most (or least) important to you.
Here are the five themes, each has a page on Meta-Wiki with more information about the theme and how to participate in that theme's discussion:
- Healthy, Inclusive Communities
- The Augmented Age
- A Truly Global Movement
- The Most Respected Source of Knowledge
- Engaging in the Knowledge Ecosystem
On the movement strategy portal on Meta-Wiki, you can find more information about each of these themes, their discussions, and how to participate.
Posted by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation • Please help translate to your language • Get help19:25, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee, we are pleased to announce that self-nominations are being accepted for the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Funds Dissemination Committee and Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson elections. Please read the letter from the Wikimedia Foundation calling for candidates at on the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation elections portal.
Funds Dissemination Committee
The Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) makes recommendations about how to allocate Wikimedia movement funds to eligible entities. There are five positions being filled. More information about this role can be found at the FDC elections page.
Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson
The Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson receives complaints and feedback about the FDC process, investigates complaints at the request of the Board of Trustees, and summarizes the investigations and feedback for the Board of Trustees on an annual basis. One position is being filled. More information about this role can be found at the FDC Ombudsperson elections page.
The candidacy submission phase will last until May 28 (23:59 UTC).
We will also be accepting questions to ask the candidates until May 28. You can submit your questions on Meta-Wiki. Once the questions submission period has ended on May 28, the Elections Committee will then collate the questions for the candidates to respond to.
The goal of this process is to fill the five community-selected seats on the Wikimedia Foundation Funds Dissemination Committee and the community-selected ombudsperson. The election results will be used by the Board itself to make the appointments.
The full schedule for the FDC elections is as follows. All dates are inclusive, that is, from the beginning of the first day (UTC) to the end of the last.
- May 15 (00:00 UTC) – May 28 (23:59 UTC) – Nominations
- May 15 – May 28 – Candidates questions submission period
- May 29 – June 2 – Candidates answer questions
- June 3 – June 11 – Voting period
- June 12–14 – Vote checking
- June 15 – Goal date for announcing election results
More information on this year's elections can be found at the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation elections portal.
Please feel free to post a note about the election on your project's village pump. Any questions related to the election can be posted on the talk page on Meta-Wiki, or sent to the election committee's mailing list, board-electionswikimedia.org.
On behalf of the Election Committee,
Katie Chan, Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee
Joe Sutherland, Community Advocate, Wikimedia Foundation
21:03, 23 May 2017 (UTC)
Translating Ibero-America is back! Come and join us :)
[edit]Dear Wikimedia Russia,
Hope this message finds you well!
Again this year 2017 the Iberocoop network is launching the editing contest "Translating Ibero-American" aiming to position the Ibero-american culture outside our borders :)
You can find the contest page here
We hope your community can join us!
Hugs--Anna Torres (WMAR) (talk) 20:02, 1 June 2017 (UTC)
Notification of Past Due Reporting
[edit]Greetings, This is a notification to bring to your attention that your organization is currently past due on its required annual reporting. Chapters are required to submit an annual activity and annual financial report covering the entirety of the 12-month agreement period due within 4 months of the end of the organizations fiscal year. Reports must be written in English, posted to meta, and linked on the meta Reports page.
This page is used to track how organizations and groups are meeting reporting requirements described in their agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation (e.g. chapter agreements, thematic organization agreements, user group agreements). It is the central place where affiliates can add reports about their activities, share their plans, and even news or social media channels with the wider movement. When new reports are available, organizations and groups should add them to this page to keep their columns up to date.
As noted on the meta Reports page, your organization’s 2016 annual reporting became past due in April. Please be sure to
- Post your 2016 annual reporting to the meta Reports page as soon as possible to return to compliance with your chapter agreement.
- Check that your group’s page is also up to date with past report links for historical record-keeping, and
- Please send an email to Wikimedia-l in order to share with a movement-wide audience.
If you have any questions or need any further guidance, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Best regards, JAnstee (WMF) (talk) 19:55, 24 October 2017 (UTC)
- Further to above notification, we encourage you to update your 2016 Annual Activities and financials reporting, and to provide a link to the Reports page so that we can proceed with your Organization's eligibility status for WMCon 2018. Regards -- DNdubane (WMF) (talk) 11:21, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
Learning Quarterly: October 2017
[edit]L&E Newsletter / Volume 4 / Issue 14 / October 2017
Learning Quarterly
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#Learning Days
#CEInsightsReport
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New AffCom corner, plus learning patterns you can contribute to.
Inviting you to participate in the women editing contest "The women you have never met"
[edit]Dear Wikimedia Russia!
Hope this message finds you all well :) On behalf of Iberocoop network I want to invite you to be part of the women editing contest we are organizing along with many other chapters and user groups in the movement. You are doing an excellent work on your local context and we will be so pleased to have you on board. In this very early stage, we are asking the organizations to add their interest in the following meta page Hope to see you there soon! Hugs----Anna Torres (WMAR) --Anna Torres (WMAR) (talk) 15:31, 25 January 2018 (UTC)
Learning Quarterly: January 2018
[edit]L&E Newsletter / Volume 5 / Issue 15 / January 2018
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Share your feedback in this global Wikimedia survey
[edit]Dear Wikimedia Affiliates,
My name is María Cruz and I work for the Wikimedia Foundation on the Learning and Evaluation team. In one week or so, the Foundation is starting a global survey to learn about the experiences and feedback of Wikimedians. I am writing here, because I wanted to share with you a bit more about the project.
The survey is called "Wikimedia Communities and Contributors" and is conducted annually. We will send the survey to editors across all the Wikimedia projects, as well as Wikimedia affiliates and volunteer developers. This survey is going to be our way of making sure that we can hear feedback from a significant number of users from across the projects. This research supports editors and Wikipedia’s mission. This is our second annual CE Insights survey, and we look forward to improving it every year.
We will be contacting 2 people from each affiliate, based on the primary contact information that we have. Each affiliate will receive an additional third link which they can distribute to any leader in their chapter or user group.
Go to the project page to see the results of last year’s survey, and to see how your feedback helps the Wikimedia Foundation support communities. You can sign up to be notified about the results of the survey, or to learn how you can help with planning the survey next year.
If you have any questions or concerns about this project, please feel free to send them to Edward Galvez's talk page on Meta-Wiki or email him directly at surveys
wikimedia · org in any language. You can learn more about this project and read about frequently asked questions. You can also share your feedback on Meta-Wiki.
Thank you for your time supporting this project!
María Cruz
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:42, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
Suggestions from your members are needed in favor of deciding on it, please join to provide your concern about that. --Liuxinyu970226 (talk) 04:49, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
Notification of Past Due Chapter Reporting
[edit]Greetings
This is a notification to bring to your attention that your organization is currently past due on its required annual reporting. Chapters and thematic organizations are required to submit 2 reports each year: an activity report and a financial statement covering all accounts and all incoming and outgoing expenses. Both reports must cover the entirety of the 12-month annual period and must be written in English, posted to meta, and linked on the meta Reports page.
This page is used to track how organizations and groups are meeting reporting requirements described in their agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation (e.g. chapter agreements, thematic organization agreements, user group agreements). It is the central place where affiliates can add reports about their activities, share their plans, and even news or social media channels with the wider movement. When new reports are available, organizations and groups should add them to this page to keep their columns up to date.
Annual reporting is due no later than 4 months following the end of an organization's fiscal year.
As noted on the meta reports page, your organization’s 2016-2017 annual activities and financial reporting became past due in APRIL.
Please be sure to:
- Post your 2016-2017 annual activities and financial reporting to the meta Reports page as soon as possible to return to compliance with your chapter agreement.
- Check that your groups reports page listing is also up to date for historical record-keeping, and
- Please send an email to Wikimedia-l in order to share with a movement-wide audience.
If you have any questions or need any further guidance, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Best regards, DNdubane (WMF) (talk) 22:39, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
Learning Quarterly: June 2018
[edit]L&E Newsletter / Volume 5 / Issue 16 / June 2018
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Registration for CEE Meeting 2018: less than a week left!
[edit]Dear @Drbug:, @Ctac: and Russian Wikimedians,
We would like to remind you that the registration for CEE Meeting 2018 is closing on 10 August.
Wikimedia CEE Meeting (Wikimedia Central and Eastern Europe Meeting) is an annual meeting of Wikimedians of the region. This year it will be hosted in Lviv, Ukraine, from 13 to 15 October 2018. The event page is here : Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2018
Our conference budget allows to fund two people from Wikimedia Russia (full package with travel, accommodation, meals and other fees). In addition, you can delegate more people, but their costs will have to be covered by your chapter. The registration page is here : Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2018/Participants
- Could you please confirm that you are working on selection of participants from your chapter and that you will be able to register them by 10 August?
We are looking forward to seeing representatives of your chapter in Lviv!
Best regards, on behalf of CEE meeting 2018 team — NickK (talk) 22:53, 5 August 2018 (UTC)
Learning Quarterly: November 2018
[edit]L&E Newsletter / Volume 5 / Issue 17 / November 2018
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AffCom corner and Wikimania Poster session
This is an update from the Wikimedia Affiliations Committee.
The Affiliations Committee – the committee responsible for guiding volunteers in establishing Wikimedia chapters, thematic organizations, and user groups – is looking for new members!
The main role of the Affiliations Committee is to guide groups of volunteers that are interested in forming Wikimedia affiliates. We review applications from new groups, answer questions and provide advice about the different Wikimedia affiliation models and processes, review affiliate bylaws for compliance with requirements and best practices, and advise the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees on issues connected to chapters, thematic organizations and Wikimedia user groups.
The committee can include up to fifteen members, roughly half of whom are selected every twelve months for staggered two-year terms. Those joining the committee during the current process will serve a two-year term ending in December 2020.
- Key skills
Being a part of the Affiliations Committee requires communication with volunteers all over the world, negotiating skills, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to understand legal texts. We look for a healthy mix of different skill sets in our members, including the following key skills and experience:
- Willingness to process applications through a set, perhaps bureaucratic process.
- Readiness to participate in political discussions on the role and future of affiliates, models of affiliation, and similar topics.
- Availability of up to 5 hours per week, and the time to participate in a monthly two-hour voice/video meeting.
- International orientation.
- Fluency in English.
- Ability to work and communicate with other languages and cultures.
- Strong understanding of the structure and work of affiliates and the Wikimedia Foundation.
- Knowledge of different legal systems and experience in community building and organizing are a plus.
- Skills in other languages are a major plus.
- Experience with or in an active affiliate is a major plus.
- Strong track record of effective collaboration (such as evidenced skills at facilitation, mediation, negotiation, and so forth) are a major plus.
- Willingness to use one's real name in committee activities (including contacts with current and potential affiliates) when appropriate.
We are looking for people who are excited by the challenge of empowering volunteers to get organized and form communities that further our mission around the world. In exchange, committee members selected will gain the experience of supporting their world-wide colleagues to develop their communities as well as personal development in guiding organizational development, facilitating affiliate partnerships, and professional communications.
- Selection process
As a reflection of our commitment to openness, transparency, and bilateral engagement with the Wikimedia community, the 2018 member selection process will include a public review and comment period. All applications received by the committee will be posted on Meta at Affiliations Committee/Candidates/December 2018, and the community will be invited to provide comments and feedback about each candidate.
At the end of the public comment period, the applications will be voted on by the members of the committee who are not seeking re-election, taking into account comments put forward by the committee's members, advisors, Wikimedia Foundation staff and board liaisons, and the community. A final decision will be made by mid-January 2019, with new members expected to join later that month.
- How to apply
If you are interested in joining the committee, please post your application on the nomination page and send an email announcing your application to affcom@lists.wikimedia.org by 31 December 2018. Your application must include the following information:
- Your full name and Wikimedia username
- A statement describing your relevant experience, skills, and motivation for joining the committee.
- Answers to the following three questions:
- How do you think affiliates work best together to partner on effective projects and initiatives?
- What do you see as the role of affiliates in the Wikimedia movement in the next three years?
- What do you feel you will bring to the committee that makes you a uniquely qualified candidate?
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me and/or the committee as a whole. We are happy to chat or have a phone call with anyone about our work if this helps them decide to apply. Please distribute this call among your networks, and do apply if you are interested!
Best regards,
Kirill Lokshin
Chair, Affiliations Committee
Posted by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of the Affiliations Committee, 06:25, 17 December 2018 (UTC)