Dear translation tycoons, Please translate at least the first sentence and share with other language communities. Since most of this message is the same every two years, it would also be worth translating the whole thing on Meta; now and for the future. SJ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Béria Lima <berialima(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 12:05 AM Subject: [Foundation-l] Call for nominations: chapter-appointed seats on the WMF Board of Trustees To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> The Wikimedia chapters are seeking to appoint two candidates to sit on the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees for two years, starting 1 July 2012. The two new members of the board will help to decide the future direction of the world’s leading non-profit website. Wikimedia project are constructed by hundreds of thousands of volunteers worldwide, supported by a growing number of staff and an international network of chapters. Board membership is unpaid. The chapters wish to appoint two excellent board members and believe this can best be achieved by selecting from a large number of varied and skilled candidates. Therefore, the chapters call for nominations by everyone who believes they or someone they know would be suitable. The chapters ask that this call for candidates be distributed as widely as possible through such forums as mailing lists, village pumps, and blogs. The successful candidates will be committed to the Wikimedia mission and willing and able to engage constructively with the stakeholders of the movement, including the volunteers and the chapters that provide it with essential support. The successful candidates will have:   - The ability to provide expertise to the board in its goal of   implementing a coherent vision on how the projects’ communities, the   foundation, the chapters, and other affiliated groups work together;   - Sensitivity to complex issues surrounding the multiplicity of   languages, cultures, and jurisdictions served by the foundation’s projects;   - Knowledge and understanding of the governance of international   non-profit organizations, balancing autonomy and subsidiarity;   - The ability to think strategically and to work both as part of a team   and independently;   - A good standard of written and oral English (fluency in additional   language would be well regarded);   - Sufficient time to devote to the role of board member, and the ability   and willingness to travel. Increasing the geographical diversity of current board membership would be an advantage. The selection process is set out here:http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats Nominations must be sent to the moderator Béria Lima (Wikimedia Portugal) and deputy moderators Milos Rancic (Wikimedia Serbia) and Mardetanha (Wikimedia steward from Iran) by 23:59 UTC, 29 February. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else, please see the instructions here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats/2012/Nominate *Béria Lima*, Moderator _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l -- Samuel Klein          identi.ca:sj           w:user:sj          +1 617 529 4266 _______________________________________________ Translators-l mailing list Translators-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/translators-l