Dear community members,
The Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee>
(Elections
Committee) is, from 10 April to 24 April, seeking an additional 2–4 members
to help facilitate the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustee (Board)
selection process.
The 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election is being planned.
New members are invited to join the Elections Committee. The Elections
Committee oversees the Board of Trustees community seat selection process.
Join the committee and contribute your valuable skills and ideas to the
Trustee selection process.
There are eight community- and affiliate-selected seats on the Wikimedia
Foundation Board
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees>.
The wider Wikimedia community votes for community members to occupy these
seats. In 2024, the Elections Committee will oversee this selection process
for the community- and affiliate-selected seats with expiring terms. This
process will be supported by the Wikimedia Foundation.
Elections Committee members sign up for three-year terms and will be asked
to sign a confidentiality agreement <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/L37>.
Members can expect to contribute 2–5 hours per week before the selection
process and 5–8 hours per week during the selection process.
*As an Elections Committee member, you will be responsible for:*
- Attending online meetings between now and the next election (mid-2024)
- Attending onboarding and online training in May–June 2023
- Working with the Committee to fulfill its other responsibilities
<https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Elections_Committee_Charter>
*New members should have the following qualities:*
- Fluency in English
- Responsiveness to email collaboration
- Knowledge of the movement and movement governance
If you would like to volunteer for this role, please *submit your candidacy
by April 24, 2023 23:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth)
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anywhere_on_Earth> on this Meta-Wiki page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee/Nominations/2023>*
.
You can *read the full announcement here*
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Wikimedia_Foundation_Elections_Committee_-_2023_Call_for_New_Members>.
Thank you in advance for your interest! If you are not interested but know
someone who might be, share this message with them. Please let me know if
you have questions.
On behalf of the Elections Committee,
Chitraparna Sinha (she/her) (Meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:CSinha_(WMF)>)
Facilitator, South Asia, Movement Strategy and Governance
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy_and_Governance> (MSG)