I'm forwarding this as it makes interesting reading alongside Wikimedia UK's own management of conflicts of interests, and the likely direction our own policies are moving.

Regards,

Chris

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Geoff Brigham <gbrigham@wikimedia.org>
Date: Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 2:42 PM
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Request for consultation on proposed guidelines relating to potential conflicts of interest in requesting Wikimedia resources
To: wikimediaannounce-l@lists.wikimedia.org, wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org


*Hi all, *
*
*
*We are asking for community consultation on five proposed guidelines
relating to potential conflicts of interest when people ask for resources
belonging to the Wikimedia movement.

For your review and comments, you may find more information, a proposed
Board resolution, and the proposed guidelines here:
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Guidelines_on_potential_conflicts_of_interest

Please feel free to join the discussion on the talk page:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Guidelines_on_potential_conflicts_of_interest

Thank you for your time and expertise.

*
Geoff Brigham
General Counsel
Wikimedia Foundation
_______________________________________________
Wikimedia-l mailing list
Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l