Wikimedia UK has currently not endorsed any candidate for the two
Chapter affiliate seats on the WMF Board of Trustees. Neither has any
UK candidate stepped forward.
Does anyone have views to share on this list for which candidate they
feel would best represent the interests of our volunteers? There is
around a week left and Michael Maggs (the UK Chairman) has stated that
the chapter might endorse a candidate if there were a "groundswell of
opinion".
The candidates are:
* Frieda Brioschi
* Mallory Knodel
* Patricio Lorente
* Anders Wennersten
* Alice Wiegand
You can find links to their nomination statements at:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2014/Nominat…
To put questions to the candidates goto:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2014/Questio…
A related chapter discussion thread is at
<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Engine_room#Affiliate-selected_seats_on_the_board_of_the_Wikimedia_Foundation>
if you prefer to write there.
I am a bit disappointed there have not been more candidates (dropping
from 8 in 2012 to 5 this year). The "chapters movement" (and the GLAM
programme) would be best served by strong competition for these
positions.
Fae
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