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Wikimedia Foundation board member candidates wanted

Can you, or someone you know, help guide Wikimedia Foundation through the next exciting steps of its strategic development and growth?

The Wikimedia Chapters are looking for two candidates to sit on the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees for 2 years commencing in July 2010. The new board members will be faced with the challenge of helping decide the future direction of the only top-10 internet property that is run by a non-profit organisation. The Wikimedia websites are constructed by hundreds of thousands of volunteers world-wide, supported by a small but growing number of staff and an international network of chapters, including Wikimedia UK.

The successful candidates will most importantly be committed to the Wikimedia mission and willing to work with the various stakeholders of the Wikimedia movement, including the volunteers and the chapters that provide essential support for the movement. They will have the time to do this, with the appropriate communication skills (including a good standard of English) and ability to work as a team. They will also be able and willing to travel, and have an international attitude.

The candidates will ideally be open-minded with experience of international affairs and governance techniques. They will have good communication skills, as well the ability to think strategically and to work independently as well as part of a team.

Wikimedia UK encourages everyone that thinks they, or someone they know, would be a good board member submit a nomination. We also encourage the dissemination of this call by blogs, mailing lists, etc.

The deadline for nominations is 23:59 UTC on 17th May. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else, please see the online instructions and the process that will be followed for this selection.