Meetings/2011 election: Candidate questions
This page has been set up to allow voters to ask questions of the candidates for the 2011 Board elections. Please add your suggested questions below but remember that candidates are not obliged to answer any question. Questions can also be asked at the hustings at the AGM itself.
Further information is also available in the Candidate Statements
Questions
- What do you think are the most important strategic objectives for Wikimedia UK in the next 1-3 years? Rodw 19:00, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
- If elected as a director what can you bring to achieving them? Rodw 19:00, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
- What is your username on Wikimedia projects? (question from Andrew West on email) AndrewRT 23:45, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
Answers
Roger Bamkin (Victuallers)
John Byrne (Johnbod)
Thomas Dalton
Chris Keating (The Land)
Michael Peel
Martin Poulter
Andrew Turvey
1. I believe the most important strategic objectives for Wikimedia UK in the next few years are:
- Staff recruitment, enabling us to scale up activities and facilitate more volunteer involvement
- Continuing and expanded engagement with the key sectors of academia, the cultural area ("GLAM"), the media and the professions
- Obtaining charity status
3. My username is AndrewRT. My contributions on Wikimedia projects are described here and here
Ashley Van Haeften
Steve Virgin
1.What do you think are the most important strategic objectives for Wikimedia UK in the next 1-3 years? Rodw 19:00, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
a) Recruitment - getting the best people for the roles to drive the goals of the community forward
b) Professionalising the chapter so that the Board can set 'strategic objectives' and 'guide staff to deliver them' rather than as it is at present with volunteer Directors getting involved in far too many operational day-to-day matters.
2.If elected as a director what can you bring to achieving them? Rodw 19:00, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
I think I have most to offer in the field of outreach, having organised a number of successful events over the last twelve months I have built a network of contacts in academia (University level), local government & in schools that can help me to work with the community to widen and deepen volunteer involvement
3.What is your username on Wikimedia projects? (question from Andrew West on email) AndrewRT 23:45, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
My User Name is no different from my Candidate name