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Sep 21, 2009, 2:05 PM

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advisory board composition

Dear Foundation-istas,

It looks like sometime this summer the composition of the Advisory
Board changed, with several of the original members becoming former
members:
http://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=Advisory_Board&diff=39660&oldid=39327

I don't remember an announcement about this. Did I miss it? Is this an
annual sort of advisory board restructuring, or something else? Was it
discussed somewhere? It's helpful to know who the advisory board
members are, and I didn't think they had any specific 'terms of
office' -- do they?

thanks!
-- phoebe

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Sep 21, 2009, 2:27 PM

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Re: advisory board composition [In reply to]

phoebe ayers wrote:
> Dear Foundation-istas,
>
> It looks like sometime this summer the composition of the Advisory
> Board changed, with several of the original members becoming former
> members:
> http://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=Advisory_Board&diff=39660&oldid=39327
>
> I don't remember an announcement about this. Did I miss it? Is this an
> annual sort of advisory board restructuring, or something else? Was it
> discussed somewhere? It's helpful to know who the advisory board
> members are, and I didn't think they had any specific 'terms of
> office' -- do they?
>
Actually, the resolution creating the advisory board (back in 2006) had
them being appointed for one year.
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Advisory_board
By the time we reviewed the situation, the initial term of service had
long passed. In the meantime, a few more members had been added, and we
recently invited many of the original advisory board to renew their
membership, so that's what the change reflects. It's possible that we
didn't get a public announcement out; our first priority was contacting
the advisory board individually, and we also still have some points to
wrap up at the board level as we try to establish a better overall
procedure for appointing them and making use of their advice. I do know
that Bridgespan has been interviewing a number of the advisory board as
an important part of the strategic planning process.

--Michael Snow

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Sep 21, 2009, 2:29 PM

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Re: advisory board composition [In reply to]

On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 7:05 AM, phoebe ayers <phoebe.wiki [at] gmail> wrote:
> It looks like sometime this summer the composition of the Advisory
> Board changed, with several of the original members becoming former
> members:
> http://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=Advisory_Board&diff=39660&oldid=39327
>
> I don't remember an announcement about this. Did I miss it? Is this an
> annual sort of advisory board restructuring, or something else? Was it
> discussed somewhere? It's helpful to know who the advisory board
> members are, and I didn't think they had any specific 'terms of
> office' -- do they?

Originally people were asked to stay for terms of one year. That
lasted rather longer for some as the first expiries happened on June
30, 2009 based on decisions made at the April board of trustees
meeting. <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/April_3-5,_2009#Advisory_Board_Update:>

Michael Snow sent a letter to all members thanking them for their
service, and then some were asked to extend their term on the advisory
board until December 31, 2010. The board of trustees will review the
list before 2011 and invite some to complete an additional term. Also,
others may be added to the list before that time. Sorry that there was
not more of an announcement about this. I should probably have made
one.

There have been two additions to the advisory board in the past year,
and there were press releases about these:
<http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Roger_McNamee_to_Become_Wikimedia_Advisor_January_2009>
<http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Neeru_Khosla_to_Become_Wikimedia_Advisor_Dec_2008>

Angela

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Sep 22, 2009, 9:20 AM

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Re: advisory board composition [In reply to]

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Michael Snow <wikipedia [at] verizon> wrote:
> phoebe ayers wrote:
>> Dear Foundation-istas,
>>
>> It looks like sometime this summer the composition of the Advisory
>> Board changed, with several of the original members becoming former
>> members:
>> http://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=Advisory_Board&diff=39660&oldid=39327
>>
>> I don't remember an announcement about this. Did I miss it? Is this an
>> annual sort of advisory board restructuring, or something else? Was it
>> discussed somewhere? It's helpful to know who the advisory board
>> members are, and I didn't think they had any specific 'terms of
>> office' -- do they?
>>
> Actually, the resolution creating the advisory board (back in 2006) had
> them being appointed for one year.
> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Advisory_board
> By the time we reviewed the situation, the initial term of service had
> long passed. In the meantime, a few more members had been added, and we
> recently invited many of the original advisory board to renew their
> membership, so that's what the change reflects. It's possible that we
> didn't get a public announcement out; our first priority was contacting
> the advisory board individually, and we also still have some points to
> wrap up at the board level as we try to establish a better overall
> procedure for appointing them and making use of their advice.

Michael & Angela -- thanks for the information & quick replies. I'd
forgotten that terms were only supposed to be a year... it would be
great to have more public information about the
composition/role/appointments of the advisory board (e.g., what are we
looking for in advisors?), when those Board discussions do get wrapped
up. Since strategic planning is also now actively looking for expert
advisors, it seems like this may overlap with and complement the role
of the advisory board, at least in the short term.

-- phoebe

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Sep 22, 2009, 11:38 AM

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Re: advisory board composition [In reply to]

On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 9:20 AM, phoebe ayers <phoebe.wiki [at] gmail> wrote:
> Michael & Angela -- thanks for the information & quick replies. I'd
> forgotten that terms were only supposed to be a year... it would be
> great to have more public information about the
> composition/role/appointments of the advisory board (e.g., what are we
> looking for in advisors?), when those Board discussions do get wrapped
> up. Since strategic planning is also now actively looking for expert
> advisors, it seems like this may overlap with and complement the role
> of the advisory board, at least in the short term.

Bridgespan has been interviewing advisory board members and is in the
process of putting some notes up on the strategy wiki. I've talked to
several individually. And I hope we can get them even more engaged
than that, especially in the public process! (Advisory board members,
can you hear me? :-) )

=Eugene

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