Wikimedia Foundation Board Governance Committee/Minutes 10-28-2012

where and when

• 28 October 2012
• San Francisco
• Kat, Ting, Alice

Sucessor for Matt

• Kat is leading the process
  • contact Gayle, M. Oppenheim
  • inform Advisory Board and public list

self evaluation (board/board members)

• Matt has leaded it so far
• peer evaluation (start, stop, keep)
• Alice is leading the process
  • contact Matt, Gayle, Bill
• rough concept before christmas

Community elected board members

• Jan-Bart and Matt were liaisons
• election committee
  • responsibilities of the liaison
    • call for volunteers
    • delays expected, keep timeline
    • post mortem
  • Ting is the liaison
    • Ting provides timeline in the next two weeks

rules of procedure

• Alice is leading the process
  • contact Kelly
  • identify topics
  • initial questionnaire about several processes
• calendar with tasks
• starts January 2013

term limits

• board wiki page
• prepare a decision

advisory board

• no standards (who and why?)
• term limits?
• how to use?

unsorted collection

• odd or even number of board members?
  • discussion took place 2008 with the changes in bylaws
  • discussions with board source
    • extent to more? in 2008 the answer was no, but maybe open to discuss again (2013?)
• desired and necessary skills of trustees