Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2005-05-16/Board meeting

The next meeting of the Wikimedia Board is scheduled for today, Monday, May 16. Items on the agenda include the upcoming Board elections (see related story) and Official positions. This meeting will be private, including Wikimedia President Jimmy Wales, Vice-Chair Florence Nibart-Devouard, Executive Secretary Angela Beesley, Trustees Tim Shell and Michael Davis, and Chief Financial Officer Daniel Mayer. It is expected to finalize the number of seats on the Board up for election, as well as a budget for the coming months.

Other items on the agenda include a discussion of official positions, and other topics from a list of open questions posted on the Meta wiki last month.

Board elections this month
Election notices for the upcoming Board election are currently being drafted for translation, and the nomination of candidates is expected to begin this Saturday.

Also this week: Editor's note &mdash; Board meeting and elections &mdash; Features & admins &mdash; Press coverage &mdash; News flourishes &mdash; MediaWiki 1.5 &mdash; Norwegian languages &mdash; Image uploading | Newsroom