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== Work in Progress ==


The Wikimedia '''Board of Trustees''' manages the foundation and supervises the disposition and solicitation of donations. The Board is the ultimate corporate authority for the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. (cf. article IV, sec. 1 of the [[Wikimedia Foundation bylaws]]) and currently consists of [[#Current members|ten Trustees]].
This page and the board of directors are currently a work in progress. Check back in March for updated information.


== History ==
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The Board of Trustees began sometime in 2003 with three members. Over time, it expanded in size to its current ten members. Much of the body's history can be found in Board [[Resolutions|resolutions]] and votes.


== Roles and structure ==
== Roles and structure ==
As [[Bylaws#ARTICLE V - OFFICERS AND DUTIES|defined in the bylaws]], Board officers have one of four roles:
As defined by the bylaws, Board officers have one of four roles:
* [[Board member]]
* [[Board member]]
* [[Treasurer]]
* [[Treasurer]]
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=== Marcin Jakubowski ===
=== Marcin Jakubowski ===
Marcin came to the U.S. from Poland as a child. He graduated with honors from Princeton and earned his PhD in fusion physics from the University of Wisconsin. Frustrated with the lack of relevance to pressing world issues in his education, he founded Open Source Ecology in 2003 in order to make closed-loop manufacturing a reality. He began development on the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) (see http://vimeo.com/16106427), an open source DIY tool set of 50 different industrial machines necessary to create modern civilization. His main interest is evolving to freedom by eliminating resource scarcity as the main force behind geopolitical relations - with the wise use of modern technology adapted for human service.
Marcin came to the U.S. from Poland as a child. He graduated with honors from Princeton and earned his PhD in fusion physics from the University of Wisconsin. Frustrated with the lack of relevance to pressing world issues in his education, he founded Open Source Ecology in 2003 in order to make closed-loop manufacturing a reality. He began development on the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) (see http://vimeo.com/16106427), an open source DIY tool set of 50 different industrial machines necessary to create modern civilization. His main interest is evolving to freedom by eliminating resource scarcity as the main force behind geopolitical relations - with the wise use of modern technology adapted for human service.
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== Further reading ==
* [[Meetings]] (with minutes)
* [[Resolutions]]
* [[Vote:Board deliberations|Board deliberations process]]

Revision as of 14:55, 24 February 2012

Work in Progress

This page and the board of directors are currently a work in progress. Check back in March for updated information.


Roles and structure

As defined by the bylaws, Board officers have one of four roles:

Current members

Marcin Jakubowski

Marcin came to the U.S. from Poland as a child. He graduated with honors from Princeton and earned his PhD in fusion physics from the University of Wisconsin. Frustrated with the lack of relevance to pressing world issues in his education, he founded Open Source Ecology in 2003 in order to make closed-loop manufacturing a reality. He began development on the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) (see http://vimeo.com/16106427), an open source DIY tool set of 50 different industrial machines necessary to create modern civilization. His main interest is evolving to freedom by eliminating resource scarcity as the main force behind geopolitical relations - with the wise use of modern technology adapted for human service.