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Apply to IOI Steering Committee #1496

Closed Daniel-Mietchen closed 3 years ago

Daniel-Mietchen commented 3 years ago

as per https://investinopen.org/blog/seeking-nominations/ .

IOI: Invest in Open Infrastructure.

Daniel-Mietchen commented 3 years ago

Here is a screenshot of the form to fill in: Screenshot 2021-09-15 at 00-39-05 IOI Community Oversight Council Sign up

Daniel-Mietchen commented 3 years ago

Technically, they are asking for nominations, with self-nominations encouraged.

My answers to the key questions:

What is the nominee's affiliation (if they have one)?

(1) Wikimedia projects (volunteer) (2) RIO Journal (volunteer) (3) Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering (employee) (4) Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (employee) (5) EvoMRI Communications (freelancing)

Where is the nominee based geographically?

Europe, with strong ties to Asia and North America and collaborations around the world

Describe what inspires you about this individual / organization.

See https://github.com/Daniel-Mietchen/events/blob/22ea66b15dd72dd77487cefdaed4beb7332bc098/recordings.md#recordings-with-remarks-about-me or https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Daniel_Mietchen/European_Commission_Open_Science_Policy_Platform#Endorsements for comments to that effect.

What do you think this nominee could bring to IOI? How would they help advance our work?

Bringing to IOI:

Detailed understanding of the technical, social and policy aspects of many open infrastructure-related issues and proposed IOI interventions, based on two decades of initially volunteer and increasingly professional experience with a range of open systems, especially at the interfaces between scholarly research and Wikimedia projects, and between policy, infrastructure and communities. First-hand knowledge of various organizational structures, from unorganized to centuries-old society, from non-profit and philanthropy to for-profit, from non-government to government, from small to large. Dense network of contacts in and around the open infrastructure space. Experience with openness in disaster preparedness and response.

Helping IOI:

Keeping an eye on developments in various parts of the open ecosystem. Providing use cases. Designing and implementing prototypes in terms of policies, infrastructures and community engagement. Designing and performing research to test the suitability of certain approaches for achieving IOI goals, and integrating such considerations with said prototypes. Designing and implementing outreach strategies to reach communities of relevant stakeholders as necessary during different phases of IOI development. Designing and running IOI-focused events. Watching out for aspects of IOI that transcend traditional boundaries.

What communities does this nominee represent or work most closely to advocate for?

Wikimedia (especially Wikidata/ WikiCite) and open research as well as scholarly publishing

What else should we know about this nominee?

Knows both sides of majority/ minority divides in a range of demographic contexts. Lived in five countries on three continents for more than six months after graduation. Can moderate discussions in four languages, understands several more. Thrives in collaborative and multidisciplinary environments. Loves to experiment with different approaches to tricky problems and can convert such experimentation into functional prototypes.

Daniel-Mietchen commented 3 years ago

Screenshot from 2021-09-15 01-09-03

Daniel-Mietchen commented 2 years ago

Update: the Steering Committee has by now been announced: https://investinopen.org/blog/ioi-announces-new-steering-committee-members/ .