Michael Snow (attorney)
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| Michael Snow | |
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| Michael Snow in 2008 | |
| Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation | |
| In office 2008–2010 |
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| Preceded by | Florence Devouard |
| Succeeded by | Ting Chen |
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| Born | 1974 Pfullendorf, Germany |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Michael Snow (born 1974 in Pfullendorf, Germany)[1] is a Seattle-based lawyer and was chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees from 2008 to 2010.[2] He now serves on the Advisory Board of the Foundation.
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Education [edit]
Snow received his law degree from the University of Washington Law School.
Wikipedia [edit]
Snow has volunteered for Wikipedia since December 2003.[3] He is also a Wikipedia administrator and the founder of the English Wikipedia community newsletter, The Wikipedia Signpost.[4]
In 2006 Snow served as a spokesman for the Wikimedia Foundation,[5] was appointed to the board in February 2008 and elected chairman on July 17, 2008.[6]
At the Wikimania 2010 conference in Gdansk, Poland in July, Ting Chen replaced Snow as chair.
References [edit]
- ^ "Board of Trustees – Michael Snow". wikimediafoundation.org. Wikimedia Foundation. March 12, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ McCarthy, Caroline (2008-07-18). "Wikimedia Foundation edits its board of trustees". CNET. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ Withers, Stephen (2008-07-23). "Wikimedia Foundation trustees get new chair and a new member". iTWire. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ^ Cohen, Noam (2007-03-05). "A Contributor to Wikipedia Has His Fictional Side". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ^ Chao, Loretta (2006-10-17). "Beijing Partially Lifts Year-Old Ban on Wikipedia". The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones & Company, Inc.).
- ^ "Welcome to our new chair...". English Wikipedia mailing list. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
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| Preceded by Florence Devouard |
Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation July 17, 2008 – July 9, 2010 |
Succeeded by Ting Chen |
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