Michael Snow (attorney)

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Michael Snow
Wikimania 2008 - Closing Ceremony - Michael Snow - 5.jpg
Michael Snow in 2008
Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation
In office
2008–2010
Preceded by Florence Devouard
Succeeded by Ting Chen
Personal details
Born 1974
Pfullendorf,[1] West Germany
Occupation Lawyer

Michael Snow (born 1974) 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]

  1. ^ "Board of Trustees – Michael Snow". wikimediafoundation.org. Wikimedia Foundation. March 12, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-15. 
  2. ^ McCarthy, Caroline (2008-07-18). "Wikimedia Foundation edits its board of trustees". CNET. Retrieved 2008-07-22. 
  3. ^ Withers, Stephen (2008-07-23). "Wikimedia Foundation trustees get new chair and a new member". iTWire. Retrieved 2008-08-02. 
  4. ^ 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. 
  5. ^ Chao, Loretta (2006-10-17). "Beijing Partially Lifts Year-Old Ban on Wikipedia". The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones & Company, Inc.). 
  6. ^ "Welcome to our new chair...". English Wikipedia mailing list. Retrieved 2008-07-22. 

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Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by
Florence Devouard
Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation
July 17, 2008 – July 9, 2010
Succeeded by
Ting Chen