I notice this event is close enough to 'Wikipedia Day' that you could double it up as an Australian wiki-bash for the 11th anniversary (just do all your awesome regular AdaCamp things, and then add cake!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Day Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos) On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 5:55 AM, Laura Hale <[email protected]> wrote: > If people from outside Australia are considering attending but one event > seems hard to justify, > http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/University_of_Canberra/RCC2012 > RecentChangesCamp is the next weekend. :) TThe event traditionally attracts > a large number of female participants and this past year, we had two or > three people from local GLAMs attending. :) > > Sincerely, > Laura Hale > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Mary Gardiner <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 12:42 PM > Subject: [Wikimediaau-l] AdaCamp Melbourne (Jan 14): apply today! > To: [email protected] > > > Dear Wikimedia Australia community, > > The Ada Initiative (http://adainitiative.org/) is a new non-profit > supporting women in open technology and culture, including wiki > culture, open knowledge and free culture. > > If you're interested in working to improve women's participation in > these areas, you might be interested in coming along to our very first > AdaCamp, a one day summit for people wanting to work actively on > women's participation! Wikimedia Australia has come on board as one of > our top tier sponsors, and we'd love to work more with your community. > > If you know of anyone else who you think would be interested in > attending AdaCamp Melbourne, please share this email with them! > > == About AdaCamp == > > One of the major goals of the Ada Initiative is to organize a series of > meetings of women in open technology and culture around the world, which > we’re > calling AdaCamp. > > ** Our very first AdaCamp will be held in Melbourne Australia on Saturday > January 14 2012. ** > > == Apply now == > > AdaCamp attendance will be by invitation: if you would like us to consider > you, > please apply. Applications are now open: apply to attend AdaCamp. > > Applications are open at > http://adainitiative.org/what-we-do/events/adacamp-mel-2012/ > > ** Applications will close Wednesday December 14 2011. ** > > Some travel grants of up to AUD 500 are available. > > == More information == > > AdaCamp will have an exciting, inspiring mix of people from various parts of > the “open technology and culture” world, each of whom brings something > special > to the event. We’re looking for people who: > > - work in open technology and culture: any field involving > open/grassroots/community participation and sharing the results of your > work > for free (see our list of open technology and culture fields for examples) > - can share information about women’s experiences in that field, including > talking about women’s achievements and the challenges they face > - want to work together and share strategies to support and promote women > in > the field > - share the Ada Initiative’s feminist approach to supporting and promoting > women in open technology and culture > - are young and old; students, professionals and hobbyists; from a diverse > range of backgrounds; and reflect the breadth of the “open technology and > culture” field. > > AdaCamp is open to people of all genders. However, since AdaCamp and the Ada > Initiative exist to support and promote women in open technology and > culture, > prospective attendees who are not themselves women will need to demonstrate > a > very high level of prior engagement and experience with the issues faced by > women in those fields in order to be invited. > > Find out more about AdaCamp at the event webpage. > http://adainitiative.org/what-we-do/events/adacamp-mel-2012/ > > == About the Ada Initiative == > > The Ada Initiative is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing > participation of women in open technology and culture, which includes open > source software, Wikipedia and other open data, and open social media. > Co-founders Mary Gardiner and Valerie Aurora each have ten years of > experience > in open source software, open culture communities, and women in computing > activism. For more on our mission and strategy, see what we do: > http://adainitiative.org/what-we-do/ > > == Contact us == > > If you have further questions, please review the event webpage or email > [email protected]. > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaau-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l > > > > -- > mobile: 0412183663 > twitter: purplepopple > blog: ozziesport.com > > > _______________________________________________ > cultural-partners mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wikimedia.ch/listinfo/cultural-partners _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
