There are 516 submissions for Wikimania. I don't know how many are panels -- conservatively, maybe 100?
In an ideal world, do we really want 100 people to email this list to seek panelists? How about Wikipedia-related submissions for hundreds of other conferences? My answer would be no -- actually I would go further, I think in many cases (but not all) it's desirable to have an individual gather a panel in private, according to his or her own vision for the topic. If we assume that Max (or somebody like him) wants to explore putting together a panel *without *putting out a public call, are there some specific practices he or she can employ to improve the chances of attracting non-men? Pete [[User:Peteforsyth]] on Wikipedia On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 4:46 PM, Sarah Stierch <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes...I must say..this is the first I have heard about this panel and the > outreach seeking women panelists. Including my involvement in numerous open > culture mailing lists...(but, perhaps I missed an email seeking > participants in my crazy life!). > > I know a few women who might or might not be in London, but who might have > interested in this (from academia and the open culture/knowledge world > internationally)... all it would take is a few chances to send a call to > action to mailing lists. > > Not really sure what to say regarding how to deal with having an all male > panel. I'm sure it won't be the only one. This is Wikimania after all...and > based on our gender ratio.... > > But, for humor's sake there is always this: > http://whiteguysdoingitbythemselves.tumblr.com/ > > :) > > Sarah > > > > > On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 4:32 PM, Heather Walls <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I'm not sure what you mean by "qualified speakers", but you did you ask >> on this list? >> >> -h >> >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 3:40 PM, Maximilian Klein <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hello Gender Gap, >>> >>> With some collaborators, I submitted this panel for Wikimania 2014 >>> "Reform of citation structure for all Wikimedia project" [1]. Despite my >>> best efforts (and continuing efforts), I couldn't find any non-men to be on >>> the panel. I asked each of the potential panelists if they knew any other >>> qualified speakers (not specifically women, just other people), asked my >>> old colleagues, put a call out on social media. But it just ended up being >>> all-men. >>> >>> Is it desirable to write something to the effect of "we are cognizant >>> this is an all-male panel, and would like to change the underlying factors" >>> as a preamble to the submissions? And if so, what is the right way? >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> [1] >>> http://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Reform_of_citation_structure_for_all_Wikimedia_projects >>> >>> Max Klein >>> http://notconfusing.com/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Gendergap mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Heather Walls >> Communications Design Manager >> WikimediaFoundation.org >> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> >> > > > -- > > Sarah Stierch > > ----- > > Diverse and engaging consulting for your organization. > > www.sarahstierch.com > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >
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