Re: [Gendergap] Fwd: [Wikimania-l] Call for Participation - Wikimania 2012

2012-01-18 Thread Hana Yariv 
 I agree that gender gap issue should be a topic in  Wikimania 2012, it is
nice  to have women "Wikichix lunch" but we should do more. I intend to
offer presentation about the effort in Israel to recruit women editors to
Wikipedia

Hana

2012/1/18 Sarah Stierch 

>
>
> Hi everyone!
>
> See below - Wikimania 2012's Call for Participation is now open. I do hope
> to see lots of great quality papers, presentations, round tables and more
> about gender and systemtic bias!
>
> -Sarah
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  Originele bericht   Onderwerp: [Wikimania-l] Call for
> Participation - Wikimania 2012  Datum: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:07:16 -0500  Van:
> Tiffany Smith
> Antwoord-naar:
> Wikimania general list (open subscription)
>Aan: 
> Wikimania
> general list (open subscription) 
> 
>
> Hi all,
>
> We're happy to announce that the Call for Participation for Wikimania
> 2012 is open!  During this time of reflection, please take a few
> minutes to consider what topics you've been thinking about most and
> how you'd be willing to share what you know with the worldwide Wiki
> community.
>
> The two most important dates to keep in mind - outside of July 12-14 -
>  are as follows:
> Deadline for submitting proposals: 18 March 2012
> Notification of acceptance: 8 April 2012
>
> To submit a proposal, 
> visithttp://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions.
>
> If you'd like to forward this message to other mailing lists or for
> broader distribution (please do!), please use the Call for
> Participation included below my signature line.
>
> Thanks so much for your consideration, and, on behalf of the Program
> Committee, we look forward to reviewing your proposals and seeing you
> in Washington.
>
> Best,
> Tiffany
>
> Tiffany Smith
> Program Committee Chair, Wikimania 2012tiffany.lmb.sm...@gmail.com
>
> --
>
> Call for Participation - Wikimania 2012
>
> To submit a proposal, visit: 
> http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions
>
> Important Dates
> Deadline for submitting proposals: 18 March 2012
> Notification of acceptance: 8 April 2012
>
> Overview
> Wikimania conferences provide unique opportunities for the wiki
> community and its sister projects (including Wikipedia, Wikibooks,
> Wikinews, Wiktionary, Wikispecies, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikimedia)
> to come together, share their common goals, and develop better ways to
> work together on an international level. The Wikimania 2012 program
> structure is designed to create multiple opportunities for conference
> participants to actively engage with the subject matter, the
> environment, and, most importantly, each other. Washington, D.C, can
> play an important role in Wikimania 2012 as a locale that gathers
> interest in government, culture, media, and academia around the
> general goals of the Wikimania conference series.
>
> In accordance with these goals and themes, the program will include
> traditional conference offerings such as paper presentations,
> tutorials, panels, and poster sessions; provide lounge space and
> breaks throughout for participants to gather; and innovate with an
> unconference day for attendees to design their own schedule and
> participation around common interests. Submissions will be reviewed
> and selected in advance by the program committee. Attendees are
> welcome to present in the open space track of the conference,
> regardless of whether their submitted presentations were accepted.
>
> The eigth annual Wikimania will be held between 12th and 14th July,
> 2012 in Washington D.C. For more information, please visit the main
> site.
>
> Presentation length
> Due to the extensive amount of program submissions received in the
> previous years, we request your presentation be a maximum of 25
> minutes, including time for questions. You may request more time,
> though shorter individual presentations are more likely to be
> accepted.
>
> This does not apply for keynote speakers, panels, or workshops. 70
> minute presentations must be submitted either as panel presentations
> to include at least three presenters or as workshops with a clear
> lesson plan.
>
> Tracks
> Tracks are used by Wikimania to organize submissions and diversify
> audiences so that presentations of competing interest do not have time
> conflicts. Five tracks are proposed:
>
> Wikis and the Public Sector
> The Washington, DC, location for Wikimania 2012 provides a special
> opportunity for those working in the social good, policy, government,
> nonprofit, and disaster response arenas to share their experience with
> collaboration on a local, national, or international level. Wikis and
> complementary technologies are proving to be critical in times of
> crisis and in ongoing work with citizen participation in government,
> as well as in long-term goals for education, public policy, social
> entrepreneurship, and development in the global south and throughout
> the world. This track will explore the ways that Wikimedia projects
> and rel

Re: [Gendergap] Sarah Stierch on Huffington Post! On why women should care about SOPA and PIPA.

2012-01-18 Thread Sarah 
Excellent article, Sarah!


On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Christine Meyer
wrote:

> Yes, well said and well written.  Congrats on this WP-less day.
>
> Christine Meyer
> User:Figureskatingfan
> On Jan 18, 2012 11:37 AM, "Pete Forsyth"  wrote:
>
>> Subject line says it all. That's right, on the day that the most
>> widely-read original content site on the Internet went black in protest of
>> the SOPA and PIPA bills, Sarah went to the *second* most widely-read
>> original content site [1] to talk about it:
>>
>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sarah-stierch/sopa-blackout_b_1213149.html
>>
>> Great post, Sarah!
>>
>> -Pete
>> [[User:Peteforsyth]]
>>
>>
>> [1] Fact-check that, please?
>>
>> ___
>> Gendergap mailing list
>> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org
>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
>>
>>
> ___
> Gendergap mailing list
> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org
> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
>
>
___
Gendergap mailing list
Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap

[Gendergap] Fwd: Ada Initiative linux.conf.au 2012 talk streaming live at 0220 UTC Jan 19

2012-01-18 Thread Sarah Stierch 

FYI, please see below!!! -Sarah

 Original Message 
Subject: 	Ada Initiative linux.conf.au 2012 talk streaming live at 0220 
UTC Jan 19

Date:   Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:24:05 +1100
From:   Mary Gardiner 
To: support...@lists.adainitiative.org



Valerie and I will be speaking about Women in open technology and 
culture worldwide 
 at 
linux.conf.au  2012 today, surveying women in open 
technology and culture initiatives.


Tech willing, this talk will stream live at view.streamti.me/caro 
 at 0220 UTC. (See this event time in your 
local time. 
) 
Join us from whereever you are in the world. We recommend joining the 
stream a few minutes early to give the video time to sync.


If you miss out on the live stream, a recorded version of the talk will 
likely be available in a few weeks, and we will share the video when it 
is available.


-Mary

___
Supporters mailing list
support...@lists.adainitiative.org
http://lists.adainitiative.org/listinfo.cgi/supporters-adainitiative.org

___
Gendergap mailing list
Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap

Re: [Gendergap] Sarah Stierch on Huffington Post! On why women should care about SOPA and PIPA.

2012-01-18 Thread Christine Meyer 
Yes, well said and well written.  Congrats on this WP-less day.

Christine Meyer
User:Figureskatingfan
On Jan 18, 2012 11:37 AM, "Pete Forsyth"  wrote:

> Subject line says it all. That's right, on the day that the most
> widely-read original content site on the Internet went black in protest of
> the SOPA and PIPA bills, Sarah went to the *second* most widely-read
> original content site [1] to talk about it:
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sarah-stierch/sopa-blackout_b_1213149.html
>
> Great post, Sarah!
>
> -Pete
> [[User:Peteforsyth]]
>
>
> [1] Fact-check that, please?
>
> ___
> Gendergap mailing list
> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org
> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
>
>
___
Gendergap mailing list
Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap

[Gendergap] Fwd: [Wikimania-l] Call for Participation - Wikimania 2012

2012-01-18 Thread Sarah Stierch 



Hi everyone!

See below - Wikimania 2012's Call for Participation is now open. I do 
hope to see lots of great quality papers, presentations, round tables 
and more about gender and systemtic bias!


-Sarah














 Originele bericht 
Onderwerp:  [Wikimania-l] Call for Participation - Wikimania 2012
Datum:  Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:07:16 -0500
Van:Tiffany Smith 
Antwoord-naar: 	Wikimania general list (open subscription) 

Aan: 	Wikimania general list (open subscription) 





Hi all,

We're happy to announce that the Call for Participation for Wikimania
2012 is open!  During this time of reflection, please take a few
minutes to consider what topics you've been thinking about most and
how you'd be willing to share what you know with the worldwide Wiki
community.

The two most important dates to keep in mind - outside of July 12-14 -
 are as follows:
Deadline for submitting proposals: 18 March 2012
Notification of acceptance: 8 April 2012

To submit a proposal, visit
http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions.

If you'd like to forward this message to other mailing lists or for
broader distribution (please do!), please use the Call for
Participation included below my signature line.

Thanks so much for your consideration, and, on behalf of the Program
Committee, we look forward to reviewing your proposals and seeing you
in Washington.

Best,
Tiffany

Tiffany Smith
Program Committee Chair, Wikimania 2012
tiffany.lmb.sm...@gmail.com

--

Call for Participation - Wikimania 2012

To submit a proposal, visit:http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions

Important Dates
Deadline for submitting proposals: 18 March 2012
Notification of acceptance: 8 April 2012

Overview
Wikimania conferences provide unique opportunities for the wiki
community and its sister projects (including Wikipedia, Wikibooks,
Wikinews, Wiktionary, Wikispecies, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikimedia)
to come together, share their common goals, and develop better ways to
work together on an international level. The Wikimania 2012 program
structure is designed to create multiple opportunities for conference
participants to actively engage with the subject matter, the
environment, and, most importantly, each other. Washington, D.C, can
play an important role in Wikimania 2012 as a locale that gathers
interest in government, culture, media, and academia around the
general goals of the Wikimania conference series.

In accordance with these goals and themes, the program will include
traditional conference offerings such as paper presentations,
tutorials, panels, and poster sessions; provide lounge space and
breaks throughout for participants to gather; and innovate with an
unconference day for attendees to design their own schedule and
participation around common interests. Submissions will be reviewed
and selected in advance by the program committee. Attendees are
welcome to present in the open space track of the conference,
regardless of whether their submitted presentations were accepted.

The eigth annual Wikimania will be held between 12th and 14th July,
2012 in Washington D.C. For more information, please visit the main
site.

Presentation length
Due to the extensive amount of program submissions received in the
previous years, we request your presentation be a maximum of 25
minutes, including time for questions. You may request more time,
though shorter individual presentations are more likely to be
accepted.

This does not apply for keynote speakers, panels, or workshops. 70
minute presentations must be submitted either as panel presentations
to include at least three presenters or as workshops with a clear
lesson plan.

Tracks
Tracks are used by Wikimania to organize submissions and diversify
audiences so that presentations of competing interest do not have time
conflicts. Five tracks are proposed:

Wikis and the Public Sector
The Washington, DC, location for Wikimania 2012 provides a special
opportunity for those working in the social good, policy, government,
nonprofit, and disaster response arenas to share their experience with
collaboration on a local, national, or international level. Wikis and
complementary technologies are proving to be critical in times of
crisis and in ongoing work with citizen participation in government,
as well as in long-term goals for education, public policy, social
entrepreneurship, and development in the global south and throughout
the world. This track will explore the ways that Wikimedia projects
and related activities can be used to support citizens worldwide.

GLAM: Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums
This track aims to support current outreach to Galleries, Libraries,
Archives, and Museums and build enthusiasm for continued work in this
area. Presentations and panels will demonstrate effective outreach
techniques and results from ongoing activities as well as envision the
future path for these efforts. Topics of partic

[Gendergap] Sarah Stierch on Huffington Post! On why women should care about SOPA and PIPA.

2012-01-18 Thread Pete Forsyth 
Subject line says it all. That's right, on the day that the most
widely-read original content site on the Internet went black in protest of
the SOPA and PIPA bills, Sarah went to the *second* most widely-read
original content site [1] to talk about it:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sarah-stierch/sopa-blackout_b_1213149.html

Great post, Sarah!

-Pete
[[User:Peteforsyth]]


[1] Fact-check that, please?
___
Gendergap mailing list
Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap

[Gendergap] Gender support in MediaWiki: please help

2012-01-18 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo) 
I've tidied up and expanded https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Gender
It should now be clearer how gender support works and is used in MediaWiki.
I'd like you to check whether your language is already correctly 
supported or not and to report it, as in 
https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Gender#Gender_in_languages
Thanks,
Nemo

___
Gendergap mailing list
Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap