Re: [Gendergap] Diversity training for functionaries

2014-12-18 Thread Sarah Stierch
It's a good idea - I'm also on the programme committee (or at least, I have been the past three years..haven't heard any details on the upcoming Wikimania yet). -Sarah On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 8:04 AM, Chris Keating chriskeatingw...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Christina - this sounds very interesting -

Re: [Gendergap] Diversity training for functionaries

2014-12-18 Thread Risker
While it might be suitable as a pilot at the Wikimedia Conference (I promise not to harp on the name here), it's a by-invitation conference focused on chapter/affiliate executives, many of whom have very limited on-wiki presence. I'm not persuaded that they're the target audience. In fact, I'd

Re: [Gendergap] Diversity training for functionaries

2014-12-18 Thread Sarah Stierch
Oh wait..I was thinking Wikimania. Sorry about that. I don't attend thoe Wikimedia Conferences, so I don't have any influence or uh..well..care :) -Sarah On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 8:15 AM, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote: While it might be suitable as a pilot at the Wikimedia Conference (I

Re: [Gendergap] Diversity training for functionaries

2014-12-18 Thread Chris Keating
I don't think you were on the Wikimedia Conference programme committee, Sarah - that's the one I was referring to... Wikimania is a different kettle of fish - ideally we'd have something at both :) On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 4:10 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.com wrote: It's a good idea -

Re: [Gendergap] Diversity training for functionaries

2014-12-18 Thread Michael J. Lowrey
I'd be more than delighted to participate in such a thing, if I ever got the money together to actually go to a Wikimania (see the article Scott Walker (politician) for why that's unlikely to happen). On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote: While it might be suitable

Re: [Gendergap] Diversity training for functionaries

2014-12-18 Thread Kerry Raymond
Can I suggest that the Wikimedia Conference do a train-the-trainer session with a view to the chapters running sessions locally in addition to the Wikimania session. Not many people get to go to Wikimania so the chapters approach would be more scalable. Kerry _ From: