Re: [Gendergap] WikiWomen at Wikimania

2014-07-05 Thread Pine W
Suggestions for publicity: recruit on Wikimania-l and also send individual invites through personalized talk page invites, social networking, or emails. Also, get Lila involved in recruiting if possible. I've been surprised at how many more responses I get for requests for participation in many ty

Re: [Gendergap] WikiWomen at Wikimania

2014-07-04 Thread Keilana
Hi everyone, the page is located here! https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiWomen%27s_Lunch Feel free to add your name to the interested participants section! -Emily On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Siko Bouterse wrote: > Awesome! A few of us are starting to plot and will share back a

Re: [Gendergap] WikiWomen at Wikimania

2014-07-03 Thread Siko Bouterse
Awesome! A few of us are starting to plot and will share back a link soon for everyone to contribute to & help promote. On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Sydney Poore wrote: > I like that time too (lunch on Sunday) if an adequate space to accommodate > a large group of women is available then. I

Re: [Gendergap] WikiWomen at Wikimania

2014-07-03 Thread Sydney Poore
I like that time too (lunch on Sunday) if an adequate space to accommodate a large group of women is available then. I expect that we will have a large turn out this year if we do a good job of publicizing it. Sydney Poore User:FloNight Wikipedian in Residence at Cochrane Collaboration On Thu, J

Re: [Gendergap] WikiWomen at Wikimania

2014-07-03 Thread Edward Saperia
I think that'd be the easiest way to insert into the process for us. We can do it any time of day - just state any preferences on the meetup page and we'll do our best to find an appropriate space. *Edward Saperia* Conference Director Wikimania London email • fac

Re: [Gendergap] WikiWomen at Wikimania

2014-07-03 Thread Siko Bouterse
Traditionally it has been a WikiWomen's lunch, and we generally like to have a dedicated space at the conference for it. Ellie tells me she's looking into a room at the venue - I'd suggested lunchtime on Sunday August 10th, right before the gender workshops begin. Is a meetup page the expected way

[Gendergap] WikiWomen at Wikimania

2014-07-03 Thread Edward Saperia
Hello, Would anyone coming to Wikimania like to volunteer to host a meetup for WikiWomen? I think this has happened at most Wikimanias, but nobody has set one up for the coming one yet. https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetups *Edward Saperia* Conference Director Wikimania London