Apologies for my very tardy response! More below:
On Nov 26, 2012, at 8:56 PM, Dirk Riehle wrote: > Hello everyone, > >> I think one of the problems with WikiSym - especially the research tracks - >> is >> that it is (mostly) an academic conference and so is almost entirely >> dependent >> on the academic pool (+ funding challenges etc) for participants. That said, > > not sure what the actual problem is that you are pointing to. The research > tracks are set up the way they are set up to provide researchers with a > quality-controlled publication mechanism that evaluates (and values) their > work. Academic currency, that is :-) I was referring to the comparison with OK Fest and Personal Democracy Forum which don't seem to be academic conferences. And I meant that when you have broader events like the latter, you're able to get funding for specific groups to be represented, whereas with an academic conference, you're limited by the academic pool and less participation funding. Unless I'm wrong, Dirk? Do you guys have funding to focus on involving more women, for example? > > Conference cost is a wholly separate issue. WikiSym + OpenSym is very cheap > compared to most other academic conferences, and we are constantly pushing > for lowering the prices. I guess it doesn't matter how cheap the conference itself is. Travel funding will always be the limiting factor. > >> we're co-located with Wikimania this year which means that hopefully we can >> draw from a larger group of practitioners and researchers. > > The community track as well as open space will provide lots of outlets for > anything that does not have to or does not want to pass academic peer review. > There's ample space! Exactly! Best, Heather. > >> I'll definitely reach out to the WikiWomen's Collective and hopefully with >> enough time to plan ahead, we'll be able to engage more women in next year's >> event! > > Sounds good to me. > > Dirk > > > >> On Nov 23, 2012, at 7:57 PM, Fuster, Mayo wrote: >> >>> Hello! >>> >>> Thank you Heather for the note!. The call looks interesting to me, but I >>> would suggest to add gender inclusion as a topic at the call for paper, as >>> it is a central problem in Wikipedia. >>> >>> Additionally, I would encourage the organizers of Wikisym 2013 to make an >>> extra effort in order to assure engaging women in the conference. In 2012, >>> the organizers of Wikisym were highly predominantly male: 89% of the >>> Symposium Committee, 78% of the Program Committee, and 80% of the program of >>> speakers were men (according to the data provided at >>> http://www.wikisym.org/ws2012/bin/view/Main/Schedule). While other >>> technological related conference (such as OK Fest and Personal Democracy >>> Forum) are able to engage a better gender balance (data provided here: >>> http://wiki.digital-commons.net/Gender). >>> >>> In case it could he of help, this wiki collect best practices to engage >>> women in technology related conferences and list of women experts: >>> http://wiki.digital-commons.net/Gender >>> >>> The WikiWomen's Collaborative wiki might also be a useful resource: >>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:WikiWomen%27s_Collaborative >>> >>> Thank you again. Have a nice day! Mayo >>> >>> «·´`·.(*·.¸(`·.¸ ¸.·´)¸.·*).·´`·» >>> «·´¨*·¸¸« Mayo Fuster Morell ».¸.·*¨`·» @Lilaroja >>> «·´`·.(¸.·´(¸.·* *·.¸)`·.¸).·´`·» >>> >>> Fellow. Berkman Center for Internet and Society. Harvard University. >>> Researcher. Institute of Government and Public Policies. Autonomous >>> University of Barcelona. >>> Ph.D European University Institute >>> >>> Website: http://www.onlinecreation.info >>> ________________________________________ >>> From: [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> [[email protected]] on behalf of Heather Ford >>> [[email protected]] >>> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 8:34 PM >>> To: Research into Wikimedia content and communities >>> Cc: Mark Graham >>> Subject: [Wiki-research-l] advice on Wikipedia topics for WikiSym 2013 >>> >>> Mark Graham and I are co-chairs of the Wikipedia Track at next year's >>> WikiSym conference (now with added OpenSym!) and we're preparing the call >>> for papers to go out Friday week. There has been such great discussion on >>> this list in the past about what is currently missing from Wikipedia >>> research that I thought I'd send our draft to you in case there are items >>> that you think we might add? Our current suggestions below: >>> >>> • What do particular articles or groups or articles tell us about the >>> norms, governance and architecture of Wikipedia and its impact on media, >>> politics and the social sphere? How is information on Wikipedia being shaped >>> by the materiality of Wikipedia infrastructure? >>> >>> • What is the impact of all/some of Wikipedia’s 211 language editions >>> having on achieving the project’s goal to represent the “sum of all human >>> knowledge”? Do smaller language editions follow the same development path as >>> larger language editions? Can different representations in different >>> languages tell us anything about cultural, national or regional differences? >>> >>> • What are the methodological challenges to studying Wikipedia? How >>> are researchers engaging with innovative methodologies to solve some of >>> these problems? How are other researchers using traditional or >>> well-established methods to study Wikipedia? >>> >>> • How are wiki projects other than Wikipedia evolving? What are the >>> benefits to studying other wiki projects and can comparisons and >>> generalisations be made from our observations of these systems? >>> >>> • How does information contained in Wikipedia shape our understanding >>> of broader social, economic, and political practices and processes? What >>> theoretical frameworks in social, economic, legal and other relevant >>> theoretical traditions can be applied to enrich the academic discourse on >>> Wikipedia? >>> >>> Also really looking forward to some great papers next year. We think that >>> it's a really good thing that Wikipedia research has a separate track next >>> year and we're hoping that it's going to really strengthen the quality of >>> research. Looking forward to any suggestions you might have. >>> >>> Best, >>> Heather. >>> >>> Heather Ford >>> Oxford Internet Institute Doctoral Programme >>> www.ethnographymatters.net <http://www.ethnographymatters.net> >>> @hfordsa on Twitter >>> http://hblog.org >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wiki-research-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l >>> >>> The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to >>> which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged >>> material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, >>> forwarding, or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this >>> information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is >>> prohibited without the express permission of the sender. If you received >>> this communication in error, please contact the sender and delete the >>> material from any computer. >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wiki-research-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l >> >> Heather Ford >> Oxford Internet Institute Doctoral Programme >> www.ethnographymatters.net <http://www.ethnographymatters.net> >> @hfordsa on Twitter >> http://hblog.org >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wiki-research-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l >> > > -- > Website: http://dirkriehle.com - Twitter: @dirkriehle > Ph (DE): +49-157-8153-4150 - Ph (US): +1-650-450-8550 > Heather Ford Oxford Internet Institute Doctoral Programme www.ethnographymatters.net @hfordsa on Twitter http://hblog.org
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