[Gendergap] Calling all women in tech - Scholarships for UK based attendees of AdaCamp Berlin 2014
Hi All, Please have a look and spread widely - really hope to see some of you at the event. The event is worth attending; I'm raising it particularly as there are scholarships for UK attendees. * AdaCamp is a conference dedicated to increasing women’s participation in open technology and culture. It brings women together to build community, share skills, discuss problems with open tech/culture communities that affect women, and find ways to address them. It has been taking place for several years in the US and Australia, but in 2014 it is coming to Europe for the first time. The Berlin AdaCamp will be October 11-12, 2014 at the Wikimedia Deutschland http://wikimedia.de/ offices. It will also focus strongly on the Wikimedia community in particular. It is a valuable opportunity for UK Wikimedians to attend a focused event (of only about 50 attendees) where we will focus on learning practical things and planning future projects. If you have experience in open tech/culture, experience or knowledge of feminism and advocacy and the ability to collaborate with others, you should apply! We would like to help build a community of UK Wikimedians supporting women in open tech/culture - especially Wikimedia projects - and for that reason we are offering scholarships for UK applicants. To learn more about the event visit http://berlin.adacamp.org/ http://berlin.adacamp.org/ To read about the application process and find out how to receive a scholarship, please visit http://berlin.adacamp.org/apply/ http://berlin.adacamp.org/apply/ If you have any questions about the UK scholarships, contact Daria Cybulska at daria.cybul...@wikimedia.org.uk daria.cybul...@wikimedia.org.uk * -- Daria Cybulska - Programme Manager, Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0994 +44 7803 505 170 -- Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* -- Daria Cybulska - Programme Manager, Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0994 +44 7803 505 170 -- Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
[Gendergap] Fwd: Women in Science event on 25 November, Cambridge, UK - invitation
Dear all, The below could be of interest for anyone around Cambridge, or for people wishing to join the event online. Feel free to spread the message as well - the event short link is mrc.io/1h8aJ3W http://t.co/iXkwpRbpKQ Many thanks, Daria Tickets are still available for the Women in Science discussion on *Monday 25 November* (next week) 1.00 – 2.30 pm at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge. The discussion will be led by Mariann Bienz FRS from the LMB and Nicola Hannam from the Science Council, who will be joined by panel members Patricia Fara (University of Cambridge) and Gillian Griffiths (Cambridge Institute for Medical Research). Come along to discuss how women can be better represented in science and hear how eminent female scientists' careers have flourished. Tea and cake will be served after the discussion. Attendance is free, but booking through EventBrite is essential: http://lmb-women-in-science.eventbrite.co.uk/ Please forward this email on to others who may be interested in attending. Please note that all of the tickets for the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on the same day have now be taken, but any editors who would like to join in remotely should register online at the Wikipedia event page below and can communicate with the LMB editors via twitter: @wikimediauk, #WISWIKI. For more information: LMB News story: http://mrc.io/1h8aJ3W Wikipedia event page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History/Laboratory_of_Molecular_Biology_2013 This event is a collaboration between Wikimedia UK, the Medical Research Council, the Royal Society and Cambridge AWiSE. -- Daria Cybulska - Programme Manager, Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0994 +44 7803 505 170 -- Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* -- Daria Cybulska - Programme Manager, Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0994 +44 7803 505 170 -- Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
[Gendergap] Invitation - Women in Science Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, Cambridge, UK, 25 November 2013
On *Monday 25th November 2013*, the Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) will be hosting a Women in Science Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in Cambridge - the latest in a series of such events to celebrate the MRC’s Centenary. *Would you like to learn how to edit Wikipedia? * *Would you like to help improve the Wikipedia articles of your scientific heroines?* *Would you like to join the debate on women’s experiences in science and how under-representation of women can be tackled?* If so, this is the event for you! There are 20 places available at the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon workshop (10.30 am - 6.00 pm) where participants will be taught how to edit Wikipedia and will have access to resources from the MRC, the Royal Society, the Wellcome Collection and the LMB in order to create and improve articles about MRC-funded and other female scientists. The workshop is open to people who are new to Wikipedia as well as experienced Wikipedia editors. There are 200 places available for the Women in Science panel discussion (1.00 - 2.30 pm), led by Mariann Bienz FRS from the LMB and Nicola Hannam from the Science Council. Come along to discuss how women can be better represented in science and hear how eminent female scientists' careers have flourished. Tea and cake will be served after the discussion. Attendance is free, but booking through EventBrite is essential: http://lmb-women-in-science.eventbrite.co.uk/ Judging by previous events, places will go quickly! Any editors who would like to join in remotely should register online at the Wikipedia event page below and can communicate with the LMB editors via twitter: @wikimediauk, #WISWIKI. Please forward this email on to others who may be interested in attending and display the attached poster, if possible. For more information: LMB News story: http://mrc.io/1h8aJ3W Wikipedia event page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History/Laboratory_of_Molecular_Biology_2013 This event is a collaboration between Wikimedia UK, the Medical Research Council, the Royal Society and Cambridge AWiSE. -- Daria Cybulska - Programme Manager, Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0994 +44 7803 505 170 -- Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
[Gendergap] Free access to the Royal Society resources - creating articles about Women in Science
HI all, Wikimedia UK is running a Women in Science themed editing event on Friday 11 October 2013 in London to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day. Great news is, *Royal Society has opened its online resources for 11th October midnight to midnight BST* - no paywall. This will be available to everyone, from anywhere in the world, at http://royalsocietypublishing.org/. You can also search particular journals [http://royalsocietypublishing.org/journalshttp://royalsocietypublishing.org/journals ] http://royalsocietypublishing.org/journals. If you would like to join us in editing while making use of the Royal Society resource, please feel free! For an inspiration on what to edit about, you could have a look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_female_Fellows_of_the_Royal_Society There are many more suggestions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History/Ada_Lovelace_Day_2012#Royal_Society If you do join us, you are welcome to sign up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History/The_Royal_Society_2013#Online_participation and add the articles you created. For those in London or around, you are welcome to attend the evening talk on the 11th about Women in Science - http://rs-women-in-science.eventbrite.co.uk/ All the best, Daria - Daria Cybulska - Programme Manager, Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0994 +44 7803 505 170 -- -- Daria Cybulska - Programme Manager, Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0994 +44 7803 505 170 -- Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
[Gendergap] Ada Lovelace Day organised by Wikimedia UK - 19 October 2012, London
Dear all, It's Ada Lovelace Day on 16 October and it's most suitable for Wikimedia UK to get involved. The day exists to celebrate the contributions of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. As you may know, Ada Lovelace is considered the first programmer, due to her work on Charles Babbage's analytical engine. As such, she's someone we can very much hold up as a role model. Wikimedia UK is organising a Women in Science themed editing event for Ada Lovelace Day on* Friday 19 October* 2012 and would like to invite you to attend! We have organised a group 'Edit-a-thon' to improve Wikipedia articles about women in science, held at the Royal Society's library, London, 2:30-6pm. We had a very high response from the academic community, and we filled many more spaces than expected! However, there are still a couple of places free for people who would like to help train new contributors - please get in touch if you are interested. There will also be opportunities to get involved online, which we will publish at our Wikimedia UK event's pagehttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace_Day_2012(see below). Following the Edit-a-thon there will be an panel discussion with Uta Frith from the Royal Society and other female scientists on women in science (the focus will be much broader than just the representation of the topic on Wikipedia). The panel discussion will take place from* 6:30pm - 8:00pm, *and you are most welcome to attend - there are still free places available, so please feel free to register here *http://royalsociety.org/events/2012/wikipedia-workshop/* Wikimedia UK also has a page for the event, which you can see here http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace_Day_2012 Hope to see many of you there. Best, Daria -- Daria Cybulska - Events Organiser, Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0994 +44 7803 505 170 -- Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
Re: [Gendergap] Awards/Merit badges/Barnstars in your language Wikipedia?
Hi Sarah, Polish Wikipedia has a Gender Gap project http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiprojekt:Gender_Studies but from what I know they don't in fact issue any barnstars (Wikipedia Poland is not quite as hot on awards as English one). There is an userbox that you can post on your userpage saying that you are involved in the project. Best wishes - hope this helps a little, Daria -- Daria Cybulska Events Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0994 -- On 4 June 2012 20:27, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, As many of you know, Wikipedians often award each other barnstars/awards/medals for a job well done. We have a few that we developed over the year for contributions related to the gender gap and women's subjects: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Feminism/Resources#Awards I often want to award women who edit other language Wikipedias similar awards, but, due to my own language barrier I have a hard time finding if those types of awards exist. Does your home Wikipedia have similar awards? -Sarah -- *Sarah Stierch* *Wikimedia Foundation Community Fellow* Mind the gap! Support Wikipedia women's outreach: donate todayhttps://donate.wikimedia.org/ ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap -- Daria Cybulska Events Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0994 -- Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. Wikimedia UK is the operating name of Wiki UK Limited, a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
