Re: [Gendergap] Wikimania Feedback Comment on luncheon

2012-07-25 Thread Sarah Stierch
Perhaps a wiki page can be started to document these things and a planning team of volunteers can be organized :) Be bold!! Wiki women's lunch planning committee!! Sent from my iPhone On Jul 25, 2012, at 6:00 PM, Gillian White wrote: > I agree that 125 introductions is not a productive or

Re: [Gendergap] Wikimania Feedback Comment on luncheon

2012-07-25 Thread Gillian White
I agree that 125 introductions is *not* a productive or fun way to use a short amount of time. In this instance, the process halted all conversation and created a no-win situation for members of the audience - either try to concentrate on an impossible-to-remember roll-call, or ignore the speakers.

[Gendergap] Hall of fame of Delware women template on english wikipedia

2012-07-25 Thread Sarah Stierch
Just noticed this template added to an article I started (And expanded with another woman editor!): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucile_Petry_Leone Scroll down and you'll see a template. I'm sure other languages and countries also have halls of fame for women? Many states do here, and there

Re: [Gendergap] Wikimania Feedback Comment on luncheon

2012-07-25 Thread Orsolya Gyenes
Yes, we really didn't expect over 120 women (double as much as last year) and I think it was right to get to know each other and learn where we all coming from and what we are interested in. Usually that doesn't happen on this list. Maybe we could organize a female edithaton during the Hacking Day

Re: [Gendergap] Wikimania Feedback Comment on luncheon

2012-07-25 Thread Sarah Stierch
Hi Carol, There is always room to improve, and I wish I had more time to devote to planning the event, but, by the time a few of us were able to get organized (Gayle, Sue and I) we were knee deep in Wikimania and AdaCamp activities. Perhaps it's my fault for failing to reach out to the commun

[Gendergap] Wikimania Feedback Comment on luncheon

2012-07-25 Thread Carol Moore DC
From http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Feedback#Other_meetups_and_meetings The Women's Luncheon on Saturday was something I was very much looking forward to, but it fell short of my expectations. I was enjoying bonding with the women at my table, asking the speakers about their present