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 community (delegation, something I'm
working on professionally and personally!) I did hear that a lot
of women wished they could have gotten to know those around them
in a mixer type atmosphere. Perhaps in Hong Kong we have a chance
to try out a few different things. We also didn't expect over 100
women, so that was quite a shock to see for me, and I believe it
threw myself, Sue and Gayle for a loop. I also liked the intros -
and I do think about half way through a few of us were like "oh
crap, this is going to take a while!"
I'm not sure what the situation will be next year in Hong Kong -
the venue, the space, etc. I'd love to see a more mixer like
atmosphere perhaps than having us on lock down at tables. I'd love
to see more WikiWomen step up to the plate and perhaps help plan
the event collaboratively next year. (nudge nudge wink wink ! :D)
Hindsight is 20/20 though, and we can only take what we learned
from this event and explore ideas for next year in Hong Kong!!
-Sarah
On 7/25/12 6:40 AM, Carol Moore DC wrote:
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 presentations and hoping to form some more solid
relationships with veteran and new Wikipedians alike. Being
required to sit back quietly while 125+ women each stood up to
introduce themselves felt like a waste of an opportunity to build
a stronger female editing community. Knowing that the women are
passionate about sharing was good, but wouldn't have been more to
the purpose to encourage networking so all the women in attendance
would be more inclined to stay active and recruit knowing there
was a pool of support they could personally draw upon?
[[User:Samarista|Samarista]] ([[User talk:Samarista|talk]]) 17
July 2012 (UTC)
I personally liked the intros. Perhaps suggest a common topic or
two people can discuss at tables?
Or have a separate meetups - a couple at different times, perhaps
with different themes. That might answer her concerns ?
Note that in the feedback section two of us mentioned that
annoucements of meetups needed to be better.
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