Forwarding to TA3M Seattle (please forward to the local and national TA3M
communication lists for redistribution if that seems appropriate), Cascadia
Wikimedians, WALRUS, and the Wikimedia gender gap list.
Pine
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Quim Gil" <qgil(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Sep 17, 2014 8:28 AM
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] FOSS OPW: looking for female technical contributors
To: "Wikimedia developers" <wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, "Wikimedia
Mailing List" <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc:
Dear wikimedians,
The Free and Open Source Souftware Outreach Program for Women offers paid
internships to developers and other technical profiles working on projects
together with free software organizations. Wikimedia is participating
again, and we welcome candidates.
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/FOSS_Outreach_Program_for_Women/Round_9
This call is open to Wikimedia volunteers (editors, developers...) and also
to people that would contribute for the first time in our projects. In the
past editions we have seen that candidates coming through a direct
recommendation have good chances of success. It is also known that many
good potential candidates will be reluctant to step in, but they will if
someone (like you) encourages them to apply, or to contact us with any
questions.
You can make a difference. If you know women with software development or
open source background / interest and full time availability between
December and March, please forward them this invitation. Thank you!
--
Quim Gil
Engineering Community Manager @ Wikimedia Foundation
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil
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Thank you very much, Kirill and Affcom. (:
Just a small amendment: we also have likely members in the British Columbia
Province of Canada, and we are proud to include them in our membership if
they wish to affiliate with Cascadia Wikimedians.
Our most frequent activities occur in the Seattle and Portland areas, and
we aspire to support additional cities in our region. In addition to the
British Columbia Province, Washington State, and Oregon State, we have some
email list subscribers in Idaho State and from other regions of the United
States and Canada.
Personally I would like to take a moment to thank the leadership of an
open-source and privacy advocacy organization, the Seattle chapter of TA3M,
who have been enormously helpful in providing us with information about
open source groups in the Seattle area and who have invited us to speak at
their meetings. I would also like to acknowledge the University of
Washington for its direct and indirect support of open source, open data,
and open research projects including Wikipedia and TA3M. I hope that
Cascadians will add to this list if there are additional supporters who we
should acknowledge.
Thanks very much,
Pine
On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 6:46 PM, Kirill Lokshin <kirill.lokshin(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm pleased to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized
> Cascadia Wikimedians [1] as a Wikimedia User Group [2]. The group is based
> in the Northwestern United States, and plans to focus on organizational
> outreach and supporting the education program in their region.
>
> Let's welcome them to the family of Wikimedia affiliates!
>
> Regards,
> Kirill Lokshin
> Affiliations Committee
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_Wikimedians
>
> [2]
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Cascadia…
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Forwarding from Siko Bouterse:
Greetings! The Wikimedia Foundation Individual Engagement Grants program is
accepting proposals for funding new experiments from September 1st to 30th.
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG>
Your idea can improve Wikimedia projects by building a new tool or gadget,
organizing a better process on your wiki, conducting research on an
important issue, or providing other support for community-building. Whether
you need $200 or $30,000 USD, Individual Engagement Grants can cover your
own project development time in addition to funding for a team to help you.
The program has a flexible schedule and reporting structure, and
Grantmaking staff are there to support you through all stages of the
process.
Do you have have a good idea, but you are worried that it isn’t developed
enough for a grant? Put it into the IdeaLab, where volunteers and staff
can give you advice and guidance on how to bring it to life. <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab> Also, IEG will be hosting
three Hangout Sessions for real-time discussions to help you make your
proposal better - the first will happen on September 16th. <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Events#Upcoming_events>
For inspiration, you can read more about past projects <
https://blog.wikimedia.org/tag/individual-engagement-grants/> that received
funding or review open proposals <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-reviewing>. We are excited
to see some of the new ways your grant ideas can support our community and
make an impact on the future of Wikimedia projects.
Submit your proposal in September! <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-apply>