Gendergap February 2012

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On Women's History Month
by Karen Sue Rolph 02 Feb '12

02 Feb '12

I would make a go of this in the San Francisco Bay Area if we could get some traction going. I'll check in with a couple groups I know of, and see where they stand. Do we have an outreach tool kit ready that can be utilized, and if not, seems like an idea too? KS Rolph

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WikiProject Women's sport
by Sarah Stierch 02 Feb '12

02 Feb '12

Hi everyone, A few months ago Laura Hale founded WP:Women's sport on English Wikipedia.[1] While it's not an area I tend to work in, I've noticed it popping up on my radar with a French-English-Hebrew speaking editor named Genevieve2 who has been posting about it on WP:Feminism and WP:Women's History talk pages. Some of you might have interest in the project, right now Genevieve is trying to inspire folks to participate in writing an article and major women's sports in North America.[2] It might interest some of you, or perhaps inspire some of you to translate or write related articles in whatever language of your choice! And if you're in the mood to get a bit fiery or involved in conversation, a discussion about gender in articles (i.e. "This is a men's football tournament," for the SuperBowl, for example) has been brought up on the talk page.[3] (It also appears to me that the people involved in the conversation are male, correct me if I'm wrong, of course!) Great work Laura at starting the project and Genevieve (who I don't believe is on this list, yet) for promoting collaboration amongst Wikipedians. It's been nice to see my cohorts from WP:Feminism jumping into handle some tough tasks of copy editing issues on some articles. -Sarah [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_sport [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Genevieve2/sandbox0001A [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Women%27s_sport#Sta… -- *Sarah Stierch* */Wikimedia Foundation Community Fellow/* >>Support the sharing of free knowledge around the world: donate today <http://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=WMFJA085/en/US&utm_source=…><<

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WikiWomen's History Month - March - Event page on English Wikipedia
by Sarah Stierch 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

Hi everyone, Thanks to User:Pharos we now have an event page for March on English Wikipedia. Translations encouraged, of course. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiWomen%27s_History_Month PLEASE add your event to the list. We also have a list of resources that we are developing on the page, and please expand on it if you are so inclined. I can't wait to see the page fill up! Let's hope this will be the start of something great! Sarah -- *Sarah Stierch* */Wikimedia Foundation Community Fellow/* >>Support the sharing of free knowledge around the world: donate today <https://donate.wikimedia.org/><<

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Scholarships for Wikimania - Have you applied?
by Sarah Stierch 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

Hi everyone, *Have you applied for a scholarship to attend Wikimania?* * You should.* Just imagine: it takes 15 minutes of your time to apply. If all goes well you'll have your housing, travel and food covered for 4-5 days in Washington DC at one of the most amazing experiences you will ever have in your Wiki-life, in an amazing city. I'm going to get emo here: Wikimania Haifa changed my life. And yes, that's cheesy, but it's true. Without Wikimania I wouldn't have met some of the amazing people I adore online, offline. I wouldn't have gained the confidence to apply for a Fellowship. I wouldn't have gotten to visit one of the most amazing places I had never been too. I would have never been able to feel like I truly mattered in the movement. And I have to say - no one parties like Wikimedians. Seriously. They know /how/ to party. *Again, yeah, it's cheesy - but, seriously. Wikimania is pretty damn awesome. If you're worried about cost: we can help. If you're worried about not feeling you are worthy: you are. If you're worried about not filling out your application right: email me and I'll help.* I want as many people to apply as possible. There is A LOT OF MONEY that is hoping to find the right person to help out. http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships Apply. Email me if I can help. I want to see as many people from this list there. And remember /you don't have to be a Wikimedian/ to apply. But you can be into open source, tech, education, and related areas. DO IT, DARNIT! -Sarah -- *Sarah Stierch* */Wikimedia Foundation Community Fellow/* >>Support the sharing of free knowledge around the world: donate today <https://donate.wikimedia.org/><<

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Fwd: Re: [cultural-partners] Call for nominations: chapter-appointed seats on the WMF Board of Trustees
by Sarah Stierch 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

Assuming I can cross post this, as it's popped up on a few lists I'm on. Please see below - perhaps /you/ should run for the board :) -Sarah -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [cultural-partners] Call for nominations: chapter-appointed seats on the WMF Board of Trustees Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:09:57 -0200 From: Béria Lima <berialima(a)gmail.com> Reply-To: Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination <cultural-partners(a)wikimedia.ch> To: Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination <cultural-partners(a)wikimedia.ch> cross posting _____ /Béria Lima/ (351) 925 171 484 /Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a construir esse sonho. <http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos>/ On 31 January 2012 22:05, Béria Lima <berialima(a)gmail.com <mailto:berialima@gmail.com>> wrote: The Wikimedia chapters are seeking to appoint two candidates to sit on the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees for two years, starting 1 July 2012. The two new members of the board will help to decide the future direction of the world?s leading non-profit website. Wikimedia project are constructed by hundreds of thousands of volunteers worldwide, supported by a growing number of staff and an international network of chapters. Board membership is unpaid. The chapters wish to appoint two excellent board members and believe this can best be achieved by selecting from a large number of varied and skilled candidates. Therefore, the chapters call for nominations by everyone who believes they or someone they know would be suitable. The chapters ask that this call for candidates be distributed as widely as possible through such forums as mailing lists, village pumps, and blogs. The successful candidates will be committed to the Wikimedia mission and willing and able to engage constructively with the stakeholders of the movement, including the volunteers and the chapters that provide it with essential support. The successful candidates will have: * The ability to provide expertise to the board in its goal of implementing a coherent vision on how the projects? communities, the foundation, the chapters, and other affiliated groups work together; * Sensitivity to complex issues surrounding the multiplicity of languages, cultures, and jurisdictions served by the foundation?s projects; * Knowledge and understanding of the governance of international non-profit organizations, balancing autonomy and subsidiarity; * The ability to think strategically and to work both as part of a team and independently; * A good standard of written and oral English (fluency in additional language would be well regarded); * Sufficient time to devote to the role of board member, and the ability and willingness to travel. Increasing the geographical diversity of current board membership would be an advantage. The selection process is set out here:http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats/>Nominations must be sent to the moderator Béria Lima (Wikimedia Portugal) and deputy moderators Milos Rancic (Wikimedia Serbia) and Mardetanha (Wikimedia steward from Iran) by 23:59 UTC, 29 February. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else, please see the instructions here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats/2012/Nominate /Béria Lima/, Moderator

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Re: [Gendergap] Call for nominations: chapter-appointed seats on the WMF Board of Trustees
by Béria Lima 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

Cross posting _____ *Béria Lima* <http://wikimedia.pt/>(351) 925 171 484 *Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a construir esse sonho. <http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos>* On 31 January 2012 22:05, Béria Lima <berialima(a)gmail.com> wrote: > The Wikimedia chapters are seeking to appoint two candidates to sit on the > Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees for two years, starting 1 July > 2012. The two new members of the board will help to decide the future > direction of the world’s leading non-profit website. Wikimedia project are > constructed by hundreds of thousands of volunteers worldwide, supported by > a growing number of staff and an international network of chapters. Board > membership is unpaid. > > The chapters wish to appoint two excellent board members and believe this > can best be achieved by selecting from a large number of varied and skilled > candidates. Therefore, the chapters call for nominations by everyone who > believes they or someone they know would be suitable. The chapters ask that > this call for candidates be distributed as widely as possible through such > forums as mailing lists, village pumps, and blogs. > > The successful candidates will be committed to the Wikimedia mission and > willing and able to engage constructively with the stakeholders of the > movement, including the volunteers and the chapters that provide it with > essential support. The successful candidates will have: > > - The ability to provide expertise to the board in its goal of > implementing a coherent vision on how the projects’ communities, the > foundation, the chapters, and other affiliated groups work together; > > > - Sensitivity to complex issues surrounding the multiplicity of > languages, cultures, and jurisdictions served by the foundation’s projects; > > > - Knowledge and understanding of the governance of international > non-profit organizations, balancing autonomy and subsidiarity; > > > - The ability to think strategically and to work both as part of a > team and independently; > > > - A good standard of written and oral English (fluency in additional > language would be well regarded); > > > - Sufficient time to devote to the role of board member, and the > ability and willingness to travel. > > Increasing the geographical diversity of current board membership would be > an advantage. > > The selection process is set out here:http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats > > Nominations must be sent to the moderator Béria Lima (Wikimedia Portugal) > and deputy moderators Milos Rancic (Wikimedia Serbia) and Mardetanha > (Wikimedia steward from Iran) by 23:59 UTC, 29 February. If you would like > to nominate yourself or someone else, please see the instructions here: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats/2012/Nominate > > *Béria Lima*, > Moderator >

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