Thank you, Val.  I don't know many people who are planning to attend Wikimania and who don't already have something scheduled at the same time (I will be in a different closed session at the same time), but I have reached out as best I can. 

It occurs to me that, although the main thrust will be supporting women who edit, many of the same techniques that can be used to support women can be used to support *all* editors. While women on the internet are known to be more likely to be subjected to certain types of online harassment and trolling, I've seen similar behaviour directed to trans editors, gay editors, straight male editors too. 

Risker/Anne

On 6 July 2015 at 22:23, Valerie Aurora <valerie@adainitiative.org> wrote:
Hey folks,

We really appreciate everyone's concern and help with the Ally Skills
Workshop! Some answers to questions or concerns on this thread:

1. We are working to get the workshop into the programme.
2. The workshop is on the Wikimania wiki here:
https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ally_Skills_Workshop
3. The workshop is about half-full, and we would appreciate you
inviting people to apply using the above link.

-VAL

On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 5:54 PM, Risker <risker.wp@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is a bit of a problem, as I see it.  While it is invitation only (and
> at this point, there is no feedback about what percentage of the available
> seats are taken), the very limited advertising is not targeting people who
> are actually going to be at Wikimania.  Now, it could be that all the seats
> are full, in which case no further advertising is needed.  But attaching
> this to Wikimania and then not bothering to take advantage of the
> advertising power of Wikimania wiki at least does not seem terribly helpful.
>
> There are several sessions that will occur that are strictly
> invitation-only, but those invitations are much more narrowly focused and
> the potential invitees have been communicated with much more directly.
> Perhaps Valerie or someone else directly involved in the seminar can advise
> if all the seats are full and, if not, how many more applicants they are
> seeking.
>
> Risker/Anne
>
>
> On 6 July 2015 at 19:53, J Hayes <slowking4@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> it's not on the programme
>> it's invitation only
>>
>> https://adainitiative.org/2015/06/apply-now-for-the-ally-skills-workshop-at-wikimania-2015/
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 4:46 AM, Chris Keating <chriskeatingwiki@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Valerie,
>>>
>>> Is the workshop listed on the Wikimania programme? I can't see it.
>>> https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme
>>>
>>> (Great that this is happening, though!)
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 9:35 PM, Valerie Aurora
>>> <valerie@adainitiative.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi long-suffering Gender Gap list members,
>>>>
>>>> I have good news! Thanks to the hard work of many of the people on
>>>> this list, the WMF funded a grant to run a pilot Ally Skills Workshop
>>>> at Wikimania in July:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://adainitiative.org/2015/06/apply-now-for-the-ally-skills-workshop-at-wikimania-2015/
>>>>
>>>> The Ally Skills Workshop teaches men simple, everyday ways to support
>>>> women in their communities. This workshop will be laser-focused on
>>>> techniques that work specifically in Wikipedia and related projects,
>>>> including how to use existing policies and suggestions for advocating
>>>> for new policies. It will also teach people about the mindset of
>>>> trolls and what strategies work best for foiling them.
>>>>
>>>> If it goes well, we'll apply for another WMF grant to run a
>>>> train-the-trainers, with the end goal of teaching the workshop to many
>>>> of the Wikipedia admins around the world. The goal is to get them
>>>> educated and wised up to the sexist tactics often used against women
>>>> editors, women's bios, and women's causes on Wikipedia.
>>>>
>>>> If you are going, or if you know someone who would be a good person to
>>>> attend this workshop, please sign up or encourage them to sign up! You
>>>> can also retweet the announcement here:
>>>>
>>>> https://twitter.com/adainitiative/status/613803456692793344
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> -VAL
>>>>
>>>> --
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>>>> Interim Executive Director
>>>>
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