Are you interested in diversity?
People write on every sort of subject, but not all people contribute. We are aware of the worryingly small number of female contributors to Wikipedia. Diversity also has many other aspects alongside gender that may impact the quality and quantity of knowledge that Wikimedia projects aim to share with the world. We are organizing this conference to help frame and contextualize what diversity means for Wikipedia and its sister projects, and to further develop our approaches for increasing diversity.
The conference has two main goals:
The
first goal is to establish a sustainable dialogue with collaborators in
Wikimedia Chapters, the Wikimedia Foundation and the international
communities to frame the issue of diversity in the context of Wikimedia.
We aim to build a shared understanding of what diversity means for
Wikimedia projects and why it is important.
Our second goal will be to connect, multiply and create successful
initiatives for increasing gender and other types of diversity in
Wikimedia. We aim to turn ideas into action.
Wikipedians, Wikimedians, chapters and affiliates, members of the Wikimedia Foundation board and staff, interested individuals and experts with a focus on diversity and Wikipedia – we invite you to join us at highlighting different aspects of diversity!
What are your ideas?
Please post your suggestions on our MetaWiki page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Diversity_Conference
We will work closely together with our partners from Wikimedia Netherlands, Wikimedia UK and the Wikimedia Foundation to ensure a broad range of topics and views that are important to the Wikimedia universe.
We will offer a limited number of scholarships. These cover costs of travel and accommodation.
You are invited to apply for scholarships during the process of registration. The official registration and submission for talks will start after Wikimania in Hong Kong in the middle of August.
Stay tuned!
Check your e-mail and the conference website for updates on registration and the call for participation, or contact diversity@wikimedia.de for more information.
Feel free to get in touch with us any time, via email or directly via the Meta page. We are looking forward to seeing you here in Berlin!
Julia Kloppenburg
Cornelia Trefflich
Date: 9-10 November 2013
Venue: GLS Campus Berlin, Germany
Contact: diversity@wikimedia.de