If people from outside Australia are considering attending but one event seems hard to justify, http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/University_of_Canberra/RCC2012 RecentChangesCamp is the next weekend. :)  TThe event traditionally attracts a large number of female participants and this past year, we had two or three people from local GLAMs attending. :) Sincerely, Laura Hale ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mary Gardiner <mary(a)adainitiative.org> Date: Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 12:42 PM Subject: [Wikimediaau-l] AdaCamp Melbourne (Jan 14): apply today! To: wikimediaau-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Dear Wikimedia Australia community, The Ada Initiative (http://adainitiative.org/) is a new non-profit supporting women in open technology and culture, including wiki culture, open knowledge and free culture. If you're interested in working to improve women's participation in these areas, you might be interested in coming along to our very first AdaCamp, a one day summit for people wanting to work actively on women's participation! Wikimedia Australia has come on board as one of our top tier sponsors, and we'd love to work more with your community. If you know of anyone else who you think would be interested in attending AdaCamp Melbourne, please share this email with them! == About AdaCamp == One of the major goals of the Ada Initiative is to organize a series of meetings of women in open technology and culture around the world, which we’re calling AdaCamp. ** Our very first AdaCamp will be held in Melbourne Australia on Saturday January 14 2012. ** == Apply now == AdaCamp attendance will be by invitation: if you would like us to consider you, please apply. Applications are now open: apply to attend AdaCamp. Applications are open at http://adainitiative.org/what-we-do/events/adacamp-mel-2012/ ** Applications will close Wednesday December 14 2011. ** Some travel grants of up to AUD 500 are available. == More information == AdaCamp will have an exciting, inspiring mix of people from various parts of the “open technology and culture” world, each of whom brings something special to the event. We’re looking for people who:  - work in open technology and culture: any field involving   open/grassroots/community participation and sharing the results of your work   for free (see our list of open technology and culture fields for examples)  - can share information about women’s experiences in that field, including   talking about women’s achievements and the challenges they face  - want to work together and share strategies to support and promote women in   the field  - share the Ada Initiative’s feminist approach to supporting and promoting   women in open technology and culture  - are young and old; students, professionals and hobbyists; from a diverse   range of backgrounds; and reflect the breadth of the “open technology and   culture” field. AdaCamp is open to people of all genders. However, since AdaCamp and the Ada Initiative exist to support and promote women in open technology and culture, prospective attendees who are not themselves women will need to demonstrate a very high level of prior engagement and experience with the issues faced by women in those fields in order to be invited. Find out more about AdaCamp at the event webpage. http://adainitiative.org/what-we-do/events/adacamp-mel-2012/ == About the Ada Initiative == The Ada Initiative is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing participation of women in open technology and culture, which includes open source software, Wikipedia and other open data, and open social media. Co-founders Mary Gardiner and Valerie Aurora each have ten years of experience in open source software, open culture communities, and women in computing activism. For more on our mission and strategy, see what we do: http://adainitiative.org/what-we-do/ == Contact us == If you have further questions, please review the event webpage or email adacamp(a)adainitiative.org. _______________________________________________ Wikimediaau-l mailing list Wikimediaau-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l -- mobile: 0412183663 twitter: purplepopple blog: ozziesport.com _______________________________________________ cultural-partners mailing list cultural-partners(a)wikimedia.ch http://lists.wikimedia.ch/listinfo/cultural-partners