Call for Participation - Women & Library Technology =?UTF-8?Q?=E2=80=93_Empowering_Women=E2=80=99s_?=Participation in Open Technology & Culture

[Evviva Weinraub]

*Theme:*
"Women & Library Technology – Empowering Women’s Participation in Open
Technology & Culture"Date

11 August 2016
Venue

Northwestern University Library, Evanston, IL, USA

IFLA’s Information Technology Section <http://www.ifla.org/it>, the Women,
Information, and Libraries SIG
<http://www.ifla.org/women-information-and-libraries>, and Northwestern
University Libraries <http://www.library.northwestern.edu/>, invite
proposals for a Satellite UnConference around theme of *Women & Library
Technology – Empowering Women’s Participation in Open Technology & Culture*.

We are soliciting proposals for 40, 20, or 5 minute lightning talks. These
can be how-to sessions, facilitated discussions, or traditional
presentations. Submitting a proposal for a discussion does NOT mean you
need to lead the discussion.
*Submission Guidelines*

*Topics can include, but are not limited to:*

   - Barriers women have with salary negotiation;
   - How to balance the desire for children with career advancement and
   workplace support;
   - Using Trello to improve project management;
   - How to get involved with Wikipedia;
   - Lessons on how to be more inclusive in your job postings to attract
   diversity and women into technology positions;
   - How to get involved with open source communities, or
   - Three things everyone should know about sexual harassment.

Please submit your proposals no later than *29 February 2016* at
https://goo.gl/USw6pI.

We will analyze the proposals and then open it up for voting during the
week of March 7th.  Speakers will be notified of their acceptance by early
April.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out to:

*Mathilde Koskas*
Email: mathilde.koskas at bnf.fr

*Evviva Weinraub*
Email: evviva.weinraub at northwestern.edu for more information.
Important Deadlines
*29 February 2016* Submission of proposal
*March 2016* The proposals will be reviewed
*Early April* Notification of acceptance

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