Yes, 10th is correct. Let me know how it goes, and how I may help. Thank you for working on it. Best, -Cigdem On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 16:26, <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Great, then that is what I will do is put this on the drive and then we > can get everyone to fill it in. And I believe the deadline is the 10th? > > > > Bev > > > > *From:* Cigdem Sengul <[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Monday, September 30, 2019 5:20 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Cc:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: womENcourage-related news on social media and newsletter > > > > Hello Bev, > > Yes, I was hoping you would help with the overview text. I’ve put down all > I could derive from the data... Hoping somebody will fill in the gaps. > > Thanks, > > -Cigdem > > > > On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 16:01, <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hi Cigdem, > > > > Thanks for all the hard work, this is a start and I think it will work > into a good article. However, the document I am working on is reports > for the supporters, with details on the attendees and not necessarily for > a blog. > > > > I like this article as a start but if someone did not attend it leaves > them in the dark about what happened and why the comments might be > relevant. I believe we need before this blog an overview blog to tell what > happened and who the attendees are. > > I am not sure who will write this overview as I was most of the time at > the registration desk, I am sure though that with the summaries from the > rest of the steering committee we will get it together. > > > > Let me start that document on the drive and I will then see how your blog > blends into the overview. > > > > Bev > > > > > > *From:* acmwe_sc <[log in to unmask]> *On Behalf Of *Cigdem Sengul > *Sent:* Sunday, September 29, 2019 11:42 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: womENcourage-related news on social media and newsletter > > > > Hello, > > > > I've worked on the blog for feedback: > https://docs.google.com/document/d/17j5NRTjXbMP4j18TuxN-WY0qGPTwWwaRoxwq9T37NnQ/edit# > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/17j5NRTjXbMP4j18TuxN-WY0qGPTwWwaRoxwq9T37NnQ/edit> > > Bev, consider this as a first draft and please add to this. Natasa, I > agree with your comments on finding the right tone, and I tried to give a > very positive overview, plus a "we heard you and are working on it" at the > end. I do not think it is very relevant to talk about air conditioning or > food or etc. issues that stemmed mainly from the venue. > > > > As a by-product, I did go through all the feedback forms, and calculated > averages, and histograms etc. > > Attached is my summary of the feedback in a word document showing average > scores. > > (I also attach the excel files I worked on, which all know have additional > Charts sheets, which contains histograms of results, a pie-chart of popular > companies etc. > > I did not work on the documents in the drive as I was going to modify > them, and I did not add mine to the drive in case you do not want to see > them there.) > > > > Bev, please let me know when you feel the feedback blog story is ready so > that we can publish it. > > > > Best regards, > > --Cigdem > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 4:36 PM Natasa Milic-Frayling < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > The word cloud looks great indeed. > > > > As already discussed, it would be good to think of the collected > information as ‘community feedback’ (rather than ‘evaluation’). > > We are organizing events for the community and are getting input for the > future. > > > > It is a bit tricky to report the feedback publicly. Namely, the SC is > processing participants’ comments directed to the outcomes of the > organizers’ effort. So, we need to be sensitive about both the organizers > and the community. We have a similar situation when presenting information > to the supporters. But, I am confident we will find a way to be informative > and at the same time tactful and sensitive. We’ve done that well in the > past. > > > > Best regards, > > Natasa > > > > *Prof Natasa Milic-Frayling* – Chair, ACM-WE – mobile: +44 787 0566 404 – > email: [log in to unmask] – skype: natasa-milic-frayling > > > > *From:* acmwe_sc [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Cigdem > Sengul > *Sent:* 27 September 2019 09:36 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: womENcourage-related news on social media and newsletter > > > > Hello Bev, Reyyan, all, > > These problems do happen. Organising events are difficult. The planned > "evaluation" blog post can start with the word cloud, and then have quotes > from the participants. > > For the areas where improvements were suggested, maybe we can use sth. we > used to when I was working at a university: > > To acknowledge the requests for improvements, we had: > > You said: " " and We will: " " or We did: "" > > Maybe we can have such a thing. > > I will draft a template and share the link, and then, Bev, can you fill in > the gaps? > > > > For the newsletter article on womENcourage 2019, who should I be expecting > input from? I agree with Reyyan, it would be great to have pieces written > by the people attending them. If we can organise ourselves in the next few > days, and I can have the names, I can coordinate that as well. I can help > with the texts (editing, selecting photos, combining things together) but > need sth. to start with. > > > > I will also ping Araz again for the announcement for 2020 in Azerbaijan. > > Best wishes, > > --Cigdem > > > > > > Best, > > --Cigdem > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 7:40 PM <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hi Cigdem, > > > > I noticed this and on the last day I went out to eat at 1PM and the buffet > was closing down even though it was opened at 12:30. I asked the chef what > is going on and he said he served 300 people, well there were not 300 > people there on that day. > > So he just shut down early and that was the problem. > > > > I think it is a good lessons learned that we have to make sure that when > the lunch opens that there is food for everyone. Even if it is pizza or > something inexpensive. I know Ruth did not have any lunch because she was > tied up in a workshop. > > > > Even so the word cloud is fabulous and I love it. Thanks so very much. > > > > Bev > > > > *From:* Cigdem Sengul <[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Thursday, September 26, 2019 6:37 PM > *To:* Bev Bachmayer <[log in to unmask]> > *Cc:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: womENcourage-related news on social media and newsletter > > > > Hello, > > I've taken a look at the feedback, and I think for a blog post, we would > need to deeper analysis, and have a section on what we could improve on. > > There are some very positive and also negative comments on organisation, > conflicting remarks about "great food" and "not enough food" etc. > > But, I pulled the comments, normalised the text, and did a wordcloud > (Attached) which I am happy to share on social media. > > As I said, the blog post would need more work. > > What do you think? > > > > Best regards, > > --Cigdem > > > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 8:37 AM Cigdem Sengul <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Hello Bev > > > > That would be great, thanks! I will look at them and see whether we can > put together a blog article. I should be able to get back to you tomorrow. > > > > Sincerely, > > -Cigdem > > > > On Wed, 25 Sep 2019 at 08:20, <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Dear Cigdem, > > > > We have the participant evaluations on the drive. If you want to help > with pulling it into a short blog then I am happy to work on it with you. > > > > I am also working on the supporter feedback so we can collect from the > career fair and supporters their comments. > > > > Bev > > > > *From:* acmwe_sc <[log in to unmask]> *On Behalf Of *Cigdem Sengul > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 24, 2019 3:48 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* womENcourage-related news on social media and newsletter > > > > Hello, > > > > To continue the good coverage we had during Rome, I would like to conclude > September with participant evaluations from Rome and the announcement of > womENcourage 2020 on social media. > > > > Could you provide a pointer to what information could we use? This would > also be essential for the newsletter next month. > > > > Also, I remember Reyyan mentioning the womENcourage summary report? Could > you let me know who is responsible for that? > > > > Thanks for your help, > > --Cigdem > >