AdaCamp was a series of
unconferences organized by the
Ada Initiative. AdaCamp was the only conference that focused on women's participation in
open technology and culture, including the development of
free and open source software and contributions to projects like
Wikipedia.[2][3] AdaCamps were among the projects and resources the Ada Initiative provided to make workplaces more friendly for women.[4]
Co-founder
Valerie Aurora said that the reasons for AdaCamp included "to make progress quickly on difficult problems, to share knowledge, and to network with each other."[8] As an unconference, attendees lead sessions on subjects that they chose.[9] Along with women interested in open source software, attendees could include women interested in
open access,
open education,[10]hackerspaces, digital liberties activism,
wiki culture, and other topics.[11]
In June 2015, Ada Initiative organizers announced the end of AdaCamp and an upcoming open source "AdaCamp Toolkit", a series of planning documents meant to outline how to run an event like AdaCamp.[12]
See also
Ada Lovelace, namesake of the sponsoring organization