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Wikipedia:Meetup/Kitchener-Waterloo/16 Days UW

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#16DaysUW edit-a-thon
When and Where
DateWednesday, December 7, 2016
Time12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
AddressUniversity of Waterloo Dana Porter Library - 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1

Event details edit

Women in STEM regularly suffer from gender-based harassment and exclusion, a phenomenon that is reflected in their chronic under-representation on Wikipedia. The University of Waterloo Library is hosting an edit-a-thon on December 7th, 2016 to help counter the trend and improve the representation of women in STEM fields on the site as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence events taking place on campus. Please join us at the Dana Porter Library from 12:00 – 2:30 pm to create and improve pages that highlight the work of women in STEM. First-time and experienced editors welcome!

  • Date: December 7, 2016
  • Time: 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
  • Venue: University of Waterloo Library - Dana Porter Flex Lab, LIB 329
  • Cost: Free! NB: Space is limited. Those wishing to participate on-site should register ahead of time.
  • Participants: Basic Wiki editing skills are required, though hands-on assistance (and encouragement!) will be available on-site. See the Resources section, below, or the Wikipedia Help page for online training resources and assistance. New editors are encouraged to create an account ahead of the event. A limited number of computers will be available on-site, along with workspace for personal laptops. You are also welcome to participate from home by simply adding your name to the Attendees section below.

Editing assistance edit

Templates edit

  • Place {{New page}} at the top of a new article to protect it from undue speedy deletion - remember to remove it when you are finished. For more info:Template:New_page
  • Place {{In use}} at the top of an article if you are editing on your own in order to avoid editing conflicts - remember to remove it when you are finished: Template:In_use
  • Placing {{Inprogress}} next to a name on the list of Women in STEM suggestions will generate an   In progress note next to the entry to help avoid editing conflicts.
  • Template:Infobox person
  • Template:Infobox scientist

Attendees edit

  1. Dnllnd (talk) 19:27, 9 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  2. s42brown (talk)
  3. STEMxcel (talk)
  4. drafty-drafterton (talk) 18:06, 7 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  5. kndeboer (talk)

Work suggestions edit

The following lists are not exhaustive and are intended only as a starting point for possible contributions. Feel free to add the names of notable people, organizations or events related to the theme of women in STEM.

WikiProject lists and categories edit

Articles for improvement edit

Articles to create edit

Outcomes edit

List of articles improved edit

alpha by last name

  1. Anne Zeller bibliography improvement
  2. Anne Innis Dagg info box and intro paragraph edited

List of new articles created edit

alpha by last name

  1. Kaya Thomas (computer science)

Draft articles edit

alpha by last name

  1. Draft:Maria Skyllas-Kazacos (industrial chemist) introduction started



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