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The entrance to the Royal Society in Carlton House Terrace, London
Our last event, March 4th
The similar event for Ada Lovelace Day 2013
Evening session, March 25th

Diversity in Science Edit-a-thon, Royal Society, March 25, 2014

This is an afternoon and evening event for people who want to edit Wikipedia, in particular topics relating to diversity in science in relation to geography, culture, gender, ethnicity and disability. New and experienced editors are welcome; there will be training sessions for those new to editing, and experienced helpers will be available. There will be a number of suggested topics for editing, but please bring your own thoughts on this.

  • NEW The Royal Society Library (1st floor) will be holding an open house session for you (or anyone else) from 5.30 to 6pm, between the sessions, with Rupert Baker. Rupert will also give a brief talk on the library and its unique historic holdings during the afternoon session.

Event

This will follow the pattern of our last event Women in science Edit-a-thon on March 4th, though the structure has been revised in the light of that experience.

Please bring a laptop if possible, though some will be available, as will wifi internet access. Also please bring any books you have to use as references, though the resources of the Royal Society library will be available until shortly before 5pm, and we will some print sources on hand. We also should have access to Royal Society publications normally behind a paywall. We envisage that most people will come either for the afternoon session, starting at 2pm or the evening one, starting at 6pm, with the changeover around 5.30-6pm, but there is room for some to span both sessions; if you think you want to go to both please register for the afternoon event only.

There will be light refreshments laid on. There will be presentations on editing for new editors at about 2.15 and 6.1.15, lasting about 40 minutes, and there will be experienced editors on hand throughout to give assistance. The event is held during International Women's Month.

Please sign-up at the Eventbrite pages (links here soon), or below if you are able to help the mainly new editors as they edit, or would like to participate remotely. The event is being offered first to the Royal Society's mailing lists and other contacts.

The Royal Society is the UK's national academy for the sciences, a fellowship of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence, founded in 1660. The position of Wikimedian in Residence at the Royal Society, a pilot scheme running until early July 2014, is supported by Wikimedia UK, the registered charity that is the UK support group for Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement.

Booking

Please register on Eventbrite for free tickets. The event is now sold out for the afternoon session, but last time there were last minute drop-outs, and the waiting lists are still short.

For the afternoon session (2.00 to 5.30 pm) register on this page.

For the evening session (6.00 to 9.00 pm) register on this page.

Arriving

Bringing your ticket is not important, though it does have the map etc. Tell Reception you have come for the Wikipedia event, then follow the signs to "Mercer Suite 1" in the basement. Name badges will be waiting for you there and should be worn.

Programme

  • 2:00 Afternoon attendees arrived, sort out laptops, wi-fi, register Wikipedia accounts if not (which is better) done so before
  • 2:15 Short tutorial on the very basic editing process
  • 2:35 Questions, discuss potential subjects and sources
  • 2:45 Start editing
  • 4:00 Break and cakes; short talk on the Royal Society Library by Rupert Baker
  • 4:20 A wider view of Wikipedia, questions
  • 4:35 Back to editing
  • 5:20 Review of editing we have done, complete feedback forms
  • 5:25 Wind-up by Polly Williams, the Royal Society and Diversity
  • 5:30 End afternoon session
  • 5:30-6:00 Open house in the Royal Society Library (for both sessions), Rupert Baker
 
Working in the evening
  • 6:00 Evening attendees arrived, sort out laptops, wi-fi, register Wikipedia accounts if not (which is better) done so before
  • 6:10 Welcome by Polly Williams, the Royal Society and Diversity
  • 6:15 Short tutorial on the very basic editing process, sandwiches
  • 6:35 Questions, discuss potential subjects and sources
  • 6:45 Start editing
  • 7:45 Break
  • 7:50 A wider view of Wikipedia, questions
  • 8:10 Back to editing
  • 8:55 Review of editing we have done, complete feedback forms
  • 9:00 End (we need to be out promptly); to pub (Wetherspoons in Whitehall)

Helpers

 
Jonathan explaining something

We will need several experienced Wikipedians (but no training in training needed). The key times will be from about 3 - 5 and 7 and 9, after the basic editing presentations. Please sign up below, indicating the times you think you will be available:

  1. Being a helper in the afternoon would suit me best. Andrew (talk) 17:36, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
  2. Can do either or both as needed. Thryduulf (talk) 19:46, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
  3. I can probably do the 3-5 slot, possibly 7-9 too. Edwardx (talk) 13:36, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
  4. Hope to be there some time after 6pm ϢereSpielChequers 13:54, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
  5. I can probably do the 3-5 slot Gordo (talk) 14:35, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
  6. I can help in the evening slot - AdamBMorgan (talk) 12:06, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
  • Many thanks to all our helpers!

Online participants

Online participants from anywhere are very welcome, whether experienced or not. For a basic editing tutorial see Wikipedia:Tutorial, and Wikipedia:Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia is short, written for scientists, and full of good advice. Or try this one - four modules, taking one hour it says.

  1. Chemistbychoice
  2. sign here please


Attendees

 
Attendees at the afternoon session
 
Working in the afternoon

Articles worked on

 
Afternoon session

New articles created

Suggested topics

Please feel free to edit on any topic, but the following are some suggestions, mainly individual scientists. If you are working on an article on this list, please make a note below to avoid conflicting edits. Anyone is welcome to add their own at "More suggestions" below.

Apart from biographies of scientists, I hope to see some contributions on general topics such as science in Africa and the developing world. We will have copies of RS reports on science in Egypt, Jordan and Malaysia at the event.

  • The Royal Society Pfizer Award has been awarded by the Royal Society since 2006 to African-based researchers at the start of their career who are making innovative contributions to the biological sciences in Africa. Only one winner has a wikipedia biography, created at our last event. See the article for the others, and links. Probably all notable.

Historical Fellows of the Royal Society who were non-northern Europe and non-US

More suggestions

Please add your own here, with suggested sources, ideally as links:

Online references

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to WMUK Royal Society Diversity editathon 2014.

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FULLY AVAILABLE GLOBALLY from 1am (GMT/UTC) on 25th March 2014 until 11pm (GMT/UTC) on 26th March 2014

Online References, always available

Print references we will have at the event

  • Weisgerber, Robert A; The challenged scientists: disabilities and the triumph of excellence, 1991, Praeger, New York, ISBN 0275938735
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