View source for Ada Lovelace Day 2012

{{historical}}

'''This page was used for reference after the event. The coordination page for the event, including the list of articles to be worked on, is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History/Royal_Society here]'''

[[File:Ada Lovelace color.svg|right|300px]]
__NOTOC__

It was [http://findingada.com/ '''Ada Lovelace Day'''] on 16 October, and Wikimedia UK was really keen to get involved! In general, the day exists to celebrate the contributions of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. As you may know, Ada Lovelace is considered the first programmer, due to her work on Charles Babbage's analytical engine. As such, she's someone we can very much hold up as a role model. Wikimedia UK organised a Women in Science themed editing event for Ada Lovelace Day on '''Friday 19 October 2012''' in London. 

==Basics==
*'''Date:''' Friday 19 October, in two sessions - 2:30pm-6pm, 6:30pm-8pm
*'''Venue:''' [http://royalsociety.org/library/ The library of the Royal Society], 6-9 Carlton House Terrace  London SW1Y 5AG
*'''Cost:''' Free
*'''Etherpad''': http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/Ada
* '''Twitter hashtag:''' #WomenSciWP
*'''Participants:''' The afternoon session was for Wikipedia newcomers to learn how to edit. Evening panel discussion was open to anyone with the interest in the topic. 
*'''Registration:''' was handled by the Royal Society. 
*'''Photos from the day:''' [[Commons:Category:Wikimedia UK Royal Society Women's editathon 2012|here]].
* '''Any questions:''' Daria Cybulska on daria.cybulska{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk, 0207 065 0994

We had an afternoon editathon bringing in new contributors from academia, and some existing volunteers.  Female editors were particularly encouraged to attend. The event was hosted by the '''Royal Society''', who have a very strong history-of-science and biographical library which was made available to us for the day. The Society's library holds a rich collection of printed works about women in science, including biographies and works authored by scientists. At the event the Society's librarians were present to explain more about the collections and provide guidance on finding sources.

==Topics for the editathon==
We had a "target list" of topics for people to work on beforehand, community was also encouraged to add suggestions. 

==Panel discussion==
We recapped the achievements of the editathon and moved onto the evening session which aimed to show the wider perspective of the issues around the Ada Lovelace Day. We had a panel discussion with Uta Frith FRS and other female scientists on women in science. The panel discussion took place from 6:30pm - 8:00pm. 

==Online participation==
* '''Twitter hashtag:''' #WomenSciWP
* '''Etherpad''': http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/Ada

==Venue==
*Room for 20 people in boardroom style for the editathon, located in a beautiful library of the Royal Society
*Most of the materials needed for the editing session were available at hand. We also had the staff of the library joining us to support the event and share information
*Wi-Fi and numerous power points provided
*Refreshments provided 
*Participants were asked to bring own laptops (not provided at the venue)

==Trainers==
#[[User:Daria Cybulska (WMUK)|Daria Cybulska (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Daria Cybulska (WMUK)|talk]])
#[[User:Andrew Gray|Andrew Gray]] ([[User talk:Andrew Gray|talk]])
#[[User:KTC|KTC]] ([[User talk:KTC|talk]])
#Tom Morris

==Outcomes==
:''Main entry: [[:w:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women's History/Royal Society|Wikipedia:WikiProject Women's History/Royal Society]]''
*Press coverage:
**http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/wikipedia-gets-overdue-makeover-to-give-recognition-to-sciences-female-pioneers-8140122.html
**http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/wikipedia-edit-a-thon-at-the-l.html
**[http://findingada.com/events/worldwide-events-2012/ We were mentioned at the Finding Ada website]
**[http://adainitiative.org/what-we-do/event-calendar/ And included in the Ada Initiative calendar of events]
**http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19675169
** http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/24/3384976/royal-society-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-gender-gap (24/9/2012)
** http://www.themarysue.com/royal-society-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-forfemale-scientists/ (24/9/2012)
** http://jezebel.com/5945850/where-are-all-the-women-of-wikipedia (25/9/2012)
** http://alaingerlache.be/post/32253640326/wikipedia-doit-rendre-justice-aux-grandes-femmes-de
** http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/25/wikipedia-women-female-editors_n_1912895.html (26/9/2012)
** http://www.dailydot.com/news/wikipedia-royal-society-women-science-editathon/
** http://www.policymic.com/mobile/articles/16134/the-bias-against-women-in-science-why-women-as-well-as-men-are-at-fault (9/10/2012) touches on the event
** http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/18/wikipedia-women-science_n_1979237.html (18/10/2012)
** http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=royal-society-runs-science-women-wi-12-10-18 (18/10/2012)
** http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9761000/9761566.stm Interview on BBC News (19/10/2012)
** http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/oct/19/wikipedia-edit-a-thon-women-scientists (19/10/2012)
** http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/oct/19/forgotten-women-science-recognition (19/10/2012) also mentioned [http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/10/19/forgotten-women-of-science-win-recognition-online/ here]
** http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/the-h-word/2012/oct/19/women-fade-background-wikipedia?newsfeed=true (19/10/2012), in the People in science news section
** http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10/19/wikipedia_women_editathon/ (19/10/2012)
** http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/9612668/Shining-a-light-on-our-science-heroines.html (19/10/2012)
** http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/10/19/forgotten-women-of-science-win-recognition-online/
** http://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2012/10/21/the-royal-society-shines-a-light-on-sciences-invisible-women/ (22/10/2012)
** http://www.nature.com/news/edit-a-thon-gets-women-scientists-into-wikipedia-1.11636 (22/10/2012)
** http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/wikipedia-edit-a-thon-to-redress-gender-bias-in-science/3388 (22/10/2012)
** http://www.nature.com/news/throw-off-the-cloak-of-invisibility-1.11638 (22/10/2012)
** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-10-22/News_and_notes Signpost (22/10/2012)
** http://occamstypewriter.org/trading-knowledge/2012/10/23/1326/ (23/102/2012)
** http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/10/23/editing-women-into-wikipedia/ (blog) (23/10/2012) 
** http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/10/25/an-ada-lovelace-day-edit-a-thon-at-harvard-university/ (25/10/2012)
** http://downloads.royalsociety.org/audio/rscience/121031.mp3 The Royal Society podcast about the event
** http://tokenskeptic.org/2012/10/28/episode-one-hundred-and-forty-two-on-women-in-science-and-wikipedia-interview-with-professor-uta-frith/ (28/10/2012) Podcast and article
** http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/October_2012/Contents/UK_report 
** http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/guest-post-reflections-on-open-access-week-2012-at-the-university-of-oxford/ (4/12/2012)
** http://www.whoisabully.com/who-is-ada-lovelace/ (10/12/2012 for Ada Lovelace birthday)
** http://cyprustoday.net/news/index.php/who-is-ada-lovelace/ (10/12/2012 for Ada Lovelace birthday)
** http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/9735374/Who-is-Ada-Lovelace-the-current-Google-Doodle.html (11/12/2012 for Ada Lovelace birthday)

** http://storify.com/tommorris/women-in-science-workshop-at-the-royal-society - storify from some of the tweets. Also [http://inagist.com/all/259347714595241984/ this] and [http://twubs.com/WomenSciWP this].
** http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/26/wikipedia-women-storming-female-editors_n_3817138.html mentioned in 2013

** http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_Society_Content/policy/projects/leading-way-diversity/2013-04-26-LW-ProgressReport.pdf - Included in the Royal Society's diversity programme progress report for 2013


*Similar events:
**[[:w:sv:Wikipedia:Skrivstuga/Ada Lovelace 2012|Wikipedia:Skrivstuga/Ada Lovelace 2012]] (Sweden)

[[Category:Training events for newcomers‎]]
[[Category:Editathons]]
[[Category:Events in 2012]]
[[Category:Events in London]]