Wikipedia Takes UCL

Wikimedia UK education projects

Annual Conference — Campus Ambassadors – Student Societies — Schools — Committee — VLE

Wikipedia Takes UCL - In a nutshell Where?: University College London, London, WC1E 6BT (see below for specific rooms) - UCL campus map When?: Monday 17 - Friday 21 February (five daily events - see below for details) Booking: Opens mid-January 2014 Point of contact: toni.santwikimedia.org.uk (for WMUK) OR oli.pinchucl.ac.uk/02076794518 (for UCL)

UCL - photo by Sam Kuper and Alison Wheeler

Wikipedia Takes UCL is a five-day cluster of events, held at UCL (University College London) where students, researchers and staff will learn how to write/edit Wikipedia articles and contribute photos on UCL-related subjects, such as notable alumni, projects and events. We will also hold a number of workshops to ensure participants are able to share quality photos, articles and stubs that cross-reference with existing articles (including images and diagrams, where appropriate) within the guidelines of notability and verifiability applicable to Wikipedia.

There will also be a competition judged by representative members of UCL and Wikimedia UK for:

Best article/photo on a person or place

Best article on an area of academic research, project or event

Best article overall

Best photo overall

Further details about this competition will be given at a later date, ahead of the event.

Agenda

• Monday 17 February: Welcome and introductory session: 2pm–4pm – 25 Gordon Street (Public Cluster) Max Capacity 33
• Tuesday 18 Feburary: Hands-on wiki-workshop 1: 3pm–5pm – Archaeology 501 (Public Cluster) Max Capacity 19
• Wednesday 19 February: Hands-on wiki-workshop 2: 5pm–7pm - Archaeology 501 (Public Cluster) Max Capacity 19
• Thursday 20 February: Hands-on wiki-workshop 3: 1pm-3pm - Bedford Way 316 (Public Cluster) Max Capacity 22
• Friday 21 February: Final session (inc. awards and closing social event) : 5pm–7pm – Roberts 110 (Lecture Theatre) Max Capacity 40

Outline of planned events

• An introductory session about Wikipedia and sharing knowledge on the Internet from a member of Wikimedia (Monday)
• Three drop-in clinics in UCL computer labs with accredited Wikipedia trainers from Wikimedia editors (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday)
• User guides on structuring your articles, referencing, images and editing (links available online soon).
• Wikitext cheat sheets and other related materials, such as cards explaining Creative Commons licenses, available for all attendees.
• Wikipedia takes UCL photo-competition prizes (details tba)

Further details will be available by late January. Please check back!

Trainers

Information about trainers' availability and planning has now been moved to the talk page.

A number of WMUK trainers will be offering their support at this series of activities. We now have all the trainers we need for this activity and a support roster will appear here by the end of January.