Women in Maths Editathon, Cambridge University

Women in Maths Editathon - In a nutshell Where?: Central Core, CMS, Cambridge - part of University of Cambridge When?: 11th March 2014, 3-6pm Point of contact: Zoe Wyatt - zw253cam.ac.uk Twitter: @wikimediauk Cost: Free How do I sign up?:Here!

Join us for the event!

About the event

The Emmy Noether Society for women in mathematics at Cambridge University is hosting an editathon on Tuesday 11 March 2014, 3-6pm, to improve Wikipedia articles about female scientists, particularly focusing on Mathematics!

How do I prepare?

• Sign up for the event
• Create a Wikipedia account - en:Special:UserLogin/signup
• Bring a laptop (wi-fi will be provided)
• Learn about editing if you like: w:en:Wikipedia:Tutorial, or Getting started on Wikipedia for more information
• Think about what you would like to edit about - you can even prepare some materials to bring with you on the day
• Refreshments will be provided

Programme

It's an informal session guided by the participants.

Articles needing creation, updating and/or editing

• Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat (include information about her mathematical work, not just biography)
• create a page for Charlotte Angus Scott, one of the first professional British woman mathematician (speak to organisers about a resource for this)
• Grace Chisholm Young include references about her work on functions, and make the biographical part less "mother vs mathematician"
• Frances Kirwan (expand article: perhaps expand the section about her mathematical work)
• Philippa Fawcett (expand article: include reference to her lecturing at Newnham and reference the news articles about her topping the Tripos)
• Paul Shellard (expand this page and include English translation)
• Malcolm Perry (update this page to include current research in generalised geometry and double field theory)
• http://www.cam.ac.uk/women-at-cambridge/profiles (list of people to possibly make a page for)
• Paul Townsend include information about discovering the membrane of M-theory!
• David Tong (no mention of current AdS/CFT work)
• Michael Green (now works on higher-loop string amplitudes and their divergences -> SUGRA)

Attendees

1. Zoewyatt (talk) 12:10, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
2. Egpowell12
3. Grc28
4. em383
5. argospicy

Useful Links

1. Women in Cambridge
2. Emmy Noether Society
3. How to typeset maths in wikipedia

Currently Being Edited

Please add here your username and name of article once you start editing, so we don't get any double-ups!