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This is an exciting event organised by DNAdigest. The aim is to create new content and enrich entries | <p>This is an exciting event organised by DNAdigest. The aim is to create new content and enrich entries on everything to do with genetics and genomics.</p> | ||
Your knowledge is valuable. Could you come share it with the world? | <p>Your knowledge is valuable. Could you come share it with the world? | ||
Learn, contribute and build upon on the open knowledge within Wikipedia. | Learn, contribute and build upon on the open knowledge within Wikipedia.</p> | ||
DNAdigest is organising a wiki editathon on May 29th open to everyone. The aim of the editathon is to make it easier to find new resources, online tools and recent content for genetics research when searching Wikipedia. We want to make wikipedia enriched with new content and links. Everything from “genetic data sharing”, “gene research”, “genomic formats”, “genetic data governance” to queries related to: “How should I manage my data and how can I make it available for other researchers?”,"Where can I find and understand what a gene does?", "Where can I contribute to genetic research?",“Where can I store my data in a public repository? What data goes in which repository?”,“How can I find data that I may access and use for my research?” | <p>DNAdigest is organising a wiki editathon on May 29th open to everyone. The aim of the editathon is to make it easier to find new resources, online tools and recent content for genetics research when searching Wikipedia. We want to make wikipedia enriched with new content and links.</p> | ||
<p>Everything from “genetic data sharing”, “gene research”, “genomic formats”, “genetic data governance” to queries related to: “How should I manage my data and how can I make it available for other researchers?”,"Where can I find and understand what a gene does?", "Where can I contribute to genetic research?",“Where can I store my data in a public repository? What data goes in which repository?”,“How can I find data that I may access and use for my research?”</p> | |||
Join us on May 29th, either in person or online as a wikipedia contributor. | Join us on May 29th, either in person or online as a wikipedia contributor. | ||
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dnadigest.org for DNAdigest Contact,This is an exciting event organised by DNAdigest. The aim is to create new content and enrich entries on everything to do with genetics and genomics.
Your knowledge is valuable. Could you come share it with the world? Learn, contribute and build upon on the open knowledge within Wikipedia.
DNAdigest is organising a wiki editathon on May 29th open to everyone. The aim of the editathon is to make it easier to find new resources, online tools and recent content for genetics research when searching Wikipedia. We want to make wikipedia enriched with new content and links.
Everything from “genetic data sharing”, “gene research”, “genomic formats”, “genetic data governance” to queries related to: “How should I manage my data and how can I make it available for other researchers?”,"Where can I find and understand what a gene does?", "Where can I contribute to genetic research?",“Where can I store my data in a public repository? What data goes in which repository?”,“How can I find data that I may access and use for my research?”
Join us on May 29th, either in person or online as a wikipedia contributor.
How do I prepare?
- Sign up for the event - Editathon via Eventbrite; Intro by Fiona Nielsen CEO of DNAdigest
- Create a Wikipedia account - w:en:Special:UserLogin/signup
- Bring a laptop and any other tech (wi-fi, space and writing materials will be provided)
- Learn about editing if you like: 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
Online participation
We welcome participants to communicate with us online:
- Twitter hashtag: #wikigenedit
- @dnadigest @wikimediauk
- IRC: #wikimedia-uk
- Useful links for new contributors:
Programme
Editathon
(Draft outline):
- 17:30 Coffee, Teas and Welcome
- 18:15 Introduction to editing; markup; references
- 18:45 Break, Self organisation into groups
- 19:00 Images; Editathon
- 20:00 Coffee
- 20:15 Editathon
- 21:30 Plenary - Finding help; editing support;
- 21:35 Onwards drinks and socialising.
- 22:30 Close
Target list for the editathon
Anyone can create their own list and share it here.(more to follow)
Trainers
We would like at least 1, but no more than 3 trainers for the event. Volunteers interested in being involved please do sign below: