Edinburgh Women in Computing editathon 2014

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BCS Edinburgh Women in Computing Where? The University of Edinburgh, 19 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9LD When? Friday 21 March, 16:30 - 21:30 Point of contact: Ally Crockford NLS Wikimedian in Residence, Sharon Moore, BCS Lead Twitter: @wikimediauk or #SWOW (Scottish Women on Wikipedia) Cost: Free How do I sign up? Book via the BCS booking page

About the event

After the success of last year's Ada Lovelace Festival of Wikipedia Edinburgh event, the BCS Women's chapter in Edinburgh are excited to host a follow-up editathon as part of the Women who Shaped Scotland project. Organised by the National Library of Scotland and Wikimedia UK, the project consists of a series of editathons run during March 2014, aiming to improve Wikipedia's coverage of influential Scottish women in a variety of professions.

The Women in Computing editathon will look to add and improve information about Scottish women who have made a significant impact in the field of computing, including computer engineering, software engineering, computer science, information systems, and information technology. Whether creating entirely new articles for women who have been overlooked thus far, or working on existing articles to make them better and more informative, any contribution is welcomed!

How do I prepare?

• Sign up for the event on the BCS booking page
• Create a Wikipedia account
• Bring a laptop (wi-fi will be provided)
• Learn about editing if you like: visit the 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

Suggested article

• Anne Moises
• Marion Cameron Gray
• Linda O'Donoghue
• Dorothy Donaldson Buchanan
• Muffy Calder
• Wendy Hall
• Grace Murray Hopper
• Nicola Pellow
• Neri Oxman
• Frances E. Allen
• Betsy Ancker-Johnson
• Anousheh Ansari
• Ruzena Bajcsy
• Carol Bartz
• Marsha Berger
• Fran Berman
• Lenore Blum
• Anita Borg
• Cynthia Breazeal
• Ursula Burns
• Safra A. Catz
• Rosemary Candlin
• Weili Dai
• Ruth M. Davis
• Susan Dumais
• Cynthia Dwork
• Deborah Estrin
• Carly Fiorina
• Adele Goldberg
• Shafi Goldwasser
• Susan Graham
• Diane Greene
• Irene Greif
• Helen Greiner
• Laura Haas
• Erna Schneider Hoover
• Mary Jane Irwin
• Leah Jamieson
• Mary Lou Jepsen
• Katherine Johnson
• Kristina Johnson
• Anita Katherine Jones
• Karen Spärck Jones
• Mary Kenneth Keller
• Maria Klawe
• Susan Landau
• Duy-Loan Le
• Henrietta Swan Leavitt
• Barbara H. Liskov
• Nancy Lynch
• Kay McNulty
• Betty Snyder
• Marlyn Wescoff
• Ruth Lichterman
• Betty Jennings
• Fran Bilas
• Evi Nemeth
• Ellen Ochoa
• Radia Perlman
• Linda Petzold
• Rosalind W. Picard
• Martha Pollack
• Ginni Rometty
• Daniela Rus
• Jean E. Sammet
• Lucy Sanders
• Barbara Simons
• Yafeng Sun
• Eva Tardos
• Janie Tsao
• Dana Ulery
• Sophie Vandebroek
• Manuela Veloso
• Padmasree Warrior
• Elaine Weyuker
• Meg Whitman
• Jennifer Widom
• Mary Allen Wilkes
• Sophie Wilson
• Jeannette Wing
• Beatrice Helen Worsley
• Jane Xu
• Kathy Yelick
• Lixia Zhang
• Karen Petrie
• Anne Moffat - will need a disambiguation
• Mary Combes
• Anne Budge
• Trudy Norris-Grey
• Rebecca George
• Sue Sumner - Barclays director for women in IT
• Theresa Schofield
• Jacqui Hogan
• Krystyna Gadd
• Christine Alexander-Smith
• Eileen Brown
• Cornelia Boldyreff
• Hannah Dee
• Kay Dudman
• Sarah Burnett
• Margaret Ross - disambiguation done
• Kate Craig-Wood
• Sue mcDougal (ex IBM - started the UK Womens Leadership team in the UK and later ran the EMEA Womens Leadership team )
• Nikki Walker (ex IBM and ex cisco - big on women in IT) - will need a disambiguation
• Mandy Chessell, (IBM Distinguished Engineer, Master Inventor, Chief Architect for InfoSphere Solutions, IBM)
• Sarah Greasley (Distinguished Engineer and Technical Director, IBM UK Ltd)

Programme

16:30 - Arrive, refreshments and welcome

17:00 - Introduction to Wikipedia and basic training

• For those who are new to editing Wikipedia or who would appreciate the chance to brush up on their skills!

18:00 - Editing begins!

• Ample refreshments will be provided during editing

Attendees

Once you have signed up via Eventbrite and created your Wikipedia account, why not add your username below?

• Samtheeditor
• Lee Bunce (talk) 20:50, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
• Jane

Outcomes

Articles created

• Pat Ambler
• Kathy Humphry

Articles improved

• Muffy Calder
• Marion Cameron Gray
• Ann Budge

Trainers

Below is the list of trainers that will be present on the day.

1. User:ACrockford

The Women who Shaped Scotland
This event is part of a series of editathons dedicated to improving the profile of influential Scottish women on Wikipedia. These events will run throughout March 2014 to coincide with International Women's Day and Women's History Month.
Scottish Women in Contemporary Art, Dundee (13 March) / Scottish Women in Computing, Edinburgh (21 March)