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[[Wikipedia Takes UCL]] will be a five-day series of events to be held at the University College London where students and staff will learn how to contribute to Wikipedia through the creation or expansion of articles on UCL-related subjects, such as notable alumni, projects and events. A number of workshops will be hosted to teach participants on skills related to editing, and the sharing and usage of images uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. As part of Wikipedia Takes UCL, a competition will offer prizes for the best articles and photographs resulting from the week long events.
[[:wm2014:|Wikimania]] was held in London in 2014 and we made sure that the opportunity this brought us was not wasted. Wikimania 2014 was not just about what happened at the main festival in August - throughout June and July there werw a series of events in the run up to the main festival:


Wikipedia Takes UCL is scheduled to take place on the week of 17-21 February. For more details please visit the event page where an agenda for the week is available.
* 7–8 June : [[:wm2014:Free Culture Weekend|Free Culture Weekend]]
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* 21–22 June : [[:wm2014:Future of Education Workshop|Future of Education Workshop]]
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* 5–6 July : [[:wm2014:Open Data Hack|Open Data Weekend]]
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* 19–20 July : [[:wm2014:Open Scholarship Hack|Open Scholarship Weekend]]
 
We also be ran an [https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=87 event for Wikimedian volunteers] on Saturday 12th July. This was a great opportunity for Wikimedians to participate in shaping Wikimedia UK's contribution to Wikimania 2014 and helped made it a true community event. There were also plenty of opportunities for Wikimedians to get involved in organising fringe events just before and after the main Wikimania Festival.
 
 
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Barbican Foyer Area

Wikimania was held in London in 2014 and we made sure that the opportunity this brought us was not wasted. Wikimania 2014 was not just about what happened at the main festival in August - throughout June and July there werw a series of events in the run up to the main festival:

We also be ran an event for Wikimedian volunteers on Saturday 12th July. This was a great opportunity for Wikimedians to participate in shaping Wikimedia UK's contribution to Wikimania 2014 and helped made it a true community event. There were also plenty of opportunities for Wikimedians to get involved in organising fringe events just before and after the main Wikimania Festival.


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