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Contents 1 Parkinson's UK Wikipedia training - In a nutshell 2 Attendees 3 Agenda 4 Trainers 5 Information for trainers 6 Outcomes Parkinson's UK Wikipedia training - In a nutshell
Where?: IT training room in Tuition House, 210 Borough High Street, London SE1 1JX [1] When?: Thursday 11 October 2012, 10am-4pm

A one-day, free, hands-on training event for Parkinson's UK staff in improving Wikipedia, arranged in cooperation with Wikimedia UK. Attendees were asked to bring their own laptops and to register a user account on Wikipedia in advance.

Parkinson's UK expectations were to learn how Wikipedia actually works, what is the etiquette of contributing. They wanted to lean how they can improve Parkinson's related topics, but it was important to manage their expectations and explain the strict requirements surrounding contributing to medical topics.

Attendees

Here is a provisional list provided from Parkinson's UK. Final list of participants on the talk page.

Clare Allen - marketing
Emily Frost - marketing
Claire Bale - research
Katie Le Blond - research
Manuela Volta - research
David Morgan - digital
Ezinda Franklin-Houtzager - digital
Jill Davis - media
Lucy Greenwood - policy and campaigns
Sarah Williams - policy and campaigns (TBC)

Agenda

Trainers

RexxS (talk)
Gordo (talk) (afternoon only)
Richard Symonds (talk)

Information for trainers

For any queries please contact Daria Cybulska (daria.cybulskawikimedia.org.uk), 0207 065 0994

Expenses reimbursed for the trainers. Lunch provided by Parkinson's UK.
The venue - an external room booked by the charity (and not a meeting room in their office) [2].
- Room with computers with capacity of 12 trainees, in classroom style, space in the front for the lead trainer, with a projector and computer set up.
- Flip chart and a projector.
- The computers in the room with a wired Internet connection.
There were issues (also) with the Parkinson's UK page on Wikipedia in the past - something to bear in mind.

Outcomes

Write up on the talk page.

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 {{In a nutshell|title=Parkinson's UK Wikipedia training
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 *'''Where?:''' IT training room in Tuition House, 210 Borough High Street, London SE1 1JX [http://www.roomhire.biz/index.html]
 *'''When?:''' Thursday 11 October 2012, 10am-4pm
-*'''Point of contact:''' [[User:Daria Cybulska|Daria Cybulska]]. You can also call 0207 065 0994 or email daria.cybulska{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk
-*'''How do I sign up?:''' If you are a member of Parkinson's UK, please contact Clare Allen (callen@parkinsons.org.uk). If you are a Wikimedian interested in running the training session, please sign up below.
 }}
-A one-day, free, hands-on training event for Parkinson's UK staff in improving Wikipedia, arranged in cooperation with Wikimedia UK. Attendees are asked to bring their own laptops and to register a user account on Wikipedia in advance. This is a quick procedure that does not need any detailed personal information; although it is advisable to give an email address, to enable the retrieval of forgotten passwords!
+A one-day, free, hands-on training event for Parkinson's UK staff in improving Wikipedia, arranged in cooperation with Wikimedia UK. Attendees were asked to bring their own laptops and to register a user account on Wikipedia in advance.
-Parkinson's UK expectations are to learn how Wikipedia actually works, what is the etiquette of contributing. Ideally they would like to lean how they can improve Parkinson's related topics, but it's important that their expectations are managed - they need to be aware of the strict requirements surrounding contributing to medical topics.
+Parkinson's UK expectations were to learn how Wikipedia actually works, what is the etiquette of contributing. They wanted to lean how they can improve Parkinson's related topics, but it was important to manage their expectations and explain the strict requirements surrounding contributing to medical topics.
 ==Attendees==
-If you have a laptop, please bring it in with you.
+Here is a provisional list provided from Parkinson's UK. Final list of participants on the [[Talk:Parkinson's UK Wikipedia training|talk page]].
-It will also help if you create an editing account at Wikipedia before you come in on Thursday. If you haven't yet created an account, please go to
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page  and click 'Create an account' at the top right corner. If you need help you can wait till the workshop.
-Here is a provisional list provided from Parkinson's UK.
-If you have created an account, please email it to me; or if you can write it down below.
 #Clare Allen - marketing
 #Emily Frost - marketing
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 #Lucy Greenwood - policy and campaigns
 # Sarah Williams - policy and campaigns (TBC)
-:@Trainees: If possible, please bring a couple of books that you think would make interesting sources.
 ==Agenda==
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 * 12:30pm -1:30pm lunch
 * 4pm finish
-: * Attendees who already have some Wikipedia experience and would like to cover particular topics, please list them here:
-:*
 ==Trainers==
-''Please sign up below if you are able to attend.''
-* [[User:LoopZilla|Gordo]] ([[User talk:LoopZilla|talk]])
-* [[User:Chase me ladies, I&#39;m the Cavalry|Richard Symonds]] ([[User talk:Chase me ladies, I&#39;m the Cavalry|talk]]) (If needed)
 * [[User:RexxS|RexxS]] ([[User talk:RexxS|talk]])
+* [[User:LoopZilla|Gordo]] ([[User talk:LoopZilla|talk]]) (afternoon only)
+* [[User:Chase me ladies, I&#39;m the Cavalry|Richard Symonds]] ([[User talk:Chase me ladies, I&#39;m the Cavalry|talk]])
 ==Information for trainers==
-: For any queries please contact Daria Cybulska (daria.cybulska{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk), 0207 065 0994
+For any queries please contact Daria Cybulska (daria.cybulska{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk), 0207 065 0994
+* '''Expenses''' reimbursed for the trainers. Lunch provided by Parkinson's UK.
+* The '''venue''' - an external room booked by the charity (and not a meeting room in their office) [http://www.roomhire.biz/index.html].
+** Room with computers with capacity of 12 trainees, in classroom style, space in the front for the lead trainer, with a projector and computer set up.
+** Flip chart and a projector.
+** The computers in the room with a wired Internet connection.
+* There were [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parkinson%27s_UK&action=history issues] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:ParkinsonsUK&action=edit&redlink=1 also)] with the Parkinson's UK page on Wikipedia in the past - something to bear in mind.
-: Expenses will be reimbursed for the trainers, lunch is provided by Parkinson's UK.
+==Outcomes==
-: The venue is an external room booked by the charity (and not a meeting room in their office) [http://www.roomhire.biz/index.html]. It is an IT room with computers. Flip chart and a projector are included. The capacity of the room is 12 (including trainers). The computers in the room have an Internet connection, but the wireless for additional laptops may be unstable.
+Write up on the [[Talk:Parkinson's UK Wikipedia training|talk page]].
-: Trainees will be asked to bring a laptop (just in case) and also create a Wikipedia account in advance, but some may not do so. Daria will circulate an email to all participants about a week before the event.
-: There have been [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parkinson%27s_UK&action=history issues] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:ParkinsonsUK&action=edit&redlink=1 also)] with the Parkinson's UK page on Wikipedia in the past - something to bear in mind.
 [[Category:Training events for newcomers]]
+[[Category:Events in 2012]]
+[[Category:Events in London]]
+[[Category:Expert Outreach]]