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| It's [http://findingada.com/ '''Ada Lovelace Day'''] on 16 October, and Wikimedia UK are going to get involved! The day exists to celebrate the contributions of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. As you may know, Ada Lovelace is considered the first programmer, due to her work on Charles Babbage's analytical engine. As such, she's someone we can very much hold up as a role model. Wikimedia UK is organising a Women in Science themed editing event for Ada Lovelace Day on '''Friday 19 October 2012''' in London. | | It's [http://findingada.com/ '''Ada Lovelace Day'''] on Tuesday 15 October 2013, and Wikimedia UK are going to get involved! The day exists to celebrate the contributions of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. As you may know, Ada Lovelace is considered the first programmer, due to her work on Charles Babbage's analytical engine. As such, she's someone we can very much hold up as a role model. Wikimedia UK is organising a Women in Science themed editing event for Ada Lovelace Day on '''???????? October 2013''' in London. |
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| ==Basics== | | ==Basics== |
| *'''Date:''' Friday 19 October, in two sessions - 2:30pm-6pm, 6:30pm-8pm | | *'''Date:''' ???? October, in two sessions - 2:30pm-6pm, 6:30pm-8pm |
| *'''Venue:''' [http://royalsociety.org/library/ The library of the Royal Society], 6-9 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AG | | *'''Venue:''' TBC |
| *'''Cost:''' Free | | *'''Cost:''' Free |
| *'''Etherpad''': http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/Ada | | *'''Etherpad''': http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/Ada |
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| * '''Any questions:''' Daria Cybulska on daria.cybulska{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk, 0207 065 0994 | | * '''Any questions:''' Daria Cybulska on daria.cybulska{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk, 0207 065 0994 |
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| We will have an afternoon editathon bringing in new contributors from academia, and some existing volunteers. Female editors are particularly encouraged to attend. It'll be hosted by the '''Royal Society''', who have a very strong history-of-science and biographical library which they'll be making available to us for the day. The Society's library holds a rich collection of printed works about women in science, including biographies and works authored by scientists. At the event the Society's librarians will explain more about the collections and provide guidance on finding sources. | | We will have an afternoon editathon bringing in new contributors from academia, and some existing volunteers. Female editors are particularly encouraged to attend. It'll be hosted by the TBC... |
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| *We have a room booked that could host 20 people in cabaret style and 50 in theatre style, located in a beautiful library of the Royal Society
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| *Most of the materials needed for the editing session should be available at hand. We will also have the staff of the library joining us to support the event and share information
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| *Wi-Fi and numerous power points provided | | *Wi-Fi and numerous power points provided |
| *Refreshments provided | | *Refreshments provided |
| *Participants are asked to bring own laptops (not provided at the venue) | | *Participants are asked to bring own laptops (not provided at the venue) we may have some laptops available, please book in advance. |
| *If you are a trainer helping at the editathon, we will provide food as well | | *If you are a trainer helping at the editathon, we will provide food as well |
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| ==Trainers== | | ==Trainers== |
| Please sign up below if you are available to come and assist newcomers in learning to edit. | | Please sign below if you want to be a trainers. |
| #[[User:Daria Cybulska (WMUK)|Daria Cybulska (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Daria Cybulska (WMUK)|talk]])
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| #[[User:Andrew Gray|Andrew Gray]] ([[User talk:Andrew Gray|talk]])
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| #[[User:KTC|KTC]] ([[User talk:KTC|talk]])
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| #Tom Morris
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| #Werespiel if needed
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| #[[User:Stevie Benton (WMUK)|Stevie Benton (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Stevie Benton (WMUK)|talk]]) (for media)
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| (further event ideas on the discussion page)
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| *Press coverage: | | *Press coverage: |
| **http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/wikipedia-gets-overdue-makeover-to-give-recognition-to-sciences-female-pioneers-8140122.html
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| **http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/wikipedia-edit-a-thon-at-the-l.html
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| **[http://findingada.com/events/worldwide-events-2012/ We were mentioned at the Finding Ada website]
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| **[http://adainitiative.org/what-we-do/event-calendar/ And included in the Ada Initiative calendar of events]
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| **http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19675169
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| ** http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/24/3384976/royal-society-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-gender-gap (24/9/2012)
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| ** http://www.themarysue.com/royal-society-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-forfemale-scientists/ (24/9/2012)
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| ** http://jezebel.com/5945850/where-are-all-the-women-of-wikipedia (25/9/2012)
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| ** http://alaingerlache.be/post/32253640326/wikipedia-doit-rendre-justice-aux-grandes-femmes-de
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| ** http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/25/wikipedia-women-female-editors_n_1912895.html (26/9/2012)
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| ** http://www.dailydot.com/news/wikipedia-royal-society-women-science-editathon/
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| ** http://www.policymic.com/mobile/articles/16134/the-bias-against-women-in-science-why-women-as-well-as-men-are-at-fault (9/10/2012) touches on the event
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| ** http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/18/wikipedia-women-science_n_1979237.html (18/10/2012)
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| ** http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=royal-society-runs-science-women-wi-12-10-18 (18/10/2012)
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| ** http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9761000/9761566.stm Interview on BBC News (19/10/2012)
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| ** http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/oct/19/wikipedia-edit-a-thon-women-scientists (19/10/2012)
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| ** http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/oct/19/forgotten-women-science-recognition (19/10/2012) also mentioned [http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/10/19/forgotten-women-of-science-win-recognition-online/ here]
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| ** http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/the-h-word/2012/oct/19/women-fade-background-wikipedia?newsfeed=true (19/10/2012), in the People in science news section
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| ** http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10/19/wikipedia_women_editathon/ (19/10/2012)
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| ** http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/9612668/Shining-a-light-on-our-science-heroines.html (19/10/2012)
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| ** http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/10/19/forgotten-women-of-science-win-recognition-online/
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| ** http://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2012/10/21/the-royal-society-shines-a-light-on-sciences-invisible-women/ (22/10/2012)
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| ** http://www.nature.com/news/edit-a-thon-gets-women-scientists-into-wikipedia-1.11636 (22/10/2012)
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| ** http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/wikipedia-edit-a-thon-to-redress-gender-bias-in-science/3388 (22/10/2012)
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| ** http://www.nature.com/news/throw-off-the-cloak-of-invisibility-1.11638 (22/10/2012)
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| ** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-10-22/News_and_notes Signpost (22/10/2012)
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| ** http://occamstypewriter.org/trading-knowledge/2012/10/23/1326/ (23/102/2012)
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| ** http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/10/23/editing-women-into-wikipedia/ (blog) (23/10/2012)
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| ** http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/10/25/an-ada-lovelace-day-edit-a-thon-at-harvard-university/ (25/10/2012)
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| ** http://downloads.royalsociety.org/audio/rscience/121031.mp3 The Royal Society podcast about the event
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| ** http://tokenskeptic.org/2012/10/28/episode-one-hundred-and-forty-two-on-women-in-science-and-wikipedia-interview-with-professor-uta-frith/ (28/10/2012) Podcast and article
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| ** http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/October_2012/Contents/UK_report
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| ** http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/guest-post-reflections-on-open-access-week-2012-at-the-university-of-oxford/ (4/12/2012)
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| ** http://www.whoisabully.com/who-is-ada-lovelace/ (10/12/2012 for Ada Lovelace birthday)
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| ** http://cyprustoday.net/news/index.php/who-is-ada-lovelace/ (10/12/2012 for Ada Lovelace birthday)
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| ** http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/9735374/Who-is-Ada-Lovelace-the-current-Google-Doodle.html (11/12/2012 for Ada Lovelace birthday)
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| ** http://storify.com/tommorris/women-in-science-workshop-at-the-royal-society - storify from some of the tweets. Also [http://inagist.com/all/259347714595241984/ this] and [http://twubs.com/WomenSciWP this].
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| ** http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_Society_Content/policy/projects/leading-way-diversity/2013-04-26-LW-ProgressReport.pdf - Included in the Royal Society's diversity programme progress report for 2013
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Draft eventThis page is for reference after the event. The coordination page for the event, including the list of articles to be worked on, is here
It's Ada Lovelace Day on Tuesday 15 October 2013, and Wikimedia UK are going to get involved! The day exists to celebrate the contributions of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. As you may know, Ada Lovelace is considered the first programmer, due to her work on Charles Babbage's analytical engine. As such, she's someone we can very much hold up as a role model. Wikimedia UK is organising a Women in Science themed editing event for Ada Lovelace Day on ???????? October 2013 in London.
Basics
- Date: ???? October, in two sessions - 2:30pm-6pm, 6:30pm-8pm
- Venue: TBC
- Cost: Free
- Etherpad: http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/Ada
- Twitter hashtag: #WomenSciWP
- Participants: The afternoon session is for Wikipedia newcomers to learn how to edit. Evening panel discussion is open to anyone with the interest in the topic.
- Registration: The places for the editathon are now full (but see online participation). To register for the evening session please see here
- Any questions: Daria Cybulska on daria.cybulska
wikimedia.org.uk, 0207 065 0994
We will have an afternoon editathon bringing in new contributors from academia, and some existing volunteers. Female editors are particularly encouraged to attend. It'll be hosted by the TBC...
Topics for the editathon
We will pick a "target list" of topics for people to work on beforehand, which will not be a problem as there is lots that could be addressed. Please let us know if you have any suggestion though (some are already on the talk page)
Panel discussion
We will recap the achievements of the editathon and move onto the evening session which will show the wider perspective of the issues around the Ada Lovelace Day. We will have a panel discussion with Uta Frith FRS and other female scientists on women in science. The panel discussion will take place from 6:30pm - 8:00pm. You can register here
Online participation
Venue
- Wi-Fi and numerous power points provided
- Refreshments provided
- Participants are asked to bring own laptops (not provided at the venue) we may have some laptops available, please book in advance.
- If you are a trainer helping at the editathon, we will provide food as well
Trainers
Please sign below if you want to be a trainers.
Outcomes
- Main entry: Wikipedia:WikiProject Women's History/Royal Society
