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The [[:wikipedia:Medical Research Council (UK)|Medical Research Council]] has requested a Workshop, based on the [[Cancer Research UK Workshop]] run earlier in the year. This will have ten attendees and four Wikimedia volunteers. The workshop will take place in the [http://www.mrc.ac.uk/About/Findus/index.htm MRC Head Office in London] (follow the link for directions; the room is on the 13th floor of the headquarters building) on '''Friday 1 July 2011'''.
On Friday 1 July 2011, Wikimedia UK volunteers visited the London offices of the [[:wikipedia:Medical Research Council (UK)|Medical Research Council]] to deliver a training workshop, based on the [[Cancer Research UK Workshop]] run earlier in the year. MRC-funded scientists and science communicators took their first steps contributing to the free online encyclopedia. The workshop was also an opportunity to discuss the big picture of what the Wikimedia projects are trying to achieve.


The contact for this event in MRC is Matt Jukes. The contact in Wikimedia UK is Martin Poulter, martin.poulter@wikimedia.org.uk .
The contact for this event in MRC is Matt Jukes. The contact in Wikimedia UK is Martin Poulter, martin.poulter@wikimedia.org.uk .
Attendees will be asked to register an account


==Programme==
==Programme==
Volunteers should aim to be at the venue at 9.30. The official start is 10am.
A week in advance, attendees received a welcome message inviting them to create an account on Wikipedia before the workshop, and recommending some short videos to watch to learn about Wikipedia's policies and culture


*Introductions
*Introductions
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* [[User:MartinPoulter|Martin Poulter]]
* [[User:MartinPoulter|Martin Poulter]]
* [[User:Rockpocket|Darren Logan]]
* [[User:Rockpocket|Darren Logan]]
* [[User:Tom Morris|Tom Morris]]
* [[User:Charles Matthews|Charles Matthews]]
* [[User:Charles Matthews|Charles Matthews]]



Revision as of 11:12, 3 July 2011

On Friday 1 July 2011, Wikimedia UK volunteers visited the London offices of the Medical Research Council to deliver a training workshop, based on the Cancer Research UK Workshop run earlier in the year. MRC-funded scientists and science communicators took their first steps contributing to the free online encyclopedia. The workshop was also an opportunity to discuss the big picture of what the Wikimedia projects are trying to achieve.

The contact for this event in MRC is Matt Jukes. The contact in Wikimedia UK is Martin Poulter, martin.poulter@wikimedia.org.uk .

Programme

A week in advance, attendees received a welcome message inviting them to create an account on Wikipedia before the workshop, and recommending some short videos to watch to learn about Wikipedia's policies and culture

  • Introductions
  • Overview presentation (Martin Poulter)
  • Work through training pages (Darren Logan)
  • Break for lunch (provided by MRC)
  • Attendees work on articles of interest, with in-person help from Wikimedians
  • Afternoon coffee break + informal presentation of some other things that are useful to know (Charles Matthews)
  • Close at 4pm

Volunteers

New users

Also attending

Articles created or edited

Publicity