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Wikimedia UK and Kingston University organised a Women in Science themed editing event on Monday 28 October in London.

Date: Monday 28 October 2013
Venue: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing, Kingston University, Games Lab, Sopwith Building SB1026, Penrhyn Road Campus, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2EE. [1]
Cost: Free
Twitter hashtag: #WISWIKI
Resources to edit: see below
Participants: The editing session is for Wikipedia newcomers to learn how to edit or anyone wanting to contribute. Bookings were taken via Kingston's Eventbrite
Any questions: Katie Chan at katie.chanwikimedia.org.uk, 020 7065 0990.

Agenda

09:30 – Registration and refreshments
10:00 – Guidance on how to edit Wikipedia
11:00 – Message from Professor Edith Sim
11:15 – Editathon
13:00 - Light lunch
13:30-14:00 - Close and peer feedback

At the workshop, representatives from Wikimedia UK explained how Wikipedia works and answer questions about editing and improving Wikiepdia articles. Staff were on hand to introduce available resources and provide guidance on finding information.

The day began with a tutorial on how to edit Wikipedia, and the attendees were able to put this into practice afterwards, creating and editing articles.

Kingston participants

Everyone was asked to register and think about topics to edit on.

There were computers at the venue, but also wifi access for those wanting to use your own laptops.

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Useful links for new contributors

- Getting started on Wikipedia
- Editing toolbar help
The National Institute for Medical Research has created a guide of how to search for biographical information for this type of events here.
Useful resources for editing articles about Fellow of the Royal Society are here.
A general useful resource is the Archives of Women in Science and Engineering at Iowa State University

Resources

Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biographies
Sections of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives from Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century - will be available on the day

Trainers

Katie Chan
Edwardx Yes please! Edwardx (talk) 17:41, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
John Cummings
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-Wikimedia UK and Kingston University are organising a Women in Science themed editing event on Monday 28 October in London.
+{{historical}}
+Wikimedia UK and Kingston University organised a Women in Science themed editing event on Monday 28 October in London.
 * '''Date''': Monday 28 October 2013
-* '''Venue''': Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing, Kingston University, Games Lab, Sopwith Building SB1026, Penrhyn Road Campus, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2EE.
+* '''Venue''': Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing, Kingston University, Games Lab, Sopwith Building SB1026, Penrhyn Road Campus, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2EE. [http://www.kingston.ac.uk/aboutkingstonuniversity/location/howtofindus/penrhynroad]
-* '''Book''': [[:eventbrite:kingstonuniversityeditathon|Here]] - there are up to approximately 45 places
 * '''Cost''': Free
 * '''Twitter hashtag''': #WISWIKI
 * '''Resources''' to edit: [[#Resources|see below]]
-* '''Participants''': The editing session is for Wikipedia newcomers to learn how to edit or anyone wanting to contribute.
+* '''Participants''': The editing session is for Wikipedia newcomers to learn how to edit or anyone wanting to contribute. Bookings were taken via Kingston's [[:eventbrite:kingstonuniversityeditathon|Eventbrite]]
+* '''Any questions:''' Katie Chan at {{nowrap|katie.chan{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk}}, 020 7065 0990.
 == Agenda ==
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 * 13:30-14:00 - Close and peer feedback
-At the workshop, representatives from Wikimedia UK will explain how Wikipedia works and answer questions about editing and improving Wikiepdia articles. Staff will be on hand to introduce available resources and provide guidance on finding information.
+At the workshop, representatives from Wikimedia UK explained how Wikipedia works and answer questions about editing and improving Wikiepdia articles. Staff were on hand to introduce available resources and provide guidance on finding information.
-The day will begin with a tutorial on how to edit Wikipedia, and the attendees will be able to put this into practice afterwards, creating and editing articles.
+The day began with a tutorial on how to edit Wikipedia, and the attendees were able to put this into practice afterwards, creating and editing articles.
-== How to get there? ==
+== Kingston participants ==
-* [http://www.kingston.ac.uk/aboutkingstonuniversity/location/howtofindus/penrhynroad/ How to find the Penrhyn Road campus]
+Everyone was asked to [[:en:Special:UserLogin/signup|register]] and think about topics to edit on.
-== What to bring ==
+There were computers at the venue,  but also wifi access for those wanting to use your own laptops.
-* Details of your Wikipedia username (create one now! - by clicking on [[:en:Special:UserLogin/signup|here]])
-* Ideas of topics you want to edit on
-* There will be computers at the venue, though wifi access is available and you are welcome to bring and use your own laptops
-== Kingston participants ==
-Please register [[:eventbrite:kingstonuniversityeditathon|here]]. If you cannot attend, you are welcome to participate online.
-Could everyone in the room please add their Wikipedia ''username'' below. If you are signed in, the software will do the rest if you just type four tildes: <nowiki> ~~~~ </nowiki>
 # ''please add your name here''
 # ''please add your name here''
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-== Online participation ==
+== Useful links for new contributors==
-We welcome participants to communicate with us online:
-* '''Twitter hashtag''': #WISWIKI
-** @wikimediauk
-* '''IRC''': [[:irc:#wikimedia-uk|#wikimedia-uk]]
-* Useful links for new contributors:
 ** [[:en:Help:Contents/Getting started|Getting started on Wikipedia]]
 ** [[:en:Help:Edit toolbar|Editing toolbar help]]
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 * A general useful resource is the [http://www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/wise/wise.html Archives of Women in Science and Engineering] at Iowa State University
-=== Online participants ===
+== Suggested topics for the editathon ==
-# ''please add your name here''
-== Potential topics for the editathon ==
 * See [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women's History/Kingston University 2013]]
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 == Trainers ==
-Please email {{nowrap|volunteering{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk}} if you are interested in helping out.
+* Katie Chan
 * [[User:Edwardx|Edwardx]] Yes please! [[User:Edwardx|Edwardx]] ([[User talk:Edwardx|talk]]) 17:41, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
 * John Cummings
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-== Further information ==
-For further information about the programme, please contact Katie at {{nowrap|katie.chan{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk}}, 020 7065 0990.
 [[Category:Training events for newcomers]]
 [[Category:Editathons]]
 [[Category:Events in 2013]]