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Wikimedia UK is to collaborate with the esteemed [http://www.rsc.org/ Royal Society of Chemistry] this March for [[Royal_Society_of_Chemistry_2014_Event|Wikipedia training session and editathon]].
Our friends at [http://www.openstreetmap.org/about OpenStreetMap] are working to collaboratively create a global, openly licensed map that’s free for everyone to use. They are always keen for more people to participate in their work and many Wikimedians are among the contributors.


The Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society and professional body for chemical scientists. With 48,000 members and a knowledge business that spans the globe, the RSC is a not-for-profit organisation with 170 years of history. Its mission it to work to shape the future of the chemical sciences – for the benefit of science and humanity.
OpenStreetMap is hosting a “hack weekend” on 8 & 9 March for volunteers to get together and focus on some technical work to improve the tool. This may be development of the “core” [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Components components], the [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Editors editors], or any other side projects. There’s work to do in almost any programming language, as well as tasks like documentation, and even some non-technical graphics design and translation tasks.


As a result of a discussion between John Cummings, our recent Wikimedian-in-Residence at the Natural History Museum and Science Museum, and staff members of the Royal Society of Chemistry, this collaborative event between the Society and WMUK will take place on Friday 28 March 2014 at Burlington House, the London home of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
If this sounds of interest to you, take a look at the full details of the event, including details of how to sign up, [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/London/London_Hack_Weekend_Mar_2014 here].


The event will involve basic Wikipedia training for beginners, followed by an editing session focused on improving articles related to the chemical sciences and notable scientists.
''This post includes text from the event page by OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA 2.0''


This free event is open to the public but places are limited. To apply for a free space at the event [http://mailto:communications@rsc.org please email the Society] with your name, Society membership number (if applicable), why you are interested in the workshop and, most importantly, what would you like to get out of the day. The registration process closes on Sunday 16 February.
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