Royal Society of Chemistry 2014 Event
Background
The Royal Society of Chemistry] (RSC) is a learned society and the professional body for chemistry in the UK. Its mission is advancement of the chemical sciences and it publishes journals, hosts events and conducts research to that end.
As a result of a discussion between John Cummings, our Wikimedian-in-Residence at the Natural History Museum and Science Museum, and Dr Chiara Ceci, the Communications Executive for the Royal Society of Chemistry, a collaborative event between RSC and WMUK will take place on Friday 28 March 2014 at Burlington House, the London home of the RSC.
The event will consist of a morning session for members of the RSC, intended to give an introduction to editing Wikipedia and an afternoon session where they will be joined online by interested Wikipedians to create or improve Wikipedia articles related to chemistry.
Draft programme
- Friday 28 March 2014
- Burlington House, London
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10:00–10:30 | arrival, registration and coffee |
| 10:30–10:40 | Welcome and introduction to the day |
| 10:40–12:30 | Introduction to Wikipedia: basic editing (with practical training), the importance of referencing, adding and using images, conflict of interest |
| 12:30–13:30 | Lunch and networking |
| 13:30–14:00 | Chemistry & Wikipedia: session run by someone in the RSC eScience team about chemistry content on Wikipedia, how to use ChemSpider to find Information and export wiki mark-ups, wiki pages on Learn Chemistry, etc. |
| 14:00–16:00 | Editathon: time to practice on editing with one-to-one assistance |
| 16:00–16:30 | Closing session: review of the editing done on the day and help on how to keep in touch; encouragement in continuing editing to retain new editors |
Invitation
Interested Wikipedians are invited to join us online (watch here for notice of IRC channel) between 14:00 and 16:00 on Friday 28 March 2014 to collaborate on improving the coverage of chemistry and chemists on Wikipedia.
Please sign up below:
Trainers
The plan is for 20 members of the RSC to attend. I'd like to use 4 or 5 trainers to ensure that the editing sessions have sufficient one-to-one help available. The following have expressed an interest in being involved in the Wikipedia training: