Editathon today, Feb 14, 2016. We are in the Exhibit Hall C, along the back wall. The audience includes experienced Wikipedians and new ones.
User:DESiegel advises a new editor at AAAS 2016
At February's AAAS conference there will be FOUR editathons focused on science topics, for beginners and experts alike. Welcome to Wikipedia's Year of Science! For these events, participants must be either attendees at the AAAS conference, or experienced Wikimedians selected as moderators.
These AAAS ediathons are organized by the Wiki Education Foundation, the Simons Foundation, and Wikimedia DC
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- When
- Saturday, February 13, 2016, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
- Saturday, February 13, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Sunday, February 14, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
- Sunday, February 14, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. (Diversity in Science edit-a-thon)
- Where
- 2016 AAAS conference at the Marriott Wardman Park hotel in Washington, DC. Go to Hall C, head to the Social Media Space and watch out for Wikipedia logos near one of the corners.
- What to bring
- A laptop computer or tablet. We'll have WiFi.
- Any resources you would like to refer to
- You're welcome to bring your camera and take pictures
- Preferably, a registered Wikipedia user account (but we can also create one on the spot)
- Schedule
- Introduction by Simons Foundation and Wiki Education Foundation
- How to edit Wikipedia, by Wikimedia DC presenters -- 40 mins or so
- Editing science articles, by Daniel Mietchen
- Two hours of editing
- Wiki Education Foundation guidance on staying involved
