Join us at the SFU, UBC, BCIT Libraries during Science Literacy Week on Wednesday September 21st, 2016. This inclusive, hands-on, drop-in event will show you how to create your own Wikipedia account and edit articles related to science, and more. The theme is Local Women in Science.
Participants: No Wikipedia editing experience necessary. Tutoring will be provided for Wikipedia newcomers as needed throughout the event.
Twitter hashtags: #Scilit16 #womensciwiki
Please bring a laptop with you! (Please check with each institution about the availability of wireless for non-university guests. If you have EduRoam, that should do the trick!)
The theme for this Edit-a-Thon is Local Women in Science, and more specifically, female scientists at BCIT, SFU, and UBC. There are a number of ways you can contribute to Wikipedia . You can create or enhance Wikipedia articles, add external links, verify and update citations, provide resources to help those writing articles, and assist with research. Having this research can help people understand the article and realize the need for this Edit-a-Thon. This event feeds into the WikiProject: Women Scientists.
Christy Morrissey (science medallist, SFU alumna, now University of Saskatchewan)
Rosemary (Rosie) Redfield (UBC Professor: Cell and Developmental Biology) – Katherine Miller confirmed permission to add article with Dr. Redfield by phone on August 25th.
Maja Krzic (UBC Professor: Forestry, Land and Food Systems, 3M Teaching Fellow) - Katherine Miller confirmed permission to add article with Dr. Krzic by email September 16, 2016. Katherine is currently creating this article. Katherine, where is your creation? JudyCChan (talk) 20:35, 21 September 2016 (UTC) Article created at Meetup Sept 21, 2016: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maja_Krzic[reply]
Sarah Harris (UBC Instructor, Earth, Ocean, Atmosphere Science, 3M Teaching Fellow) Maja is currently creating this article
Vivien Srivastava (first woman to receive a PhD in Zoology at UBC in 1964 [2]