Various ways to divide the World Ocean
On Monday June 8, 2015, which is World Oceans Day , we will get together to improve content about the wettest 3/4 of our planet surface, and perhaps other worlds too!
Beginners are welcome – Wikipedia editing training will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there!
Organized by Waitt Institute , the Smithsonian Ocean Portal , and Wikimedia DC
When Monday, June 8, 2015
11am – 3 pm EDT Where 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW #300
Washington, DC Coral reef and beach
A previous editathon: On 17 April 2015, Women in Tech Edit-a-Thon editors preparing to edit.
A previous editathon: On 17 April 2015, Women in Tech Edit-a-Thon editors working on STEM articles.
What to bring A laptop
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 11am -- start (and add detail)
Lunch will be provided.
3pm -- end This event is open to people of all experience levels.
Sign up below by adding your username, and/or sign up with your email address at the Worlds Ocean Day editathon web site: http://worldoceansdayeditathon.splashthat.com/
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Please add suggestions!
From WikiProject Oceans:
Here are some tasks awaiting attention:
Article requests : Antarctic Circumpolar Water , Iceland Sea Expand : Coral Sea , Endeavour Strait , Greenland Sea , Solomon Sea , Yellow Sea Photo : find images for these requested subjects Stubs : Aleutian Trench , Bellingshausen Sea , Caernarfon Bay , Gerlache Strait , Gulf of Oman Update : Botany Bay , Wilkins Sound Verify : Antarctic Bottom Water , Antarctic Circumpolar Current , Bering Sea , Gulf of Aden , Iceberg B-15 , Ionian Sea , Japan Trench , Johnson's Corner, Moreton Bay , Sound (geography) , Timor Sea Other : add ISBNs and remove excessive or inappropriate external links from Aral Sea , check La Belle (ship) for GA status, improve citations or footnotes and remove excessive or inappropriate external links from MS Estonia