> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Mark Holmquist &lt;mtraceur(a)member.fsf.org&gt; > Date: Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 9:48 AM > Subject: Fwd: Information Architecture edit-a-thon in April > To: wikimedia-us-mn(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Cc: Veronica Erb &lt;veronicaerb(a)gmail.com&gt; > > > Hello, wikimedia-us-mn! I got an email last night from our esteemed friend > James Hare from WMDC, who introduced me to Veronica, who is looking for > some experienced Wikipedia editors to help out at an event she's helping > to plan in April. > > See the details below - I figured some of you would be interested and > able to help. > > See: http://www.iasummit.org/node/51 > See also: http://www.iasummit.org/events/ias2015 > Venue: http://minneapolis.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html > > ----- Forwarded message from Veronica Erb &lt;veronicaerb(a)gmail.com&gt; ----- > IA Wikipedia Edit-a-thon > > April 25, 2015 from 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm > > Presented by Noreen Whysel > > Become an IA Wikipedian and help discover and promote the people, events > and history of Information Architecture. Wikipedia is more than just a > global, multi-language, linked encyclopedia. It is a community of people > committed to accurate and deep discovery of a world of topics. Case studies > on recent Wikipedia edit-a-thons, outcomes and controversies will inform > the process for participants as they help to improve the accuracy and > discoverability of Information Architecture topics on Wikipedia. > > What will you learn? > > - What really happens behind the scenes of a Wikipedia page. > - How Wikipedia is fulfilling Tim Berners-Lee’s vision of a linked, open > collection of human knowledge. > - How to create an account and start editing Wikipedia pages. > - How to appropriately link and cite content within a Wikipedia document. > - How to avoid conflicts of interest, so your hard work doesn’t > disappear. > - How to find information about Information Architecture and fill in > gaps, correct errors, suggest new content. > - How to run your own Wikipedia edit-a-thon back home. > > Session Takeaways > > - Appreciation of Wikipedia as a knowledge resource > - Appreciation of Wikipedia as a community > - How and why to set up a Wikipedia Account > - Understanding of Wikipedia Conflict of Interest rules > - Understanding of proper citation and linking > - Satisfaction of giving back to one's industry > - Tools and knowledge to host a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon back home > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > -- > Mark Holmquist > Software Engineer, Multimedia > Wikimedia Foundation > mtraceur(a)member.fsf.org > https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/User:MHolmquist > > > > <signature.asc>