Dear colleagues, Ada Lovelace Day 2017 The University of Edinburgh’s 2017 Ada Lovelace Day event<http://thinking.is.ed.ac.uk/ada-lovelace-day/> takes place on Tuesday 10 October; celebrating women in Science, Engineering, Technology and Maths (STEM) as part of an international celebration day<http://findingada.com/>m/>. The sessions are free, open to all and are live for booking<http://thinking.is.ed.ac.uk/wir/2017/09/01/ada-lovelace-day-2017-celebrating-women-in-stem/> for only a short time longer. The event is being held at the James Clerk Maxwell Building<https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/James+Clerk+Maxwell+Building,+The+University+of+Edinburgh/@55.9215492,-3.175898,17z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sgoogle+maps+james+clerk+maxwell+building!3m4!1s0x4887c761e03335c5:0x77aeb8f28163ff46!8m2!3d55.921664!4d-3.1741669?dcr=0> and this year there is a special focus on Women in Chemistry and the 19 petitioners to the Royal Society of Chemistry in 1904<http://research.library.mun.ca/506/1/pounding_on_the_doors.pdf>. Consequently, Periodic Table cupcakes<http://www.rsc.org/diversity/175-faces/all-faces/ida-freund> will be available throughout the day but don’t wait till they’re all gone! Booking your place is as easy as 1,2,3.... come to one, two or all three sessions! · 11am to 2pm: Talks and Fun Science/Tech activities<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:University_of_Edinbur… (graphene knitting, origami crystallography, metadata games, Histropedia timelines, make music from DNA sequences with Sonic Pi) · 2pm to 5pm: a Women in STEM Wikipedia editathon<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:University_of_Edinburg… to create fab new role models for young and old alike while polishing off the remaining cupcakes. Full training given. · 5pm to 6:15pm: Film screening of A Chemical Imbalance<http://www.chemicalimbalance.ed.ac.uk/> followed by a panel discussion with Professor Polly Arnold,<http://www.ed.ac.uk/equality-diversity/celebrating-diversity/inspiring-women/academic-staff/polly-arnold> Professor Jane Norman<http://www.ed.ac.uk/centre-reproductive-health/professor-jane-norman> and Dr. Carole Morrison<http://www.chem.ed.ac.uk/staff/academic-staff/dr-carole-morrison> discussing the issues raised by the film; namely the low participation of Women in STEM fields and equality in the workplace. Find out more here.<http://thinking.is.ed.ac.uk/ada-lovelace-day/> Can’t make it? We also hold monthly Women in Red editing events<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:University_of_Edinburgh/E… where you can learn how to edit in a supportive environment. Hope to see you there. Best wishes, Ewan Ewan McAndrew Wikimedian in Residence Tel: 07719 330076 Email: ewan.mcandrew(a)ed.ac.uk Subscribe to the mailing list: wikimedia(a)mlist.is.ed.ac.uk My working hours are 10.30am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday. Wikipedia Project Page for the residency: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:University_of_Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh, Floor H (West), Argyle House, 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9DR. www.ed.ac.uk The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.