Hello everyone,
Wikimedia South Africa is helping out with the hosting of the Right to
Research in Africa mini-conference that will be held from 23 to 27 January
2023 in Cape Town and Pretoria. Wikimedians, such as yourself, can join us
by RSVPing before 10 December 2022. See the even poster below for more
information.
The event will focus on how copyright impacts our rights to research and
create content for the public good. This includes how copyright impacts our
ability to edit Wikipedia or contribute to Wikimedia Commons in South
Africa.
We are also looking for Wikipedia editors who can volunteer to help out
with the editathon we will host in Pretoria and Cape Town. As part of the
event we will be hosting an editathon for area experts (mostly copyright
lawyers) to improve Wikipedia articles relative to their area of expertise.
This event is modeled on the Water Sustainability editathon
<https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_edit-a-thon> we hosted
during Wikimania 2018 wherein a Wikipedia editor was available to coach one
or two area experts to improve content on Wikipedia. Please let me know if
you are able to help out or interested in volunteering.
Regards,
Douglas Scott
Director
Wikimedia South Africa
Website: wikimedia.org.za
Phone: (+27) 079 515 8727
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