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Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Tech LadyMafia Edit-a-thon, April 2015: Women in Tech

CORRECTED LINK TO LIVESTREAM: [1]

The first Tech LadyMafia Edit-a-thon will be Friday, April 17, 2015 at Taoti Creative in Washington, D.C. During this edit-a-thon, we will work together to improve and author Wikipedia content pertaining to notable Women in Tech, with a loose focus on historical figures. Beginners are welcome – Wikipedia editing training will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there!

Organized by Tech LadyMafia, and Wikimedia DC

When

• Friday, April 17, 2015
• 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. EDT

Where

• Taoti Creative located at the 1250 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 610 Washington, DC 20036
• Dupont Circle Metro, south exit

What to bring

• A laptop
• Any resources you have related to women in tech
• You're welcome to bring your camera and take pictures
• A registered Wikipedia user account

Schedule

• 5:10-5:30 - Wikimedia DC Introduction (also live on YouTube for remote attendees) (| slides -- thanks, User:Sarasays!)
• 5:30-9:00 - Editing time!

Also

• Food and drinks will be generously provided by Wikimedia DC.
• Big thanks to Taoti for donating space for this event!

Trying to get into the building? Tweet @alisonjo2786 and we'll come for you right away!

This event is open to people of all experience levels, and it is not exclusive to TLM-members -- all women and allies are welcome! We have 20 slots available for in-person participation, and unlimited slots for remote participation. We encourage you to gather in local groups – it's easier and more fun to edit with other people! RSVP by adding your name to the appropriate list below (you'll want to register a Wikipedia user account first). If you signed up but can no longer join us in person, please remove yourself from the list so someone else can use your spot.

1. --econterms (talk) 06:33, 3 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
2. --bendygirl 02:01, 6 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
3. --TamaraYWashington 20:34, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
4. -- ReginaLamRL (talk) 14:10, 7 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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6. -- Angela W.
7. -- Sarasays (talk) 02:16, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
8. -- Djembayz (talk) 02:52, 13 April 2015 (UTC)
9. -- Kimberly M.
10. -- Harej (talk) 20:03, 13 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
11. --deborah bey
12. - Jia
13. --radgeekgirl
14. --Nicole Garder
15. --Kylie Jia and Kaiyan Jia
16. --Duckduckstop (talk) but i can go remote if needed
17. --GlorialeWithCheese (talk) 17:47, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
18. --Ftripodi (talk) 20:03, 16 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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Sign up here to be moved to the in-person list if any spots open up -- if this happens, we'll move your name to the main list with a note for you to confirm that you can still come, or we'll offer the spot to the next person (so please come back and check this list often!).

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4. Geraldshields11 (talk) 19:44, 16 April 2015 (UTC) I will only be there with a camera and can not stay long.[reply]

Join our "Hangout On Air" at 5:00pm ET to watch the training livestream (on YouTube). Then, share your activity on Twitter with the hashtag #TechLadiesWiki, and list your work under Outcomes below!

1. --Amy Shropshire
2. --Jamie Shopland
3. --Tammy Miller
4. ----Digitaleffie (talk) 14:12, 14 April 2015 (UTC) - I'll participate at some point that week, but not during the event sadly.[reply]
5. --kamichihiro15
6. --Ann Taylor
7. -- Friend of Smokey the Bear
8. --H.A.
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1. Verbistheword (talk) 14:44, 17 April 2015 (UTC). I can't make it all, but hope y'all have great time and edit well![reply]

The to-do list is supplied by WikiProject Women in Technology, a new WikiProject created for this event!

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• General Wikipedia resources:
  • Cheatsheet
  • Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines
  • Help:Getting started
  • Wikipedia:Your first article
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Women's History/Taskforces/Women in technology (resource / possible starting point) -- maybe copy over some resources listed under "Other resources > Online resources"
• Draft:African American women in computer science
• See the Talk page for this article for a list of potential to-do items and resources to sift through and add to the to-do list or resources list, sent by one of our participants.

• Ashanti Johnson - created new article
• Anita Mehta - added infobox
• Frances Spence - added image
• Juan E. Gilbert - expanded article
• Marlyn Meltzer - footnote cleanup
• Ruth Teitelbaum - added image
• The memorable line "Copy edit that when you're sober" was uttered.
• Jennifer Pahlka - expanded article
• Ruth Schwartz Cowan - added new article on historian of technology
• Danielle Citron - created new article
• Mildred Dresselhaus - added portrait-y photo to infobox, moved photo that was there to bio, noted that she was MIT's first female institute professor, cited 1985 MIT promotion
• Jaleh Daie - created new article
• Photos to document the safe space by geraldshields11