Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Capital Area Biospace Emerging Technologies Edit-a-thon

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Emerging Technologies Wikipedia Workshop

with Capital Area Biospace, MoCoMakers, and Rockville Science Center

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This workshop will bring together DIY biologists and makers from across the DC area with experienced Wikipedians. Learn about emerging technologies like synthetic biology, nanotechnology, robotics, and more! Afterwards, we'll teach you how to improve Wikipedia articles on science and engineering topics of your choice.

As the web’s most visited reference site, Wikipedia is a starting point for both scientists and non-scientists to learn about technology topics. Wikipedia is openly editable, meaning that you can improve the quality and accuracy of Wikipedia entries. During this training, you will learn the basics of how to edit Wikipedia articles, and practice these skills with experienced Wikipedians.

Laptops are required. Please bring your own. Wikimedia DC has two laptops to loan; you can reserve one by emailing info@wikimediadc.org.

Lunch will be provided!

When

Saturday, June 2, 2018 12–4PM

Where

Studio i Makerspace, Second floor of Rockville Memorial Library

21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland

Register

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Agenda

The following agenda is tentative. Lunch will be served starting at 12.

12–12:15 Introductions
12:15–12:45 Wikipedia training
12:45–3:30 Editing!
3:30–4:00 Talk on DNA nanotechnology

Policies, Quick Tips and Other Wikimedia Resources

Articles to work on

If you need some inspiration to find an article to work on, browse these worklists for examples of articles that need improvement!

Articles in categories: Synthetic biology, Nanotechnology, Robotics, 3D printing
Articles that need to be created: Ephemeral random constant, List of online bioinformatic resources, List of emerging applications for genome editing with CRISPR technique (Including CRISPR/Cas9 and CRISPR/Cpf1).^[1]^[2]^[3]
Articles that need to be expanded: List of biomedical cybernetics software, List of open-source bioinformatics software, BioLinux.
Articles needing expert attention: Genetics, Microbiology, Robotics
Requested articles: Genetics, Electronics
Wikipedia Requests: Genetics, Microbiology
Stubs to expand: Genetics, Microbiology, Biophysics, Robotics
Cleanup listing: Microbiology, Biophysics, Nanotechnology
Women in Red: Biology, Engineering

Resources

Sources to cite

In general, secondary sources are the best sources for Wikipedia. These include review articles in peer-reviewed journals or books, guidance documents and technology roadmaps from government agencies and industry groups, and technical news articles from trade publications like Chemical & Engineering News or journals like Science and Nature. Here's a list of sources to get you started: