[FILM-Users 00390] Fwd: MRC/Royal Society/Wikimedia UK Women in Science Wikipedia edit-a-thons

[Martin Spitaler]

...forwarded for your information; sorry if you get this multiple times, 
but it might be worthwhile. While documents about famous women in 
science are rare enough, in microscopy they are hard to find; so if you 
know one, come forward...

Martin


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Subject: 	MRC/Royal Society/Wikimedia UK Women in Science Wikipedia 
edit-a-thons
Date: 	Thu, 4 Jul 2013 16:53:06 +0100
From: 	O'Donnell, Ruth A <r.odonnell at imperial.ac.uk>
To: 	Faculty of Medicine, NHLI <icsm-nhli-dl at imperial.ac.uk>



*From*: Nunn Mel [mailto:MEL.NUNN at HEADOFFICE.MRC.AC.UK]
*Sent*: Thursday, July 04, 2013 06:41 AM GMT Standard Time
*To*: ATHENASWAN at JISCMAIL.AC.UK <mailto:ATHENASWAN at JISCMAIL.AC.UK> 
<ATHENASWAN at JISCMAIL.AC.UK <mailto:ATHENASWAN at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>>
*Subject*: MRC/Royal Society/Wikimedia UK Women in Science Wikipedia 
edit-a-thons

Dear colleague

I would be grateful if you could share this round your establishment and 
networks.

As part of its Centenary, the Medical Research Council has joined forces 
with the Royal Society and Wikimedia UK to present a series of Women in 
Science Wikipedia edit-a-thons through the rest of 2013.

Building on the highly successful group 'Edit-a-thon' that the Royal 
Society and Wikimedia UK ran as part of Ada Lovelace Day to improve 
Wikipedia articles about women in science in October 2012, 6 events are 
planned across the UK with the first being MRC National Institute for 
Medical Research (NIMR), Mill Hill London on Thursday 25th July to 
celebrate Rosalind Franklin’s birthday. Further events are planned in 
London, Cambridge and Edinburgh.

These free events are open to people who are new to Wikipedia and 
experienced Wikipedia editors. Female editors are particularly 
encouraged to attend. Drawing on resources from the MRC, The Royal 
Society, Wellcome Trust and National Library of Scotland, the events 
will have access to a rich collection of printed and electronic works 
about women in science, including biographies and works authored by 
scientists. At each event the location's librarians will explain more 
about the collections and provide guidance on finding sources.

Additionally, as part of each Edit-a-thon there will be a panel 
discussion led by eminent female scientists on women's experiences in 
science, and diversity in the scientific workforce more generally, 
together with how underrepresentation can be tackled in the future. The 
panel discussion at NIMR on 25^th July will be led by Professor Dame 
Athene Donald.

Further information can be found on the MRC Centenary Website at: 
http://www.centenary.mrc.ac.uk/events/mrcroyal-societywikimedia-uk-women-in-science-wikipedia-edit-a-thons 
and the NIMR website at: 
http://www.nimr.mrc.ac.uk/news/women-in-science-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-25-july-2013/ 


If you'd like to take part remotely then please join us on Twitter at: 
#WISWIKI

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Regards

Mel

Mel Nunn

Head of Equalities

Corporate Human Resources

Medical Research Council

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