Wikipedia:Meetup/AWM/AWM Symposium 2017

AWM Symposium Edit-a-thon

Date	Saturday, April 8, 2017
Time	10:15-3:45 (dropping in is fine!)
Address	Mathematical Sciences Building, University of California, Los Angeles
City, State	Los Angeles, California

Join us at the AWM Symposium to add content about women in mathematics to Wikipedia in cooperation with the Association for Women in Mathematics! We’ll have snacks, internet access, and experienced Wikipedians who can help you start editing. Please bring a laptop and some curiosity.

What to expect

This is a gathering for anyone, from seasoned contributors to people who are wanting to know more. Anyone can contribute. No Wikipedia editing experience necessary; as needed throughout the event, tutoring will be provided for Wikipedia newcomers.

If you are unfamiliar with Wikipedia, you can get a head start with this this training module.

Details

• Date: Saturday, April 8, 2017
• Time: 10:15-3:45 (come by any time!)
• Location: Mathematical Sciences Building, University of California, Los Angeles

Resources

• Women in Red list of mathematicians
• AWM Wikipedia google group
• AWM page for editathon
• Adding Math Reviews links to Wikipedia pages
• Awards recipients from AWM
• Wikipedia:Year_of_Science/Computer_science,_technology,_and_math
• [Biographies of Women Mathematicians, hosted at The Women in Math Project]
• Biographies of Women Mathematicians, hosted at Agnes Scott College
• Pioneering Women: Pre-1940 PhDs in Mathematics
• Template for Bio of Women Mathematician

Example Articles

• Rachel Kuske (short article)
• Georgia Benkart (detailed article)
• Karen Vogtmann (article with picture)

Sign up

Attendees

Here are some pictures from the event!

• Animatinea (talk) 17:41, 8 April 2017 (UTC)
• Ursula Whitcher
• Edward Dunne
• Marie Vitulli
• Carrie Manore
• Jami430 (talk) 18:39, 8 April 2017 (UTC)
• Keisha Cook
• Hwajin Park
• Averisera
• User:Josephine42
• Ami Radunskaya

Regrets

If you can't make it, but are interested in future events, let us know.

JMM 2018 Meetup

• Ursula Whitcher
• Keisha Cook
• Mariel Supina
• Adriana Salerno
• Jill Dunham
• Francesca Gandini
• Jitka Stehnova

Outcomes

2017 Symposium =

• Expanded Women in Red list
• Shihoko Ishii (new article)
• Rachel Kuske (expanded)
• Deanna Needell (new article)
• Rachel Ward (mathematician) (new article)
• Joan Ferrini-Mundy (new article)
• Catherine A. Roberts (new article)
• Talithia Williams (new article)
• Minerva Cordero (new article)
• Ruth Charney (added links)
• Laure Saint-Raymond (added links)
• Deanna Haunsperger (created page)
• Mei-Chu Chang (Marie Vitulli created page)
• Ami Radunskaya (added Infobox with photo)
• Suzanne Weekes (new article)
• Olga Beaver (new article)

2018 JMM

• Expanded Women in Red list
• Helen G. Grundman (expanded)
• Suzanne Weekes (expanded)
• Shihoko Ishii (expanded)
• Rachel Kuske (expanded)
• Jane Ye (expanded)
• Ruth Haas (new article)
• Anne Greenbaum (new article)
• Mariel Vazquez (new article)