Wikipedia:WikiProject United Nations/WIPO/IGO Workshop 2023

What is the IGO Workshop Editathon?

The IGO workshop on Open Access, co-hosted by FAO and WIPO, will be hosted on June 15-16 of 2023.

The workshop will focus on the opportunities and challenges associated with data licensing and exploring Wikipedia with Wikimedians. It will feature presentations and discussions by experts from the Creative Commons organization, Wikimedia, UNESCO, FAO, WFP, WIPO and the World Bank, as well as a hands-on learning session dedicated to Wikipedia. The workshop will provide opportunities for participants to engage in breakout sessions, ask questions, and share their own experiences and observations.

Edit-a-thon page : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_United_Nations/WIPO/IGO_Workshop_2023

Logistics

Date, time and location

• Date and time: 16 June 2023
• Location: Offline and online.
• Virtual workroom (online platform): More information about the workroom is available in the Welcome Note

Registration

• Step 1: Create your Wikipedia account here or log into Wikipedia if you already have an account. If you have a problem with a blocked IP address, please e-mail us: fdevouard@anthere.org.
• Step 2: While logged in to Wikipedia, register on our Outreach Dashboard for the event here. This gives us an overview of all edits made during this edit-a-thon. You can see who else has registered here in this List of editors.

Documentation

• Access to the Dashboard
• How to Use the dashboard
• Wikipedia:Backlog

Participants of the Editathon Event

• Anthere (talk) (host)
• User:Salvador alc (online support)
• User:Richard Nevell (WMUK) (on-line support)
• User:Lappspurv (co-host)
• User:DanSD19 (co-host)
• User:Eric Luth (WMSE) (co-host)
• User:Noura2021 (co-host)
• User:Josefine Hellroth Larsson (WMSE)
• User:Milesthatsme
• User:Carlitta74
• User:Sophie2023
• User:Scholarlib
• User:SarinavdP
• User:AnaCGonzalezC
• User:Bibliophilen
• User:Pabianice
• User:Milesthatsme
• User:Stephanieannewright
• user:MochaM123
• User:123smutmat
• User:Lia.kubwalo
• User:Flortrillo
• User:Madeleinehales
• User:Ultimobacio
• User:SLobey
• User:Mtaguinod
• User:Gilet rose
• User:SLobey
• User:ModroPero
• User:SraCatalina
• User:Valekalk
• User:OECD PAC Susana GL
• User:OECD SusanaGL
• User:Shoeshineguy
• User:Ultimobacio
• User:RememberMySoul
• User:NoorAlifaArdianingrum
• User:VaniaYanella
• User:Coltarti

List of articles to improve

Expand content/copy edit

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Translate from existing article in other language

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References

Here is a list of publications that might be helpful

Help...! I have never edited Wikipedia before!

How to get started:

• Choose a Wikipedia article that interests you (from the lists above, or on the dashboard for example) and click on it to get to know what's already there
• Ask yourself "what changes do I think this article needs?" See the next section for ideas.
• Then click on one of the topics, click "edit" and start editing. Only make small changes at first until you get the hang of it.

If you are new to Wikipedia this is what we recommend you do, in a nutshell:

• Get a Wikipedia user name (think about real name versus non-real name, see Username policy).
• Adjust your "Preferences" within Wikipedia (info to add)
• Do not copy & paste chunks of text, but instead write sentences in your own words, with reference to back up what you are saying. Do not add content directly from publications or website that are under copyright (see: Copyrights in Wikipedia). You need to paraphrase that content and cite the source.
• When writing, use language that is easy to understand for a layperson, especially for a person who does not have English as their first language.