Susanna Mkrtchyan

Susanna Mkrtchyan
Headshot of Susanna Mkrtchyan at It Biler Forum. She is a middle-aged woman with brown hair wearing a patterned black dress.
Mkrtchyan in 2019
Born (1949-08-26) 26 August 1949 (age 75)
Yerevan, Armenian SRR, Soviet Union
Occupations
AwardsWikimedian of the Year – Honorable mention (2015)

Susanna Mkrtchyan (Armenian: Սուսաննա Մկրտչյան, pronounced [susɑnˈnɑ məkəɾtˈtʃʰjɑn]; born 26 August 1949) is an Armenian professor of database and system research, PhD of technical sciences,[1] Wikimedian.[2] She founded and leads the Wikimedia Armenia chapter (2013–2020), which organizes outreach and workshops to improve the Armenian Wikipedia,[3] including an annual conference.[4][5] She conceived and turned into reality the vision of wikicamp and wikiclub projects, which were recognized as the coolest projects accordingly, in 2014 and 2016.[6] During Wikimania 2015, she received an honourable mention in the context of the annual award Wikimedian of the Year attributed by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales.[7][8] In 2018, Susanna Mkrtchyan was elected Vice President of the World Wikipedia and User Education Group and served until 2024.[9][10]

  1. ^ https://iiap.sci.am/staff.php?sid=67&langcode=1
  2. ^ "Wikipedia 15 – Susanna Mkrtchyan". annual.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Շուտով Հայաստանում կստեղծվի Վիքիմեդիա". 168.am (in Armenian). 2012.
  4. ^ "First Wiki conference in Armenia slated for September 8–9". ARKA News Agency. 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Who is Susanna Mkrtchyan?". Armenian Assembly of America. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  6. ^ Վիքիպեդիա. Շտապ օգնությունից արագ
  7. ^ "Վիքիպեդիայի հիմնադրի անակնկալը Սուսաննա Մկրտչյանին". Mediamax.am (in Armenian). 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  8. ^ "2015 Wikipedians of the Year unveiled in Mexico – Wikimedia Blog". 31 July 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  9. ^ Wikipedia & Education User Group/User Group election 2018-2020/Results
  10. ^ "Wikipedia: uno strumento per cambiare l'ecosistema formativo". Wikimedia Italia (in Italian). 3 December 2018. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2018.