Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/African Americans in STEM Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon

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African Americans in STEM Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon presented by the National Museum of African American History and Culture and blackcomputeHER.org with support from Wikimedia DC


About this event

African Americans in STEM Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon is a joint project between the nonprofit BlackComputeHER.org and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. BlackComputeHER.org is dedicated to supporting computer and tech education along with workforce development for African American girls and women. The National Museum of African American History and Culture recognizes that African Americans have contributed to the United States’ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) enterprise since the nation’s beginning, yet their names and contributions have been routinely overlooked.

Over the course of two weeks, the African Americans Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon will be used to highlight African Americans STEM professionals, specifically, engineers, computer scientists and women in STEM throughout history. We look forward to creating and building information resources for all people interested in African American history and STEM.

Organized by: NMAAHC, blackcomputeHER, and Wikimedia DC

Training video

Week 1 training video

When

Multiple dates:
Project overview, editing training, and edit-a-thon
Sunday, February 21: 12pm-3pm
Office hours
Monday, February 22: 10am-11am
Tuesday, February 23: 3pm-4pm
Wednesday, February 24: 10am-11am
Thursday, February 25: 3pm-4pm
Friday, February 26: 10am-11am
Saturday, February 27: 3pm-4pm
Project overview, editing training, and edit-a-thon
Sunday, February 28: 12pm-3pm
Office hours
Monday, March 1: 10am-11am
Wednesday, March 3: 3pm-4pm
Friday, March 5: 10am-11am

Where

Virtual

Details

No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary; training will be provided.