The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) announces its 6th annual international competition to improve the coverage on Wikipedia of any aspect of computational biology. A key component of the ISCB's mission to further the scientific understanding of living systems through computation is to communicate this knowledge to the public at large. Wikipedia has become an important way to communicate all types of science to the public and Wikidata plays an increasingly growing role in that. The ISCB aims to further its mission by increasing the quality of Wikipedia and Wikidata coverage of Computational biology, and by improving accessibility to this information via Wikipedia and its sister sites. The competition is open to students and trainees at any level either as individuals or as groups.
| Event | Date (in UTC) | |
|---|---|---|
| Competition entries open | 21 July 2017 | |
| Editing begins | 21 July 2017 | |
| Competition ends | 31 December 2017 | |
| ISCB Council shortlisting | February 2018 | |
| Judging panel decision | March 2018 | |
| Announcement of winners | July 2018 (at ISMB 2018) | |
As in previous years, there are two different competitions that you can enter. These are for (1) Wikipedia articles in any language, (2) Wikidata contributions.
The prizes for the best Wikipedia articles in any language provided by the ISCB will be:
The prizes for the best Wikidata contributions provided by the ISCB will be: