Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/2017-01 HGF Train the Trainers

Her Girl Friday Women Journalists
Train the Trainers Wiki Workshop

When and Where
When:	Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Time	7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Where:	Brooklyn

This Her Girl Friday Train the Trainers Editathon is a small private workshop and training session – and planning meeting – in preparation for the upcoming Women Journalist Editathon -- which is co-sponsored by Her Girl Friday and Lenny Letter on Saturday, January 28, 2017, at ThoughtWorks New York.

Event information

• Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2017
• Time: 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
• Location: Brooklyn - private very small workshop (and planning session) where they only need one WikiFacilitator
• Who should come: Her Girl Friday
• What to bring: Please remember to bring a laptop and power cord!

Agenda

Event PDF

Task List

1. Wikipedia – 20 minute overview
2. Wikipedia – 10 minute registration
3. Wikipedia – 20 minute make one edit
4. Organization / prep for event – 1 hour
   1. Facebook / Meetup / Eventbrite invite? What do you usually do at ThoughtWorks?
   2. Logo
   3. Event page
   4. Outreach to unconference presenters
   5. Topics: Fake News, Women Journos, COI, etc.
   6. Food / Rapid Grant - Delivery
      1. Cake -- with logo, or maybe cupcakes with logos
      2. WM NYC Food list includes caterers
      3. Coffee/Hot Water: Hand carry from nearby Starbucks or Dunkin' Donuts
      4. Water?
   7. Swag
5. Sample of Event doc & Task List from BLM @ Schomburg
   1. Event PDF
   2. Wikipedia vs. American National Biography - Task List

Task list

✓ Please check with a WikiFacilitator before starting new pages

Task list

Alphabetical by first letter Existing pages to improve Helen Johns Kirtland – [1] Mary TallMountain Motor Maids#Dot Robinson – broken out to own page? Sisters in Islam West Area Computers     Existing pages with citations Susan Goldberg, EIC of National Geographic Ellen Mosley-Thompson, ice scientist Pages to create Diario de Juarez Ellen Weaver, biologist – [2] [3] Josie Laures – [4] Kathleen Revis, first woman photog on staff at National Geographic – [5] Leonora Abravanel – [6] Marinda Branson Moore, Confederate mapmaker – [7][8] Mary Ann Roque, mapmaker – [9] Sandra Rodriguez (journalist) Sophie Hull, 2nd wife of founder of Singapore – see: Stamford Raffles TO COME

Resources

Curated resources
Curated resources Women in Red – Red link lists Women in Red – Journalists TO COME

Wikipedia editing resources
Wikipedia editing resources   The five pillars of Wikipedia Self guided introduction Manual of Style - Typical Section Order and Names Editing Wikipedia brochure Wikimedia Commons - getting images onto Wikipedia Infobox template Online resources N.B. There is an IRC channel if online participants need help: Wikipedia:IRC/wikipedia-en-help #wikipedia-en-help connect

Outcomes

Alphabetical by first letter

Pages improved

1. Nabil Maleh -- Karenzraick (talk)

External links

• Wikipedia Meetup - NYC (main events page)
• Her Girl Friday
• Lenny
• ThoughtWorks New York

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WikiFacilitators

1. BrillLyle (talk) 09:35, 19 November 2016 (UTC)

Attendees

1. Karenzraick (talk) 01:17, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
2. Jihiitea (talk) 01:17, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
3. T onethousand (talk) 01:17, 4 January 2017 (UTC)