Wikipedia:Meetup/LA/Wik-Ed Women

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Welcome! You are invited to the fourth Wik-Ed Women session at the Los Angeles Contemporary Archive!

What: Wik-Ed Women Session #4

When: Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 6pm-10pm

Where: Los Angeles Contemporary Archive, 2245 E Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90021 (downtown LA -- map). The building has a pink top with old signage for American Accessories, Inc. dba Princess Accessories (Photos [PDF]). There's parking in back, which is also where the entrance is.

What to bring: Your laptop, power adapter, and any reference materials you'd like to work from or share.

Focus: Expanding Wikipedia's coverage of women artists and getting more women (particularly women in the arts) involved in Wikipedia.

As always, beginners are welcome! Refreshments will be provided!


Background[edit]

Wik-Ed Women is a series of Wikipedia editing sessions / workshops for Los Angeles women in the arts to contribute their expertise to Wikipedia, specifically expanding its content about women artists. Sessions are held on the third Tuesday of each month at the Los Angeles Contemporary Archive (but check this page to confirm future dates in case of changes). Wik-Ed Women is organized by artist Simone Montemurno with support from the Rema Hort Mann Foundation YoYoYo Artist Grant and Los Angeles Contemporary Archive.

RSVP[edit]

Please add your name if you plan to attend:

To-Do[edit]

East of Borneo's Unforgetting L.A. worklist and WikiProject Women Artists worklist may provide some ideas for articles to edit.

Results[edit]

TBD!

Resources[edit]

Citing sources video tutorial -- part one
Citing sources video tutorial -- part two

Resources from East of Borneo's "Unforgetting L.A." meetup series:

Wikipedia Policies:

Wikipedia Tutorials:

Past events[edit]

See also[edit]