Grab your lunch and join your fellow IA subject matter experts in improving information about IA-related topics by attending this year's IA Wikipedia Edit-a-thon.
Noreen Whysel will provide an introduction to WikiProject:Information Architecture. We will discuss activities for attendees interested in general Wikipedia editing, contributions to Wikimedia Commons, and information architecture tools and linked open data applications in Wikipedia.
New to editing the Wikipedia? No problem. Noreen will offer beginners guidance in organizing editing groups, planning working sessions, and executing edits. All are welcome.
Interested? Create an AccountIf interested in participating, be sure to create an account before you attend the Edit-a-thon. It will ensure that our site can be up as running right away and avoid crowding the signup server. Create a Wikipedia account at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ACreateAccount&returnto=Main+PageIA and Wikimedia TutorialYou can also review an introductory presentation to get a background on the content guidelines and principles of Wikipedia editing:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0By4jVfIRGeOlSk1qZGtlTmI1ckk/edit?usp=docslist_api&filetype=mspresentationBecome a MemberAnd be sure to sign up as a member of the WikiProject: Information Architecture:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Information_Architecture