IA Summit 2017

Wikipedia is the world's largest encyclopedia; however, fair representation of notable, but underrepresented people and topics remains a major concern. In response, the Wikimedia Foundation has supported many grassroots efforts including Women in Red, Art+Feminism, Wiki Loves Pride, Black Lunch Table and AfroCROWD, among others, to improve discovery of these topics. 

Join Noreen Whysel for an overview of current efforts to diversify the information available on Wikipedia. Learn how we can use our Information Architecture skills and Wikimedia tools to improve the findability and representation of valuable, but missing information, and start contributing to the topics you care about. All are welcome.

Visit WikiProject:Information Architecture and join the movement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Information_Architecture

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 Account
If 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+Page

IA and Wikimedia Tutorial
You 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=mspresentation

Become a Member
And be sure to sign up as a member of the WikiProject: Information Architecture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Information_Architecture

Come and participate in a planning session for the 2018 IA Summit. Share your ideas to make the Summit easier to produce and to set it apart from other conferences.

All are welcome.