Grants:Project/Rapid/SCAR2016

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Scientific Committee on Antarctic Science/Women of Antarctica

We have organised volunteers to research, write, edit and submit biographies of notable women antarctic scientists. (see also: Meetup page on Wikipedia) We plan to host a discussion pannel, promotion of the work done so far, and further recruitment drive at the international SCAR conference.

start date23 August

start year2016

end date23 August

end year2016

grant typeOrganisation

grantee• Evolution and evolvability

contact(s)T.Shafeelatrobe.edu.au

• J.Strugnelllatrobe.edu.au
• JBaesemangmail.com

organization (if applicable)Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research

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Project Goal

1. Promote the success of the online SCAR editathon from the last 2 months
   • Celebrate the SCAR Editathon
   • >100 new pages, >40 new images
2. Recruit new editors
3. Increase skills for existing editors
   • (We will be running a drop-in editing clinic the next two days)
4. Add or improve content related to Women in Antarctic Science

Project Plan

Activities

1. What is the purpose of the meeting and why is it important to your community?

1. If applicable, what benefits have you seen from doing this kind of meeting in the past?
   • The "Editing for Scientist" workshops run in the past by have resulted in a over 20 new editors, with one page subsequently brought to FA status.^[1][2][3][4]

1. How will you let participants know about the meeting?
   • Participants were invited via the SCAR international conference

1. How will you keep participants engaged after the meeting is over?

Impact

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1. Number of events: 1
2. Number of total participants: 400-500
3. Number of people who will help organize the event: 7

1. Impact so far
   • Article in Women in Polar Science newsletter (link)
   • Correspondence to Nature Journal (to be publish 11 August)

Budget

Note: Current = Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)

Expenses:

Supporting funding:

Shortfall:

Endorsements

  Support as nominator T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 11:32, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

References

1. Shafee, Thomas (2015). "Wikipedia for Scientists". La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science. 
2. Shafee, Thomas (2016). "Wikipedia Editing for Scientists". Lorne Proteins. 
3. Shafee, Thomas (2016). "Wikipedia Editing for Scientists". Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution. 
4. Shafee, Thomas (2016). "Women in Antarctic Research Wikibomb". Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research.  (Wikipedia meetup page)