Women in Tech | The Edit-a-Thon

Wikipedia is the 5th most visited website in the world. But did you know that ONLY 17% OF WIKIPEDIA’S BIOS were ABOUT WOMEN? Part of the reason is simple: more than 80% of Wikipedia contributors are...men.Take an example: the computer programmers category lists 180 profiles, of whom fewer than 10 are women. But history hasn’t been documented well: a lot of women have contributed to shaping the internet as we know it today. ON 13 OCTOBER 2018, BECENTRAL WILL BE HOSTING A FULL DAY EDIT-A-THON TO DOCUMENT WIKIPEDIA WITH WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY.  _Are they any requirements to attend the event?_ Absolutely not! Most of us never edited wikipedia before so we will take you through all the steps. You don’t need experience, nor knowledge on the theme. _What will you do?_ You will be able to help in a few different ways: * Write new articles * Help with research * Fact-check existing articles * Add citations or content to existing articles _When does the event take place?_ On Saturday 13 October 2018 at BeCentral, 10 Cantersteen 1000 Brussels. _What's the schedule?_ 9h30 – 10h00: Registrations 10h00 -11h00: Tutorial on how to edit wikipedia 10h30 - 12h30: Documenting Lunch Break 13h30 - 16h30: Documenting 16h30 - 18h00 : Closing session and networking drinks. _What should you bring?_ You will need to come with your own laptop. ENTRANCE IS FREE BUT REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY.