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Edit-a-thon for Notable Chemists and Chemistry

at WikiConference North America in the San Diego Central Library
in honor of National Nanotechnology Day and National Chemistry Week
Sponsored by the American Chemical Society
Join us for a training and editing session to improve coverage of notable chemists and chemistry topics on Wikipedia in honor of the Wikipedia Year of Science! Participants will also have the opportunity to improve topics relating to National Nanotechnology Day and National Chemistry Week. Everyone is invited, from non-Wikipedia chemists to non-chemist Wikipedians!
As one of the web’s most visited reference sites, Wikipedia serves as a starting point for many non-scientists to learn about chemistry topics. Wikipedia is an openly editable resource, meaning that you can improve the quality and accuracy of Wikipedia entries. During this training, attendees will learn the basics of how to edit Wikipedia articles, practice their skills with experienced Wikipedians, and learn how professors can use Wikipedia as an educational tool in their classes.
The American Chemical Society is partnering with the Simons Foundation and Wiki Education Foundation to improve chemistry information on Wikipedia during the Year of Science. Read more about Wiki Education Foundation's partnership with ACS here, and the Simons Foundation's Year of Science efforts here.
Those who wish to participate on-site must register for Sunday of the conference. Registration is free.

when

Edit-a-thons at WikiConference North America 2016

Wiki Culture Crawl at Balboa Park

Kevin Gorman Memorial Edit-a-thon

Notable Chemists and Chemistry with the American Chemical Society

Indigenous Peoples' Day
Sunday, October 9, 2016 at 1:30 PM –5:00 PM

where

San Diego Central Library
Helen Price Reading Room, 8th floor
820 E St, San Diego, CA 92101
You may also join us remotely from wherever you are!

Register![edit]

All are welcome to participate, newcomer and veteran alike. Please register for Sunday of the conference, then create an account and sign your username below!

Note also that there will be an "Introduction to Wikipedia for the Public" session at 12:30, just prior to the edit-a-thon, in the Wells Fargo Room on the 4th Floor. There will be a reception immediately following the edit-a-thon. Attendees are of course free to attend any of the presentations given that day as well!

On-site attendees[edit]

Those who wish to participate on-site must register for the conference. Attendees may come and go throughout the session, but an instructional presentation will be given during the first half-hour. Bring your laptop! Snacks will be provided.
  1. Antony–22 (talk⁄contribs) 19:31, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  2. I don't know much about chemistry, but I'm great at copyediting and wikimarkup :) Feel free to reach out to me if you need either of those things, either online or in person - I have purple hair, so if you're in the Reading Room, just look for that! A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 20:45, 9 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Helmoony (talk) 21:12, 9 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Quercusechinus
  5. Mary Mark Ockerbloom
  6. Qq-sha
  7. Matt Fitzpatrick
  8. Italianfaucets
  9. Mgho12345

Remote attendees[edit]

Remote attendees are welcome to participate in the edit-a-thon, but will not have access to the live presentation and trainers. Please enter your Wikipedia user name below.
  1. KLindblom (talk) 13:34, 4 October 2016 (UTC) Will be participating from Chicago! Looking forward to it![reply]

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Articles to work on[edit]

Your contributions to the edit-a-thon can cover any notable chemist or chemistry topic. Here are some resources to help you get started.

Specific requests[edit]

References for Mark Thiemens
  • Naj, Amal Kumar (22 February 1991). "Nylon Production Named as a Source of Nitrous Oxide". Wall Street Journal. p. A6. †‡
  • Georgatos, Dennis (23 February 1991). "Nylon contributes to ozone depletion". The Telegraph. Nashua, NH. Associated Press. p. 7.
  • "Nylon manufacturing hits ozone, study says". Chicago Tribune. 24 February 1991. p. 24. †‡
  • Pritchard, Ken (7 March 1991). "Du Pont will halt chemical emission". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, TX. p. 2A.
  • Cookson, Clive (10 April 1991). "Business and the Environment: Nitrous acid gets last laugh". The Financial Times. London. p. 12. ‡
  • Rosenthal, Harry F. (11 November 1995). "Unexplained process depleting ozone, biochemist says". Austin American-Statesman. p. A 31. †‡
  • "Rock may not indicate life on Marks, team says". The Deseret News. Associated Press. 6 June 1998.
  • "Milestones". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, VA. 29 January 1999 – via HighBeam Research.
  • "1998 Lawrence Awards Recognize Advances in Atomic Energy". Physics Today. Vol. 52, no. 1. January 1999. p. 77. doi:10.1063/1.2802743.
  • McDonald, Kim (25 April 2006). "Three UC San Diego Professors Elected to Prestigious National Academy of Sciences". University of California, San Diego.
  • Burton, Adrian (November 2008). "Ship Sulfate an Unexpected Heavyweight". Environmental Health Perspectives. 116 (11): A475 – via EBSCO's Academic Search Complete. ‡
  • "Mark Thiemens Named 2009 Goldschmidt Medalist". The Geochemical Society. 12 February 2009.
  • Farquhar, James (2012). "Citation for presentation of the 2009 V.M. Goldschmidt Award to Mark H. Thiemens". Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 89: 334. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2012.04.012. ‡
  • McDonald, Kim (4 December 2014). "Prominent UC San Diego Physicist and Dean Dies at 92". University of California, San Diego.
  • McDonald, Kim (12 August 2016). "UC San Diego Dean Awarded Prestigious Meteoritical Society Medal". University of California, San Diego.
  • "Featured Alumnus: Mark H. Thiemens". Old Dominion University.
  • "Mark H. Thiemens". National Academy of Sciences.
  • "Q&A: Mark Thiemens". UCSD Chancellor's Office.
  • "Thiemens, Mark". UCSD Chemistry and Biochemistry.

† Full text available from San Diego Public Library's eCollection → Articles & Databases → Magazines & Newspapers → ProQuest Newsstand

‡ Full text available through Resource Request, or during Wikiconference North America by Special:EmailUser/Worldbruce

Worklists[edit]

Articles closely related to ACS that might pose conflict of interest problems: American Chemical Society, Chemical Abstracts Service, ACS journals, award categories, and other ACS programs and services should not be edited by ACS employees. Individuals are reminded that conflict of interest editing is strongly discouraged. This includes edits to articles about yourself, your employer, and others with which you have a relationship.

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Basics on editing Wikipedia[edit]

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Outcomes[edit]

Congratulations! Your work will help others to learn about an notable chemistry or chemistry subject! Please note pages you've created or expanded below.

Articles created[edit]

Articles improved[edit]

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