Wikipedia:Meetup/Cameroon/Wikithon/1

The Goethe-Institut Kamerun (Cameroon) will be hosting an edit-a-thon on Saturday, 25 July 2015 which will focus on “places” and “spaces” in Cameroon.

Event information
Join us for an edit-a-thon (wikithon) centered on “space” and “place” in Cameroon which will be hosted by the Goethe-Institut Kamerun. Given that Cameroon is a bilingual country, the main languages spoken during the edit-a-thon will be English and French. The articles to be edited and created will be grouped in these two language categories. The most outstanding content-creator will receive a prize. The event will start with a brief presentation on Wikipedia’s various activities in Cameroon, followed by a crash course on creating as well as editing content for Wikipedia before the session proper. Persons wishing to participate should register on the event’s Eventbrite page. Cameroon is made up of spaces and places. Spaces full of unique places, which each have a particular history. Filled with forests, mountains, rivers, villages, town, savannahs, lakes, monuments and shores, this mixture calls for a better description. GeoNames.org consist of more than 22.000 named locations in Cameroon. Only few of them have a Wikipedia entry, and these aren’t perfect. The challenge is to create as well as edit content related to place and space in Cameroon.


 * Date: Saturday, July 25, 2015
 * Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
 * Location: Library, Goethe-Institut Kamerun


 * Hashtag: #wikithoncameroon

Please bring
Please bring with you:
 * A laptop or other similar device
 * Any reference book you may have related to the theme
 * Create your Wikipedia account before the event:
 * EN: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Main+Page&type=signup
 * FR: https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sp%C3%A9cial:Connexion&type=signup

Attendees
Please add your Wikipedia username to the appropriate section below:

Confirmed

 * obiaranndy (talk) 09:30, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Artista Poetica (talk) 11:40, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Georges Fodouop (talk) 13:14, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
 * QuartierMozart (talk) 12:50, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Geraldrico (talk) 22:54, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
 * AminouT (talk)
 * UJung
 * Scholarpolicy
 * Mndetatsin (talk) 13:58, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Folegwe II Menky
 * Tchounguibl
 * Gnkuo
 * Nsahmala
 * Didieter
 * Monique Ngo Mayag
 * JedsonNtep

Participating online

 * huguesleandre
 * | OngolaBoy

Possible articles to edit
Below is a list of articles that would benefit from edits and expansion during the edit-a-thon.

en fr
 * Douala_Stock_Exchange
 * List_of_municipalities_of_Cameroon
 * Subdivisions_of_Cameroon
 * Yaounde
 * https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villes_du_Cameroun
 * https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdivisions_du_Cameroun
 * https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaound%C3%A9

Possible articles to be created
en fr
 * List of rivers in Camerooon
 * List of mountains in Cameroon
 * List of Historic Landmarks in Cameroon
 * List of historic sites in Cameroun
 * List of natural landmarks in Cameroon
 * Musée des Civilisations du Cameroun à Dschang
 * Liste des fleuves du Cameorun
 * Liste des montagnes du Cameroun
 * Liste des monuments historiques au Cameroun
 * Liste des sites historiques au Cameroun
 * Liste des Points de repère naturels au Cameroun

Resources
Web access
 * Wifi access will be provided to participants who bring their own laptops to the event (recommended).
 * Map of Cameroon on National Geographic