Wikipedia:Meetup/Launching of Wikimedia Fan Club University of Ilorin

Event details

 * Location: University Auditorium Basement, University of Ilorin
 * Date: Saturday, June 9, 2018.
 * Time: 9am - 3pm

Kindly understand and register for the event below.

What the club is about
Wikipedia needs you!

The Wikimedia Fan Club University of Ilorin, is a hub for undergraduate, postgraduate students and staff of University of Ilorin with the purpose of contributing to Wikimedia and her related projects. This club is based in the campus and run by the students with coordination from Wikimedia UG Nigeria (WUGN). The club promotes Wikimedia projects (Wikipedia, Yoruba Wikipedia, Simple Wikipedia, and Commons especially) among the students through the execution of projects, meet-ups and regular edit-a-thons as a way of exposing the students to the movement.

The club will be hosting regular edit-a-thons, weekly workshops, photography events, and more that cater to and attract students, librarians, and other university faculty. We aim to reach and generate interest in members of the university who may not utilize and contribute to Wikimedia resources and to as well as create a community to support those who currently are involved with Wikipedia.

The club will be raising youths across the diversity of disciplines and cultures in the University community. It will help students know and contribute more to other Wikimedia projects.

''Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. ''

What we will be doing at the event

 * 1) Create awareness about the new Wikimedia Fan Club, Wikimedia and it's projects.
 * 2) Create awareness about the club's objectives.
 * 3) Recruit and train new editors for Wikimedia projects especially English Wikipedia, Yoruba Wikipedia, Simple English Wikipedia and Commons.

What to bring
Although we won't really be doing any edits until our subsequent meet-ups, you may want to bring your internet enabled phones. Don't stress yourself coming with a laptop. If you do not already have a Wikipedia user account, you may want to create one before you arrive (you can do so here).

Schedule
Day 1

\\Current members only\\

10am to 1pm: Creating awareness around the campus about the new fan club by evangelizing around the campus, handing out fliers, talking to people one on one in order to make Day 2's turnout massive

Day 2

\\Registered public\\

9:30am: Confirmation of registration commences. 10:00am: Opening chit chat

Plenary Sessions commences

10:10am: Olaniyan Olushola, president, Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Wiktroduction, an introduction to Wikimedia and her projects.

10:40am: Issac Oladele, Wiki needs you, an stimulating introduction to why and how to contribute to Wikimedia projects especially the Yoruba Wikipedia.

11:10am: Sam Oye, Unboxing the world, a brief and crispy introduction to Commons and how students can join in. Why should anyone want to upload his/her photos on the internet for the world to freely use? Sam will be answering this and explaining the several licenses. Pictures of the year (POTY) will be on the slides during this talk.

11:40am: Obiokeke Daniel will be giving a talk on, A Simple Trick, A Simple Pinch, to enlighten students about the intensive efforts ongoing at the Simple English Wikipedia to make English Wikipedia articles simple, and how 'simple' it is to improve the Simple English Wikipedia.

12:00pm: Question and Answers

12:30pm: Cutting the Wikicake

12:40pm: Refreshment, photographs and networking.

Registration
Registering helps us plan adequately for the event.

Kindly register your interest to attend

Contact

 * Daniel, president. daniel@teenstalkaboutit.com 08130119057
 * Alaafiabami, v. president. Haylad0896@gmail.com 08096344727

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