Wikipedia:Meetup/Louise Noun

=Event Details= The Des Moines Art Center is hosting an edit-a-thon to increase the visibility of the museum's Louise Noun Collection of Art by Women. The event is open anyone, regardless of previous experience or skill level.

Schedule
6:00-9:00PM - Join us in the Art Center lobby to edit Wikipedia entries

Logistics

 * Location & Parking Information:
 * The Des Moines Art Center is located at 4700 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312. Free parking is available in the museum's surface parking lot.
 * Hashtag: #LouiseNounInspires
 * WiFi Password: IMPei!968
 * What to Bring: Laptop and extension cord
 * Contact the organizer: Megan Bannister (User:meganebannister)

=Sign Up and Guest List= If you do not have a Wikipedia account, please create one in advance of the event. It should take less than five minutes:User Login

Attending

 * Megan Bannister (User:meganebannister)

Participating Remotely
=Getting Started= Before you begin, please review the following resources so that you understand how to correctly edit entries on Wikipedia.
 * Sign in or create a user account
 * Tutorial
 * Review the Simplified ruleset

=Suggested Topics=

Entries to Update

 * Louise Noun (Additional biographical information regarding Des Moines Art Center needed)
 * Lee Krasner (Add works from Louise Noun Collection of Art by Women)
 * Eva Hesse (Add biographical information and works from Louise Noun Collection of Art by Women)
 * Hannah Höch

New Entries to be Written

 * Louise Noun Collection of Art by Women

=Wikipedia & the Gender Gap=
 * If you care about women, you should edit Wikipedia differently
 * Wikimedia Foundation: Gender Gap
 * Unlocking the Clubhouse: Five Ways to Encourage Women to Edit Wikipedia
 * Wikimedia Foundation: Gender Gap Manifesto
 * Wikipedia's gender gap and the complicated reality of systemic gender bias
 * How To Be A Woman On The Internet

=Additional Wikipedia Help=

Additional resources to help you be a successful Wikipedia editor.

About Wikipedia

 * Five Pillars of Wikipedia
 * GLAM Beginners Guide
 * Wikipedia Tutorial
 * Wiki Project: Women's History

Formatting Shortcuts

 * Help:Cheatsheet
 * Starting an Article
 * Citation Guide
 * Wiki Markup Quick Reference
 * Text Formatting
 * Section Headers, Indents, and Lists
 * Links
 * Infobox templates