Wikipedia:WikiProject University of Virginia/Data Science Institute meetup March 2018

University of Virginia is hosting a private meetup to discuss Wikidata, the database service for Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects. University staff may attend with invitation.

Event information

 * Date: Friday, March 2, 2016
 * Time: afternoon
 * Location: Data Science Institute at University of Virginia
 * Slides Introduction to Wikidata

Agenda
This is a non-technical orientation designed to interest a general audience.


 * 0:00-0:05 - Personal introductions
 * 0:05-0:30 - Presentation
 * 0:30-0:60 - Discussion and demos

Wikidata introductions

 * Wikidata game
 * 10 cool queries for Wikidata that will blow your mind. Number 7 will shock you.
 * Wikidata entry for Douglas Adams, which is also the recommended example to consider
 * Wikidata Tours

Links

 * Data Science Institute at University of Virginia