Wikipedia:WikiProject University of Virginia/board April 2019

The board of the Data Science Institute at the University of Virginia is hosting "University of Virginia + Data Science Institute + Wikipedia in 5 minutes", a private event for University of Virginia faculty and staff. Join UVA's own staff Wikipedia editor, Lane Rasberry, for a presentation on Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia projects, and the ecology of nonprofit media and communication. Wikipedia has been a highly popular source of information for a generation and continues to influence thought in all fields. Enjoy the presentation and feel free to ask any questions you have ever had about the encyclopedia.

Agenda
This is a non-technical presentation about Wikimedia projects. Please attend without advance preparation.


 * 0:00-0:01 - Why Wikipedia Matters
 * 0:01-0:02 - What we have done
 * 0:02-0:03 - What we do next year
 * 0:03-0:04 - The ongoing vision
 * 0:04-0:05 - Questions?

Links

 * Data Science Institute at University of Virginia, which coordinates wiki activities at UVA