Wikipedia:WikiProject University of Virginia/translating Wikipedia August 2020

Lane Rasberry presents Translating Wikipedia, a presentation of how translation works in Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a highly consulted source of information on all sorts of topics in many languages. Attendees of this event will see how information moves across languages in Wikipedia and provides an option for global access to information in this field.

No preparation or prior Wikipedia experience required!

This talk and all attendee participation will be recorded and available here after the event.

Schedule

 * 0:00-0:15 - Translating Wikipedia
 * 0:15-0:25 - Questions?
 * 0:25-0:30 - wrap up and thanks!

Support
Community organizations contributing to the success of and fun of this presentation include the following:


 * University of Virginia, and especially the School of Data Science and Library, encourage the development of Wikipedia for academia
 * Wiki Education Foundation sponsors the infrastructure which assists academic development of Wikipedia, including the metrics tracking
 * Wikimedia New York City has piloted many university collaborations in its region, and supports the University of Virginia after this model

Presenters are
 * Lane Rasberry, Wikimedian in Residence, School of Data Science