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2019 Stanford Wikipedia Day Party
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date:Tuesday, January 15, 2019
time:5:00–8:30pm (doors open 4:45)
address:Tierney Seminar Room (121A)
Cecil H. Green Library
Stanford University
557 Escondido Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
directions & parkingEnter campus from El Camino Real onto University Avenue. Parking is available at Wilbur Field Garage (560 Wilbur Way, Stanford, CA 94305) and the Tresidder Parking Lot (436 Mayfield Ave, Stanford, CA 94305). After 4pm, parking is free.
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hostKevin Li
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Stanford University and the Wikipedia community celebrate Wikipedia Day: Wikipedia's turning 18 years old! Join us on January 15, 2019, at the Stanford University campus, in a celebration of 18 years of free and open knowledge. No editing experience is needed!

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Event details

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  • Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2019
  • Time: 5:00–8:30pm (doors open 4:45pm)
  • Participation: Participation (food, pizza, snacks, cake!) will be free!
  • Welcome: All are welcome. We are especially interested in seeing newcomers to join the experienced Wikipedians/Wikimedians. (You do not need to be a Stanford University student to attend.)
  • Livestream: Zoom conference
  • If you live in the Bay Area and transportation to the event presents a financial burden, contact Kevin – we may be able to offer you reimbursement for local travel.

Lightning talks

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Add your 3 minute lightning talk here!

Requested Talks

  • How to navigate Wikipedia across languages?
  • How to identify bad links in Wiki projects?
  • How to identify bad edges in Wikipedia Category graph? (ex: how to identify pages that do not belong under a category)?

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IMPORTANT: If you are not a Stanford affiliate, you must REGISTER by 11am on January 14 to be able to enter the secured library! Please register if you're not 100% sure you'll be attending, or even if you're pretty sure you won't be. (You can make a note to that effect when registering.)

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