Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/ACS March 2016

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Computers in Chemistry Edit-a-Thon

Join us for an edit-a-thon at the American Chemical Society! We'll focus on articles about computers in chemistry — the theme of the American Chemical Society's 251st National Meeting & Exposition — but attendees are welcome to work on any other topic related to chemistry as well. This event is organized as part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Year_of_Science Wikipedia Year of Science].

when

: March 20, 2016 at 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

where

: American Chemical Society

: 1155 16th Street NW, Washington, DC{{#if:Farragut North (Red Line), Farragut West (Blue / Orange / Silver Lines)|

: 15px Farragut North (Red Line), Farragut West (Blue / Orange / Silver Lines)}}

: Guests will be asked to sign in at the security desk upon arrival.

: You may also join us remotely from wherever you are!

your hosts

: American Chemical Society and [https://wikimediadc.org Wikimedia District of Columbia]{{#if:yes|

 Feel free to also sign your name in the section below.}}

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Sign up!

=I'll attend in person=

  1. Kirill Lokshin (talk)
  2. KLindblom (talk)
  3. Antony–22 (talkcontribs) 01:06, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
  4. econterms (talk)
  5. ...

=I'll participate online=

  1. Sydney Poore/FloNight♥♥♥♥ 14:05, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
  2. DMacks (talk) (possibly only second half of the timeframe)
  3. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 19:19, 21 March 2016 (UTC) (slightly after the fact :-)

{{Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Virtual|worklist=Articles to work on}}

Articles to work on

Many of the articles listed below could use work to improve their introductions and writing style for general audiences.

=Articles in good/decent shape=

=Articles in poor shape=

=Topics not covered by Wikipedia=

=Other chemistry topics=

Note on Conflict of Interest: Articles closely related to ACS might pose conflict of interest problems if edited by ACS employees. These include American Chemical Society, Chemical Abstracts Service, ACS journals, and other ACS programs and services. Individuals are reminded that conflict of interest editing is strongly discouraged. This includes edits to articles about yourself, your employer, and others with which you have a relationship. See Wikipedia's conflict of interest project and the best practices essay for guidelines.

Basics on editing Wikipedia

Research resources

=Templates=

=Computers in Chemistry Resources=

  • Past winners of the [http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-and-awards/awards/national/bytopic/acs-award-for-computers-in-chemical-and-pharmaceutical-research.html ACS Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research]

=General Chemistry Resources=

  • ACS library resources will be available in hardcopy
  • List of American Chemical Society national awards, http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-and-awards.html (click "Search All Awards" to locate a specific subject)
  • ACS National Historic Chemical Landmarks, http://www.acs.org/landmarks
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureates, http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/
  • Chemical Heritage Foundation collections, http://www.chemheritage.org/discover/collections/index.aspx
  • CHF Women in Chemistry, http://www.chemheritage.org/research/policy-center/oral-history-program/projects/women-in-chemistry.aspx
  • About.com, Famous Chemists, http://chemistry.about.com/od/historyofchemistry/a/famouschemists.htm
  • Biography.com, Chemists, http://www.biography.com/people/groups/scientists-chemists Forthcoming!

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