________________________________ Booking for Ada Lovelace Day 2016 is now live - please feel free to pass on details to people you feel maybe interested in coming along. [ADA_Blog] Ada Lovelace<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace>, "The Enchantress of Numbers". On Tuesday 11th October 2016, in Room 1.12 of the University of Edinburgh Main Library, we will again be running a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day 2016, an international celebration day<http://findingada.com/> of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). What's involved? Beginning at 10am with a range of guest speakers in the morning, this will be followed by fun technology activities from 11am to 1pm: · Metadata games<http://libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk/blog/2014/08/29/metadata-fun-and-games/> · Fun with BBC Microbit<https://www.microbit.co.uk/> - a handheld, fully programmable computer that you can use for all sorts of cool creations, from robots to musical instruments - the possibilities are endless. · Fun with Sonic Pi<http://sonic-pi.net/> - the live coding music synth for everyone. · Create Lego calculators/adders<https://www.youtube.com/user/sine35video/videos>. · Colour in a giant 'Garden of Ada'<http://thinking.is.ed.ac.uk/ada-lovelace-day/oers/> design; hand drawn by our Interactive Content team. Did you know that approximately only 16% of the biographies on Wikipedia relate to notable women? If you'd like to help redress this imbalance, new editors are very welcome and participants will be supported to develop Wikipedia articles; creating new role models for young and old alike. Full Wikipedia editing training will be given at 1-2pm. Thereafter the afternoon's editathon from 2-5pm will focus on improving the quality of Wikipedia articles related to Women in STEM! The event page can be accessed here: http://bit.ly/2cGapkn <http://bit.ly/2cGapkn> Who was Ada Lovelace? Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), the only legitimate child of the poet George, Lord Byron<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Byron> and his wife Anne Isabella Milbanke<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Isabella_Byron,_Baroness_Byron>, was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Babbage>'s early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytical_Engine>. Her notes on the engine include what is recognised as the first algorithm intended to be carried out by a machine. As a result, she is often regarded as the first computer programmer with her work a major influence on Alan Turing & inspiring countless others. There's now a graphic novel<http://sydneypadua.com/2dgoggles/> of her short but brilliant life and you can read more about her here<http://findingada.com/about/who-was-ada/>. Want to come? For booking purposes, the day is split in two parts: talks & technology activities in the morning and the Women in STEM Wikipedia editathon in the afternoon. You can attend both morning and afternoon sessions or just one. * To book a place for the morning activities (10am to 1pm): * Click here for Ada Lovelace Day - talks & fun technology activities<http://edin.ac/2ckmZAP> * To book a place for the afternoon editathon (1pm to 5pm): * Click here for the Women in STEM Wikipedia edit-a-thon<http://edin.ac/2cSzuJc> * Time for lunch? Food can be brought into the room and the fun technology activities from 11am to 1pm can be dropped in and out of. Tea & coffee will be provided and there is also the Library Cafe downstairs where you can get refreshments and a bite to eat. Not a student or staff member of the university? A limited number of tickets are available through Eventbrite (links are on the event page). Suggestions for notable Women in STEM who could & should be represented on Wikipedia? Feel free to suggest name of notable women we could include as part of this day of celebration. Email me at ewan.mcand...@ed.ac.uk Hope to see you there! Ewan McAndrew Wikimedian in Residence Tel: 07719 330076 Email: ewan.mcand...@ed.ac.uk Working hours are 2.5 days per week, usually Monday to Wednesday. Wikipedia Project Page for the residency: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:University_of_Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh, Learning, Teaching & Web Services, Hugh Robson Building, 15 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9XD. www.ed.ac.uk
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