Wiki How:Meetup/SCAR 2016

SCAR Open Science Conference 2016
Women of the Antarctic Wikibomb
When and Where
When	Tuesday, 23 August 2016; 6.30 – 9.30pm MYT
Where	Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre; Kuala Lumpur 50088 Malaysia
Website	Wikibomb Event
Hashtag	#AntarcticWomen; @SCAR_tweets; @WikiWomenInRed
	; Wikiproject Women in Red; Celebrating Polar Women WiR August Editathon

This is the organisation page for the 2016 Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Women of the Antarctic Wikibomb in collaboration with the Women in Red. Here we can coordinate our editing efforts and discuss relevant issues. A celebration of the pages created will be held at the SCAR2016 conference in Kuala Lumpur. These efforts aim to recognise the work of women in Antarctic research, to help redress some of the gender bias prevalent throughout the encyclopaedia, and to provide more visible female role models.

2016 process timetable

Pre-event preparation

Sign up for an account

Read a quick editing tutorial

Look at a biography template

15 April
Nominations close

16 May
Volunteers submit initial drafts

30 May
Review each other's entries
Upload to Wikipedia as "Draft:Jane_Smith" page

13 June
Submit drafts for review by Wikipedia community and conversion to final "Jane_Smith" pages

23 AugustFinal event and celebration
18:50 – Doors Open
19:00 – Talks and panel discussion
20:10 – Food and drinks
20:30 – Unveiling of new and improved pages and thanks to volunteers!
21:30 – Closing
In affiliation with: The Tinker foundation · The Korea Polar Research Institute · La Trobe University · International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators

Attendees

+ Many that wrote pages off-wiki

Outcomes

See meta:Grants:Project/Rapid/SCAR2016/Report for report on the 23 August 2016 event at SCAR Open Science Conference 2016

Articles improved

Alphabetical by first letter

Articles created

Alphabetical by first letter

Drafts

Drafts declined

Non-biography pages improved

Non-biography pages created

Images added to Wikimedia Commons

Alison Murray – Alison Elizabeth Murray.jpg
Amy Leventer – Amy Leventer NBP0702.jpg
Angelika Brandt – Angelika Brandt on RV Sonne.tif
Anita Buma – PictureAnitaBuma.gif
Anna Wåhlin – 150917natfak-annawahlin4955.jpg
Annick Wilmotte – Photo byers9 001-1cut.gif
Barbara Wienecke – Barbara Wienecke.jpg
Bettina Meyer – B.Meyer (AWI).jpg
Bettine van Vuuren – Bettine van Vuuren.jpg
Catherine King – Photo - Catherine K King.jpg
Catherine Ritz – Cat-Ritz-photo.jpg
Christina Riesselman – Christina Riesselman.jpg
Cinzia Verde – Cinzia Verde.jpg
Corina Brussaard – Corina Brussaard.jpg
Cornelia Lüdecke – Lüdecke at the Le Maire Chanal Antarctica.jpg
Cristina Takacs-Vesbach – Takacs-VesbachandthePPS.jpg
Dana Bergstrom – Dana Bergstrom.jpg
Delphine Lannuzel – Dr Delphine Lannuzel.jpg
Diana Wall – Diana Wall portrait.jpeg
Diane McKnight – CottonGlacier-Diane McKnight.jpg
Doris Abele – Doris Abele, AWI 2015.jpg
Edith Farkas – [[:|Edith Farkas at the base during her time in Antarctica.jpg]]
Elisabeth Isaksson – Elisabeth Isaksson.jpg
Elizabeth Truswell – Dr Elizabeth Truswell.jpg
Erin Pettit – Pettit campus.jpg
Felicity Aston – Felicity Aston in Antarctica.JPG
Felicity Aston – Felicity Aston portrait.JPG
Gillian Wratt – Gillian Wratt.jpg
Gwen Fenton – Gwen Fenton.jpg
Hope Black – Photograph-hope-macpherson-colour-portrait-by-vincent-barclay-552670-large.jpg
Hope Black – Portrait-of-hope-macpherson-museum-victoria-curator-of-molluscs-1946-1965 (public domain).jpg
In-Young Ahn – Dr. In-Young Ahn at the Korean Antarctic Station, King Sejong in October 2015.jpg
Irene Schloss – Irene InnerPC 2016.jpg
Jan Strugnell – Jan at Carlini.jpg
Jemma Wadham – Jemma Wadham and the Bouquetins Ridge, above the Haut Glacier d'Arolla where she started her glaciological studies in 1993.jpg
Jenny Baeseman – Jenny Baeseman Greenland.jpg
Joanne Johnson – [[:|Joanne Johnson portrait.jpg]]
Julie Michelle Palais] – Julie at South Pole.jpg
Justine Shaw – Justine Shaw South G.jpg
Karen Heywood – Karen at sea.jpg
Karin Lochte – 20160209 KarinLochte 004 MBuchholz.jpg
Kathleen Conlan – WC 4036 (crop).jpg
Katrin Linse – PEN 6869.jpg
Laura Crispini – LauraCrispiniXXXIPNRA.jpg
Leanne Armand – Leanne Armand.jpg
Lijie Wei – Wei lijie.jpg
Linda Nedbalova – Sampling James Ross.jpg
Louise Allcock – Louise Allcock South Georgia.jpg
Louise Huffman – Louise-Huffman-McMurdo-JBaeseman.jpg
Maigetter Peak – Maigetter0293.png
Margaret Bradshaw – Margaret Bradshaw in Antarctica ANZSC1020.19.jpg
Michelle Rogan-Finnemore – Wiki Picture M Finnemore.jpg
Monika Puskeppeleit – Dr. Monika Puskeppeleit Mikkelsen Bay, Antarctica.jpg
Monique de Vries – Portrait Monique de Vries.jpg
Nancy Bertler – Nancy Bertler and Alex Pyne at Roosevelt Island.jpg
Nerida Wilson – [[:|Nerida Wilson with ruby seadragon.tif]]
Nerilie Abram – Nerilie Abram crevasse.jpg
Pat Langhorne – PJL McMurdo Sound.jpg
Patricia Margaret Selkirk – Patricia Selkirk at Scott base.jpg
Patricia Ortuzar – Patricia Ortuzar.jpg
Roberta Farrell – Roberta Lee Farrell 2012 at Discovery Hut, Hut Point, Ross Island, Antarctica.jpg
Robin Bell – Robin Bell at South Pole.jpg
Robin Bell – Robin+Bell Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory.jpg
Rosemary Askin – MG 6885Rosie1970.jpg
Roumiana Metcheva – Roumiana Metcheva.jpg
Sharon Robinson – Sharon in a moss bed.jpg
Siti Aisyah Alias – Siti Aisyah Alias.jpeg
Sophie Warny – [[:|Sophie Warny in her palynological lab.jpg]]
Terry Wilson – Terry Wilson Franklin Island Antarctica.jpg
Victoria Metcalf – Victoria Metcalf.jpg
Vivian Pellizari – ivian Pellizari.jpg
Yan Liu – Liuyan bnu.jpg

Wikidata

Alphabetical by first leter

Wikidata items improved

Non-biography Wikidata items improved

Wikidata items created

Front page "did you know"s

... that Elizabeth Truswell used ancient pollen to show that plants existed in Antarctica before the ice cap formed?
... that Helen Fricker was a member of the first group to drill into an Antarctic subglacial lake?
... that In-Young Ahn (pictured) was the first Korean woman to visit Antarctica?
... that in 1937 Ingrid Christensen became the first woman to set foot on mainland Antarctica?"
... that Lois Jones led the first all-woman science team to Antarctica in 1969?

Press

One biography tweeted per day by @SCAR_Tweets for the month of August with hashtag #AntarcticWomen
Alphabetical by name of organization

Savage, Sara; Strugnell, Jan; Shafee, Thomas (31 August 2016). "Parallel Lines" (Audio interview). 3RRR radio.
Williams, Robyn; Strugnell, Jan (12 August 2016). "Science Show: Women in Antarctica making up for lost time" (Audio interview). ABC Radio National.
Hinchliffe, Jessica (30 August 2016). "Wikibomb dropped to raise profile of female scientists in Antarctica". ABC Brisbane.
Goddard, Ryk; Strugnell, Jan (1 September 2016). "Wikibomb event promotes 100 women in Antarctic Science" (Audio interview). ABC Hobart.
"Wikibomb celebrates women in Antarctic science". Australian Antarctic Division. Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Energy. 18 August 2016.
"Wikibomb event raises profile of ANU Antarctic scientists". Australian National University. 30 August 2016.
Mitchell-Whittington, Amy (31 August 2016). "'Wikibomb' to celebrate more than 90 Antarctic female scientists". The Canberra Times.
"Christine Siddoway Honored at Celebration of Women in Antarctic Research". Colorado College's Around the Block. 1 September 2016.
Strugnell, Jan; Shafee, Thomas (10 August 2016). "Female scientists are role models on ice". La Trobe University.
Waeda, Julianna (2 September 2016). "Wikibomb event gives greater recognition to Australia's Antarctic female scientists". Loop PNG.
Bogle, Ariel (11 August 2016). "New Wikipedia project champions women scientists in the Antarctic". Mashable.
Strugnell, Jan; Shafee, Thomas; Wilson, Nerida; Downey, Rachel; Stevens, Craig; Shaw, Justine; Baeseman, Jenny (10 August 2016). "Profiles: Kudos for female Antarctic researchers". Nature. 536: 148–148. doi:10.1038/536148b.
Tippet, Harrison (23 August 2016). "Female scientists come in from the cold". Preston Leader - Herald Sun. Melbourne. p. 10.
Shafee, Thomas (18 August 2016). "Engaging diverse communities to profile women of Antarctica". The Signpost.
"Antarctic Scientists Overlooked on Wikipedia for Years Because of Their Sex". Sputnik International. 12 August 2016.
"Push for Female Recognition". Swan Hill Guardian. 17 August 2016.
"Antarctic women scientists put the heat on Wiki". uq.edu.au. University of Queensland UQnews. 25 August 2016.
"Radical action for gender equality in Antarctic science". Voxy. 11 August 2016.
Tippet, Harrison (31 August 2016). "Thawsome women". leader.newspaperdirect.com. Melbourne: Whittlesea Leader.
Strugnell, Jan (July 2016). "An Antarctic Women Wikibomb: raising the profile of female scientists" (PDF). Women in Polar Science (3): 6.

List of articles to create and improve

Nominate a subject

Request a photograph

Below are a list of researchers who could have pages written about them, or whose pages could be expanded upon.
Information and references have been provided by members of SCAR and Wikiproject Women in Red.

To adopt a page to create, click on one of these red links. To improve an existing article, click one of the blue links.

Nominated by members of SCAR

Alphabetical by first letter

Post-event Redlinks: Still need to be created

Post-event Bluelink drafts: Still need to be improved

Post-event Bluelink articles

Suggested by members of Wikiproject Women in Red

Nominated as part of the WiR Celebrating Polar Women August Editathon

Argentina

Maria Adela Caria, bacteriologist and part of first group of female Argentinian scientists on Antarctica.
Elena Martinez Fontes, biologist and part of first group of female Argentinian scientists on Antarctica.

Canada

your redlink here

New Zealand

your redlink here

Norway

Augusta Sofie Christensen, Lillemor Rachlew, Solveig Widerøe - members of the first group of women to set offoot on the mainland with Ingrid Christensen, and after whom the underwater Four Ladies Bank is named.^[111]^[112]^[113]

South Africa

your redlink here

United Kingdom

Rosey Grant, meteorologist, [1], [2], [3]
Amy Kincaid (post officer), post officer prior to Laura Martin (post officer), [4]
Laura Martin (post officer), taking over the Antarctic post office in 2015. [5]

United States

Indrani Das, geophysicist, [6]
Stacy Kim, benthic ecologist, [7], [8], [9]
Jennifer Mannas/Jen Mannas, studies seals, other mammals and birds, [10], [11], [12], [13]
Marianne Okal, engineer, [14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19]
Jean Pennycook, studies Adelie penguins, [20], [21], [22]
Shawntel Stapleton, snowmobile mechanic and trainer, [23], [24],[25], [26]
Sharona Thompson, broadcast engineer for the U.S. Antarctic base McMurdo Station TV and radio broadcasts, [27]
Maria Vernet, [28][29][30]
Cassondra Williams, physiology of emperor penguin and elephant seal diving, [31], [32], [33], [34]

Thanks

This effort was made possible by the dedication of an amazing group of volunteers - thank you for your time!

Allison Lee, Carol Devine, Morgan Seag, Christel Hansen, Tristy Vick-Majors, Nicole Hill, Alix Post, Nor Radziah, Aitana Forcen, Jenna Knox, Siti Musalmah, Jesse Blackadder, Christine Siddoway, Sharon Robinson, Will Pena, Gisela Gacitua, Nur Sakinah, Tammy Russell, Aitana Forcen, Hanne Nielsen, Gabriela Roldan, Jennifer Austin, Katya Uryupova, Ana Maria Barrios, Bryn Dhir, Laurton McGurk, Nicole Dakin, Nicola Wilmot, Jessica Rosenfels, Tebogo Masebe, Jenna Tracy Knox, Emma Jefferys, Nadezhda Filimonova, Michaela Louise Coote, YongMei Gong, Kiran Gurung, Maddie Brasier, Charlotte Ditlevsen, Lena Padukova, Jordan Owen

Many thanks to the supporters of our Wikibomb celebration event

The GoFundMe crowdfund, La Trobe University, the Korean Polar Science Institute, Tinker Foundation, International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators, and the Wikimedia Foundation.

Special thanks to

Jan Strugnell, Thomas Shafee, and and Wikipedia’s amazing Women in Red and the rest of the Wikibomb Committee: Nerida Wilson, Craig Stevens, Justine Shaw and Jenny Baeseman and to everyone who nominated outstanding women and contributed to this unprecedented activity.

Feedback

“

It's fantastics to see all the interest being generated by our efforts and it really does show that this Wikibomb was something long overdue. I've also really enjoyed working on the drafts as this experience has, in more ways than one, inspired me to continue working in Antarctica, perhaps even the Arctic, and to also try that bit harder. These women are truly phenomenal so it's been a great pleasure!

”

— Christel Hansen

“

I heard about the wikibomb through SCAR and also the APECS community I'm involved with. As I've been writing about and working on projects including the theme of women's contributions and presence in Antarctica I was super interested to contribute. I worked in Antarctica in 1995-6 leading a civilian cleanup expedition and then I didn't know much about women who proceeded me there, but when I arrived at Bellingshausen for the joint ecological project with the Russian Antarctic expedition they said they hadn't had women living at the base in decades and only then a few times before our arrival (3 women in the start team). By doing the wiki I knew I'd "meet" living and deceased women who pushed boundaries and helped us understand Antarctica, our planet and ourselves better. I wanted to know what they did, what they studies, something about their family lives and influences and their lives and work after and before Antarctica. The wiki bios are not full biographies but you certainly get a taste for these women I feel grateful to have interacted with by reviewing or writing their wiki entries. I also loved learning about wiki, how entries are written, the rigour of ensuring facts, citations and neutrality in sharing facts. It's a fascinating initiative and I appreciate knowing more about how the entries happen and the enormous amount of behind the scenes work. A truly global project. The collaborative aspect of doing the entries is also inspiring - I'm pro open-source and collaboration and I've found the wiki community helpful, clear and supportive. I have a lot to learn and I'm lucky to have had more experience people in this wikibomb team guide but also empower me to jump in. I only wish I started earlier and did more. One thrill was learning about more place names in Antarctica named after women who worked in the Antarctic and contributed to Antarctic science and exploration (e.g. Lake Karentz, Selkirk Creek etc) because I'm making a map of these placenames.

”

— Carol Devine

“

I got involved in this project because it's been a series of Antarctic women who have inspired to enter and to continue in this field of Antarctic Studies. They do so much work, but it too often remains behind the scenes.
I've discovered so many more stories about Antarctic women from other countries that otherwise would've remained hidden, and it's been really exciting to see this project and the women involved profiled in a whole range of other media as a result.

”

— Hanne Nielsen

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When I saw the call listed on the SCAR website asking for volunteers to help create Wikipedia pages to promote Women in Antarctic Research, I knew I had to get involved. In 2013 I visited the Ross Sea on a scientific expedition and was in awe of the raw pristine ecosystem. I can't imagine a time when women were actually banned from doing research down there! Learning about the nominees and putting together profiles took a lot of work and it was a lot of fun. For decades, women have made numerous discoveries. I'm really glad to see they'll be that much more represented on the world's largest encyclopedia because of this Wikibomb. As I continue through graduate school, I'll definitely draw on these women as inspirational role models. I'm proud of the progress women have made in science and I hope to further my involvement with the Antarctic research community as I develop in my career.

”

— Allison Lee

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From Pakistan to Chile and across all the continents, women have and continue to do amazing things to understand our southern-most continent.

”

— Alix Post

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While gathering and preparing the biodata for the Polar Scientists, indirectly it is inspired me to be passionate in my area and enjoys the struggle in order to reach the success. I sincerely hope more and more women scientists especially from Malaysia that can contribute more to our nature. “Yakin Boleh” aka “We can Do It!”

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— Nor Radziah Jusoh

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My generation of early career Antarctic researchers is privileged to be able to take women's access to Antarctica for granted. For that, we have to thank a generation of trailblazing women who insisted on our right to equal access, and who embody the tremendous contributions that women make to Antarctic science. This wikibomb gives us, and people everywhere, access to greater knowledge, strong role models, and a richer understanding of the history of this shared global space - women included.

I appreciate being a member of the Women in Antarctica Wikibomb team: to be collaborating with dozens of like-minded researchers from across the globe to accomplish this important goal. I've made virtual connections to several with whom I hope to keep in touch.I was thrilled to see how many more articles we have been able to publish, but I also am aware of our geographic and linguistic limits. It's a remaining challenge to increase the representation of non-Western and non-anglophone people on Wikipedia - Antarctic scientists are no exception!I have to extend my appreciation to the organizers, and especially to Thomas and Jan, for all the work they have done to make this happen. I've been introduced to the stories of some remarkable women, and I appreciate the training and experience.

”

— Morgan Seag

Photos of the event

Feel free to add to this list by uploading an image and adding the file name below

Strugnell and Shafee in front of conference promotional banner at SCAR 2016
Drinks before the talks
Panel discussion with Hong Kum Lee, Ian Allison, Terry Wilson, Steven Chown, Jane Francis, and Thomas Shafee
Panel discussion with Hong Kum Lee, Ian Allison, Terry Wilson, Steven Chown, Jane Francis, and Thomas Shafee
Audience during panel discussion
Question from audience during panel discussion
Presentation by Strugnell and Shafee
Audience standing room at the rear of the hall during presentation
Committe at the end of the presentation, Baeseman, Shafee, Strugnell, Wilson, and Shaw
Shaw, Wilson, Shafee, Baeseman, and Strugnell after presentation event
Prof. Hong Kum Lee (Korea Polar Research Institute) and Dr. Burcu Ozsoy (Director of Istanbul Technical University Polar Research Center) after event
Prof. Karin Lochte (Director of Alfred Wegener Institute) and Dr. Burcu Ozsoy (Director of Istanbul Technical University Polar Research Center) after event
Terry Wilson (Ohio State University Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center) and Dr. Burcu Ozsoy (Director of Istanbul Technical University Polar Research Center) after event
Wilfred Madius Tangau (Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia) mentioning Wikibomb event during speech at the conference dinner
Robert Dunbar mentioning Wikibomb event during SCAR medal acceptance speech at the conference dinner
Francisco Hervé mentioning Wikibomb event during SCAR medal acceptance speech at the conference dinner
Jerónimo López-Martínez (SCAR president) mentioning Wikibomb event during speech at the conference dinner

Main presentation
Editing handout booklet
Banner
Declaration of support signed at event (page 1)
Declaration of support signed at event (page 2)

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When and Where
When	Tuesday, 23 August 2016 6.30 – 9.30pm MYT
Where	Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre Kuala Lumpur 50088 Malaysia
Website	Wikibomb Event
Hashtag	#AntarcticWomen @SCAR_tweets @WikiWomenInRed
Wikiproject Women in Red Celebrating Polar Women WiR August Editathon