Event:Wikicurious: Editing Health Innovation on Wikipedia

About the event

Wikicurious: Editing Health Innovation on Wikipedia is happening on Thursday, May 15, 2025 from 11am - 3pm at Health Wildcatters in Dallas, Texas hosted by Wikimedia NYC. This event is perfect for anyone looking to learn more about Wikipedia and how to create and edit articles related to health innovation.

This May 15 event will focus on improving health-related content on Wikipedia. The training will be led by Richard Knipel, Wikimedian in Residence at CUNY. We’re also excited to feature Dallas-based journalist and Wikipedian Stephen Harrison, who will speak about the importance of accurate, accessible health information online, where misinformation and disinformation is readily available. Stephen is known as a leading reporter on the Wikipedia beat and is also the author of the novel The Editors.

Wikicurious is a beginner level series that trains participants on how to edit Wikipedia, in order to promote free access to the world’s knowledge. Wikimedia NYC started the pilot in New York, is expanding this program across the country, and is pleased to be doing our first event in Dallas. The Wikicurious series is supported by Craig Newmark Philanthropies. Wikimedia NYC is an official affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation.

Health Wildcatters is a top-ranked seed accelerator based in Dallas, TX. To Learn more about Health Wildcatters visit www.healthwildcatters.com.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

Registration and Instructions

Register here AND on our Eventbrite page.

Food and drinks will be provided.

Please bring a laptop, we will have a limited number available for those who need it.

Attendees will need to have a Wikipedia account to edit pages, please create your account here, before the event. Wikipedia usernames are public. You do not have to use your real name, it is recommended to use a pseudonym or nickname for your username.

For any further questions, please contact info[at]wikimedianyc.org.

Parking and Arrival Instructions

Address: 3000 Pegasus Park Dr, Dallas, TX 75247

We are located on the 13th floor.

You must enter from the I-35E service road, the gates west of that are not accessible from the Irving/Lakawana entrance. (If you do come in this way, turn onto Iron Ridge and head towards Commonwealth. Turn right onto Commonwealth and follow the curve around and you will see the Pegasus Park Drive entrance, it comes up quickly.)

After turning right onto Pegasus Park Drive, turn right where the stop sign is, passing Community Brewery on your right and the tower on your left. Go through the black entry gates and turn left into the parking lot. You can park in the small or large lot (please do not park in a reserved spot). The building entrance is through the orange statues and up the stairs.

Agenda

• Health Wildcatters intro, Wikimedia NYC intro
• Stephen Harrison, Dallas author and journalist
• Intro to Wikipedia training by Richard Knipel, Wikimedian in Residence, CUNY
  • Wikipedia:Five pillars
  • Anatomy of a page
  • Talk page
  • Editing
  • Wikidata
  • Wikipedia article example: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  • Wikidata research institute example: CUNY Energy Institute
  • d:Wikidata:WikiProject Patents
  • Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine

• Lunch Break
• Discord invite: https://discord.gg/JJFUaQKrfa
• Edit-a-thon
  • Google Doc for Work List
  • Category:Medicine stubs
    • Category:Medical technology stubs
    • Category:Medical treatment stubs
    • Category:Medicinal chemistry stubs
• Share outs + prizes!