Submissions/Perspectives in Medicine on Wikipedia

After careful consideration, the Programme Committee has decided not to accept the below submission at this time. Thank you to the author(s) for participating in the Wikimania 2014 programme submission, we hope to still see you at Wikimania this August.

Submission no. 2030
Title of the submission
Perspectives in Medicine on Wikipedia
Type of submission)
panel
Author of the submission
Lane Rasberry, user:bluerasberry
E-mail address
Username, Country of origin, Affiliation, topic
  • Lane Rasberry, - United States, Consumer Reports, Wikipedian in Residence sharing health information
  • Abhishek Suryawanshi - India, Scientist, Marathi Wikipedia community member.
Personal homepage or blog
  • Other contributors to balance presentation - to be determined
Abstract (at least 300 words to describe your proposal)

Various contributors to health speak for 8 minutes each on what they do with medical content on Wikipedia, then they take questions from the audience. This panel showcases various perspectives in medicine on Wikipedia.

Track
GLAM Outreach
Length of session (if other than 30 minutes, specify how long)
panel length - 60 minutes?
Will you attend Wikimania if your submission is not accepted?
yes
Slides or further information (optional)
Special requests


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