Dear colleagues,
Ada Lovelace Day 2017
The University of Edinburgh’s 2017 Ada Lovelace Day
event<http://thinking.is.ed.ac.uk/ada-lovelace-day/> takes place on Tuesday 10
October; celebrating women in Science, Engineering, Technology and Maths (STEM) as part of
an international celebration
day<http://findingada.com/>m/>.
The sessions are free, open to all and are live for
booking<http://thinking.is.ed.ac.uk/wir/2017/09/01/ada-lovelace-day-2017-celebrating-women-in-stem/>
for only a short time longer. The event is being held at the James Clerk Maxwell
Building<https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/James+Clerk+Maxwell+Building,+The+University+of+Edinburgh/@55.9215492,-3.175898,17z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sgoogle+maps+james+clerk+maxwell+building!3m4!1s0x4887c761e03335c5:0x77aeb8f28163ff46!8m2!3d55.921664!4d-3.1741669?dcr=0>
and this year there is a special focus on Women in Chemistry and the 19 petitioners to the
Royal Society of Chemistry in
1904<http://research.library.mun.ca/506/1/pounding_on_the_doors.pdf>. Consequently,
Periodic Table
cupcakes<http://www.rsc.org/diversity/175-faces/all-faces/ida-freund>
will be available throughout the day but don’t wait till they’re all gone!
Booking your place is as easy as 1,2,3.... come to one, two or all three sessions!
· 11am to 2pm: Talks and Fun Science/Tech
activities<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:University_of_Edinbur…
(graphene knitting, origami crystallography, metadata games, Histropedia timelines, make
music from DNA sequences with Sonic Pi)
· 2pm to 5pm: a Women in STEM Wikipedia
editathon<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:University_of_Edinburg…
to create fab new role models for young and old alike while polishing off the remaining
cupcakes. Full training given.
· 5pm to 6:15pm: Film screening of A Chemical
Imbalance<http://www.chemicalimbalance.ed.ac.uk/> followed by a panel discussion
with Professor Polly
Arnold,<http://www.ed.ac.uk/equality-diversity/celebrating-diversity/inspiring-women/academic-staff/polly-arnold>
Professor Jane
Norman<http://www.ed.ac.uk/centre-reproductive-health/professor-jane-norman> and Dr.
Carole Morrison<http://www.chem.ed.ac.uk/staff/academic-staff/dr-carole-morrison>
discussing the issues raised by the film; namely the low participation of Women in STEM
fields and equality in the workplace.
Find out more here.<http://thinking.is.ed.ac.uk/ada-lovelace-day/> Can’t make it? We
also hold monthly Women in Red editing
events<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:University_of_Edinburgh/E…
where you can learn how to edit in a supportive environment.
Hope to see you there.
Best wishes,
Ewan
Ewan McAndrew
Wikimedian in Residence
Tel: 07719 330076
Email: ewan.mcandrew(a)ed.ac.uk
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