[Wikipedia-l] First Swiss Wikipedia Day

Mon Jun 12 16:19:12 UTC 2006

Press release:

First Wikipedia Day at ETH Zurich

Zurich, June 12th 2006 - Even though it exists just since five years
the free online encyclopedia "Wikipedia" is known to many internet
users throughout the world. These days there will be a presentation to
the interested public in Switzerland. Talks and Workshops will be
offered at the Wikipedia Day Saturday, June 17th from 10 AM to 6 PM at
the ETH Zurich. Especially people with non-IT-background and
occassional internet users are invited.

The GEP pavillon at the top station of the Polybahn is open all day
for people who would like to learn more about the Wikipedia and other
Wikimedia projects. One subject will be the usage of Wikipedia in
school and science. Prof. Dr. Betrand Meyer (Referent of Software
Development at ETH Zurich) and Prof. Dr. Beat Döbeli Honegger
(Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz) will hold talks on this. Additionally
to further talks there will take place a panel discussion about Free
Knowledge on the programme. All visitors are invited to make their
first edits at the free encyclopedia. The best article will be awarded
at the Writing Contest.

This first public event is organised by Wikimedia CH, Association for
the Advancement of Free Knowledge - which was found at May 14th at
Olten and is under the patronage of VIS - Verein der
Informatik-Studierenden der ETH Zürich. This is also the first
Wikipedia event in Switzerland, at the same day Wikimedia Deutschland
e.V. hosts at Goettingen the "Wikipedia Academy".

For further information look at
http://wikimedia.ch/wikipedia-day-2006/lang-pref/en/
.

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Regards
Michael Bimmler

Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens
Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge
www.wikimedia.ch