Planetary Science Wiki Edit-a-thon 2025


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Planetary Science Wiki Edit-a-thon
February-September 2025

What is Planetary Science Wiki Edit-a-thon?

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A Wikipedia edit-a-thon organized by the Europlanet Society and Wikimedia Belgium, carried out with the support of the Ernest Solvay Fund, managed by the King Baudouin Foundation, to celebrate diversity in planetary science.

Our goal is to celebrate and promote diversity within the international planetary science community by highlighting the contributions of women and under-represented groups.

What to Expect:

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  1. Wikipedia Training Sessions (February-March 2025): Learn how to edit and create Wikipedia articles through hybrid training sessions led by a Wikimedia Belgium trainer.
    Dates: February 18, February 25, and March 4
    Time: 14:00-16:00 CET
    Location: online or @BIRA-IASB (Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium)
  2. Resource Gathering (March–May 2025): Research information about women and underrepresented groups in planetary science.
  3. Content Creation (May–June 2025): Write Wikipedia biographies using the collected resources.
  4. Translations (June–July 2025): Translate the newly created articles into multiple languages to reach a global audience.
  5. Final Presentation (September 2025): Showcase our work during the European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC 2025) in Helsinki, where a booklet and live presentation will highlight the results.
    Dates: September 7-12, 2025

How to participate?

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Register here: Planetary Science Wiki Edit-a-thon 2025

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to make an impact and be part of this important initiative!

Please note: By registering, we kindly ask that you commit to fully participating throughout the event to ensure the success of this important initiative.

What else?

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The campaign is cross-wiki, you can contribute in different ways: writing a Wikipedia article, improving an existing one, creating new Wikidata items, or upload on Commons photos with free licenses on Commons. You can also decide to write an article on Wikinews or to add a new entry on Wikiquote, add categories, or encourage someone to become a new editor. Every single action is valuable.

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Metrics

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Dashboard (2025 edition)

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