WikiIndaba conference 2018/Submissions/WikiProject Med

Submission no. 019
Title of the submission
Importance and impact of WikiProject Med
Type of submission (lecture, panel, tutorial/workshop, roundtable discussion, lightning talk, birds of a feather discussion)
Lightning talks
Author of the submission
Mahmoudalrawi
Language of presentation
English
E-mail address
rawi1403@yahoo.com
Username
Mahmoudalrawi
Country of origin
Iraq
Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.)
Iraqi Wikimedians
Personal homepage or blog
Abstract (up to 300 words to describe your proposal)
Presentation about WikiProject Med and how this project is improving and its impact and importance on our communities, especially in African countries and other developing countries. Also, I'm planning to present how medical articles were improved in Arabic Wikipedia by local activities or online contests. Then, I'll present the importance of creating and expanding medical articles in the local African languages.
What will attendees take away from this session?
They will gain insight about WikiProject Med and I wish there will be an impact on the local communities by establishment of local activities by the users to join this project.
Theme of presentation
Education and Sister Projects
For workshops and discussions, what level is the intended audience?
Length of session (if other than 25 minutes, specify how long)
10 minutes
Will you attend WikiIndaba if your submission is not accepted?
maybe
Slides or further information (optional)
Special requests
Is this Submission a Draft or Final? final


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Committee decision

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  Declined

Reason: Does not give practical details about how the project is currently working in Africa. Only deals with how the project can be useful for African communities.