User:Econterms/Plans for Economic History Association presentation about Wikipedia

The Economic History Association is a North American academic/professional society, made up 90% of academics I think, which has an annual conference each September. The upcoming one is at George Mason University in Arlington, VA.

It's the Sept 22nd weekend. I've been asked to speak about Wikipedia and how economic historians can work with it. That session is to be Friday afternoon at 4 or 5, and my time might be 45-60 minutes and there will be other speakers. We don't know how many will attend, but it's a plenary meaning could be 35 people or 140 -- there will be no conflicting events.

• Robert Allen -- president of the EHA
• Price Fishback -- executive director
• Jari Eloranta -- runs the meetings
• Phillip Hoffman -- new president, after the meetings

Topics for this presentation as I envision it, for at least brief mention:

• what the institutions are supporting Wikipedia(s)
• how economic historians can relate to it and improve it
• how to edit
• how to use in classes -- Sage Ross recommends https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Training/For_educators

• Meet with LiAnna Davis (ldavis) of wikimedia.org at Wikimania

Slides outline

• Wikipedia community includes WMF, chapters, Arb, newsletters
• Topics for economic historians
• How to use in class
• How to edit