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== Welcome to '''Biology ''' Week planning! ==
{{Workgroup|group=Biology}}
We are planning a big "online convention" of ''Biologists'' here on the ''Citizendium.''  Would you like to see more work done in '''Biology'''?  Then here is your chance to make a difference.  Leading up to this week, we will be doing quite a bit of recruitment (on '''Biology''' mailing lists, departments, and so forth).  We'll try to tap into many networks so that there is general awareness both of the ''Citizendium'' and of this special week.  Consider it a major kick-off for the Biology Workgroup.


''We need your help to make this happen.'' This page lists volunteers for different (mostly recruitment) functions.  Won't you sign up and make the ''Biology'' Week a success?  Any author can sign up to do anything, other than serve as the coordinator for the week.
== Welcome to '''Biology ''' Week! ==
{{Biology open house}}{{-}}<br>
Biology Week is a big "online convention" of ''Biologists'' here on the ''Citizendium.'' Would you like to see more work done on articles about {{pl|Biology}} on Citizendium?  Then such events are your chance to make a difference.


'''Dates:''' (proposed, for discussion on talk page) July 14-20, September 4-14, or September 22-8
An archive of the first Biology Week's (held here from Sep 22-28, 2008) page can be found [[CZ:Biology Workgroup/Biology Week Sep 22-28, 2008|here]]. For planning and administration of Biology Week, go [[CZ:Biology_Workgroup/Biology_Week_planning|here]].


'''Biology Week Coordinator(s):''' no volunteer yet
== Brief summary of events during the first Biology Week==
:''Any editor in the '''Biology Workgroup''' may volunteer; we can have up to two coordinators, and two is better if any one coordinator is relatively short on time.''
During the period of these roughly seven days, a total of about 20 biology authors (most of them active on the site before Biology Week) have started 11 biology clusters and edited another 40, with little change in status towards [[CZ:Approval|approval]]. For comparison, the monthly [[CZ:Write-a-thon|Write-a-thon]]s (each of which lasts for just about 36 hours) usually see about 15 authors (rarely including newcomers) starting around 10 clusters on that day's predefined theme and edit another 15 or so, with even less progress towards approval.


'''Important links:'''
* [[CZ:Workgroup Weeks]] - initiative home page
* [[CZ:Workgroup Weeks/We can do this]] - a "call to arms"
* [[CZ:Workgroup Weeks#Workgroup sign-up pages]] - list of all Workgroup Weeks
* [[CZ:Workgroup Weeks/Preparation]] - general rationale and explanation of the following


== Preparation ==
===Lessons learned ===
 
#Recruitment was ineffective for both registered users and newcomers, because very little recruitment was done.
=== General preparation ===
#Although new registrations were done under ''Biology'' category, the new entrants did not actively participate on the intended articles.
 
#The amount of collaborative editing was higher than on usual days but did not go much beyond the level of the Write-a-thons.
{| class="wikitable"
#The [[Template:Biology open house|logo]] is cool and should find some reuses, perhaps in the [[CZ:Core Articles|Core Articles]].
|-
#Import of Wikipedia articles (including illustrations) should be made easier.
!Task||Volunteers||Location to output
#September may just be a hard month.
|-
#Volunteers don't like being restricted.
|Volunteer as Workgroup Week Coordinator for the '''Biology''' Workgroup||''Sign here if you're an '''Biology''' Editor and you'll be able to put in some time on this project & possibly talk to the press''||''Insert link to page''
#Sometimes stuff just happens: unexpected absence, illness and injury.
|-
#Did subject editors make their own specific plans for the week?
|Develop '''[[CZ:Biology Workgroup]]''' brilliantly<br>So that it is "ready for prime time."  (Needs multiple volunteers.)||''Sign your name here''||'''[[CZ:Biology Workgroup]]'''
#A "critical mass" of "active" biology authors and editors may be needed before major recruitment begins (more people join in than lead)
|-
#recruit may want to begin ~2 months before the actual week to get new users used to the system
|Complete the [[CZ:Core Articles]] '''Biology''' list<br>So there are at least 99 topics on the list, and the list is coherent and credible as a list of "top priority" topics.||''Sign your name here or write "Done" if this is done''||''Insert link to page''
#typing in "citizendium" in to google news yielded very few hits during the biology week.
|}
#''(add yours here )''
 
=== Letter composition ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Task||Volunteers||Location of output
|-
|Adapt (as necessary) the letter to academic departments & organizations you'll find at [[CZ:Workgroup Weeks/Endorsement Letter Template]].||''[[User:Supten Sarbadhikari|Supten Sarbadhikari]]'' and ''[[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony.Sebastian]]''||''Insert link to page''
|-
|Adapt (as necessary) the letter to mailing lists you'll find at [[CZ:Workgroup Weeks/Mailing List Letter Template]].||''[[User:Supten Sarbadhikari|Supten Sarbadhikari]]'' and ''[[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony.Sebastian]]''||''Insert link to page''
|-
|Adapt (as necessary) the letter to bloggers you'll find at [[CZ:Workgroup Weeks/Blogger Letter Template]].||''[[User:Supten Sarbadhikari|Supten Sarbadhikari]]''||''Insert link to page''
|-
|Adapt (as necessary) the press release you'll find at [[CZ:Workgroup Weeks/Press Release Template]].||''[[User:Supten Sarbadhikari|Supten Sarbadhikari]]''||''Insert link to page''
|}
 
=== Academic recruitment ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Task||Volunteers||Location of output
|-
|Make a list of top academic departments in the field, together with e-mail addresses of department heads<br>Share the list with other volunteers ''via e-mail'' please, not the wiki, for privacy purposes.)||''Sign up here''||''Insert link to page''
|-
|Send letter, respond to any reply, and post any endorsements on the workgroup week's page.||''Sign your name here''||''Insert link to page''
|-
|Welcoming committee<br>As new '''Biology''' editors arrive (check [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?title=Special%3ALog&type=newusers&user=&page= this "special page"]--it's under "logs"), send them a welcoming message and offer to help get them started; also, put their names here on this page||''Sign your name(s) here''||''Insert link to page''
|}
 
=== Internet recruitment ===
==== Mailing lists ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Task||Volunteers||Location of output
|-
|Create a sign-up page for '''Biology''' mailing lists following [[CZ:Workgroup Weeks/Mailing list generic sign-up|this template]].||[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]]||[[/Mailing lists|Mailing lists]]
|-
|On the sign-up page, locate and give the address (and possibly other info) of as many active mailing lists as possible--at least three, but please try to do more than that.||''Sign your name here''||''Insert link to page''
|-
|Be "driver"--make sure people follow through with--the mailing list recruitment||''Sign your name here''||''Insert link to page''
|-
|colspan=3|'''Please be aware that mailing list recruitment has ''its own'' [[/Mailing lists|sign up page]]!  Please pitch in there!'''
|}
 
==== Web forums ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Task||Volunteers||Location of output
|-
|Create a sign-up page for '''Biology''' Web forums following [[CZ:Workgroup Weeks/Forum generic sign-up|this template]].||[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]]||[[CZ:Biology Workgroup/Workgroup Week/Forums|Forums sign-up page]]
|-
|On the sign-up page, locate and give the address (and, if relevant, other info) of as many active Web forums as possible.||''Sign your name here''||''Insert link to page''
|-
|Be "driver"--make sure people follow through with--forum recruitment||''Sign your name here''||''Insert link to page''
|-
|colspan=3|'''Please be aware that forum recruitment has ''its own'' [[/Forums|sign up page]]!  Please pitch in there!'''
|}
 
==== Blogs ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Task||Volunteers||Location of output
|-
|Create a sign-up page for '''Biology''' blogs following [[CZ:Workgroup Weeks/Blog generic sign-up|this template]].||[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]]||[[CZ:Biology_Workgroup/Workgroup_Week/Blogs|Blog sign-up page]]
|-
|On the sign-up page, collect, from your blog search engine(s) or other resource of course, the addresses of some very high-traffic blogs devoted mostly to the workgroup's topic.||''Sign your name here''||''Insert link to page''
|-
|Be "driver"--make sure people follow through with--blog recruitment||''Sign your name here''||''Insert link to page''
|-
|colspan=3|'''Please be aware that blog recruitment has ''its own'' [[/Blogs|sign up page]]!  Please pitch in there!'''
|}
 
==== "Big" websites ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Task||Volunteers||Location of output
|-
|Create a sign-up page for '''Biology''' "big" websites following [[CZ:Workgroup Weeks/Big website generic sign-up|this template]].||[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]]||[[CZ:Biology Workgroup/Workgroup Week/Websites‎|Big website sign-up]]
|-
|On the sign-up page, locate the leading websites (not blogs) for the discipline.||''Sign your name here''||''Insert link to page''
|-
|Be "driver"--make sure people follow through with--"big" website recruitment||''Sign your name here''||''Insert link to page''
|-
|colspan=3|'''Please be aware that "big" website recruitment has ''its own'' [[/Websites|sign up page]]!  Please pitch in there!'''
|}
 
=== Press release ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Task||Volunteers||Location of output
|-
|Colspan=3|General help with this: [[User:Daniel Mietchen|Daniel Mietchen]] 15:48, 15 May 2008 (CDT)
|-
|Create list of industry publications and e-mail addresses/Web contact form URLs.||''Sign your name here''||''Insert link to page''
|-
|Send copies of the press release in advance to the industry publications.||''Sign your name here''||''Insert link to page''
|-
|Send reminders on the first day of the Workgroup Week.||''Sign your name here''||''Insert link to page''
|}
 
== The Week itself ==
''See above for beginning-of-week reminders to mailing lists, blogs, etc.''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Task||Volunteers||Location of output
|-
|Announce the start of the week to Citizendium-L, Citizendium-Editors, and the workgroup's mailing list.||''Sign your name here''||''Insert link to page''
|-
|On Monday morning, change front page workgroup banner.  (If you have a logo or other fancy design for the week, all the better.)||''Sign your name here''||[[Main Page]]
|-
|At the end of each day, report on the workgroup mailing list what new articles have been started and what significant work was done (except for welcoming new people).  Help "cheerlead."||''Sign your name here''||''Insert link to page''
|-
|At the end of each day, welcome new arrivals "publicly," on the workgroup mailing list.  Help "cheerlead."||''Sign your name here''||''Insert link to page''
|-
|Do an end-of-week wrap-up e-mail.||''Sign your name here''||''Insert link to page''
|}

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Welcome to Biology Week!

Welcome to CitizendiumArticles related to flightInvertebrate biologyPopulation biologyHumanArticles related to DNAArticles related to pollenCZ:Biology Workgroup/Biology WeekArticles related to chloroplastsArticles related to treesArticles related to bacteriaArticles related to fungiEvolution of CetaceansBig catArticles related to metabolismInsectCore articles
The first Biology Week took place here from Sep 22-28, 2008.



Biology Week is a big "online convention" of Biologists here on the Citizendium. Would you like to see more work done on articles about Approved Article Biology on Citizendium? Then such events are your chance to make a difference.

An archive of the first Biology Week's (held here from Sep 22-28, 2008) page can be found here. For planning and administration of Biology Week, go here.

Brief summary of events during the first Biology Week

During the period of these roughly seven days, a total of about 20 biology authors (most of them active on the site before Biology Week) have started 11 biology clusters and edited another 40, with little change in status towards approval. For comparison, the monthly Write-a-thons (each of which lasts for just about 36 hours) usually see about 15 authors (rarely including newcomers) starting around 10 clusters on that day's predefined theme and edit another 15 or so, with even less progress towards approval.


Lessons learned

  1. Recruitment was ineffective for both registered users and newcomers, because very little recruitment was done.
  2. Although new registrations were done under Biology category, the new entrants did not actively participate on the intended articles.
  3. The amount of collaborative editing was higher than on usual days but did not go much beyond the level of the Write-a-thons.
  4. The logo is cool and should find some reuses, perhaps in the Core Articles.
  5. Import of Wikipedia articles (including illustrations) should be made easier.
  6. September may just be a hard month.
  7. Volunteers don't like being restricted.
  8. Sometimes stuff just happens: unexpected absence, illness and injury.
  9. Did subject editors make their own specific plans for the week?
  10. A "critical mass" of "active" biology authors and editors may be needed before major recruitment begins (more people join in than lead)
  11. recruit may want to begin ~2 months before the actual week to get new users used to the system
  12. typing in "citizendium" in to google news yielded very few hits during the biology week.
  13. (add yours here )
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