WORKSHOP - ADELAIDE 9-10 JULY
The next Australian Paralympic History Project workshop for Wikipedia editors and future editors will be in Adelaide on the weekend of 9-10 July.
As
we count down to the Rio Games, this will be a fantastic opportunity to
reconnect with existing HoPAu contributors, introduce new contributors and get
up to date with the latest developments in the Australian Paralympic history
project.
Adelaide is a beautiful city and home to many of our greatest
Paralympians.
Adelaide
has also been home to a very special collection of Paralympic films. The films
were made by Don Worley, who attended every summer Games from 1972 to 1988. Don
filmed the action at all but the last of these (when that job was done by the
ABC). He then went into a studio and produced documentaries from each Games.
Don recently donated all his films to the National Film and Sound Archives
under Creative Commons license. The NFSA has digitised Don’s films and the APC
and NFSA will officially launch the collection with Don in Adelaide on Monday
11 July.
Prior
to the launch, the NFSA will make the video available to participants at the
workshop so that clips can be incorporated into Paralympic history project
articles. Don has agreed to come along to the workshop to talk about his films
and how they were made.
This
is a rare opportunity to utilise Paralympic video that is available under
Creative Commons.
The
video will also fill gaps in the APC’s video collection from Paralympic Games.
It means that there is – however brief – footage now available of Australians
at every summer Paralympics except 1968.
In
addition to this opportunity, the workshop is also a chance to:
1.
Reconnect with other contributors to the project, find out what
they have been doing, and get all excited again!
2.
Hear about the progress on the overall Paralympic history project,
especially access to more resources, the e-book and how it relates to the
Wikipedia articles.
3.
Recruit and train new editors from Adelaide.
4.
Discuss the priorities for the Wikipedia articles in the lead-up
to the Rio Games and for the rest of the year, including who is doing what.
If
you want to know more about Don Worley and his priceless films, you can listen
to his story here: http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/6257617?lookfor=paralympic%20%23[format:Audio]&offset=3&max=56
Times
for sessions and the venue are still being finalised, but we are organising a central Adelaide venue that is accessible, with sessions starting on
Saturday afternoon and then again Sunday morning into the early afternoon.
We hope to see you at the workshop!
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