Adrianne Wadewitz

“ Wedemeyer commented how important it was that the organizers maintain connections with the participants afterwards, to encourage the NIH to make a real commitment to Wikipedia. The organizers also look forward to more such endeavors. Broughton suggested that the "Foundation should try to do lots and lots of these. We could justifiably have an Academy at every major university and college in the world." However, as Wedemeyer emphasized in an interview for this story, it will, more than likely, be the volunteer organizers who make this happen rather than the Foundation. ”

“ The first lecture, by Tim Vickers, argued that it is important for individuals from the NIH to contribute to Wikipedia because an increasing number of people are turning to the Internet and specifically Wikipedia for health information. He also pointed to Wikipedia's unique ability to update rapidly, focusing on the H1N1 swine flu virus and 2009 flu pandemic articles. The second lecture, by Bill Wedemeyer, explained the structure of the typical Wikipedia article and how to edit collaboratively. ”

“ As he wrote, "based on the experience of this Academy, they don't seem ready to run such workshops themselves at present." He suggested that they "recruit trusted volunteers with specialized knowledge to run the workshop and provide those volunteers with 'infrastructure' support." ”