The World Bank Water Wikipedia writing contest is an effort by the World Bank to engage with Universities for its Wikipedia Pilot Project. The competition is open to students currently enrolled at participating universities worldwide. First place contestants will be offered invitations for a week-long paid visit to the World Bank Water Days in Washington D.C.

What is the World Bank Wikipedia Pilot Project (WPP)?
The WPP seeks to provide relevant, reliable and up-to-date knowledge on water topics to
professionals and other users in an easily accessible, and interactive format. The WPP consists of
a series of articles posted on Wikipedia providing an overview of the water sector in a particular
country or city. Each note contains systematic information, data, useful external links and much
more. Content is drawn from publicly available sources and has been largely compiled by World
Bank staff so far. The World Bank now asks the broader academic community to participate in
the preparation and maintenance of Wikipedia water notes.

What is the contest about?
The World Bank Wikipedia writing contest includes three categories in which to compete. Each
contestant will choose ONE of the following three categories to compete in: (i) writing an
original Wikipedia note on a water topic, (ii) preparing a comparative analysis based on existing
World Bank WPP water notes, or (iii) updating current World Bank WPP water notes. A review
panel will evaluate each piece and choose one winner from each of three categories. Your work
should be submitted by Friday December 31st, 2010. Winners will be announced Friday January
14th, 2011.

What can I win?
The World Bank will award three first-place recipients -one from each category- with invitations
for a week-long paid visit to the World Bank Water Days, a series of presentations and
discussions by World Bank staff about their work, water sector challenges and good practices.
Water Days will be held at the end of January 2011. In addition, winners may have an
opportunity to present their work during Water Days.
For more information and to register, please send your inquiry to:
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To view the announcement of the contest, please click <<here>>.