Culture.si:Events Guidelines (EG)

Useful links

• Worldwide - Culture from Slovenia worldwide
• Upcoming events - selected international events in Slovenia (festivals, co-productions, exhibitions, lectures)
• Archive of events/2011
• Archive of events/2012
• Worldwide events sources

Basics: WORLDWIDE EVENTS

Information sources

• Worldwide events sources

Information about the events provided by Slovene producers and institutions, Ministries, Embassies

Workflow

The event editor collects information from various resources and updates the event list regularly. Culture.si editors are sending short info or links to the address

• culture.si.worldwide@gmail.com

Navigation

EDITING WW EVENTS:

• Log in
• Click on the "Culture from Slovenia worldwide" (right column)
• Click on "Read" (menu line) to get to the Worldwide
• Jump to the relevant Month
• Click on Edit
• Copy&Paste a new Event Template field and fill it with
• Write into Summary a short info about event, eg Cannes film fair
• Save

Get to the ARCHIVE OF EVENTS:

• Click on MORE (under the WW events - on whatever (sub)portal)
• See the top line: "Upcoming events | Worldwide · In Slovenia | Archive: 2010 · 2011 · 2012"
• To edit the Archive of events you should click on the relevant year
• To see all the events in 2012 click on the 2012 - Archive of events/2012
• The number of events listed is located under the list

Template

WorldwideEvent

{{worldwideEvent
| text        = 
| at          = 
| country     = 
| from        = 
| to          = 
| program     =
| category    = 
| category1   = 
| category2   = 
| category3   = 
| category4   = 
| category5   = 
| category6   = 
| category7   = 
}}

Event description

1. Description of the event: only vital information: a short description of the event (title in italics, by author [[]], (co)produced by Slovene producer [[]], at the x festival
2. Be consistent with order of information
3. Include title of a performance/exhibition/book/project in English if possible
4. If possible, include the internal link to the article in the Culture.si database (eg Slovene producer, organiser)

Categories

• One category or more (in case of multiple disciplines) - choose among: Architecture, Dance, Design, Film, Literature, Music, New media art, Theatre, Visual arts, Intangible heritage, Monuments&sites, Museums, Media, Archives, Libraries + Funding (if event is related to funding), Education (workshops, lectures), Support services (some embassy events)
• A special 2012 category: Maribor, European Capital of Culture 2012 (the event is featured on the

ECoC subportal

• Write top into Category field if you want the event to be featured on the Culture.si cover page - check that you various disciplines are covered (adapt the "top" events)

Formatting rules

• INTERNAL LINKS should be put into the | Text = field - use [[]] for Slovene artists, Slovene producers, organisers of the event - USE THE EXACT NAME FROM THE C.SI DATABASE
• SLOVENE VENUE ABROAD - if the event happens at the Slovene venue abroad (eg Slovene embassy, A+A Gallery), there is no need to insert an internal link after |at = as the link is done automatically
  • Example: |at = A+A Gallery, Venice (! USE THE EXACT NAME FROM THE C.SI DATABASE)

• DATES - example: | From = 30 May 2011 - | To = 15 June 2011 - In case of one day events, delete the line | To =

• PROGRAMME: insert the web link - OBLIGATORY FIELD!
• If the web address contains strange signs, replace them with the url escape codes
• CATEGORIES - add the additional categories if needed

Event status: missing data

Insert a note about an event into the GoogleDocs EVENTS 2012 (missing dates or links) in case of:

• the missing dates of the event
• the missing www link to the programme/event info (published by the venue, festival, producer or organiser)
  • Example: predstavitve slovenskih filmov v več mestih po Izraelu (julij)