John Byrne, Wikimedian in Residence at the Royal Society john.byrne@royalsociety.org

The event is held by the Royal Society, the UK's national academy for the sciences. It is a fellowship of the world's most eminent scientists and the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence, founded in 1660.

The position of Wikimedian in Residence at the Royal Society, a pilot scheme running until early July 2014, is supported by Wikimedia UK, the registered charity that is the UK support group for Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement.