New subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Proposal: Wikipedia participation at 'Kolkata Book Fair 2012'

24 Nov 2011

Hi,

my thoughts below....

1) On-spot *India Chapter membership* for visitors if they wish.
2) Distribute Chapter Brochures, Welcome to Wikipedia Brochure.
3) Distribute Bengali Wikipedia Brochures.
4) Need 3/4 dedicated volunteers for 12 days 1PM-8PM
5) Contiguous running videos regarding Wikipedia ( Jimmy speech,
Wikimania/WCI event images, and many more)
6) Display all banner and etc
7) Need one hired staff for collecting Cash and etc and work for India
Chapter membership. ( if possible)
8) Short Quiz contest for visitors.
9) Q&A for visitor (Need 3/4 dedicated volunteers for 12 days 1PM-8PM)

anything new thought/feedback/suggestions are welcome.

On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Naveen Francis &lt;naveenpf(a)wikimedia.in&gt;wrote;wrote:

...
  Hi Jayanta,

 Can you please co-ordinate this helping Tuhin Khanrah ?
 I can send you Chapter Brochures, Welcome to Wikipedia Brochure and few
 swags.

 On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Tuhin Khanrah &lt;tuhin.khanrah(a)gmail.com
 wrote: 
 >  Dear all,
 >            I also support the proposal. I think this will be a big
 > showcase to 15 lac people.
 >  Regards,
 >  Tuhin Khnarah.
 >
 > On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Bishakha Datta &lt;bishakhadatta(a)gmail.com
 wrote:  >
 >> When is the book fair? And can someone please forward this to the
 chapter?
 >
> Bishakha
>
> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Kalyan Sarkar <  kalyan.sarkar(a)gmail.com
 >> wrote:  >>
 >> > I support the proposal.
 >> >
 >> > I think Wikimedia India chapter should earnestly consider showcasing
 the
 > > success in the Indic language projects,
the campus ambassador programs
> and
> > Wiki Conference India 2011 at the Kolkata Book Fair 2012. This would  be
 > a
> > major outreach program, that would boost the growth of Wikimedia
> projects
> > in India, eastern India and the North East in particular.
> >
> > Thanks and regards,
> > Kalyan Sarkar
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 11:34 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay <
> > debastein(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:
> >
> > > +1
> > > Even I agree. This will be a major outreach in terms of Wikimedia
> India
> > > Chapter and the Wikipedia Kolkata Community.
> > >
> > > Not necessary to promote only bengali Wikipedia but even english
> > Wikipedia
> > > can be promoted. This is a major outreach and the Chapter really
> needs to
> > > look into it.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Regards,
> > > Debanjan*
> > >
> > > - Lets make this world a better and more informative place*
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 9:52 PM, Biswarup Ganguly <
> > > gangulybiswarup(a)gmail.com
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dear Sir,
> > > >
> > > > The 'Kolkata Book Fair'  has been organized by the
'Publishers &
> > > > Booksellers Guild' is one of the most prestigious and active
> cultural
> > > > event in India for last thirty five years. It is the world's
 largest
 > > > > non-trade book fair,
Asia's largest book fair and the most  attended
 > > > > book fair in the world. Other
than books it houses television,  radio
 > > > > and other multimedia companies
as well.
> > > >
> > > > I think that, the presence of  Wikipedia in physically to the 
coming
 > > > > 'Kolkata Book Fair
2012' will be a most valuable way to reach a  very
 >> > > > large number of well learned persons to increase it's user
growth.
 >> > > >
 >> > > > It is learned from a verbal reliable source that in 2010 the
stall
 >> > > > charge was about Rs. 500/- per squire feet. The minimum space
 >> allotted
 >> > > > of 100 sqft. Apart from the fair space there will be other costs
 >> (viz.
 >> > > > decorations, lights, projector & computers with mobile
broadband
 >> etc)
 >> > > > involved to have the exhibition successfully.
 >> > > >
 >> > > > I propose for consideration to make a twelve day show to the
 >> > > > 'Wikimedia India Chapter' for the exhibition. The detail
of the
 >> guild
 >> > > > is placed below:
 >> > > >
 >> > > > ***********************
 >> > > > GUILD HOUSE
 >> > > > 2B Jhama Pukur Lane, Kolkata 700 009
 >> > > > West Bengal, India
 >> > > > Telephone: +91-33-2360 4588, 2354 4417
 >> > > > Fax: +91-33-2360 4566
 >> > > > E-mail: guild@cal2.vsnl.net.in,pbguild@vsnl.net
 >> > > > http://www.kolkatabookfaironline.com/index.php
 >> > > > ***********************
 >> > > > With regards.
 >> > > >
 >> > > >
 >> > > > --
 >> > > > Biswarup Ganguly
 >> > > > Phones:
 >> > > > +919830022449
 >> > > > +919433005886
 >> > > >
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