2nd Assamese Wikipedia Meet Up [1]
(1st Tezpur Wikipedia Meet Up)
Venue: Seminar Hall, Computer Science Dept.
Tezpur University, Tezpur,
Assam
1st February, 2011, 11 am
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* The
Meet Up begun from 11.30 a.m., all the attendants (Wikipedians and Non
Wikipedians) were welcomed by co-convenor Dipankar Chetia.
* Wikimedia
Consultant for Indic Initiatives Shiju Alex and CS Departmental Head of
Tezpur University Utpal Sarma were felicitated by Phulam Gamosha,
Xorudoya Japi and Xorai.
* This was followed by the introduction
session of all the attendants; it was observed that most of them are new
to Wikipedia or to Assamese Unicode writing. There were almost 12 active
and semi active (and non-active) were present in the Meet up. Total
attendant were 78.
* After that the Assamese Wikipedia FAQ booklets
were distributed among the participants.
* Then CS Departmental Head
of Tezpur University Utpal Sarma gave a short lecture on Importance of
Assamese writing over internet and expanding Assamese Wikipedia.
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Then Dipankar Chetia presented a presentation on different Wikimedia
projects and present scenario of Assamese Wikipedia. The presentation
also provided a basic introduction of Assamese Wikipedia to the new
people. The presentation was prepared by another co-convenor of the Meet
up Bishnu Saikia.
* This was followed by Shiju Alex's talk on
different Indic language Wikipedias. He also presented a small
Statistical ppt on Indic wikis.
* In the small workshop session (for
the new users) Bishnu Saikia helps the new users to find out how to add
new topics to As. Wikipedia, how to modify an existing article and hot
to use basic tools for formatting and article.
* "Unicode Assamese
writing and tool's for this purpose" such topics were then described by
Pallab Pran Goswami (Editor of Assamese online Magazine Nila Chorai) to
the participants.
10. Then from the other participants Dwijen Mahanta
and editor of online magazine Pankaj Jyoti Mahanta also shares their
thoughts regarding different aspects of Assamese Wikipedia. In the Meet
Up it was decided that the active Wikipedians of this region will soon
form a Wikipedia (voluntary) group and Shiju Alex also suggested that.
They also decided to organise this type of Meet ups outside the
University and College Campuses so that more and more common people can
join such events.
11. Main session ended here with Tea and Snacks.
12. After the main session some interested participants learned about
wiki templates and some other tools from Bishnu Saikia. Then it was
finally concluded.
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Dipankar Chetia
http://www.dipankarchetia.in
[2]
Links:
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[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Assam/Tezpur
[2]
http://www.dipankarchetia.in