Hello everyone,
Greetings from CIS-A2K. We are happy to announce that, Wikimedia Education
SAARC conference 2019 programme submissions (proposals) are open[1]. It
will be a full-weekend Conference to talk about the relation between
Wikimedia and our education projects, and the way Education is being shaped
in SAARC countries.
We request all the interested Wikimedians to submit the programme
submissions (proposals). Please note the date to submit the proposal will
start from today (25 May 2019). The last date for submission is 10 May
2019.
The other important dates for the conference are
- Scholarship applications open: 10 May 2019
- Deadline for applying for scholarships: 20 May 2019
- Applicants will be notified about final decisions: 25 May 2019
- The final list of recipients will be announced: 25 May 2019
[1]. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Education_SAARC_conference
Thanks and Regards,
*ANANTH SUBRAY P V*
MSc Candidate at CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
Programme Associate at The Centre for Internet & Society
<https://cis-india.org/a2k/cis-a2k>
Secretary of Wikipedia & Education User Group
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_%26_Education_User_Group>
Co-founder of Lakshya
<https://www.facebook.com/lakshyaforchange/?eid=ARDO9f7NCVPHN1bsF2mChlPDM4qS…>
+91-9739811664
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Greetings from CIS-A2K,
I am writing this email to inform you about the Wikimedia Education SAARC
conference which is going to be organised at Christ University on 20-22
June 2019. The CIS-A2K team has been working with the language department
of Christ University and other institutions to enrich the content of Indic
Wikimedia projects with the help of students.
Wikimedia Education SAARC conference will be the first of its kind
conference in SAARC countries which will engage students, education program
leaders, educators and researchers engaged with Open Education and free
knowledge movement. This conference will allow us to understand the
different efforts made by the communities involved in the Wikimedia
Education movement.
We're thankful to Christ University for helping us to the host the event,
for more details and further updates, Please have a look at this page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Education_SAARC_conference>[1].
[1]. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Education_SAARC_conference
Thanks and Regards,
*ANANTH SUBRAY P V*
MSc Candidate at CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
Programme Associate at The Centre for Internet & Society
<https://cis-india.org/a2k/cis-a2k>
Secretary of Wikipedia & Education User Group
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_%26_Education_User_Group>
Co-founder of Lakshya
<https://www.facebook.com/lakshyaforchange/?eid=ARDO9f7NCVPHN1bsF2mChlPDM4qS…>
+91-9739811664