Greetings Wikimedians,
This is a reminder to inform the Open Community Call which is scheduled on
the 3rd of December, 2022 (Tomorrow) will start in *half an hour* at *6 pm*.
This call intends to clarify questions around the conference and the
Program/Scholarships, and plan on hosting regular calls to help answer any
questions, concerns or clarifications.
Please add the following to your respective calendars and we look forward
to seeing you on the call.
[WCI 2023] Open Community Call
Date: 3rd December 2022
Time: 1800-1900 (IST)
Google Link: https://meet.google.com/cwa-bgwi-ryx
Diff calendar: Open Community Call – Diff calendar
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/event/wci-2023-open-community-call/>
Look forward to connecting with you all,
Thank you!
On Behalf of,
WCI 2023 Core organizing team.
Greetings Wikimedians,
We hope you are excited about the upcoming WikiConference India 2023
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023>. The COT is
working hard to ensure we bring together a conference that is truly
meaningful and impactful for our movement and one that brings us all
together.
As you may know, we have recently extended our deadline for the Program and
Scholarships submission- you can find all the details on our Meta Page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023>.
As a part of our journey to WikiConference India, we are hosting an Open
Community Call on the *3rd of December, 2022(Tomorrow)*, and plan on
hosting regular calls to help answer any questions, concerns or
clarifications, around the conference and the Program/Scholarships.
Please add the following to your respective calendars and we look forward
to seeing you on the call
[WCI 2023] Open Community Call
Date: 3rd December 2022
Time: 1800-1900 (IST)
Google Link: https://meet.google.com/cwa-bgwi-ryx
Furthermore, we are pleased to share the email id of the conference
contact(a)wikiconferenceindia.org which is where you could share any
thoughts, inputs, suggestions, or questions and someone from the COT will
reach out to you. Alternatively, leave us a message on the Conference talk
page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WikiConference_India_2023>.
Look forward to connecting with you all,
Thank you!
On Behalf of,
WCI 2023 Core organizing team.
Hello all,
Greetings, We are delighted to inform you about A2K has been supporting
communities for their initiatives to organise events to achieve the growth
of all Wikimedia projects. During Indic Wikisource Proofread-a-thon, A2K is
glad to support small, one-day events organised by Wikimedians in their
localities to bring in new editors, and co-working with existing editors.
The overall objectives of these events would be - peer learning of new
members with experienced editors, learning of new skills from each other,
joy of collaborative working and enriching own Wiki projects with quality
contributions.
To apply for financial support for your event, submit your request to the
link below.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikisource_proofread-a-thon_November_…
Regards,
Jayanta Nath
Wikisource Officer
Centre for Internet and Society
Hello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We are hosting the Wikisource Triage meeting (
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_Triage_meetings) on 26th
November 2022 at 10 AM UTC (Check your local time (
https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1656496824)) according to the wudele poll (
https://wudele.toolforge.org/3rNRZDjKn1oaXM7h).
There are going to be updates about a few technical projects related to
Wikisource that have started and we will be sharing more information during
the meeting.
As always, you don't have to be a developer to participate in these
meetings while the focus of these meetings is to improve the Wikisource
infrastructure.
If you are interested in joining the meeting, kindly leave a message on
sgill(a)wikimedia.org and we will add you to the calendar invite.
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki (
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_Triage_meetings) and suggest any
other topics for the agenda.
Regards
Parthiv and Kolawole
Hello Everyone,
I’m pleased to announce Wikiclubs pilots in India.
The WikiClubs pilot aims to enable the creation of WikiClubs at educational
institutions in India. The pilot project is a joint effort between IIIT
Hydrabad and Wikimedia foundation and will be led by IIIT Hyderabad and
supported by the Foundation. In the program, the participants will be
expected to start WikiClubs at their respective institutions, to contribute
to the growth and diversification of culture and heritage sources on
Wikisource and Wikimedia Commons in India, especially targeted around
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states of India, for more details visit
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiClubs_pilot_in_India
Sincerely
Kasyap (he/him)
IndicWiki Project Team - IIIT-H
9014120442 , kasyap.krupal(a)research.iiit.ac.in
Hello all,
It is planned an Indic Wikisource Meetup on 12th November 2022 - 7:30 PM
(IST) - 8:30 PM (IST) on behalf of the Indian Wikisource community. This
Online meetup is organized to discuss and plan the coming Wikisource
proofread-a-thon in November 2022.
So I would request that Indic Wikisource admins and active proofreaders who
are willing to participate in the Indic Wikisource proofreadthon, please
join this meetup. This will fulfill the following things.
- Show your Wikisource Status to the all-India community.
- Share the standard practice followed by your community.
- Queries regarding Indic Wikisource Proofread-a-thon November 2022
- Suggest anything regarding the contest procedure.
- Gift and prizes.
For details and updates, please follow the event page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikisource_Community/Online_meetup_12…
Coming Indic Wikisource proofreadthon:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikisource_proofread-a-thon_November_…
Regards,
Jayanta Nath
CIS-A2K
Hello everyone,
*Sixth Wikisource Triage meeting* (26 October 2022) is happening today in
exactly 1 hours from now at 2 PM UTC / 7:30 PM IST.
We will be discussing Wiki Rescues Manuscripts and welcoming Wikisource
Technical Fellows.
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/dwr-ifrx-grb
Check out the page on Meta-Wiki for more information:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_Triage_meetings
Regards
Sam & Satdeep
--
Satdeep Gill (pronouns - he, him)
Senior Program Officer
Culture and Heritage
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>