Hello Dear Wikimedians,
We hope you are doing well!
This email is regarding spreading the information on the pre-conference
activities planned by the program team members of WikiConference India
2023. As earlier notified in the previous month’s Open Community Call, we
are planning two parallel activities for communities to collaborate and
participate in the pre-conference activity from 1 April to 30 April. For
more details on pre-conference activity, please visit the dedicated meta
page at:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023/Pre-Conference_Ac…
.
For the initial engagement of different language communities and user
groups, we are having an open call on *31 March 2023 at 6 pm IST*. Please
add the following to your respective calendars and we look forward to
seeing you on the call.
[WCI 2023] Pre-Conference Activity Discussion
Date: 31 March 2023, Friday
Time: 1800-1900 [6 pm to 7 pm] (IST)
Google Link: <https://meet.google.com/yqw-uevi-uhp>
https://meet.google.com/zru-jnob-afh
If you are interested to be a part of the pre-conference activity,
join the telegram
group <https://t.me/+X9RLByiOxpAyNDZl> and share your ideas, thoughts,
inputs, suggestions, or questions. Your participation in the call and the
execution of pre-conference activities will be highly appreciated.
Together, let’s make it a fruitful engagement!
Thanks and regards,
WCI 2023 Programs team
Greetings Wikimedians,
This is a reminder to inform the fifth Open Community Call which is
scheduled on 19 March 2023 (Today) will start in an hour at 6 pm to answer
any questions, concerns, or clarifications and give a few updates related
to the conference from our end.
We have also created a dedicated Meta page for Open Community Call
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023/Open_Community_Ca…>,
where we will be sharing the details of the meeting like agenda, etherpad,
and meeting timings.
Please add the following to your respective calendars and we look forward
to seeing you on the call.
[WCI 2023] Open Community Call
Date: 19 March 2023
Time: 1800-1900 [6 pm to 7 pm] (IST)
Google Link: https://meet.google.com/yqw-uevi-uhp
If you are interested to be a part of WikiConference India 2023, join
the telegram
group <https://t.me/+X9RLByiOxpAyNDZl> and share your ideas, thoughts,
inputs, suggestions, or questions. Alternatively, you can also 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.
Namaste Wikimedians,
As you may know, we are hosting regular calls with the communities for
WikiConference
India 2023 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023>.
This email is a reminder for the fifth Open Community Call which is
scheduled on 19 March 2023 (Today) to answer any questions, concerns, or
clarifications and give a few updates related to the conference from our
end.
We have also created a dedicated Meta page for Open Community Call
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023/Open_Community_Ca…>,
where we will be sharing the details of the meeting like agenda, etherpad,
and meeting timings.
Please add the following to your respective calendars and we look forward
to seeing you on the call.
[WCI 2023] Open Community Call
Date: 19 March 2023
Time: 1800-1900 [6 pm to 7 pm] (IST)
Google Link: https://meet.google.com/yqw-uevi-uhp
If you are interested to be a part of WikiConference India 2023, join
the telegram
group <https://t.me/+X9RLByiOxpAyNDZl> and share your ideas, thoughts,
inputs, suggestions, or questions.
Alternatively, you can also 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 Organizing team.
Hello all,
The Wikimedia Hackathon
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2023> is finally taking
place in person this year in Athens, Greece, between May 19-21. Although
the application phase for obtaining a scholarship is now over, the
coordination team encourages you to plan and organize Satellite Events
which can include pre-Hackathon events, watch parties, or meetups around
the Wikimedia Hackathon with help from your local community. If you are
interested in organizing one, you can apply for grants. For more
information on meetups and funding, please visit the Hackathon page
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2023/Satellite_events#Ho…>.
The last date for round 1 of applications is 20 March 2023.
If there are any questions, you can reach out to the Hackathon organizing
team at hackathon(a)wikimedia.org
Thank you!
Namaste Wikimedians,
Hope this email finds you well. As you may know, WikiConference India 2023
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023> organizing team
is hosting regular calls with the communities to engage and involve in the
discussion.
In continuation to our previous community calls, we are planning to host
the fifth Open Community Call on 19 March 2023, (Sunday) to answer any
questions, or concerns, from the communities and give a few updates related
to the conference from our end. For more details of the meeting like
agenda, etherpad, and timings, please check the Open Community Call
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023/Open_Community_Ca…>
meta page.
Please follow the below link to join the call and we look forward to seeing
you on the call.
[WCI 2023] Open Community Call
*Date:* Sunday, March 19, 2023
*Time:* 1800-1900 [6 pm to 7 pm] (IST)
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/yqw-uevi-uhp
We have some exciting news for you all ������!
The WCI 2023 team is planning to conduct a Pre-Conference activity which
will be starting from 1 April to 30 April 2023. More details and
information about this will be shared tomorrow on the mailing list.
You can join the telegram group which is created for community members who
are interested to be a part of WCI 2023 using the telegram group link:
https://t.me/+X9RLByiOxpAyNDZl
Alternatively, you can reach out to us via meta on the Conference talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WikiConference_India_2023>.
Look forward to connecting with you all!
Regards,
On Behalf of,
WCI 2023 Organizing team
Hello Wikimedians,
As you may know that WikiConference India 2023 is going to be hosted in the
city of Hyderabad, the organizing team has opened the self-funded
registration form.
The self-funded participation is for anyone who is residing in India and is
interested to participate in the conference at their own expense. We are
planning to release limited slots under self-funded participation.
The last date to fill out the self-funded registration form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdyMc7ii0APvPK3jpy5fwQ-iw6eXeNp-nJ…>
is 8 March 2023, 11:59 pm (END OF TODAY).
NOTE: The slots under self-funded participation are limited and will be
allotted on First-Cum-First-Served basis only. HURRY UP!
For more details, please check out the Self-Funded participation page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023/Registration>.
In case of any question(s), please post it on the talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WikiConference_India_2023/Registration>
or share your query at contact(a)wikiconferenceindia.org
Thank you!
On Behalf of,
WCI 2023 Organizing team
Greetings Wikimedians,
As you may know that WikiConference India 2023
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023> is going to be
hosted in the city of Hyderabad, the review of scholarship applications and
selection of participants under different categories
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023/Scholarships>
have been completed.
Although the current iteration of WikiConference India doesn't support any
hybrid participation, we are planning to release limited slots for
self-funded participation. In short, the self-funded participation is for
anyone who is residing in India and is interested to participate in the
conference at their own expense. If you are interested to participate and
be part of WikiConference India 2023, please fill out the form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdyMc7ii0APvPK3jpy5fwQ-iw6eXeNp-nJ…>.
For more details, please check out the Self-Funded participation page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023/Registration>.
NOTE: The slots under self-funded participation are limited and will be
allotted on First-Cum-First-Served basis only. HURRY UP!
*Tentative timeline:*
-
Registration period: *1 March 2023, 5 pm (IST)* to *8 March 2023, 11:59
pm (IST)*.
-
Trust and Safety and other evaluations: 9 March to 15 March 2023.
-
Notifications to those who are eligible to attend WCI 2023: 16 March
2023.
In case of any question(s), please post it on the talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WikiConference_India_2023/Registration>
or share your query at contact(a)wikiconferenceindia.org
Thank you!
On Behalf of,
WCI 2023 Organizing team