Dear all,
I hope this email finds you well. We are reaching out to continue our
conversation regarding WikiConference India 2025. During the recent South
Asia Open Community Call, a few of our previous WCI core team members
initiated discussions for the next iteration of WCI. We have received
interest from a few volunteers who are eager to be part of the next WCI.
Some volunteers expressed their interest via email, while a couple of
Wikimedians indicated their willingness to support the conference as part
of organizing team during the South Asia Open Community Call.
The Centre for Internet & Society - Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) has
expressed interest in leading and supporting the WikiConference India 2025.
CIS-A2K is prepared to take on the responsibility of organising this
national conference and supporting volunteers' participation.
We invite all the members of the South Asian Wiki communities to fill out
the Community Engagement Survey form and share your opinions and
suggestions for the proposal and planning of the WCI 2025. Your feedback is
crucial in determining the feasibility and direction of the upcoming
conference. Please find the form link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1HnpyN_ViIkfdVpAz83e_doFQyE6Pvty…
The deadline for submitting the form is August 19, 2024. With your input,
we aim to finalise our plans and prepare the proposal for WCI 2025 shortly
thereafter.
We look forward to working together with you all to make WikiConference
India 2025 a successful and impactful event.
Regards,
Nivas and Nitesh
Dear Wikimedians,
I hope this message finds you well in health and spirits.
We are excited to announce the 9th iteration of the annual
Train-the-Trainer (TTT) event for the year 2024, co-hosted by CIS-A2K and
the Odia Wikimedians User Group. This event, scheduled from October 18-20,
2024, in Odisha, aims to cultivate leadership and training skills among
active Indic Wikimedians.
TTT 2024 will introduce innovative approaches to enhance engagement and
learning among the newcomers as well as existing wikimedians in the
movement. The event will be limited to active contributors from the Indic
Wikimedia communities. We encourage you to read the essential details on
Meta page regarding this event.
Meta page: Train-the-Trainer 2024
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Events/Train_the_Trainer_Program/20…>
Scholarship application form: Apply Here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeshY7skcMUfevuuzTr57tKr_wwoefrJ9i…>
The scholarship application is open until Thursday, August 15, 2024. We
encourage you to motivate other active Wikimedians to apply. For any
questions, please reach out on the Event talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:CIS-A2K/Events/Train_the_…>
or via email at nitesh(a)cis-india.org.
We look forward to your active participation.
Regards,
Nitesh
Program Officer
On behalf of TTT 2024 organising team
Hello all,
Hope you all are doing well.
This email is a reminder that we are hosting our *Nineteenth* Open
Community Call today (*21 July 2024*, Sunday*)* from 6:00 pm to 7:00
pm IST. The
agenda of the call is available on the meta page and etherpad as well One
of the agenda topics for this call is the discussion on WikiConference
India (WCI) 2025. We will have a 15 to 20 minute discussion on the next WCI
during the call. The details for the call are as follows:
Please add the following to your respective calendars and we look forward
to seeing you on the call.
[SAOCC] Open Community Call
Date: 21 July 2024
Time: 1800-1900 [6 pm to 7 pm] (IST)
Google Link: https://meet.google.com/ffs-izis-bow
Etherpad link: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/South_Asia_Community_Call
Metapage: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia_Open_Community_Call
Look forward to connecting with you all,
Thank you!
Warm regards,
Nitesh & Nivas
Hey! If you are interested in joining these calls, click on this public link
<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/5?cid=Y182ZWY5ZGQwODA4OWI2ZTdiNGRkNm…>
and
add the “Open Community Call” to get meeting invitations directly to your
calendar so that you don't miss out on any of our future calls. If you are
interested in moderating one of these calls, you can sign up under the
Moderator
Sign-up
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia_Open_Community_Call#Moderator_Si…>
section.
Hello all,
Hope you all are doing well.
As you all may know the Open Community Call
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia_Open_Community_Call> is a
community call for South Asian Wikimedia Community members, we are excited
to inform you that the *Nineteenth* Open Community Call will be happening
this month on *21 July 2024 *(*i.e. **Sunday*).
As announced in our previous Open Community Call, we have opened up the
space for collecting the agenda points for discussion/announcements along
with Moderator sign-up on the meta page (
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia_Open_Community_Call).
Please add the following to your respective calendars and we look forward
to seeing you on the call.
[SAOCC] Open Community Call
Date: 21 July 2024
Time: 1800-1900 [6 pm to 7 pm] (IST)
Google Link: https://meet.google.com/ffs-izis-bow
Please join the General Chat telegram group <https://t.me/+X9RLByiOxpAyNDZl> to
share your ideas, thoughts, inputs, suggestions, or questions.
Alternatively, you can also leave us a message on the talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:South_Asia_Open_Community_Call>.
Look forward to connecting with you all,
Thank you!
Warm regards,
Nitesh & Nivas
Hey! If you are interested in joining these calls, click on this public link
<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/5?cid=Y182ZWY5ZGQwODA4OWI2ZTdiNGRkNm…>
and
add the “Open Community Call” to get meeting invitations directly to your
calendar so that you don't miss out on any of our future calls. If you are
interested in moderating one of these calls, you can sign up under the
Moderator
Sign-up
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia_Open_Community_Call#Moderator_Si…>
section.
Greetings all,
This email is a reminder that we are hosting our South Asia Open Community
Call <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia_Open_Community_Call> today
(19 May 2024), from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm, IST. The agenda of the call is
available on the meta page and etherpad as well The details for the call
are as follows:
*South Asia Open Community Call:*
*Time:* 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm, IST (90 mins)
*Date: *23 June 2024
*Google Meet Link:* https://meet.google.com/ffs-izis-bow
*Etherpad link:* https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/South_Asia_Community_Call
*Metapage: *https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia_Open_Community_Call
Please feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions. Looking
forward to meeting you all soon!
Warm regards,
Nitesh and Nivas
Hello all,
I am using the software OCR4Wikisource to add the text the books, that
dont have text in tamil wikipedia.
Completed OCR for few books.
See the list here
https://ta.wikisource.org/wiki/user:Nithyaduraisamy87BOT/ocr4wikisource
It will be good, If I can get the BOT access, so that uploads can
complete quickly.
Raised a request here.
https://ta.wikisource.org/s/h9k
Please add your support or thoughts there.
Thanks,
Nithya
Hello all,
Hope you all are doing well.
As you all may know the Open Community Call
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia_Open_Community_Call> is a
community call for South Asian Wikimedia Community members, we are excited
to inform you that the *Eighteenth* Open Community Call will be happening
this month on coming *Sunday *(*i.e. **23 June 2024*).
As announced in our previous Open Community Call, we have opened up the
space for collecting the agenda points for discussion/announcements along
with Moderator sign-up on the meta page (
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia_Open_Community_Call).
Please add the following to your respective calendars and we look forward
to seeing you on the call.
[SAOCC] Open Community Call
Date: 23 June 2024
Time: 1800-1900 [6 pm to 7 pm] (IST)
Google Link: https://meet.google.com/ffs-izis-bow
Please join the General Chat telegram group <https://t.me/+X9RLByiOxpAyNDZl> to
share your ideas, thoughts, inputs, suggestions, or questions.
Alternatively, you can also leave us a message on the talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:South_Asia_Open_Community_Call>.
Look forward to connecting with you all,
Thank you!
Warm regards,
Nitesh & Nivas
Hey! If you are interested in joining these calls, click on this public link
<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/5?cid=Y182ZWY5ZGQwODA4OWI2ZTdiNGRkNm…>
and
add the “Open Community Call” to get meeting invitations directly to your
calendar so that you don't miss out on any of our future calls. If you are
interested in moderating one of these calls, you can sign up under the
Moderator
Sign-up
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia_Open_Community_Call#Moderator_Si…>
section.
Greetings,
We are thrilled to announce the upcoming *Indic Wikimedia Mini-Hackathon
2024*
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikimedia_Mini-Hackathon:_Guwahati,_2…>,
hosted by the Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group in *Guwahati* on *6-7
July 2024*!
This event is open to all who contribute to Wikimedia’s technical spaces,
including developers, maintainers, translators, designers, technical
writers, and those with a strong understanding of wiki issues who can
collaborate with developers. You can join with a project in mind, team up
with others on existing projects, or create something entirely new. The
goal is to bring together technical contributors from India to address
pending technical issues, and bugs, brainstorm new ideas, and strengthen
connections within the community.
Scholarships are available to assist with your attendance, covering travel,
accommodation, food, and related expenses.
*Apply for a scholarship
at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIxKyekcwC_a8WFr11RH3LzyOj5EifNB2…
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIxKyekcwC_a8WFr11RH3LzyOj5EifNB2…>*
The *deadline for scholarship applications is 25 May 2024*.
We eagerly anticipate your active participation in the Indic Wikimedia
Hackathon 2024, as we unite to enhance Wikimedia's technical spaces and
build lasting connections.
If you have any questions or need any support with the application, please
post a message on the event talk page or reach out to
contact(a)indicmediawikidev.org.
Best,
Indic MediaWiki Developers UG
Greetings all,
This email is a reminder that we are hosting our South Asia Open Community
Call <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia_Open_Community_Call> today
(19 May 2024), from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, IST. This call will be a unique
opportunity for us to connect directly with the leadership of the Wikimedia
Foundation to share our insights and contribute to shaping WMF's plans for
the upcoming year.
The agenda of the call is available on the meta page and etherpad as well
The details for the call are as follows:
*South Asia Open Community Call:*
*Moderator:* Chinmayee Mishra
*Time:* 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, IST (90 mins)
*Google Meet Link:* https://meet.google.com/ffs-izis-bow
*Etherpad link:* https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/South_Asia_Community_Call
*Metapage: *https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia_Open_Community_Call
During the session, we will not only delve into the Annual Plan but also
have our usual call and open community updates. Please feel free to reach
out to us if you have any questions. Looking forward to meeting you all
soon!
Warm regards,
Nitesh and Nivas