Dear all,
I hope you are doing well. Glad to announce that CIS-A2K is going to
conduct an event, Indic Wiki improve-a-thon 2022, for the Indic language.
It will run from 15 December to 5 January 2023. It will be an online
activity however if communities want to organise any on-ground activity
under Improve-a-thon that would also be welcome. The event has its own
theme Azadi Ka Mahatosav which is based on a celebration of the 75th
anniversary of Indian Independence. The event will be for 20 days only.
This is an effort to work on content enrichment and improvement jointly
online and offline. We encourage the communities to plan a short activity
under this event and work on the content on your local Wikis. The event is
not restricted to a project, anyone can edit any project by following the
theme. The event page link is here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wiki_Improve-a-thon_2022>. The list
is under preparation and will be updated soon. The community can also
prepare their list for this improve-a-thon.
'''Note''': There will be a pre-event call on Saturday. During the call, we
can discuss the idea of the event, how communities and individuals can
participate, FAQ etc.
The call link is here:
Indic Content Improve-a-thon 2022-2023
Saturday, December 10 · 6:00 – 6:45 pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/dxt-fsfw-zgn
Regards,
Jayanta nath
Centre for Internet and Society
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 Wikimedians,
I would like to bring to your notice that CIS-A2K has job vacancies open
currently for the post of "Program Manager"
https://cis-india.org/jobs/a2k-programme-manager
We are looking for highly interested candidates ready to work with the
Access to Knowledge program team on programmatic activities and
contributors involving Wikimedia projects.
Deadline: 20 August 2022.
Please send your updated resume, and a cover letter to ajoy(a)cis-india.org
In the subject line clearly mention “A2K Programme Manager Application”.
Please share this across your circles too.
Thanks and Regards,
Jayanta Nath
on behalf of CIS-A2K team.
Dear Proofreaders,
CIS-A2K is in a process to community survey and being conducted as part of a pilot study to collect baseline data on infrastructural needs of Wikisource platforms in India. The objective of the study is to identify current challenges and knowledge gaps in technological capacity, resources and training on Wikisource platforms in selected languages. Through an analysis of this data, the study aim will provide learnings and recommendations on potential strategies to address these gaps, including through collaborative intervention and training. You may read more about the study here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Research/Study_on_Infrastructural_N…
To design the programs based on the needs of the community and volunteers, we invite your valuable suggestions and thoughts. We would like to improve our working continuously taking into consideration the responses/feedback about the events conducted previously. We request you to go through the various sections in the form and respond.
Google form link - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemIo2Ioc7vF-ksKNiPv3sYyXsSkfUvo0X…
Please write in detail. We would like to discuss over phone/email also if needed. Contact sneha(a)cis-india.org if you have a question(s) or for further details or detailed comment.
With best wishes,
Jayanta Nath
Centre for Internet & Society
Access to Knowledge Programme (CIS-A2K)
Dear Wikimedians,
We are happy to announce that the Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group
will be organizing Indic Hackathon 2022, a regional event as part of the
main hackathon taking place in a hybrid mode during 20-22 May 2022. The
event will take place in Hyderabad.
The event page can be seen at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Hackathon_2022.
In this regard, we would like to invite community members who would like to
attend in-person to fill out a form for scholarship applications by 17
April, which is available on the event page. Please note that the hackathon
won’t be focusing on training of new skills, and it is expected that
applications have some experience/knowledge contributing to technical areas
of the Wikimedia movement.
Please post on the event talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Hackathon_2022> if you have any
queries.
Regards
Dear Proofreaders,
CIS-A2K is in a process to community survey and being conducted as part of a pilot study to collect baseline data on infrastructural needs of Wikisource platforms in India. The objective of the study is to identify current challenges and knowledge gaps in technological capacity, resources and training on Wikisource platforms in selected languages. Through an analysis of this data, the study aim will provide learnings and recommendations on potential strategies to address these gaps, including through collaborative intervention and training. You may read more about the study here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Research/Study_on_Infrastructural_N…
To design the programs based on the needs of the community and volunteers, we invite your valuable suggestions and thoughts. We would like to improve our working continuously taking into consideration the responses/feedback about the events conducted previously. We request you to go through the various sections in the form and respond.
Google form link - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemIo2Ioc7vF-ksKNiPv3sYyXsSkfUvo0X…
Please write in detail. We would like to discuss over phone/email also if needed. Contact sneha(a)cis-india.org if you have a question(s) or for further details or detailed comment.
With best wishes,
Jayanta Nath
Centre for Internet & Society
Access to Knowledge Programme (CIS-A2K)
Dear Wikimedians,
Greetings for the New Year 2022!
We are excited to announce that submission for session proposals has been opened for Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2022, the upcoming online wiki-event which is to be conducted from 18 – 20 February 2022 during the occasion of International Mother Language Day. The submission will remain open until 23 January 2022.
You can submit your session proposals here -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Wikimeet_India_2022/Submissions
A program team has been formed recently from highly experienced Wikimedia volunteers within and outside India. It is currently under the process of expansion to include more diversity in the team. The team will evaluate the submissions, accept, modify or reject them, design and finalise the program schedule by the end of January 2022. Details about the team will come soon.
Guidelines for submissions:
* The sessions will be on any Wikimedia related topics.
* Submissions are not restricted to India. Wikimedians from outside India are also welcome to submit proposals.
* The decision to accept or reject a submission will depend on the Program Team. Their decision will be final.
* The event will have different formats of sessions, like presentations, workshops, panel discussions and 5-minutes lightning talks.
* All sessions will be conducted online.
* The organisers will provide the support to help the presenter understand the use of online platforms like Zoom etc prior to the event..
* The organisers will also communicate with the presenter prior to the event to help understand the entire process, or for general preparation.
* A session can be around 20 minutes long or more. A lightning talk should be no longer than 5 minutes.
* There can be more than one presenter in one session. Feel free to make a group for your session.
* The presenters for long duration sessions must ensure that they will be available for the preparation and during their sessions.
* The presenters for lightning talks however can pre-record their sessions earlier, if they want and send it to the organizers to play the recording during their allotted time.
* A session will be conducted in English or any Indian language.
* Similar topics may be grouped together, or format may be changed by the program team. The program team will contact the session presenters if those decisions are taken.
We are sure that you will share some of your most inspiring stories and conduct some really exciting sessions during the event.
Our fist newsletter also is published here -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Wikimeet_India_2022/Newsletter/20…
Best wishes for your submissions!
Regards,
Jayanta
(On behalf of WMWM India 2022)