Dear all,

Mr. Indranil give us another option for venue. Please see below mail for detail. As per telecon he will confirm that within two days.And he also is trying to flash in local news paper.

@Indranil Thank your initiative.

Regards,

On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Indranil Das Gupta indradg@gmail.comwrote:

Dear Jayanta,

On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Jayanta Nath jayantanth@gmail.comwrote:

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Dear All,

After very successful wiki meetup in many metropolitan city of India ( see below times of india report ) .The first wiki meetup at Kolkata on Saturday,11th December 2010 (2:30PM- 4:30PM) has planned.

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I just saw your email on the ilug-calinfo mailing list. IIRC, I think Tinu had posted about the intended Kolkata meetup on wikimediaIndia-l about a couple of weeks back, but was too busy at that time to react.

I tried calling your phone number, but did not get a response. I can help out with the venue - there are 2 - 3 distinct options that I can possibly approach for giving the space free of charge, including the West Bengal State Central Library.

Do let me know if you would like me to take this forward.

You can contact me at this email or on my phone +91-98300-20971. In case, you are trying to reach me over phone and is unable to get me for any reason, please leave a message with my wife (CCed above) at +91-98745-80971 and I shall get back to you.

cheers -idg

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On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 9:26 PM, jayanta nath jayantanth@gmail.com wrote: Dear Sudeshna,

Thank you for your prompt response and give us a space for our meet in time out section in T2. It is our pleasure and you are also very welcome in our meet. I have just confirm shortly of this venue. Date and time is almost finalized on 11th December 2010 Saturday at 2:30PM-5PM.

Thanks and regards, Jayanta

On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 6:44 PM, Sudeshna Banerjee sudeshnab@gmail.comwrote: Mr Nath, we can announce this in our Timeout section, which takes up the whole of t2 second page...it has a high visibility. You need to let me know the venue and the exact time for that. Would you mind if I come over at the event? Sudeshna On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 4:51 PM, jayanta nath jayantanth@gmail.com wrote: Dear Sudeshna,

Could you please help us regarding News paper Advertisement Wikipedia meet-up in telegraph?

Regards, Jayanta Nath

On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 4:34 PM, Shiju Alex shijualexonline@gmail.comwrote: If we advertise in local Bengali News papers (along with the English newspapers) we can surely expect a bigger crowd. I assume at least 40-50 people will turn up.

But while placing news in newspaper, please give a mobile number or email address instead of the wiki link.

Shiju

On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 11:53 AM, Bishakha Datta bishakhadatta@gmail.comwrote: TC/Mr Nath - Soma says they can fit a max of 18 people + couple of their own people; they have a projector. (She seems keen to host...)

Let me know what numbers you anticipate; she also offered to help hire a bigger space if needed.

Bishakha

On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 4:04 PM, CherianTinu Abraham tinucherian@gmail.comwrote: Hi Jayanth/ Bishakha, Expect a bigger crowd that 10.... The first Wikimeetup would attact lots of enthusasists. Hyd 25+ and Chennai 45+ , not the forget the ones at Mumbai & delhi.

I have a Reliance datacard , so probably it should work , even if there is no wifi ( for demos). A projector may be a luxury, but if we get some conf room, with one, there is nothing better than it.

Really appreciate your efforts in setting up the Wikimeetup.

Regards Tinu Cherian

On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 1:24 PM, jayanta nath jayantanth@gmail.com wrote:

Dear Soma,

Thank your response. It is our pleasure if you can accommodate max 10 people. Here the details:

Need One Small Conference Hall/Small Space where should accommodate max 10 people.

Date: 11th December 2010, Satureday

Time: 2:30PM – 4:30PM

1) Seating 10 max .( If possible)

2) One display screen for presentation.( If possible)

3) Projector Machine ( If possible)

Jayanta Nath Contact +919836294438

On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 12:35 PM, Soma Sen Gupta somasengupta3@gmail.comwrote:

Welcome Bishakha! Yes Sanhita can accommodate 10/12 people in our new office at Dhakuria on the 11th.

Please let me know the details soon!

Love

Soma

On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Bishakha Datta <bishakhadatta@gmail.com

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wrote:

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Dear Soma,

As you may know, I've been associated with wikipedia since this March. Need your help: please see the email below from Mr Nath, who edits in Bangla wikipedia (am cc-ing him on this email).

Do you know any NGOs who can offer space for this small meeting? Would Sanhita be able to offer one-time space for this? About 10 people,I think, will attend - but Mr Nath can give you more accurate information on this. (Also, on what is needed).

Would appreciate any help...also I will be in Kolkata for a whole month (20 Dec to 22 Jan, so we shall definitely meet...much to catch up on.)

Big hug, many thanks... Bishakha

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: jayanta nath jayantanth@gmail.com Date: Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 8:55 PM Subject: First wiki meetup at Kolkata Saturday 11 Dec 2010. To: sudeshnab@gmail.com, "bishakhadatta (wiki)" bishakhadatta@gmail.com, arnabdutta.kolkata@gmail.com

Dear All,

After very successful wiki meetup in many metropolitan city of India ( see below times of india report ) .The first wiki meetup at *Kolkata* on Saturday,11th December 2010 has planned.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Wiki-enthusiasts-to-meet-on-...

http://onlygizmos.com/wikipedia-meetup-mumbai-with-jimmy-wales-interview/201...

I am requesting you to give me a contact any NGO who can help us to arrange any small hall/Conference Hall in Kolkata ( preferably Central Kolkata ) and support our cause free of cost for 2-3 hours. I could be a Club/library.

Tinu Cherian and Shiju Alex ( two English wiki-administrators) will attend this meet from Bangalore. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Kolkata/Kolkata1

Thank you all in advance.

Regards,

Jayanta Nath Contact +919836294438

-- Soma Sen Gupta Phone: +91 98302 88644