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Fwd: Wikipedia 10th anniversary celebrations @ Bangalore on Jan 15th , 2011
by CherianTinu Abraham 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

Forward this to the anyone who might be interested. If you have access to mailing lists of tech groups, open source communities, bloggers, photographers etc in Bangalore, kindly forward this to them. Regards Tinu Cherian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [image: wikimedia-logo.png] [image: 345px-10mark_k.svg_-254x300.png] Dear Sir, Greetings from Team Wikipedia in India. We write to you on the behalf of Wikimedia / Wikipedian community in India.*Wikipedia *, the very popular online encyclopaedia being written by volunteers all over the world,* is celebrating its tenth anniversary on January 15, 2011*. We request your support and participation for the Wikipedia's Tenth anniversary event in Bangalore. *Wikipedia* Wikipedia, the free encylopaedia that anyone can edit, is among the *top 5 websites* in the world with over *410 million unique visitors* across over *270 languages*. India with its diversity of languages and being the second largest country in terms of population is now a key focus area for Wikimedia - the foundation that runs the wikipedia project. In just 10 years, wikipedia has become a phenomenon and a ready reckoner for knowledge in the world, not just in English, but in over 270 different languages spoken by human kind. There are already 20 Indic language Wikipedias and another 20 are in incubation. You can know more about the Indian contribution to Wikipedia on first Wikimedia India community newsletter : http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Wikimedia_India_Communit… *10th anniversary* January 15, 2011 will mark a decade of Wikipedia. Founded by Jimmy Wales in 2001, Wikipedia has become the fifth most popular website in the world with 410 million monthly readers (comScore, November 2010). Just three years after its founding, Wikipedia reached 500,000 articles in 50 languages. Now, at 17 million articles in 270 languages and growing, Wikipedia is the only top-ten website in the world that is truly user-generated, supported and maintained. Over the last ten years , hundreds of thousands of people have contributed more than one billion edits to this vital resource. Wikipedia celebrates its tenth anniversary globally on the 15th of January 2011. Wikimedia will celebrate this milestone with volunteers, donors, and other supporters on six continents. From the launch of a new outreach project in Kenya to a film screening in Tel Aviv, there are currently 110+ events planned worldwide <http://ten.wikipedia.org/>. Our celebration events are open to participation by anyone who wants to join in reflecting on our collective accomplishments and goals for the future. *India celebrations and Bangalore event* Wikipedians and well wishers in India are celebrating the tenth anniversary in a big way, with celebrations being planned 20+ cities<http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:India_and_Bangladesh> across India. Bangalore is one of the active hubs for Wikipedians in India and we regularly meetup <http://goog_868580557>at least once per month in Bangalore. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:MBL> As part of the celebrations, we are organising a day-long meetup in Bangalore on Saturday the 15th of Jan, 2011. We expect it to be attended by about 250 Wikipedia enthusiasts along with Wikimedia Foundation officials and guest speakers. We intend to connect Wikipedians with the general public and other focus groups in the city. There would be sessions to introduce Wikimedia projects to the public with a view to spur both consumption and creation of knowledge on various Wikimedia projects. There would also be updates from various Wikimedia projects as well as joint project planning sessions with various city focus groups. We expect active Wikipedians, academia and any one interested in Wikipedia to participate in the event. In addition, we believe there will be much interest from the Free and Open Source communities and other professionals. *Venue : * *National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science campus, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560012. * *Google Maps:* http://maps.google.co.in/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=National+Inst… The 9 AM - 4:30 PM event is primarily targeted for regular Wikipedians & Wiki enthusiasts and 5:00 PM event is for the general public. *The whole day event is open to ALL* ! *http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangalore * *Some pointers : * * http://ten.wikipedia.org * *http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangalore * * http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Ten * http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Ten/Bangalore *2010 It has been quite a year for Wikipedia and Wikimedia in India<http://wikimedia.in/> . * It was a year that saw at least 31 Wikipedia community meetups in 9 cities<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/India>. Indian cities Ahmedabad, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata & Mumbai has their first meetups (first documented meetups!). It was a year that saw good participation from Indian wikipedians<http://wikimania2010.wikimedia.org/wiki/Attendees> at Wikimania (Gdansk) and the chapters meeting at Berlin<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_meeting_2010/Participants>. It was a year that saw the first ever India community news letter<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_India_Community_Newsletter_2010…> and an offline CD <http://thottingal.in/blog/2010/04/17/mlwikioncd/>. It was a year that saw the first Indian join the Board of Trustees<http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Bishakha_Datta_to_join_W…> and an Indian wikipedian getting elected as Steward.<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards/elections_2010/votes/Jyothis> *It was a year that saw the Wikimedia Foundation announce their focus of India<http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/d/db/Wikimedia_Five-Year_T…> as a geography to grow Wikipedia.* It was a year that saw the Foundation approve an India chapter formally<http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Approval_of_Wikimedia_India> , MOA getting finalized<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_India/MoA-ChapComVer> and the launch of the Wikimedia.in website <http://wikimedia.in/> This year also saw many visits from the foundation - Jimmy Wales<http://onlygizmos.com/wikipedia-meetup-mumbai-with-jimmy-wales-interview/20…> , Erik Möller<http://www.mid-day.com/news/2010/dec/131210-Erik-Moller-Wikipedia-Pune.htm> , Danese Cooper, Alolita Sharma<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bangalore_Wikimeetup23_1617.jpg>, and Barry Newstead<http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/25/stories/2010092551100200.htm> visited many cities in India. * * It was also a year of many project milestones<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_News> : (source News on Meta). - Gujarati Wikipedia<http://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%AE%E0%AB%81%E0%AA%96%E0%AA%AA%E0%AB%83%…> reached 15,000 articles (June 7) - Marathi Wikipedia<http://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%83%…> has reached 30,000 articles (Jul 2) - Urdu Wikipedia<http://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%AD%DB%81_%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84> crossed 15,000 articles (Oct 31) - Malayalam wikipedia<http://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%A7%E0%B4%BE%…> cross 15,000 articles (Nov 9) - Malayalam Wiktionary<http://ml.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95…> has reached 60,000 entries (Aug 4). - Tamil Wikipedia<http://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D_…> crossed 25,000 articles - Tamil Wiktionary<http://ta.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D…> entered the top-ten with 1,90,000+ entries. We sincerely request your support for this milestone event. We would be happy to provide any further clarifications you might need and the following people may be contacted. Srikanth L + 91- 9945098560 Gautam John : +91- 9886042017 Tinu Cherian +91- 9886678124 Arun Ramarathnam +91- 9845147383 Hari Prasad Nadig : +91- 9945270698 Thank you. Kind regards, Tinu Cheian Wikimedia volunteer. [image: 2008_fundraiser_square_button-en.png]

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[Press] : OneIndia.in : Wikipedia Anniversary commons photo walk Bangalore ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ ಮುಕ್ತ ಚಿತ್ರ ಖಜಾನೆಗಾಗಿ ನಡಿಗೆ ( Kannada)
by CherianTinu Abraham 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

OneIndia.in : Wikipedia Anniversary commons photo walk Bangalore http://thatskannada.oneindia.in/news/2011/01/09/wikipedia-anniversary-commo… Short Summary : "Bangalore is one of the active hubs for Wikipedians in India. As a run-up to 10th Anniversary of Wikipedia on 15th Jan in Bangalore many activities are organised. Bangalore loves Wikipedia (Wikipedia Commons Walk) was organised today(Jan.9). It is a series of photo walks to capture various monuments of Bangalore and thereby contributing photos to the Wikimedia Commons, Wikipedia." Kudos to Nadig & team for leading this first ever ( documented ;) ) "Bangalore loves Wikipedia (Wikipedia Commons Walk)" Regards Tinu Cherian

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Wikipedia meet-up 15 Jan
by Melvin Simon 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

Hi Guys, Interested in volunteering for the anniversary meet-up. Is there any contact-person/ how can we help out? Regards Melvin

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Wikipedia Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -Kannur, Kerala
by Anoop 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

hi, We're delighted in welcoming you all to the tenth anniversary celebrations of Wikipedia at Kannur,Kerala. The details have now been updated here: http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannur and Malayalam Wiki page<http://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%…> Venue:Kannur District Library Council Hall, Kannur Date: January 15, 2011 Time: 10 AM to 5 PM (IST) Inauguration Dr: B. Ekbal <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._Ekbal>, Former Vice chancellor, Kerala University Main Speech Dr: Mahesh Mangalat , Professor, MahathmaGandhi Government College, Mahe, Details 1. Wikipedia 10th anniversary celebration and Malayalam Wikipedia 8th anniversary celebration 2. Discussion about Free Knowledge and Wikipedia 3. An Introduction to Wikipedia and Malayalam Wikipedia 4. Click "Edit" on Wikipedia 5. Event for Students Hope to see you there! With Regards, Anoop

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by Rahul Kumar 09 Jan '11

09 Jan '11

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Hi , This is Girish from Bangalore
by Girish Gupta 09 Jan '11

09 Jan '11

Dear WikiPedians, It was great pleasure for me to know that WikiPedia is celebrating its 10th Birthday Anniversary across the Globe. I came to know that It is also celebrating same in Bangalore, India also. I am very much interested in this event. I am ready to volunteer also if you give me chance for it. I am working here in Sony India Software Centre, Bangalore. I also want to attend this great event on 15th January 2011 at IISC campus. Please send me details if possible. I have some of my friends in IISC campus also. Thank in Advance, With Regards, Girish Gupta Sony India Software Centre, Bangalore, Mo. no. (+91)9916788554

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Wikipedia stall at World Samskrit Book exhibition - Call for volunteers
by Arun Ramarathnam 09 Jan '11

09 Jan '11

Dear all: We have just heard from the organisers of the World Sanskrit Book Fair in Bangalore a few hours back, that they are willing to offer us a free stall for wikipedia. As you may be aware we have a wikipedia in Sanskrit and this presents a good opportunity to spread awareness amongs folks interested in Sanskrit and the general public. There are 10,000 delegates from India and many countries around the world. Around 60,000 people (general public) are expected to attend the event. It is being inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Karnataka tomorrow. *Event brochure* http://www.samskritbookfair.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/bookfair-brochur… *Opportunity for us* Make use of the free stall graciously provided by the organisers and spread the work about wikipedia In Indian languages and more specifically in Sanskrit. *Call for wikipedia volunteers for stall* If we get enough volunteers for the WIkipedia we can participate in the event. *Please volunteer.* Wikipedia stall details: http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Projects:World_Sanskrit_Book_fair#Stall_details Interested volunteers please register here. http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Projects:World_Sanskrit_Book_fair#Volunteers_neede… * * *Expectations from volunteers* - Familiarity with Wikipedia - Passion to spread the word about the wikipedia regards Arun

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[Press]: The Hindu : Happy Birthday, Wikipedia!
by CherianTinu Abraham 09 Jan '11

09 Jan '11

The Hindu : Happy Birthday, Wikipedia! http://hindu.com/2011/01/09/stories/2011010952311000.htm Regards Tinu Cherian

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[Press] : MyBangalore.com : Wikipedia to celebrate 10th anniversary with a meet-up in Bangalore
by CherianTinu Abraham 08 Jan '11

08 Jan '11

[Press] : MyBangalore.com : Wikipedia to celebrate 10th anniversary with a meet-up in Bangalore http://www.mybangalore.com/article/0111/wikipedia-to-celebrate-10th-anniver… Regards Tinu Cherian

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Budget for Wikipedia X BLR
by Srikanth Lakshmanan 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

Hi all, As you might be knowing by now that there is a 1000 USD grant request I had put is pending with the foundation. We are also reaching out to sponsors to support the event. However in the short run we dont have any money and we might start spending soon for the event. I propose we come up with a draft budget and pool in some money from the group and spend, which can be later reimbursed when we have funds. Help is required in drafting the budget, getting the initial chunk of money. I guess we would start spending early next week for banners,food (primary spends). I request all of you to help in this regard. Thank you. Regards Srikanth.L http://srik.me

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