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Fwd: FDC grant application
by Sowmyan Tirumurti 07 Sep '13

07 Sep '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sowmyan Tirumurti <tsowmyan(a)wikimedia.in> Date: Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 12:29 PM Subject: FDC grant application To: wmin-members(a)googlegroups.com The FDC grants process has begun. We have already sent in a letter of intent. We are now moving to the next phase of making the application. For those who do not know about the FDC grant, this provides for staff, office, and infrastructure. We have considered opening a office in Bangalore, with a meeting room cum training center, where about 10 computers will be available for users / trainees. We can use this for city community meets, wikiacademies, editathons, hackathons, etc. This measure is to provide for a formal office for the Chapter in India, and give ourselves a exclusive address to meet compliance issues better. The facility is also expected to be more centrally located within the city so that members and other Wikimedians do not find it difficult to visit the office. Yet another infrastructure proposal that has been considered is to have a scanning facility to meet digitization requirements that can enable wikisource, and other wikimedia commons file generation We invite members suggestions towards major initiatives that can be taken as part of our activities in the Calender year 2014. Kindly send in your suggestions in the next 10 days. We would like to have discussions on the suggestions in the week after. We will add financial measures to the proposals in the third week. In the fourth week we will submit to WMF. This is an open brain storming. Every one can build on the ideas of every one else. Here is the webpage where you can add your suggestions. http://wiki.wikimedia.in/FDC_Proposal_2013 Regards, Sowmyan Executive Manager Wikimedia Chapter, Bangalore +91 96329 11650

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Announcement: CIS-A2K's Train The Trainer Program
by Nitika Tandon 30 Aug '13

30 Aug '13

Dear All, CIS-A2K is organising a 4 day Train the Trainer (TTT) program in Bangalore during 1st week of October 2013. The idea of the program is to build capacity and enable community members to conduct outreach sessions independently or with minimal support to introduce Wikipedia to prospective editors in their respective Indian languages. By way of this program, CIS-A2K wants to support and enable community members who might be interested to conduct Wikipedia outreach sessions in their own cities/languages. The event is open to all Wikimedia volunteers from India who can and want to support outreach events in the coming year. CIS-A2K is calling for applicants for it's Train the Trainer Program. If you'd like to be part of this program please make sure that you meet the selection criterion [1] and submit Train the Trainer Program Application From [2] by 13th September, 2013. To know more about the program, rationale, overview, timeline etc. please check the attached document or visit the Meta page.[3] We look forward to hearing from you soon. For any further queries please mail at a2k(a)cis-india.org Thanks Nitika Tandon Program Manager Access to Knowledge The Centre for Internet & Society [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/India_Access_To_Knowledge/Events/TTT#Select… [2] http://bit.ly/A2Kttt [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/India_Access_To_Knowledge/Events/TTT

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New Programme Officer CIS-A2K (Announcement)
by Vishnu t 16 Aug '13

16 Aug '13

Dear All, I am happy to inform you about the selection of the new Programme Officer, who has joined the CIS-A2K Team on August 15, 2013. Please join me in welcoming Muzammiluddin Syed. Muzammiluddin Syed holds about 14 years of teaching experience. He is a recipient of Air India BOLT Award for Excellence in Teaching 2004 (Hyderabad District Runner-up). He received a Gold Medal for securing the first position in the Diploma in HIV & Family Education from the Indira Gandhi National Open University in 2011. Muzammil has contributed papers to various national and international conferences. As a netizen, he has contributed to a number of websites which include Content Writer ( www.contentwriter.in), Journal of Turkish Weekly (www.turkishweekly.net), Boloji Free Expressions Website (www.boloji.com), Cite HR (www.citehr.com), Hindi Nest Website (www.hindinest.com) and the oldest Urdu Website ( www.urdustan.com). However, his main online passion is the Wikimedia Foundation projects. He has been an active contributor on Wikimedia Commons, Hindi, English and Urdu Wikipedia. He goes by the User name <Hindustanilanguage> . Many of you may have met Muzammil in Wiki Conference India 2011 where he was a speaker. Apologies for cross-posting. Best regards, Vishnu

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Digitization workshop for Indic WikiSource enthusiasts
by Subhashish Panigrahi 15 Aug '13

15 Aug '13

Dear Wikimedians, Wikimedia India in collaboration with the Centre for Internet and Society is organizing a workshop on "Digitization of books for Indic language WikiSource" on 18th August 2013, Sunday at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore at 2:30 pm. Malayalam Wikimedian Viswanathan Prabhakaran is going to conduct this workshop. Anyone interested in learning about the process of digitizing old manuscripts, books and creating text based documents could join this workshop. Please log in and register in the event page to take part in this event.[1] 1. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/India_Access_To_Knowledge/Events/Bangalore/D… -- Best! Subhashish Panigrahi Programme Officer, Access To Knowledge Centre for Internet and Society @psubhashish

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i wanna know why i'm getting this type of text and news related content mail.. can you answer please...
by Guna Muthu 08 Aug '13

08 Aug '13

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Kannada Wikipedia - Updates for June
by Vishnu t 31 Jul '13

31 Jul '13

Dear All, Sharing some of my observations. June 2013 has been an exciting month for Kannada Wikipedia community. 11 new members have joined the community during this month. This month also saw 38 active editors, HISTORICALLY HIGHEST ever in a month for Kannada Wikipedia :) Of these 14 are newbies. Contribution from some of the seasoned and experienced editors has come down. Though the number of edits has slightly increased from the last month, it needs attention to improve content quality. Tip for the month: Sustaining the interest of the new editors could be focussed through on-Wiki support and mentoring by senior Kannada Wikipedians. Best, Vishnu Source: http://stats.wikimedia.org/EN/TablesWikipediaKN.htm

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The Access to Knowledge Bulletin - May'13
by Nitika Tandon 26 Jun '13

26 Jun '13

Dear all, Here is the A2K newsletter for the month of May, 2013. Apologies for the delay. Wikimedia Foundation, beginning from September 1, 2012, awarded the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) a two-year grant of INR 26,000,000 to support and develop free knowledge in India. Consequently, Wikimedia Foundation’s India Program became the Access to Knowledge (A2K) program of CIS. In this newsletter, we are pleased to bring you updates about the recently concluded exhibition organised in our offices in Bangalore and Delhi and share with you the feedback to the Access to Knowledge work plan from the wikipedia community. The A2K team consists of three members based in Bangalore: T. Vishnu Vardhan, Dr. U.B. Pavanaja and Subhashish Panigrahi and one member Nitika Tandon in Delhi. Noopur Raval, Programme Officer left the organisation on April 24, 2013. Archives of our newsletters arehere. Wikipedians from various communities can request for outreach programs, technical bugs, logistics-merchandize and media, public relations and communications at http://bit.ly/TOcXId. Celebrating 5 Years of CIS CIS is now 5 years old and we recently celebrated this by holding an open exhibition in our offices in Bangalore and Delhi from May 20 to 23, showcasing our work and accomplishments over the five year period. We had about 170 visitors coming in to our office. Renowned artists like Tara Kelton, Kiran Subbaiah, Navin Thomas, Abhishek Hazra and Sharath Chandra Ram exhibited their work. The four-day event attracted press coverage: Bangalore Mirror (May 18, 2013), DNA (May 19, 2013), Hindu (May 22, 2013), Prajavani (May 23, 2013), Udayavani (May 25, 2013) and Bangalore Mirror (May 31, 2013). Download all the posters that were part of the exhibition here. # Announcements Access to Knowledge Work Plan (April 2013 - June 2014): CIS has announced its detailed plan with projection of outcomes and expected impact of the A2K programme activities. The document has been made in consultation with various stakeholders and keeping in mind the objectives, opportunities and challenges faced by each of the Indian language Wikimedia projects. Feel free to share any feedback. WMF-A2K Revised Budget (draft) and Utilization (September 2012 - February 2013): In our effort to increase transparency with the working of CIS-A2K programme, we aresharing with you the A2K Programme Budget along with the utilization for the above period. The proposed revisions to the budget along with some notes are here. CIS Signs MOU with TISS, Mumbai: has signed a MoU with TISS as part of which we will collaboratively work towards building Digital Knowledge Partnerships with select higher education institutions. India Access to Knowledge IRC can be accessed here: May 13, 2013 (All Language Discussion) and May 26, 2013 (Odia Language Discussion). # Blog Entries Odia Wikipedia: Needs Assessment (by Subhashish Panigrahi, May 11, 2013). Access to Knowledge Work Plan: Synopsis of Feedback by Wikipedians (by Nitika Tandon, May 20, 2013). Wikipedia Introductory Session organized for Data and India portal consultants (by Subhashish Panigrahi, May 30, 2013). My First Wikipedia Training Workshop – Theatre Outreach Unit, University of Hyderabad (by T. Vishnu Vardhan, June 19, 2013). # Event Organised Kannada Wikipedia Workshop (April 29, 2013, Govinda Pai Research Centre, MGM College Udupi). Dr. U.B. Pavanaja led the workshop and gave a talk on Kannada Wikipedia # Event Participated Kannada IRC Meet (organised by the Wikipedia Community, May 7, 2013). Dr. U.B.Pavanaja participated in this. # Upcoming Event Digital Humanities for Indian Higher Education (co-organised in collaboration with HEIRA-CSCS, Tumkur University, CILHE-TISS and CCS (IISc), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, July 13, 2013). # Press Coverage Report on CIS 5 Years Celebration (Prajavani, May 23, 2013). Prajavani published a report of Dr. U.B. Pavanja’s talk “From Palm Leaf to Tablet – Journey of Kannada”. Report on CIS 5 Years Celebration (Udayavani, May 25, 2013). Udayavani published a report of the evening programme hosted as part of the Centre for Internet and Society's 5 year celebrations in its Bangalore edition. A Feature on Wikipedia and Telegu Wikipedians (HMTV, May 30 – 31, 2013). T. Vishnu Vardhan is quoted in this half an hour feature on Wikipedia and Telugu Wikipedians. Wikipedia Live Phone-in Programme (HMTV, June 1, 2013). T. Vishnu Vardhan speaks about Telegu Wikipedia in the discussion that was telecasted live. *About CIS* CIS was registered as a society in Bangalore in 2008. As an independent, non-profit research organisation, it runs different policy research programmes such as Accessibility, Access to Knowledge, Openness, Internet Governance, and Telecom. The policy research programmes have resulted in outputs such as the e-Accessibility Policy Handbook for Persons with Disabilities with ITU and G3ict, and Digital Alternatives with a Cause?, Thinkathon Position Papers and the Digital Natives with a Cause? Report with Hivos, etc. We have conducted policy research for the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, etc., on WIPO Treaties, Copyright Bill, NIA Bill, etc. CIS is accredited as an observer at WIPO. CIS staff participates in the Standing Committee for Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) meetings regularly held in Geneva, and participate in the discussions and comments on them from a public interest perspective. Our Policy Director, Nirmita Narasimhan won the National Award for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities from the Government of India and also received the NIVH Excellence Award. *Follow us elsewhere* Get short, timely messages from us on Twitter Join the CIS group on Facebook Visit us at http://cis-india.org *Support Us* Please help us defend consumer / citizen rights on the Internet! Write a cheque in favour of ‘The Centre for Internet and Society’ and mail it to us at No. 194, 2nd ‘C’ Cross, Domlur, 2nd Stage, Bengaluru – 5600 71. *Request for Collaboration* We invite researchers, practitioners, and theoreticians, both organisationally and as individuals, to collaboratively engage with Internet and society and improve our understanding of this new field. To discuss the research collaborations, write to Sunil Abraham, Executive Director, at sunil(a)cis-india.org or Nishant Shah, Director – Research, at nishant(a)cis-india.org CIS is grateful to its donors, Wikimedia Foundation, Ford Foundation, Privacy International, UK, Hans Foundation and the Kusuma Trust which was founded by Anurag Dikshit and Soma Pujari, philanthropists of Indian origin, for its core funding and support for most of its projects. Thanks Nitika Tandon Program Manager Access to Knowledge The Centre for Internet & Society

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55th Bengaluru WikiMeetup
by Subhashish Panigrahi 18 Jun '13

18 Jun '13

Dear all, We are planning to meet this 3:00 PM, Sunday (8th June 2013) at Centre for Internet and Society, Bengaluru. This recent past has brought the FOSS movement a shock with Atul Chitnis's sad demise. This meetup would be an obituary to Atul's contribution to Bangalore community and the FOSS movement. Post obituary we would discuss about Free Knowledge, Open Standards and Wikipedia. Please join us at 3:00 pm at CIS. Check the event details: http://wiki.wikimedia.in/WikiMeetups/Bangalore/Bangalore55 Tweet about the events with hashtag: *#WPMBL55 * Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/473757509369215* * -- Best! Subha

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Help with RTIs
by Vishnu t 03 Jun '13

03 Jun '13

Dear All, During interactions with many Wikipedians, it has been realized that many are looking for data, that is otherwise not available in the public domain, which could be used for enhancing quality of articles/projects on Wikipedia. Please let us know if anyone of you requires help in filing RTIs. CIS-A2K could file RTIs for any particular data on your behalf. Apologies for cross posting Best regards, Vishnu

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RIP Atul Chitnis.
by CherianTinu Abraham 03 Jun '13

03 Jun '13

Atul Chitnis, a Wikipedian from Bangalore & active open source evangelist passed away today. http://www.nextbigwhat.com/atul-chitnis-297/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atul_Chitnis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Achitnis http://tools.wmflabs.org/xtools/pcount/index.php?name=Achitnis&lang=en&wiki… May his soul Rest in Peace. You will be missed. Regards Tinu Cherian

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