Sorry that we missed you, Abhay. We'll certainly have you speak next time.
By the way, you'll be happy to know that a small group of Marathi Wikipedians attended an impromptu session in the language projects' track.

Thanks for responding even in odd hours. And, thanks to Mahitgar for putting us in touch with you.

- Sundar
 
"That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted."
- George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture


From: Abhay Natu <anatu@yahoo.com>
To: Wikimedia India EC <wikimedia-in-exec@lists.wikimedia.org>; BalaSundaraRaman <sundarbecse@yahoo.com>
Cc: IndiaMailing list for Wikimedians / Wikipedians in Bangalore <wikimedia-in-blr@lists.wikimedia.org>
Sent: Sun, January 16, 2011 12:26:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-IN-Exec] Wikipedia 10 Bangalore event on Jan 15th (whole day event)

Hello,
 
I think I have missed the window to call you. The 11th hour notice and the 11.5 hour time difference did not help.
 
Oh well, hopefully we can plan this thing out a little better the next time.
 
Regards,
 
Abhay
--------------
Keep it simple.
As simple as possible.
But no simpler. -- A. Einstein

--- On Fri, 1/14/11, BalaSundaraRaman <sundarbecse@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: BalaSundaraRaman <sundarbecse@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-IN-Exec] Wikipedia 10 Bangalore event on Jan 15th (whole day event)
To: "Wikimedia India EC" <wikimedia-in-exec@lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: "Mailing list for Wikimedians / Wikipedians in Bangalore, India" <wikimedia-in-blr@lists.wikimedia.org>, anatu@yahoo.com
Date: Friday, January 14, 2011, 7:09 PM

Just in: Someone from Marathi Wiki, likely Abhay Natu, will come online and participate in the language session.

- Sundar
 
"That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted."
- George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture


From: Arjuna Rao Chavala <arjunaraoc@googlemail.com>
To: Wikimedia India EC <wikimedia-in-exec@lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: "Mailing list for Wikimedians / Wikipedians in Bangalore, India" <wikimedia-in-blr@lists.wikimedia.org>
Sent: Sat, January 15, 2011 5:23:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-IN-Exec] Wikipedia 10 Bangalore event on Jan 15th (whole day event)

Update embedded

On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 4:34 AM, Arun Ramarathnam <arunram25@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear all,

Greetings for WP10 to all from India!

Happy to share with you all that Bangalore is having a whole day event to celebrate the Wikipedia 10th anniversary.

The program for the event is as follows:

Agenda

Main Auditorium, NIAS


Evening session: Main Public event

Time: 17:00 to 20:15 IST
Audience: Everyone is invited. (Every Wikipedian!)
Purpose: Communicate Wikipedia Mission, facts, showcase its coolness, reach out to public, share India focus, discussion.

  • 04:30 PM Coffee and Networking
  • 05:00 PM Welcome and Introductions by Gautam John
  • 05:15 PM Did you know (DYK) on Wikipedia & Wikipedia video snippets by Srikanth L.
  • 05:45 PM 06:00 PM "Namma Wikipedia" - Sharing of audience experience of using Wikipedia facilitated by Arjuna Rao.
  • 06:00 PM Invited Talk
    • Lawrence Liang - Legal researcher, lawyer and Author (more)
  • 06:30 PM "How I became a Wikipedian" - sharing of experiences by Wikipedia contributors by Sundar
  • 06:45 PM Live address by Jimmy Wales via skype
  • 07:00 PM Short Break
  • 07:10 PM Chapter update by Hari Prasad Nadig
    • What is chapter, need for it, Impact on public policy making towards open access, Call for support, Current status.
  • 07:20 PM Panel Discussion on Wikipedia by Arun Ramarathnam
    • Wikipedia, India and the opportunities ahead
    • Panelists
      • Prof. S. Sadagopan - Founder Director IIIT-B (more)
      • Dr. Madan Mohan Rao - Research Director AMIC, Consultant and Writer (more))
      • Achal Prabhala - Member, Advisory Board, Wikimedia Foundation (more)
      • Sunil Abraham - Executive Director, Centre for Internet and Society (more)
  • 08:00 PM Thank you video by Jimmy Wales


[edit]Forenoon session: Segment 1: Wikipedian Community

Time: 09:00 to 13:00 IST
Audience: Wikipedia editors (others welcome too)
Purpose: Share Updates, experiences and Best practices

  • 09:00-09:30: Welcome, Networking, Informal introductions by Sundar
  • 09:30-10:30: State of Wikimedia India-> reports from all Indian Wikipedia communities. (in person or remotely)
  • 10:30-11:30: Discussion: Expectations from the Chapter. Facilitated by Arun Ramarathnam.
  • 11:30-11:45: Tea Break
  • 11:45-13:00: Discussion: Plans for the Year 2011. Facilitated by Sundar
    • Outreach, India Wikimedia event, Wikimania, Coordination between cities, Translation initiatives, Offline CD


Updated the section by including focus on languages which is missed out by Arun

[edit]

Afternoon session: Segment 2: Connect with other city Special Interest Groups

Time: 14:00 to 16:30 IST
Audience: Wikipedians and SIG members (others welcome too)
Purpose: Discuss the Wikipedia status on the themes and explore possibilities of collaboration and strategies for 2011.

[edit] Language Groups

  • Kannada - HPN
  • Malayalam -Shiju
  • Tamil -Sundar
  • Telugu .. Arjuna
  • Others (tbd)

[edit] Photography

  • Photography and Wikipedia.

[edit] Technology

  • Mediawiki & Extensions
  • Hacking around Wikipedia
  • Offline & Mobile Wikipedia
  • Using bots for automated tasks with an emphasis on Pywikipediabot


Thanks

Arjuna Rao Chavala