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
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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)
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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
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
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
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- Photography and Wikipedia.
[edit] Technology
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- Mediawiki & Extensions
- Hacking around Wikipedia
- Offline & Mobile Wikipedia
- Using bots for automated tasks with an emphasis on Pywikipediabot
Thanks
Arjuna Rao Chavala
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