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Dear
all,
Greetings
from Wikimedia India !!!
The
Wikimedia Chapter (India) celebrated its first anniversary on 3rd
January 2012.
Organisational
Updates
Formation
of Task Forces:
The
formation of the different task forces are still in progress. The
various task forces are a) Fundraising, b) Special Projects, c)
Administration, d) City and Language Special Interest Groups, and
e) Communications, PR & Media Relations.
We
are seeking more volunteers for the task forces. If you are
interested, please feel free to contact the respective task force
stewards or find more information here [1]
Membership:
The
Chapter membership stands at 196 members as of 31 January 2012.
Six new members were added to the chapter membership in this
month. We extend a very warm welcome to the family.
Donations:
Total
donations received in Jan 2012 - INR 10700
Average
donations in Jan 2012 - INR 3566
FCRA:
Our
application for prior permission under the Foreign Contribution
(Regulation) Act FCRA 2010, with the Government of India is under
process. As the stated time for response is over recently, chapter
will be following up with the authorities. [ As
we write this report, our application was approved by the
Government of India]
Internet
Relay Chat(IRCs):
From
time to time, Wikimedia India conduct planned online IRC chat
sessions. The IRC on Jan 05, 2011 was anchored by Sudhanwa
Jogalekar with the focus on Chapter Specia Interest Groups (SIG)
co-ordination [2]. The IRC on Jan 07, 2010, anchored by Arun
Ramarathnam discussed on the Jan 15th Celebration plans, SIGs and
GLAM projects. [3]
Board
Meetings:
The
Wikimedia Chapter Executive Committee had two tele-conference EC
meetings (dated 04 Jan and 18 Jan, 2012) in the month of
January.The Wikimedia India chapter and Wikimedia Foundation had
one joint co-ordination call on 25 Jan 2012, which was attended by
Arjuna Rao Chavala, Naveen Francis, Tinu Cherian and Hisham
Mundol. The main agenda of the call was on Chapter - Foundation
India programs Collaboration Framework .
WikiConference
2011
The
Chapter and Mumbai Conference organisers are working closely for
the closure and audit of accounts related to WikiConference Mumbai
2011.
Community
& Special Interest Groups.
SOPA
and Wikipedia Blackout:
The
global community of volunteers who edit the English Wikipedia
had decided to support the protest against the introduction of
the “Stop Online Piracy Act” (SOPA) in the US House of
Representatives and the “Protect IP Act” in the US Senate. To
that end, the English Wikipedia was blacked out globally for a
period of 24 hours on 18 January 2012. The black out in India
commenced at 10.30am IST on 18 January 2012.
The
Press release and Communication to the members related to
Wikipedia Blackout can found here [4],[5].
Wikipedia
eleventh anniversary :
Wikipedia
turned eleven on the 15th of January 2012. The eleventh
anniversary of Wikipedia was celebrated in different parts of the
country [6]. More than 8 Indian cities and towns and over 200
Wikimedians & Wiki enthusiasts celebrated this occasion of
Wikipedia anniversary, around the nation.
Some
of the meetups had a Wikipedia anniversary cake to celebrate the
occasion. Google Hangout was also conducted between different
cities celebrating at the same time.
The
New Wikimedia India portal ( wikimedia.in ) was launched on
this day. It is designed to provide quick and rapid access to
Indic wikimedia projects - Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikisource,
Wikibooks, Wikinews, Wikiquote and Commons.
A
full collection of images related to the celebrations, around the
nation, can be found here [7].
Events:
A
round-up of Wikimedia events, academies and initiatives around the
nation is as follows.
Wikipedia
Takes Ahmedabad (3
Jan 2012): Wikipedia Takes Ahmedabad [8] is a scavenger hunt for
free content photography in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, organised by
Noopur Raval , Anirudh Bhati and Srikeit Tadepalli. The aim of
this exercise is to encourage participants to compete to take
photographs of as many local sights and city specific objects of
cultural heritage as possible for Wikipedia articles. Over 75
participants attended and around 815 images were uploaded to the
Wikimedia Commons as a part of this initiative [9].
Wikipedia
Takes Mumbai II (
28 Jan 2012) : This is the second photography drive in Mumbai.
[10] The event was led by Nikita Belavate, Anshuman Fotedar and
Karthik Nadar and other members of the Mumbai Community. Over 625
images were uploaded to the Wikimedia Commons as a part of this
initiative [11]
Wiki
Academies/Workshops : Several
Wiki Academies were held in different parts of the nation ,
organised and conducted by the Chapter, its members ,WMF India
Programs and the Wikimedia community in India. .
a)
Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi , Kerala
(05-Jan) [12]
b)
Workshop at Text100, Mumbai (webcast to Text100 Delhi and
Bangalore) (06-Jan) [13]
c)
SSN College of Engineering, Chennai (11-Jan ) [14]
d)
P S R Rengasamy college of engineering for women, Sivakasi, Tamil
Nadu. (20-Jan) [15]
e)
Netaji Subhash Engineering College, Kolkata, West Bengal (25-Jan)
[16]
f)
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal (25-Jan) [17]
g)
Amrita School of Communication, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (28-Jan)
(18)
h)
Jamia Millia Islamia, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Delhi
(30-Jan) [19]
i)
Kerala Sahitya Academy, Trissur, Kerala (8-Jan) [20]
j)
Jnana Prabodhini - Wikiacademy, Pune (15-Jan) [21]
A
session on Commons was conducted for photography group called
‘Tassavurrati’. [22] They have successfully started uploading
pictures of their trips (most recent: Surajkund Mela) to the
Wkimedia Commons.
Other
News:
- Telugu
SIG celebrated the Wikipedia day on 29 Jan 2012 at Hyderabad.
Top 10 contributors in the articles category and non article
category were recognised at the function. [23]
- Sanskrit
Wikipedia saw an excellent editor growth (50%) compared to
last month, and a 234% increase in the number of edits.
- The
1st Delhi Odia Wikimeetup and Academy was conducted on 29 Jan
2012 by Odia SIG Chair and WMF India Programs Consultant ,
Subhashish Panigraphi. [24]
- One
of the first Assamese Wikipedia community meetup and Wikipedia
Workshop was held on Jan 29 at Guwahati University, Guwahati,
Assam [25]
Milestones
& Anniversaries
January
2012
24
- The
Sanskrit
Wiktionary
has reached 200 entries with the addition of over a dozen
entries all apparently meaning "sun".
20
17
15
13
10
7
Media
Coverage
There was a huge coverage for Wikipedia on Indian media in this
month, mainly related to Wikipedia Blackout. A comprehensive list
of the coverage can be found here [24]
We
look forward to your continued support and active participation.
Report
compiled by Executive members,SIG chairs and The Communications
team.
Best,
On
behalf of Wikimedia Chapter (India)
Naveen
Francis
Secretary
Notes:
1)
http://members.wikimedia.in/Main_Page#Task_forces
2)
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Internet_Relay_Chats/Jan_05,2012
3)
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Internet_Relay_Chats/Jan_07,2012
4)
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Press_Releases/2012/_English_Wikipedia_to_go_dark_for_24_hours
5)
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Announcements/Communication_regarding_SOPA_and_Wikipedia_Blackout_on_18_January_2012
6)
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Eleven
7)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_11_in_India
8)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Ahmedabad
9)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ahmedabad_1
10)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Mumbai_II
11)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_Takes_Mumbai_2
12)
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Wiki_Academy/Cochin_University_of_Science_and_Technology
13)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Workshop/Mumbai_Workshop_2
14)
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Wiki_Academy/SSN_College_of_Engineering,_Chennai
15)
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/P_S_R_Rengasamy_college_of_engineering_for_women,_2011
16)
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Wiki_Academy/Netaji_Subhash_Engineering_College
17)
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Wiki_Academy/Jadavpur_University
18)
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Wiki_Academy/Amrita_School_of_Communication,_Coimbatore
19)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:MDHJMI1
20)
http://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:WATSR2
21)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Pune/W11_celebration_Pune_with_Marathi_Wiki_academy
22)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tassavurrati_1.jpg
23)
http://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%80%E0%B0%AA%E0%B1%80%E0%B0%A1%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%AF%E0%B0%BE:%E0%B0%B8%E0%B0%AE%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%B5%E0%B1%87%E0%B0%B6%E0%B0%82/%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%80_%E0%B0%9C%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%AE%E0%B0%A6%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%A8%E0%B0%82_%E0%B0%B5%E0%B1%87%E0%B0%A1%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%95_2012
24)
http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:MDEL1
25)
http://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE:Meetup/GAU1
24)
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/In_the_news#Jan_2012