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From: BalaSundaraRaman <sundarbecse(a)yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 7:23 PM
Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Communication from the Executive Committee
regarding first meeting
To: "Discussion list on Indian language projects of Wikimedia." <
wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: Narasimha Rao <raomkn(a)yahoo.co.in>, Ting Chen <tchen(a)wikimedia.org>,
Delphine Ménard <dmenard(a)wikimedia.org>, Sunil Abraham <sunil(a)cis-india.org>,
Ray Saintonge <saintonge(a)telus.net>, Achal Prabhala <aprabhala(a)gmail.com>
Dear all,
Following the registration of the Wikimedia Chapter, the first meeting of
the Executive Committee (EC) was held on the 22nd January 2011 at 2 PM at
194, 2nd C Cross, Domlur 2nd Phase, Bangalore 560071.
As mandated by the MoA, the office bearers were elected. The executive
committee now constitutes of:
- Arjuna Rao Chavala, *President*
- Hari Prasad HS, *Secretary*
- Anirudh Singh Bhati, *Treasurer*
- Arun Ramarathnam, Member
- BalaSundaraRaman Lakshmanan, Member
- Gautam K John, Member
- Srinivas Gunta, Member
We would like to take the opportunity to thank the Centre for Internet and
Society, Bangalore for allowing generous use of their office facility for
the conduct of chapter meetings and helping with registration formalities
with services of a Consultant.
We take this opportunity to thank the following people: (in alphabetical
order) Achal Prabhala, Barry Newstead, Bence Damokos, Bishakha Datta,
Delphine Meynard, M Narasimha Rao, Ray Saintonge, Sunil Abraham, and Ting
Chen.
We thank the Wikimedia Community for their help and encouragement and
patience with the registration process.
For brief biographies and photos of the EC members, please see:Wikimedia
India Chapter Executive Committee
Members<http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Wikimedia_India_Chapter_Executive_Committee_Members>
On behalf of Wikimedia Chapter
BalaSundaraRaman Lakshmanan,
Member, Wikimedia Chapter
"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
--
Rahimanuddin Shaik
నాని
॥రామానుజార్య దివ్యాజ్ఞాం వర్ధతామపివర్ధతాం॥
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From: Arjuna Rao Chavala <arjunaraoc(a)googlemail.com>
Date: Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 2:22 PM
Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Follow up on Communication from EC
To: "Discussion list on Indian language projects of Wikimedia." <
wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hi all,
I am glad to see the discussion on Wikimedia India list to the communication
about the constitution of the EC and election of office bearers. Let me
thank all those who responded and who extended their good wishes.
As the President of the Wikimedia Chapter, let me take this opportunity to
clarify some of the concerns expressed by the community.
Office bearers election:
Wikimedia Chapter is a registered society and we have to conduct the
proceedings as per the MoA. The elections were conducted post registration
as mandated by MoA.
Delay in communicating the result:
Due to the busy schedules, travel plans of some of the EC members the
paperwork following the first meeting of the EC was delayed. Without
paperwork, as an official entity we would be unable to send out a public
statement.
While the delay stays acknowledged, the EC should able to work together in
minimizing delays in future.
Communication:
The chapter got registered just around a month back. And the office bearers
have taken up their roles in the official capacity only recently.
Moving forward, we should be able to ensure that there is focus on better
communication with the community.
Next steps:
We are starting to get a bank account opened. Once it is ready, we will be
able to announce the opening of membership. Please do bear with us in case
of any delays in paper work.
Meanwhile, if anybody needs clarifications, please feel free to write to
wikimedia-in-exec(a)lists.wikimedia.org and we will do utmost to respond at
the earliest.
Thanks
Arjuna Rao Chavala
President, Wikimedia Chapter
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Hi,
Can we have a Wiki meetup in Hyderabad on Feb 13?
I am a Tamil Wikipedian since 2005 and have relocated to the city recently.
Hope I can be part of the Wiki enthusiasts team here and contribute by all
means.
Thanks,
Ravi
Hi,
Rahman, MS Praveen and I joined today's call.
- Rahman shared the updates on identifying eminent speaker for the
morning and afternoon sessions. He is taking help from CBRao. Names will be
finalised and put up on the event page by tomorrow afternoon...
Rahman/Praveen
- Agenda <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad> has been updated based
on discussion.
- Limited merchandize will be distributed on first come first served
basis for the morning and afternoon sessions.
- CD Master is ready for reproduction
- Computer lab will be verified for Telugu setup by tomorrow for inscript
(essential) and phonetic support. Telugu wiki has built in support for
Phonetic... Rahman to coordinate.
- MS Praveen has reached out in his contacts circle to spread the message
about the event and he expects many to turn up.
We will continue the telecon tomorrow again at 08:30PM. Request all
volunteers assisting with planning to join the call. The call number and
conf number and pin remain the same given below.
Bridge Call numbers
1. Hyderabad: (+91) 40 66244444
2. Bangalore: (+91) 80 67224444
Sabsebolo conference id: 1651896 pin: 6959
Cheers
Arjun
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Arjuna Rao Chavala <
arjunaraoc(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Rahman seems to have missed sending to wikimedia-in-hyd list
> inadvertently.
> Request all the volunteers to join the call . Note that there are ten
> ports on Sabsebolo incase you happen to join last and get a busy tone. We
> will publish the gist of discussions and actions to the mailing list. We
> may need to do these calls for next few days to have a nice celebration.
>
> I am disappointed as no one joined the bridge, though I waited for 10
minutes. May be many people did not check their mails.
I propose another call tomorrow i.e 20 Jan Thursday at 08:30PM IST. I
request this time, as I have another call at 09:30PM IST. Kindly respond
on the mailing list, if you are able to join. The bridge details remain the
same.
Cheers
Arjun
>
>
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> From: రహ్మానుద్దీన్ షేక్ <nani1only(a)gmail.com>
> Date: 2011/1/19
> Subject: wikipedia 10 years celebrations in hyderabad :: call to discuss
> the event related activities regarding
> To: Praveen <mspraveen(a)gmail.com>, Shabda Raaj <shabda(a)agiliq.com>, veeven
> <veeven(a)gmail.com>, Sirish Kumar Tummala <sirishtummala(a)gmail.com>,
> Bhaskara Rao Chimakurthy <cbraoin(a)gmail.com>,
> etelugu-workshop(a)googlegroups.com, etelugu-hyd(a)googlegroups.com,
> etelugu-exec(a)googlegroups.com
>
>
> Hi,
> In order to discuss the agenda and the activities to be taken up, we shall
> have a call as detailed by Arjuna Rao garu.
> Please follow the below instructions to participate and give your
> suggestions and valuable feedback.
>
> Sabsebolo conference id: 1651896 pin: 6959 (Numbers in Description)
> Call one of these telephone numbers to start your conference:
>
> 1. Mumbai: (+91) 22 39804444
> 2. Bangalore: (+91) 80 67224444
> 3. Delhi: (+91) 11 66194444
> 4. Chennai: (+91) 44 66894444
> 5. Hyderabad: (+91) 40 66244444
> 6. Kolkata: (+91) 33 66324444
>
> You can connect to call and participate in the conference,
> For today, 19th Jan, 2011, the call is from 9:30 to 10and may extend
> further.
>
> --
> Rahimanuddin Shaik
> నాని
> ॥రామానుజార్య దివ్యాజ్ఞాం వర్ధతామపివర్ధతాం॥
>
>
>
Hi,
Rahman seems to have missed sending to wikimedia-in-hyd list
inadvertently.
Request all the volunteers to join the call . Note that there are ten ports
on Sabsebolo incase you happen to join last and get a busy tone. We will
publish the gist of discussions and actions to the mailing list. We may
need to do these calls for next few days to have a nice celebration.
Cheers
Arjun
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From: రహ్మానుద్దీన్ షేక్ <nani1only(a)gmail.com>
Date: 2011/1/19
Subject: wikipedia 10 years celebrations in hyderabad :: call to discuss the
event related activities regarding
To: Praveen <mspraveen(a)gmail.com>, Shabda Raaj <shabda(a)agiliq.com>, veeven <
veeven(a)gmail.com>, Sirish Kumar Tummala <sirishtummala(a)gmail.com>, Bhaskara
Rao Chimakurthy <cbraoin(a)gmail.com>, etelugu-workshop(a)googlegroups.com,
etelugu-hyd(a)googlegroups.com, etelugu-exec(a)googlegroups.com
Hi,
In order to discuss the agenda and the activities to be taken up, we shall
have a call as detailed by Arjuna Rao garu.
Please follow the below instructions to participate and give your
suggestions and valuable feedback.
Sabsebolo conference id: 1651896 pin: 6959 (Numbers in Description)
Call one of these telephone numbers to start your conference:
1. Mumbai: (+91) 22 39804444
2. Bangalore: (+91) 80 67224444
3. Delhi: (+91) 11 66194444
4. Chennai: (+91) 44 66894444
5. Hyderabad: (+91) 40 66244444
6. Kolkata: (+91) 33 66324444
You can connect to call and participate in the conference,
For today, 19th Jan, 2011, the call is from 9:30 to 10and may extend
further.
--
Rahimanuddin Shaik
నాని
॥రామానుజార్య దివ్యాజ్ఞాం వర్ధతామపివర్ధతాం॥
Useful things (along with Telugu subtitles) to include on CD.
Cheers
Arjun
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From: Steven Walling <swalling(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 3:58 AM
Subject: Re: [WikiX-l] Translating the Wales videos into many languages
To: Planning for WP 10th anniversary <wikix-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hey Leinad,
We can definitely try to do that, but for now if there are quality issues
with the OGG files on Commons the best solution is to watch the versions on
Vimeo (http://www.vimeo.com/wmfoundation) or YouTube (
http://youtube.com/wikipedia).
On Jan 13, 2011, at 2:21 PM, Daniel ~ Leinad wrote:
Hey,
Many users complain that it's difficult to play video:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WalesCalltoAction.ogv (video
from main page of ten.wiki) - the problem occurs in Firefox and
Chrome, but the Opera works fine.
Could you re-convert video and re-upload to the Commons? - I hope it
will resolve problem.
--
Leinad
2011/1/10 Ben Moskowitz <benrito(a)gmail.com>:
I uploaded these files to Commons:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WalesAnniversaryAddress.ogvhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WalesCalltoAction.ogv
If you click the closed caption (CC) icon on the editor, you can use
Universal Subtitles to add captions or create translations into any
language.
Someone should upload the English .srt so people can immediately begin
translating.
Cheers,
Ben
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Indian language press clippings preferably with approval from the publisher
are requested to be posted, as the content gets removed from Indian press
websites in couple of weeks.
Thanks
Arjun
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From: Steven Walling <swalling(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Press]: The Hindu : "Wikipedia's birthday
bash in Bangalore"
To: "Discussion list on Indian language projects of Wikimedia." <
wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
If anyone finds more press like this (I think I saw a piece from the Pune
Mirror too), feel free to add it to the list at
http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_coverage
<http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_coverage>In addition to English, we've
got lists of press from Italy, Macedonia, Portugal, and the UK. Indian
coverage in any language would be welcome.
On Jan 13, 2011, at 2:03 AM, CherianTinu Abraham wrote:
The Hindu : "Wikipedia's birthday bash in Bangalore"
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-opportunities/article10…
Regards
Tinu Cherian
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Hi there,
With help from Rahmanuddin (nani1only(a)gmail.com), I prepared the invitation
for January 23, 2011. Assuming that all volunteers and organizers are in
agreement, this email may be freely forwarded to your contacts, shared
across social networking sites, etc.
*10 Years of Wikipedia Celebrations*
On January 15, 2011, Wikipedia will turn 10. The free encyclopedia anyone
can edit will celebrate its tenth anniversary. Around the world, people are
organizing events and online activities to commemorate the day. In
Hyderabad, a group of wikipedians have planned for a program for those
interested in knowing about Wikipedia or would like to contribute to it.
*Program*
1. Forenoon Session
a) Invocation – A short video talk by Jimmy Wales (Founder of Wikipedia)
b) Cake cutting and distribution of Wikipedia merchandise
c) Telugu Wikipedia (te-wiki)
i) FAQs - Why wiki? What is it? How to contribute? (approx. 20 mins
for session; 10 mins for Q&A)
ii) How to edit wikipedia articles (approx. 20 mins for demo; 10 mins
for Q&A)
iii) Hands-on session (30 mins)
2. Afternoon Session
a) Wikimedia Foundation – Introduction to Wikipedia, Wiktionary,
Wikisource, Wikiquote, Wikibooks, Wikisource, Wikimedia Commons, etc.
b) English Wikipedia (en-wiki)
i) How to edit articles? (approx. 20 min for demo; 10 min for Q&A)
ii) Hands-on session (30 mins)
c) Introduction to Wikipedia Academy
*When?*
January 23, 2011
Forenoon Session: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Afternoon Session: 02:00 PM – 04:00 PM
*Where?*
Honeypot IT Consulting Private Limited,
6-2-46, Moin Court, Advocates Colony,
AC Guards, Hyderabad.
(Google Maps<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=honeypot+Hydera…>
)
Looking forward to having you join us for the 10 year celebrations of
Wikipedia!
Best regards,
Hyderabad Wikipedians