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URGENT - Both Working Group members and Speakers need to apply for scholarships.
by Ashwin Baindur 11 Aug '11

11 Aug '11

Hi, There was a query regarding whether Working Group Members and Speakers need to apply for a scholarship or not? The answer is yes! You need to. So if you are a speaker or a working group member, please apply right now if you think you would need a scholarship. The last date and time is midnight 15 August 2011 when the clock roles over to 0001 hours on 16 Aug 2011. Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur ------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: [Wikimediaindia-l] Scholarship Applications Deadline Approaching: Reminder
by Ashwin Baindur 11 Aug '11

11 Aug '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <wheredevelsdare(a)hotmail.com> Date: Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 1:38 PM Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Scholarship Applications Deadline Approaching: Reminder To: Wikipedia India Mailing List <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hiya, Please note that the Scholarship Applications for WikiConference India *are currently open and are schedule to close on 15 August 2011 (End of day, IST).* The form is available here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dGNxS… We have received an overwhelming response thus far and encourage anyone who is yet to fill in the form by the above mentioned deadline. Applications thereafter will be ineligible for consideration. Kind Regards, _______________________________________________ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l

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WikiOutreach
by wheredevelsdare＠hotmail.com 10 Aug '11

10 Aug '11

Hiya, I have been requested by the WikiOutreach Team (Organising Committee, WikiConference India) to announce the beginning of the 100 days WikiOutreach Program that will run from today until the opening of WikiConference India 2011 in Mumbai. This project which aims at promoting the event online and spreading awareness of the same will entail: India Loves Wikipedia 100 days of photos collecting online event (for Commons) Creative Commons 100 days of creating awareness of creative commons licenses Adopt-an-ArticleWP:IND initiatives on English Wikipedia We request everyone to come together and partake in these activities. Kind Regards, User:AroundTheGlobe

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Oral Citations mentioned in the New York Times
by Ashwin Baindur 09 Aug '11

09 Aug '11

Hi everyone, I am a subscriber to NYT online for almost ten years (its free so far at least but about to change). I was most pleasantly surprised to find this : http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/08/business/media/a-push-to-redefine-knowled… Great exposure & great publicity. Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur ------------------------------------------------------

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WikiConference India 2011 - Call for Participation
by Shiju Alex 06 Aug '11

06 Aug '11

Dear All, The Call for Participation for WikiConference India 2011 is open now. Details are available here: * http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2011/Call_for_Participa… * Few guidelines that you need to keep in mind before submitting the proposal are available on this page. The guidelines are only meant as a pointer to help speakers and is not expected to be exhaustive. You can submit talks within all aspects of Wikimedia even if the topic is not specifically included on that page. ''' Be Bold.''' Few wikimedians had provided their wish list regarding WikiConference India 2011 here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WikiConference_India_2011/Programs You can use that also as reference while submitting the proposal. *Important: *Please forward this mail to all the relevant mailing lists, in case I missed any list. Regards Shiju Alex For WikiConference India 2011, Program Commitee

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Re: [Wikimedia-IN-PUN] Wiki Conference India
by Ashwin Baindur 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

Dear Sachin, It is great to hear from you. All the best for your Ichhalkaranji meetup! Anyway Pune community can help, let me know! You can also phone me at 9923454462. Our meeting is on 13th but it may be preponed on request of some Wikipedians to 12th. Will confirm the date. Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur ------------------------------------------------------ Signature powered by > <http://www.wisestamp.com/email-install?utm_source=extension&utm_medium=emai…> > WiseStamp<http://www.wisestamp.com/email-install?utm_source=extension&utm_medium=emai…> > On 3 August 2011 16:43, Pradeep Mohandas <pradeep.mohandas(a)live.com>wrote: > > hi WikiOutreach team, > > I got this email from a Wikipedian, Sachin Vengurlekar. If you wish to make > him a part of your team, please do reply to me. > > Ashwin, Pranav: I think we can also help him with his meetup. > > warm regards, > Pradeep > > > Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:13:56 +0530 > > Subject: Wiki Conference India > > From: sachinvenga(a)gmail.com > > To: pradeep.mohandas(a)live.com > > > > Dear Pradeep Mohandas, > > > > With reference to Wiki Conference India, I would like to be a part of > > Sponsorship and Outreach teams. I am a reviewer and roll-backer on > > English WP and my user name is: Sachinvenga > > > > I am from Ichalkaranji city in southern Maharashtra and I have > > attended two WP meeting in Pune so far. Regarding sponsorship for > > Mumbai conference, kindly let me know WP Policy for sponsorship, I > > hope we can find good sponsors from this part of the state also. > > Regarding outreach, I am planning a meet-up in one of the engineering > > college in Ichalkaranji in next month. > > > > Thanks & Regards, > > Sachin Vengurlekar. > > Cell: 9665041500 > > >

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Official Page: WikiConference India 2011
by wheredevelsdare＠hotmail.com 01 Aug '11

01 Aug '11

**Cross Posted on India/Mumbai/Pune Lists** Hiya, We received feedback last week on the official WCI 2011 page on meta not being up to date. We have been working on it since and the page is now up to date with relevant information. Things like registration are not up yet as it is still to open, watch out for official announcements on the same in the coming weeks. For any information on WCI 2011 kindly refer to: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2011 We will appreciate any feedback in this matter, kindly respond to this email privately with your feedback. Kind Regards,

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Welcome to the India Team! : Shiju & Nitika
by Hisham Mundol 29 Jul '11

29 Jul '11

cross-posting pan India (apologies if you got/get this through other mailing lists.) Hi Folks, I'm really pleased to send out this email welcoming the first 2 new members of the India Programs team. Just before I introduce them, I thought I'd share with you the background of their selection. Context As you might be aware, the Foundation had decided to undertake a catalyst operation in India to promote the growth of the community and projects here. The team is expected to be a small, nimble 5 person group. We had put out 2 job postings - for Indic Initiatives and for Participation. (Please refer: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-May/003007.html) We posted them on linkedin and on the Indian FOSS community list as well as announcing them on various Facebook pages and Twitter feeds. The response was wonderful. >110 applications for Indic Initiatives and nearly 175 applications for Participation. These were short-listed to 10 (3 for Indic Language and 7 for Participation.) These were a mix of existing & previous Wikipedians, Wikipedia newbies and open source advocates. In June, the shortlisted 10 were interviewed and further down-selected to 4. These 4 were then further interviewed by a group of other staff members from the Foundation. I am pleased to inform the community of the final selected 2. Shiju Alex - Indic Initiatives Most of you already know Shiju. For those who don't, Shiju is a long-time Wikipedian [User: shijualex] and is active on Malayalam Wikipedia, English wikiprojects and Wikimedia Commons, as well as Wikisource and offline. He has been passionately involved with the establishing and building of Indic language Wikipedias. He's participated in a series of outreach activities and is also (jointly) undertaking a grant from the Foundation for outreach across India. He's a regular member of the Bangalore community. Shiju is from Palakkad, Kerala and is married with a 2 year old baby. He currently works as a Senior Technical Writer with ABB in Bangalore. Even those of you who know him might not know the following 2 things that I was lucky to discover during the selection process. Shiju is an MSc in Physics with a specialisation in Astronomy and Astrophysics - and he retains a deep interest in anything astronomical. Feel free to quiz him vigorously on this! He also enjoys trekking and misses his time in Pune where he could be up & close the gorgeous Sahyadri Hills. Shiju is going to lead our work on promoting Indic language projects across India. The challenges are enormous - from technical constraints to low levels of awareness of these projects to vibrant but nascent communities. However, these only point to the massive size of the opportunity for Indic language projects - which is the joint top-2 strategic priority of the movement in India. After he joins, he'll collaboratively put together a plan for Indic language projects and work towards quality execution of high-impact initiatives. Shiju is currently serving out his notice period so will be able to join us only around September - October. Nitika Tandon - Participation Nitika [User:nitika.t] is relatively newer to the community - and has been brushing up her editing. She's been immersing herself in the Wikimedia world and attended community meet-ups as well as reviews of the Wikipedia India Education Program. She is from Delhi - and is currently based in Mumbai - where she works as a Strategic Partnerships Manager with Directi. (If you're not aware, they are one of the most prominent internet domain & solutions providers in India.) Nitika has an MBA and has also worked on research analytics. A fascinating detail I discovered about a previous assignment of hers - and you must ask her about it - is how African drums can be used for management coaching! She also reliably informs me that there are 7 Spanish dance forms and she instructs in all of them! Nitika is going to be working on Participation - which is primarily focussed on increasing the contributor base of non-Indic language projects, primarily Wikipedia. One of her first tasks will be to expand the Wikipedia India Education Program from the Pune pilot to a more national footprint. She'll also work on other initiatives to promote participation - and I can foresee Wikimedia Commons being a potential initiative. Nitika will join us on August 1st. Introductions I'm going to be scheduling the August Monthly India Programs IRC on Thursday August 18th to introduce them both to you. Please do join us. I'll send a reminder closer to the date. Also, needless to say, they'll be attending a series of community meet-ups over the next months. In the meantime, please do join me in welcoming them onboard. I'm really excited because this means that we will now have the capacity and capability to dramatically accelerate our activities in India. Warmest Regards, Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmundol(a)wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!

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Update on Wikipedia India Education Program & Invite to Meet Campus Ambassadors @ Monthly India Programs IRC (Thursday July 28th @ 8pm IST): #wikimedia-office
by Hisham Mundol 26 Jul '11

26 Jul '11

cross-posting pan India (apologies if you have got this through other mailing lists.) Hi Folks I wanted to share an update on the Wikipedia India Education Program. As of today, we have 15 teachers from 4 colleges participating. The most exciting part is that we have nearly 800 students (and counting) who are going to work on about 1200 articles in this semester. (Do note these numbers may fluctuate as the actual editing in classrooms starts - which is only to be expected.) Please see the project page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:India_Education_Program - and do go through the sub-tabs for Ambassadors and courses.) I think it will be a great idea if the Campus Ambassadors had a chance to introduce themselves to you and you had a chance to interact with them. Can we do it on the India Programs Monthly IRC this Thursday (July 28th) at ppm IST on #wikimedia-office. (I apologise that we are late on this month's IRC.) You can also hear from them about their experiences. They've having 1-on-1 discussions with faculty members to identify potential articles to work on and conducting editing workshops for students in classrooms. I look forward to as many of you attending as possible - and for a wonderful interaction with the Campus Ambassadors. They are great guys and have done amazing stuff so far. They're going to need your help and encouragement. Drop in and say hello, and a little more! Warm Regards, Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmundol(a)wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!

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WikiConference India 2011 - Scholarships
by wheredevelsdare＠hotmail.com 23 Jul '11

23 Jul '11

FYI - We invite applications for scholarships for attending WikiConference India, 2011 in Mumbai from 18-20 November 2011. Kindly Refer to email below. Kind Regards, Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:36:07 +0530 From: vvcrishna(a)radiophony.com To: wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] WikiConference India 2011 - Scholarships https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dGNxS… Applications are invited for travel/boarding scholarships for WikiConference India 2011. There are a very limited number of such scholarships, and it is also possible to apply for partial assistance, in case you can handle part of the costs on your own - doing so will ensure that more Wikipedians will be able to get assistance. Provisions have been made for participants from special interest groups. Applications will be welcomed until Aug 15, and the decision process will be completed by the first week of September 2011. Please study the form carefully before submission. We look forward to plenty of active participation at the conference, with the help of all Wikipedians. -- Vickram Fool On The Hill _______________________________________________ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l

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