When is the book fair? And can someone please forward this to the chapter?
Bishakha
On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Kalyan Sarkar <kalyan.sarkar(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
> I support the proposal.
>
> I think Wikimedia India chapter should earnestly consider showcasing the
> success in the Indic language projects, the campus ambassador programs and
> Wiki Conference India 2011 at the Kolkata Book Fair 2012. This would be a
> major outreach program, that would boost the growth of Wikimedia projects
> in India, eastern India and the North East in particular.
>
> Thanks and regards,
> Kalyan Sarkar
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 11:34 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay <
> debastein(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > +1
> > Even I agree. This will be a major outreach in terms of Wikimedia India
> > Chapter and the Wikipedia Kolkata Community.
> >
> > Not necessary to promote only bengali Wikipedia but even english
> Wikipedia
> > can be promoted. This is a major outreach and the Chapter really needs to
> > look into it.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Debanjan*
> >
> > - Lets make this world a better and more informative place*
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 9:52 PM, Biswarup Ganguly <
> > gangulybiswarup(a)gmail.com
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > Dear Sir,
> > >
> > > The 'Kolkata Book Fair' has been organized by the 'Publishers
&
> > > Booksellers Guild' is one of the most prestigious and active cultural
> > > event in India for last thirty five years. It is the world's largest
> > > non-trade book fair, Asia's largest book fair and the most attended
> > > book fair in the world. Other than books it houses television, radio
> > > and other multimedia companies as well.
> > >
> > > I think that, the presence of Wikipedia in physically to the coming
> > > 'Kolkata Book Fair 2012' will be a most valuable way to reach a
very
> > > large number of well learned persons to increase it's user growth.
> > >
> > > It is learned from a verbal reliable source that in 2010 the stall
> > > charge was about Rs. 500/- per squire feet. The minimum space allotted
> > > of 100 sqft. Apart from the fair space there will be other costs (viz.
> > > decorations, lights, projector & computers with mobile broadband etc)
> > > involved to have the exhibition successfully.
> > >
> > > I propose for consideration to make a twelve day show to the
> > > 'Wikimedia India Chapter' for the exhibition. The detail of the
guild
> > > is placed below:
> > >
> > > ***********************
> > > GUILD HOUSE
> > > 2B Jhama Pukur Lane, Kolkata 700 009
> > > West Bengal, India
> > > Telephone: +91-33-2360 4588, 2354 4417
> > > Fax: +91-33-2360 4566
> > > E-mail: guild@cal2.vsnl.net.in,pbguild@vsnl.net
> > >
http://www.kolkatabookfaironline.com/index.php
> > > ***********************
> > > With regards.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Biswarup Ganguly
> > > Phones:
> > > +919830022449
> > > +919433005886
> > >
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