Re: [Wikimedia-in-WB] Proposal: Wikipedia participation at 'Kolkata Book Fair 2012'

-- Regards, Debanjan* - Lets make this world a better and more informative place* On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 11:39 AM, nasir khan nasir8891@gmail.com wrote: > Hey, > > I believe that it will be a very good event. In Bangladesh we are > participating in our Ekushe Book Fair (biggest book fair arranged in Dhaka) > for the last 6years. We got very positive response there and got some > wikipedians who are very active in Bengali Wikipedia now. > > Another thing is, on the weekend more people will visit the book fair, so > some volunteers can stand with a banner and some leaflet of Wikipedia near > the fair gate. We have experienced that it attracts more people and many of > them ask the volunteers to know more about the wikipedia. > > thanks > nasir khan saikat > On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Nitika ntandon@wikimedia.org wrote: > > > Hey, > > > > Thanks for the initiative Debanjan!! > > > > For those who don't know - Debanjan is an extremely active Campus > > Ambassador of the India Education Program. I'm glad that he is coming > > forward and helping us out in other outreach programs as well. And I > would > > encourage other Campus Ambassadors to take extra initiatives and involve > > themselves in other programs too. > > > > Thanks > > Nitika > > > > > > > > > > On 25-Nov-2011, at 2:11 AM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay wrote: > > > > > Jayanta da, > > > > > > Please do inform me about this, I might not not be to help you in the > > > on-ground organization part as I will be in Pune, but will try to come > to > > > Kolkata in January and help volunteer for this event. Looking very much > > > forward for it, lets really make this happen, this will be a huge > > outreach. > > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > Debanjan* > > > > > > - Lets make this world a better and more informative place* > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Anindya Kumar Banerjee > > > akb.now@gmail.comwrote: > > > > > >> Distribute Wiki stickers to all visitors. > > >> > > >> This will help as all visitors will at least spread the news as word > of > > >> mouth. > > >> > > >> Best Wishes > > >> A.K.Banerjee > > >> > > >> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Jayanta Nath jayantanth@gmail.com > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >>> Hi, > > >>> > > >>> my thoughts below.... > > >>> > > >>> 1) On-spot *India Chapter membership* for visitors if they wish. > > >>> 2) Distribute Chapter Brochures, Welcome to Wikipedia Brochure. > > >>> 3) Distribute Bengali Wikipedia Brochures. > > >>> 4) Need 3/4 dedicated volunteers for 12 days 1PM-8PM > > >>> 5) Contiguous running videos regarding Wikipedia ( Jimmy speech, > > >>> Wikimania/WCI event images, and many more) > > >>> 6) Display all banner and etc > > >>> 7) Need one hired staff for collecting Cash and etc and work for > India > > >>> Chapter membership. ( if possible) > > >>> 8) Short Quiz contest for visitors. > > >>> 9) Q&A for visitor (Need 3/4 dedicated volunteers for 12 days > 1PM-8PM) > > >>> > > >>> anything new thought/feedback/suggestions are welcome. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Naveen Francis < > naveenpf@wikimedia.in > > >>>> wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> Hi Jayanta, > > >>>> > > >>>> Can you please co-ordinate this helping Tuhin Khanrah ? > > >>>> I can send you Chapter Brochures, Welcome to Wikipedia Brochure and > > few > > >>>> swags. > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Tuhin Khanrah < > > >> tuhin.khanrah@gmail.com > > >>>>> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>>> Dear all, > > >>>>> I also support the proposal. I think this will be a big > > >>>>> showcase to 15 lac people. > > >>>>> Regards, > > >>>>> Tuhin Khnarah. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Bishakha Datta < > > >>> bishakhadatta@gmail.com > > >>>>> wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> 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@gmail.com > > >>>>>>> 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@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@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 > > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>>>>>>> Wikimedia-in-WB mailing list > > >>>>>>>>> Wikimedia-in-WB@lists.wikimedia.org > > >>>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-in-wb > > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>