Is anyone facing an issue paying with maestro SBI debit card?
I left the expiry date and cvv numbers blank (since SBI cards do not have
them) and transaction was rejected. Can someone confirm that it is a real
problem?
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j.mp/ArunGanesh <http://j.mp/ArunGanesh>
Hi all,
Call for Participation results for WikiConference India are out. Of the 550+
total submissions and 190+ relevant submissions, we are happy to announce
the results.
Selected Submissions :-
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2011/Selected_Submissio…
Review of Submissions :-
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2011/Submissions_Review
Talks : 57
Posters : 23
Others : 2
The response has been overwhelming with quality proposals and rating by the
team was tough in some cases. We never had the concept of posters when we
started the review! Program team will get in touch with selected speakers
individually shortly on the way forward. We hope to have a conference with
quality content attracting community members across levels to have an
wonderful conference which will enrich their knowledge on participation on
Wikimedia projects.
Please contact conference at wikimedia dot in with [Programs] on the subject
line in case you have any queries.
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Regards
Srikanth.L
(On behalf of WCI Program Team)
***Cross Posting on Various Lists - Kindly Forward to your city list if not included in this email***
Hiya Indian Wikipedians!!
This is to announce that Registrations for WikiConference India 2011 are now open! WCI 2011 will take place on 18, 19, 20 November 2011 in Mumbai. We have been receiving unprecedented amount of attention and thank everyone for their attention and patience to wait for registration to open.
Fee Patern:
Registration entitles you to entry for all three days of the conference[1], attendee party, lunch on all days and evening snacks on the first and second day.
Early Bird Individual [2][3] = 750 (+ 25 Processing Fee)Individual = 1500 (+ 50 Processing Fee)Institutional = 5000 (+ 170 Processing Fee)[1]: there may be some programs open only to certain audience such as Wikimedia Chapter members.[2]: denotes limited by number.[3]: additional 10% discount for Wikimedia Chapter members.
This discount is only applicable on Registration Fee and not on
Processing Fee.
Registration Link:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2011/Registration
All Wikipedians are requested to register ASAP to take advantage of Early Bird Registration.
Hope to see all of you @ WCI 2011!!!
Kind Regards,
Hello fellow Wikimedians
As you know, we received 7,070 applications for Scholarships. The
Scholarships Team have now finalised *100* *scholarship awards* on the basis
of merit according to the set criteria, and individual emails are now being
sent to the awardees. As you are probably aware, a fixed sum of money has
been budgeted for this award, and, as it happens, there will be some money
left over.
We Intend to further send out emails to the candidates who are not going to
receive scholarships, a process that is also getting underway now.
However, and we request your *urgent* participation in this process, there
have been a number of calls for using the Scholarship Budget for the purpose
of evening out potential imbalances in attendance at the Conference on
several counts. The remaining money will support a few additional
scholarships, perhaps between 15-30. The number is a variable, as the
Scholarships cover only travel to and fro Mumbai and lodging for the days of
the Conference. The cost of lodging is fixed, but the cost of travel depends
on the journey involved.
The potential categories that can be given a little boost are:
1. Gender (the number of present Wikimedians is heavily weighted towards
males)
2. Persons with disabilities (several Wikimedians with disabilities have
contributed significantly to improving the accessibility of Wikipages for
all persons)
3. Age (very young Wikimedians need to be encouraged to participate, and
very old persons also need to be recognised for their youthful spirit,
enthusiasm and dedication)
4. Indic contributors (as a reflection of the need, and also of the worthy
performance of localised Wikipage creators and supporters)
Awardees within categories 2 and 3 need attendant caregivers (on request, in
some cases, but mandatory for those under 18), and therefore the awarded
Scholarships cover 2 persons each, in 2 cases, so the total awards actually
cover *102 persons*.
Separately, we will inform you of the breakup of these categories from the
current awardees, but *could you please* take the trouble to vote (+1 = Yes,
-1 = No) in each category, about your own opinion about supporting this
endeavour?
Please address your reply to <*wikiconferenceindia(a)gmail.com*> rather than
spam the list (or me), if you don't mind, using the words [WCI2011
Scholarship Poll] in square brackets in the subject line, as shown. This
poll will close at *midnight Thursday Sept 29, 2011*. We will collate the
votes and advise the lists accordingly.
Your assistance via participating in this poll is highly appreciated, and
your patience in wait for this announcement is also much appreciated. We are
sorry it has taken us a little longer than planned to complete this phase of
the Scholarship awards.
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(on behalf of the Scholarships Team)
Vickram
Fool On The Hill <http://communicall.wordpress.com>
Hi,
Check out the first blog on http://wikimedia.in/ which gives the background
behind getting the site up and running and share your feedback.
Cheers
Arjun
Heya all,
Just wanted to post this across. It is related to two earlier posts.
The first one being the invites issues. Someone suggested filtering
words. I want to know if wildcard mail ids can be used. *(a)xyz.com
types. You may then need to block all social websites and afflicted
urls. I know facebook sends emails from a fbkcd.net or something
similar. Others to watch out for as twitter/twimg.netorkut.com and
.co.in
The other issue is the frequent outbursts from never heard from before
people demanding Regards. Srikanth, Coimbatore.
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Sent from my mobile device
Regards,
ME.
Wear a Lungi, Support the Movement
My infrastructure invasion... plus other images
too.. on Wikimedia Commons. http://bit.ly/d50SIq
Hiya,
The 1st WikiAcademy in Mumbai will take place on 1st October 2011 from 11am to 6pm at CED, Colaba (Behind Regal Cinema). Entry Free.
This particular WikiAcademy is aimed at familiarising people with the grassroots of Wikipedia.
For more information, see the sign up page on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Academy/Mumbai1
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaMumbai
Kind Regards,