*Wikimedia India activity report: October 2012 to December 2012*Admin &
LegalTraining and induction of new EC
After the elections in September, a common meeting of the outgoing and
incoming Executive Council members was conducted. This had outdoor group
activities, induction training and also interaction with our consultant.
New office bearers were decided and roles and responsibilities of the new
EC members were defined. Our Executive Manager was also present and
participated in the activities.
Capacity
*Membership:*
Membership as of December 31, 2012 is 185.
*Donations:*
Amount of donations received during Oct-Dec 2012 was Nil.
*Appointments:*
Abhijit Jayanti was appointed as Hyderabad SIG chair.
Technology & Cultural UpdatesWiki Loves Monuments
- WLM India results were announced on November 3, 2012.
lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2012-November/008779.html
- WLM Global results were announced in December 2012. First and Sixth
prizes were won by Indian entries.
lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2012-December/008921.html
Grant UsageApproved Grants
- Wikimeetup Bangalore 50 - 13 October, 2012 - INR 19,100
- Wikipedia Workshop for Women, Mumbai - November 4, 2012 - INR 10,000
- Wikipedia Workshop for Women, participation grant for Netha Hussain -
November 4, 2012 - INR 8329
- Wiki Vana-Vignana Yatra Event - December 8-9, 2012 - INR 17,600
EventsOctober
1. Bangalore meetup #50 was organised at TERI. The keynote speaker was
WMF board member Bishakha Datta. It was a milestone event for the Bangalore
Wikimedia community. City SIG chair Radhakrishna and other wikipedians were
involved in its organisation.
2. A Wiki Academy was organised in IIT Chennai on October 6, 2012.
Speakers/Facilitators were Arjuna Rao Chavala and T. Sujatha (Telugu
Wikipedian). Executive Manager of WMIN Sowmyan Trimurthi also attended.
November
1. The Wikipedia Workshop for Women took place on November 4, 2012 in
Vidyalankar Institute of Technology (VIT), Wadala. More than 70 female
participants attended the workshop. The people who volunteered in
organizing this workshop were Bishakha Datta, Moksh Juneja, Karthik Nadar,
Pranav Curumsey, Pradeep Mohandas, Anshuman Fotedar, Aditi Juneja, Harriet
Vidyasagar, Nikita Belavate, Netra Parikh, Noopur Raval, Netha Hussain,
Rohini Lakshane. A detailed report on the community mailing list is
available at
lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2012-November/008782.html
2. Kannada Wiki Meetup -
6<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KN:%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%…>
3. Wikipedia Bangalore Meetup 51 - November 18, 2012
December
1. Wiki Vana vignana yatra was organised by the Malyalam Wikipedians on
December 8-9, 2012. A public report is available
[here<http://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%…>
]
2. Wikipedia Bangalore Meetup 52 - December 2, 2012
Thanks and regards,
Karthik Nadar,
Secretary, Wikimedia India Chapter.
On 25th of Feb 2013, we will have the Bangalore event where Creative
Commons team will be talking about their CC program. The event is
tentatively scheduled to start at 2 pm.
We will have a GLAM event associated with this. Omshivaprakash, Kannada SIG
Chair, and ArunRam will be coordinating this. Other interested volunteers
can join.
College of Fine Arts associated with the Chitra Kala Parsishad is the
partner co-hosting the event. The venue will be the basement hall at Chitra
Kala Parishad.
We welcome suggestions related to this event from chapter members and the
India community of Wikipedians.
Pls mark this day in your calender. We have limited seats (80). So I would
like members to send me a note if they intend to attend. This will help in
anticipating the number of people expected to come, and plan accordingly.
Regards,
Sowmyan
+91 96329 11650
Executive Manager,
Wikimedia Chapter,
Bangalore
Dear Srikanth,
*When I mentioned it is easy to become a member, I meant for Indian
> citizens.*
>
100 Rupee is membership fee and whether its small amount or large
amount is different point of view.
Why there is 18 age limit to become member of Wikimedia India Chapter?
Regards,
Abhishek Suryawanshi,
On Behalf of Wikipedia Club Pune
_____________________________________________________________________
*Srikanth Ramakrishnan* srik.ramk at wikimedia.in
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Due to legal restrictions only an Indian citizen can become a member of the
Chapter.
When I mentioned it is easy to become a member, I meant for Indian citizens.
On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 11:56 PM, Siebrand Mazeland (WMF) <smazeland at
wikimedia.org <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l>>
wrote:
>* On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 6:45 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <*>* srik.ramk at wikimedia.in <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l>> wrote:*>**>>* Becoming a member is pretty easy. It costs INR 100 to join and requires a*>>* single form to be filled and sent across.*>**>**>* Actually, it isn't. As Bence is not an Indian citizen over 18 or an Indian*>* institution, he cannot be a member.*>**>* Cheers!*>* --*>* Siebrand*>* _______________________________________________*>* Wikimediaindia-l mailing list*>* Wikimediaindia-l at lists.wikimedia.org <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l>*>* To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit*>* https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l*>**>**
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Srikanth Ramakrishnan
Member of the Executive Committee
Wikimedia Chapter [India]