WikimediaIndia-l December 2014

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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India Chapter Announcements:Executive Committee for 2014-15 takes charge
by T.sripathy 17 Dec '14

17 Dec '14

Congratulations Sent via Micromax Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: >CongratulationstothenewEC,andthankstotheoutgoingECmembers. WMFislookingforwardtocontinuethepositivemomentumofthepastfewmonths,andIlookforwardtosupportingWMINinitsupcomingactivities. A.OnTue,Dec16,2014at11:24AM,JayantaNathjayanta@wikimedia.inwrote:DearWikimediaIndiaChaptermembersandotherinterestedstakeholdersinthelist,Dearmembers,Attheoutset,onbehalfofWikimediaIndiaExecutiveCommitteefor2013-14,IwouldliketothankyouallforthesupportfortheChapterduringthepastyear,aswestrivehardtocompletethedifficultphaseoftheChapter.Iamgladtoreportthatthehuddlephaseisnowcomplete,astheChapterisfinanciallyhealthy,staffedandhasconductedAGMandElectionsforECofsixvacanciessuccessfully.Iwouldliketoplaceonrecordmythankstoallco-foundersandECteammembers,volunteersfrommembersandcommunity,,WMFstaff,WMFboardmembersandpartnersandconsultantsforallthecontributionsandsupporttowardsreachingthisimportantmilestone.LastweekendwehadinductedthenewlyelectedECmemberswithanECinductionprogramatBangalore.Aspartofit,wehavecompletedtheofficebearerelectionsforthe2014-15.Iwouldliketointroducethenewteamthathastakencharge.Theresultsofthe officebearerelectionsareasfollows:Dr.AbhirajSuryawanshi :PresidentJayantaNath:SecretarySanketOswal :TreasurerPriyankaTiwari :MemberYohannVarunThomas :MemberDr.EkbalBappukunju :MemberNikhilKawale :MemberWeareconfidentthatunderthenewECsleadershipWikimediaMovementandChapterinIndiawillgrowtogreaterheightsintheyeartocome.WerequestyoualltoextendthesupportandactivelyengagewithWikimediaIndiatoachievethevisionofsharingfreeknowledgewitheveryoneforbuildingaKnowledgeSociety.Pleasejoinmeinwishingthenewteamallsuccess.CheersJayantaNathSecretary,WikimediaIndia_______________________________________________Wikimediaindia-lmailinglistWikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.orgTounsubscribefromthelist/changemailingpreferencesvisithttps://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l-- AsafBartov WikimediaFoundationImagineaworldinwhicheverysinglehumanbeingcanfreelysharein thesumofallknowledge.Helpusmakeitareality!https://donate.wikimedia.org

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Wikimedia India Chapter Announcements:Executive Committee for 2014-15 takes charge
by Jayanta Nath 17 Dec '14

17 Dec '14

Dear Wikimedia India Chapter members and other interested stakeholders in the list, Dear members, At the outset, on behalf of Wikimedia India Executive Committee for 2013-14, I would like to thank you all for the support for the Chapter during the past year, as we strive hard to complete the difficult phase of the Chapter. I am glad to report that the huddle phase is now complete, as the Chapter is financially healthy, staffed and has conducted AGM and Elections for EC of six vacancies successfully. I would like to place on record my thanks to all co-founders and EC team members,volunteers from members and community, , WMF staff,WMF board members and partners and consultants for all the contributions and support towards reaching this important milestone. Last weekend we had inducted the newly elected EC members with an EC induction program at Bangalore. As part of it, we have completed the office bearer elections for the 2014-15. I would like to introduce the new team that has taken charge. The results of the office bearer elections are as follows: - Dr. Abhiraj Suryawanshi : President - Jayanta Nath : Secretary - Sanket Oswal : Treasurer - Priyanka Tiwari : Member - Yohann Varun Thomas : Member - Dr. Ekbal Bappukunju : Member - Nikhil Kawale : Member We are confident that under the new EC's leadership Wikimedia Movement and Chapter in India will grow to greater heights in the year to come. We request you all to extend the support and actively engage with Wikimedia India to achieve the vision of sharing free knowledge with every one for building a Knowledge Society. Please join me in wishing the new team all success. Cheers Jayanta Nath Secretary,Wikimedia India

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Induction Workshop of Wikimedia India chapter
by Jayanta Nath 13 Dec '14

13 Dec '14

Dear members and other concerned friends, As you all know, we recently completed the election process for Wikimedia India Chapter Executive Committee (EC) Elections for year 2014 and 6 new members were recently elected. As part of the Transition process, an Induction Workshop is going on for the newly elected members so that the new EC can take over from the outgoing members. With an agreement from all the EC members, the Workshop is being held from the 13th – 15th Dec in Kothanur, Bangalore. As part of the Induction process past EC Arun Ramarathnam has agreed to help with the Induction. Among the outgoing EC members, Karthik Nadar and Nikita Belavate will be attending the Workshop to help with the Transition. Agendas for the Workshop Include – - · Background on Wikimedia Globally - · Wikimedia in India – Past, Present and Future Path - · Community Interaction - · EC Roles & Responsibilities Thank you and regards, Jayanta Nath President Wikimedia India Chapter

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Interaction of Bangalore community with the new EC
by Jayanta Nath 13 Dec '14

13 Dec '14

Dear all, The new Executive Committee of Wikimedia India Chapter is holding its meeting and a three-day Induction on 13th (Saturday), 14th(Sunday) & 15th (Monday) of December at Bangalore. As part of the board's induction and outreach, the EC is also arranging an informal *Wikimedia Community Meet* of all Wikimedians around Bangalore. The community meet is meant for general interaction and feedback among themselves as well as with the new EC members. There will be no formal presentations or other formalities, perhaps for a short self-introduction session by each participant. *Event:*Wikimedia Bangalore Community Meet with new Chapter EC*Venue:* Wikimedia India Work Adda, No.98/1, MMR Plaza, 1st Floor, Above DCB Bank, Sarjapur Main Road, Jakkasandra, Koramangala 1st Block. Bangalore - 560034 *Time:* 7.00 PM *Date:* Sunday, 14/12/2014 Any Wikimedians in and around Bangalore, (any Wikimedia contributor, not necessarily a chapter member) are welcome. You are also requested to spread the word around among your friends. We apologize for the short notice. Thank you and regards, Jayanta Nath President Wikimedia India Chapter

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Farewell, Sowmyan !
by Ravishankar Ayyakkannu 11 Dec '14

11 Dec '14

Hi, Please join me in wishing a fond farewell for Sowmyan as he is getting relieved from his role as an Executive Manager for Wikimedia India <http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Staff>. His 40 years of experience and wisdom served the movement well when we were going through a crucial phase. Those who were closely involved with the chapter operations know that he went many miles beyond the call of his duty. Sowmyan has promised to serve the movement as a community member and I greatly look forward to it. Ravi

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Bengali Wikipedia 10th Anniversary Celebration Conference
by Jayanta Nath 11 Dec '14

11 Dec '14

Dear all, As many of you may know Bengali Wikipedia completed 10 Years on March 2014. To celebrate this historic milestone the Bengali Wikimedia Community has planned to meet over for two days Bengali Wikipedia 10th Anniversary Celebration Conference during January 9 and 10, 2015 in Kolkata. We have also undertaken a series of On-Wiki and Off-Wiki activities. It will the gathering of users of two nation ( India & Bangladesh) and well wishers of Bengali Wikimedia projects. Please click here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/BN10> to go to the official page to see more details. . This conference is our first attempt to invite and host selected members from other Indian Wikipedia communities. We are planning to invite our friends and well-wishers from most of all active Indic language wiki communities in India to this most auspicious occasion hosted by Bengali Wikimedia community! We are also planning to arrange few 30 scholarships for non-Bengali Indic Wikimedians who are interested in participating in this event. With all these, we expect coming year’s conference shall become the largest outreach program any Indian wiki community have ever attempted. As a part of Conference, we are organizing edit-a-thons, a conference of students interested in Wikimedia projects, a meetup of youth interested in Wikimedia projects, photography contest and Workshop/Hackathon. We cordially invite you to participate in Conference to share your experiences, to connect with your peers and create partnerships thereby strengthening the Indian Wikimedia community. To participate in Conference, please register here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bengali%20Wikipedia%2010th%20Anniversary%20…> To participate in Conference as a speaker please submit your paper here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bengali_Wikipedia_10th_Anniversary_Celebrat…> . To participate Photography Contest , click here <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Bangla_Wikipedia_Photography_Con…> Looking forward to meeting you in Kolkata from 9-10 January, 2015! On behalf of Bengali Wikimedia Community, Jayanta Nath User: jayantanth on Wikimedia projects

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Participation in CMDA expo.
by Sudhanwa Jogalekar 08 Dec '14

08 Dec '14

Hi, PLUG (www.plug.org.in), Mozilla (mozilla.org) and Wikimedia India(www.wikimedia.in) are participating in CMDA IT expo in Pune on 11-14 Dec 2014. Do visit the expo and our stall. We also need volunteers. Please let us know if you are interested. Check out http://www.cmdaitexpo.com for details. Regards, --Sudhanwa -- ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~! web: www.sudhanwa.com blog: www.sudhanwa.in Twitter: sudhanwa Check on FB, Linkedin for more.

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Community Participation Support at Swatantra 2014
by రహ్మానుద్దీన్ షేక్ 04 Dec '14

04 Dec '14

Dear Wikimedians, ICFOSS, Govt of Kerala in collaboration with FSF-India, CIS, SFLC.in, Swatantra Malayalam Computing and other like minded organisations is celebrating Swtantra-2014, fifth international free software confrence of Kerala. This is scheduled during 18-20 December 2014 at Thiruvananthapuram. More details about the event can be seen at : http://icfoss.in/fs2014/ . CIS-A2K will be providing limited travel and stay scholarships to interested Wikimedians from various language communities to attend this event and benefit from it. Upto 10 scholarships are available for Wikimiedians applying from Kerala. Upto 3 scholarships will be considered from other Indic Wikimedians and India based English Wikipedians. If you are interested please register your name here on Meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/India_Access_To_Knowledge/Requests/Swatantr…> . *Eligibility*: You should have been a Wikimedian with a minimum of 200 edits on Wikimedia projects as on June 1, 2014. *Important dates*: Nominate yourself by *December 8*, 2014 (many apologies for this delay and short notice). We will confirm support by December 9, 2014. *Travel & Stay information*: (applicable only once the support is confirmed) * Low fare flight costs will be considered if your travel by bus/train is more than 24 hours to Thiruvananthapuram. * Stay in budget hotels, preferably on twin sharing basis. * All costs of the selected Wikimedians will be reimbursed on actual basis upon submission of original bills to CIS Office in Bangalore within 10 days of receipt. * It is essential to submit boarding passes along with tickets if you travel by a flight. * CIS could help book flight tickets upon request. Those interested to avail this support need to fill a form that we will circulate *Queries and correspondence*: * For all queries, please write to rahim{at}cis-india.org and vishnu{at} cis-india.org *Expectations from selected Wikimedians*: * Please see if you could utilize this opportunity to find solutions to some of the technical/other problems your community may be facing. * Do consider giving back the learning to your respective communities. * We would appreciate if you could share your experience and learning publicly. CIS-A2K will be happy to publish your write-up on our blog If you know of a Wikimedian in your community who could benefit from this event and also could bring back learning to benefit your community, please encourage them to apply. Thank you Rahmanuddin Shaik Program Officer CIS-A2K

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Odia Wikimedia community celebrating "Odia Wikisource Sabha 2014"
by Subhashish Panigrahi 01 Dec '14

01 Dec '14

Dear all, Today Odia Wikimedia community is celebrating "Odia Wikisource Sabha 2014". This is to celebrate the success of getting the project out of incubation last month, getting about 65 Odia books relicensed under CC-by-SA licenses, and rolling out a short term and the first Odia Wikisource project at Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) Bhubaneswar. Date, time and venue: 28 October 2014 3 - 7:30 pm Jayadev Bhawan (Soochana Bhawan), Bhubaneswar Event page: https://or.wikipedia.org/s/qtn Join us if you are in Bhubaneswar! :) Best! Subhashish Panigrahi Programme Officer, Access To Knowledge Centre for Internet and Society @psubhashish

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