Thank you for your wishes. Pavanaja has joined the CIS-A2K team as the Programme Officer, which was left vacant by Shiju Alex few months ago. He will be a key point of contact for the expansion and growth of Kannada Wikipedia within the team. We are glad to have his huge network and experience that would immensely benefit Kannada Wikipedia. In addition to this his job profile would include the following:

•                     Design & assist in the roll-out PR / digital outreach plan(s) to promote Indic language readers & readership

•                     Design & roll-out PR/on-ground outreach plan(s) to promote Indic language editors and contribution

•                     Assist WMF in rolling out and training the Online Ambassadors for Indic language Wikipedia.

•                     Co-ordinate with WMF to provide technical solutions to resolve current (& potential) issues on Indic languages

•                     Providing ad hoc support to the Community on all aspects of Indic languages as may be deemed necessary.

•                     Any other services as required by your supervisor (Programme Director – A2K Programme) and the Executive Director of CIS in connection with the grant from Wikimedia Foundation.

Best regards,

Vishnu