Hello,
I'm sorry for not including this in the original post. Here is a brief
introduction to T. Vishnu Vardhan:
Starting in February 2013, T. Vishnu Vardhan will be Programme Director
of CIS's Access to Knowledge programme at the New Delhi office. Prior to
this position, he was the Senior Development Officer for the Sir Ratan
Tata Trust (SRTT), a position that he has help since 2007. His
experience spans across academics, industry (media) and the
not-for-profit sector. Over the last 11 years, he has worked in various
capacities as a researcher, grant manager, teacher, project consultant,
information architect and translator. Prior to joining CIS, Vishnu
managed the Art, Crafts and Culture portfolio of the SRTT, where he
spent 5 years performing project conceptualization, management and
assessment of quality and impact in the not-for-profit sector.
Vishnu managed more than 30 projects and funds to the tune of Rs. 160
million. He also anchored SRTT’s automation and knowledge management
activities. Vishnu worked as a Research Coordinator at Centre for the
Study of Culture and Society (CSCS) in Bangalore where he coordinated
the online M.A. in Cultural Studies, managed the Library Fellowship
programme, conceptualized and coordinated national and international
workshops and short-term courses in Media and Cultural Studies, and
helped in building academic institutional partnerships.
Vishnu is a superannuated doctoral candidate at the Centre for Media
Research, University of Ulster and CSCS, Bangalore.
Cheers,
Jadine
On 2013-01-28 11:12 AM, Arnav Sonara wrote:
That's great, congrats to Mr Vardhan. Can we have
a short introduction
of him or did I miss that.
Thanks,
Rangilo Gujarati.
On Jan 28, 2013 10:56 AM, "Jadine Lannon" <jadine(a)cis-india.org
<mailto:jadine@cis-india.org>> wrote:
Hello,
We are pleased to announce the results of the hiring of Programme
Director for CIS's A2K programme. After a lengthy four month
process, Mr. Vishnu Vardhan, who posted his essay onto the mailing
list under the alias Nee Davis, was offered the position on January
13th, 2013, which he has accepted. He will be taking on the
responsibilities of Programme Director in early February, 2013, and
he hopes to be fully transitioned into this position by the end of
February.
The entire CIS team and Mr. Vardhan would like to thank the
Wikimedia community for their interaction and input, particularly
during the public stage of the hiring. We look forwards to working
with you all as the A2K project continues.
Thank you,
Jadine
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