Hi,<div>hope all fine :)</div><div><br></div><div>This is to inform you about Wiki Loves Monuments (WLM) 2012, 
<span style="line-height:19px;font-size:13px;font-family:sans-serif">a global public photo contest around monuments, organized by Wikimedia chapters and groups.</span> WLM was first organised in Netherlands in 2010, while 18 European countries participated  in 2011. <span style="line-height:19px;font-family:sans-serif">In total, more than </span><b style="line-height:19px;font-family:sans-serif">165,000</b><span style="line-height:19px;font-family:sans-serif"> pictures of European monuments were uploaded in 2011.</span></div>




<div><br></div><div>Happy to inform you that, this year, Indian community is confirmed to participate in the <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012" target="_blank">international contest</a>. Photo contests and events have been organised in India till 2011, however in different cities at different period of time.  In an attempt to organise the contest nationally, we will need some dedicated volunteers who can assist us in following ways:</div>

<div><ul><li>Helping to prepare the list of monuments </li><li>Coordinating in your own city</li><li>Online support, especially from Wikimedia Commons users while pre, during and post the contest for categorization, OTRS team, and many more stuff&#39;s</li>

</ul></div><div>Anyone interested<span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px"> are welcome to sign-up at the volunteers section! [1] Do use Commons event talk page for discussion.</span></div>


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<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012_in_India" target="_blank">http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012_in_India</a></li><li>  <a href="http://www.wikilovesmonuments.in/" target="_blank">Official website</a>  </li>

<li>  <a href="https://lists.wmnederland.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/wlm-in" target="_blank">Wiki Loves Monuments India mailing list</a> (<a rel="nofollow" href="https://lists.wmnederland.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/wlm-in" style="padding-right:13px;line-height:19px;color:rgb(102,51,102);font-size:13px;font-family:sans-serif;background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat;background-image:url(&#39;&#39;)" target="_blank">wlm-in@lists.wmnederland.nl</a>)</li>

<li>  <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_Fact_Sheet.pdf" target="_blank">One minute fact sheet about Wiki Loves Monuments</a></li>
</ol><div><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div><span>Thanks and regards,</span></div>
<div><span>(</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Karthikndr" target="_blank">User:Karthikndr</a>)</div><div><span><b>Karthik Nadar.</b></span></div>
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