Dear all,

Greetings from Wikimedia India !

Organisational Updates

12A status
Income tax department has responded to our income tax exemption (12A registration) application and requested for additional information. Arjuna Rao Chavala along with Chapter Consultant Mr MN Rao met with IT authorities and clarified how the Chapter activities are charitable. As IT authorities could not be convinced fully, it is decided to withdraw the application and reapply at a later date.

Elections
Election rules were approved by the EC. Election Committee consisting of Mr Gautam John and Mr Balasundara Raman were appointed.

Membership:
Membership as of 31 July, 2012 is 100.

Donations:
Donations till date for the current FY is Rs 100/-

Internet Relay Chat(IRCs):
IRC on Elections was organised by Gautam and Sundar along with EC on 30 July 2012

Board Meetings:
Board had one phone conference in July.

WikiConference 2011
Accounts are submitted to Auditor. We expect Audit report in couple of weeks.

Community & Special Interest Groups

Events:

• "The Fifth Elephant",Conference on the big data ecosystem, 27 & 28 July 2012, Bangalore - Wikimedia Chapter participated as Partner and had a stall in the Exhibition. Several visitors learnt about Wikimedia and few of them signed up for membership

Upcoming Events

• 6 Aug 2012, Wiki Academy at Dravidian Univ, Kuppam.

A round-up of Wikimedia events, academies and initiatives around the nation are updated here.

Media Coverage

Media Coverage on Wikimedia India and Wikipedia is updated here

Grants Funded

• Kannada Wikipedia Anniversary Celebration was funded

We look forward to your continued support and active participation.

Best,
On behalf of Wikimedia Chapter (India)

Naveen Francis
Secretary, Wikimedia India Chapter