Great. Just one question - do we have a cross-country statistic on per capita contribution for wlm?

And a request to list members – please circulate key parts of Naveen's report to journalists of your acquaintance.

--
Vickram
Fool On The Hill
"The cameras were all around. We've got you taped; you're in the play. 
Here's your I.D. (Ideal for identifying one and all.) 
Invest your life in the memory bank; ours the interest and we thank you."
Jethro Tull: A Passion Play (1973)

On Oct 13, 2012 8:40 AM, "Naveen Francis" <naveenpf@wikimedia.in> wrote:

Dear all,

Greetings from Wikimedia India !

Organisational Updates

The second Annual General body meeting was held on 23 Sep 2012. Annual report for 2011-12 was released on the occasion.

Elections
Elections were conducted during the AGM. Karthik Nadar Nikita Belavate, Pranav Curumsey, Srikanth Ramakrishnan and Viswa Prabha were declared elected.

Membership:
Membership as of 30 Sep, 2012 is 126. M/s Arnion Technologies Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad became the first institutional member, following the grant of membership on 19 Sep 2012.

Donations:
Amount of donations processed during the month is Rs Nil.

Board Meetings:
Board did not have in person meetings in September.However AGM was attended by five EC members.

WikiConference 2011
Conference Audit Report published along with Chapter Audit report during AGM on 23 Sep 2012

Executive Manager
EC after an exhaustive search and selection process has appointed Sowmyan Tirumurti as Executive Manager of the organisation. This is the first position to be staffed. Mr Sowmyan has over 40 years of experience in Aerospace, and Computer peripherals industry. He has worked with Indian Space Research Organization, DCM Data Products, ORG Systems, TVS Electronics, and Honeywell Technology Solutions in India. He has held roles related to R&D management, Quality improvement, Cost improvement, Marketing, Sales and service support, Strategy planning, Supply chain management, Contract management, and Compliance monitoring.

After retiring from Honeywell Technology Solutions in 2008, he has explored many web based content delivery methodologies meant for continuing education. He has promoted webcasting at low bandwidth, created a web site for lessons on Six sigma and Hoshin kanri, taught Japanese language through a Youtube channel, and attended Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) on Coursera and Udacity.

Sowmyan joined Wikimedia India on 1st October 2012 as Executive Manager based in Bangalore. His primary role is to support the members and the community in organizing and running the various promotion programs. Sowmyan's photo is at http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Staff

Wiki loves monuments

Here are some statistics and updates from India:

First round of filtering is going on and it is expected to be completed by Oct 15,2012.

Community & Special Interest Groups

Events:

Upcoming Events

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

Media Coverage

No much media coverage this month.

Grants Funded

No grant requests.


We look forward to your continued support and active participation.

Best,
On behalf of Wikimedia Chapter (India)

Naveen Francis
Secretary


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