Hello,
I suggest that we conduct WikiConference India 2012 @ some place on the
east coast of India. Considering that WikiConference India 2011 was held @
West Coast (Mumbai), we can plan something in Orissa, West Bengal, Andra
Pradesh , Tamil Nadu.
We can also have it like 2011 was in Bombay (notice B), 2012 can be in
Calcutta (notice C), 2013 can be in Delhi (notice D) like B, C,D
alphabetical order. I know A is missing... we can have sometime in
Ahmedabad or Assam
It will be like we are following a fashion in organizaing events.
Just my opinion.
Open for suggestions.
Regards,
Ade.
On 25 January 2012 13:49, <wheredevelsdare(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
Personally, I dont think Mumbai is in a position to
do another one this
year.
Also, imo, like Wikimania has an unofficial rotation policy wherein the
event takes place in different continents each year, we should make sure
that the locations are in different parts of the country to give everyone
the opportunity and make sure its not the same people traveling long
distances each time.
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:03:59 +0530
From: ashwin.baindur(a)gmail.com
To: wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] WCI 2012 (Was: REMINDER: Wikimania 2013
-
invitation to bid)
+1 to Pranav.
Pranav's text serves to remind us why an annual WikiConference India
is a good idea. Now that we are mostly no longer thinking of Wikimania
2013, it is time to begin thinking of WikiConference 2012.
Can cities other than Mumbai & Pune please start considering on this
issue as to whether they have the whereall for this event? We would
naturally hope that cities having existing large community setups such
as Bangalore may please consider.
Naturally, we may chose to do it simpler and easier than last year but
if it is happen at all in this year, then by the end of February, a
city community should volunteer. Else it may be difficult to do if
there is a later start.
There is also a school of thought which feels that even WikiConference
India should be once in two years.
What are your thoughts?
Warm regards,
Ashwin Baindur
------------------------------------------------------
On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 12:43 PM, <wheredevelsdare(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> Agree and disagree.
>
> Though WCI takes a lot of effort, yes, the results are for all of us
to see.
> A new incubator has been initiated
(Ahirani), there is talk of revival
of
> other Indic pedias such as Kashmiri, several
Photowalks, hackathons,
> Workshops and Academies have been held (or are being planned) in the
last
> couple of months, COTM has been revived on
en.wiki. Several people who
came
> as attendees are now active members of the
community. These are just
some of
> the major happenings - When we came up with
the idea, we never
imagined this
> sort of impact. Each community seems to have
taken a leaf out of
anothers
> book. No one can take credit for this, it is
just a result of mingling
with
> one another. WCI was ridden with mistakes
and severly short on
manpower, but
> hey - it was our first attempt at anything
like this and Im sure we
did a
> decent job given the circumstances. Im also
sure it is a lesson for the
> future, the start of a learning curve.
>
> On the other hand, there need to be resources available to do it all
over
> again. So, IMO if a certain local community
anywhere in the country
feels it
> can take it up, yes they should go ahead
with another version in 2012
as
> hosting it on an annual basis will only take
the event to the next
level and
> give us exposure that no local event can
give.
>
> The only advice I can give to communities interested, dont think
holding it
> is a cakewalk, horrendous things will happen
and you will need to deal
with
> them, be prepared to work your ass off
(literally, 16 to 18 hours a
day, 7
> days a week), have atleast 5 people working
on it full time and 20
people
> who can give atleast 5 hours a week to begin
with and 10 hours a week
in the
> last couple of months and be ready to face
the worst with a brave face.
>
> We will soon be coming out with our report on WCI 2011 and hope that it
> would help future organisers of similar events in their endevours.
>
> ________________________________
> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:16:16 +0530
> From: ravidreams(a)gmail.com
> To: wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Foundation-l] REMINDER: Wikimania
2013 -
> invitation to bid
>
> Hi,
>
> I appreciate the wise decision from Indian Wikipedia community to opt
out of
> Wikimania bid until next few years.
>
> Even Wikiconference India need not be an annual event considering the
amount
> of human and financial resources spent on
it. What we need is
strengthening
> local communities in each language and city
by means of more meetups,
> unconferences, outreach, on project activity and events with specific
goals
> like hackathons.
>
> Ravi
>
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