New subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia Academy in Mangalore

20 Aug 2009


      Department of Mass Communications and Al Madhyam of the St. Aloysius
College, Mangalore in collaboration with Centre for Internet and
Society, Bangalore are holding a State-level Wiki-Academy in Mangalore
on 22nd August, 2009. The one-day workshop will focus on the use of
Indian languages in Wikipedia, editing and its application in academics.
Registration is free. Register before 21st August for the workshop.
Registration is open on the day of the event, as well.
Wikipedia editors will speak about the history of Wikipedia and its role
in making information freely available to people in several languages.
They will also provide hands-on training on editing and improving
articles on Wikipedia.
The talks for this edition will be presented by:
Prashanth N S  (editor, English Wikipedia)
Hari Prasad Nadig (sysop, Kannada Wikipedia)
More details on the program is at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Prashanthns/Wikiconference
http://hpnadig.net/sites/hpnadig.net/files/WikiAcademy.pdf
(Feel free to pass this on to your friends in Mangalore)