Hi Wikipedians, Wikipedia Academies are public outreach events aimed at engaging academics, other subject-matter experts and anyone else who are not familiar with Wikpedia/ wiki culture or online communities. In presentations and workshops, experienced Wikipedia authors teach the participants how to contribute to Wikipedia and orient the audience to Wikipedia’s structures and community policies. You can know more about WP Academies @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Academy Academies have been happening in India since some time, unofficially, thanks to the humble efforts of many wikipedians. Under the aegis of Bangalore Wikipedians, we recently had Sanskrit Wikipedia Academy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Academy/India/2010/Bangalore1 The next academy session is on Malayalam Wikipedia Date: 21 March 2010, 4 PM Venue: Centre for Internet and Society, Cunningham Rd, Bangalore. You can find more details at http://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangalore_Wikipedia_Academy1 http://shijualex.blogspot.com/2010/03/blog-post_17.html The sessions will be lead by Shiju Alex, Anoopan and Ramesh NG from Malayalam Wikipedia. You are cordially invited! Please spread the word ! Regards, Tinu Cherian