Dear all Wikipedians,
Here is the Minutes of the First
Assamese Wikipedia Meetup Guwahati on 29/01/12
Venue: Conference hall, Computer Science Department,
Guwahati University
1. Started at 2:30 Pm, welcome the Wikipedians by
organizer Jyoti Prakash Nath
2. Facilitation to Mr. Shiju Alex and the
HOD of the Computer Science Department Dr. (Mrs) Anjana
Kakati Mahanta with the Assamese Gamosha by Mr. Buljit
Borgohain and Mr. Gitartha Bordoloi respectively.
3. On request of Jyoti Prakash Nath Dr. (Mrs)
Anjana Kakati Mahanta inaugurated the meeting. She said how
she glad to know when she was asked by Mr. Shiju Alex for a
place to a meeting of Assamese Wikipedia. She agreed to
provide a Projector, a room, furnishers and Internet
connection for the meeting.
4. Mr. Prabhakar Sharama Neog, a senior Wikipedian
explains his feelings about the Assamese Wikipedia and
shares some experience.
5. All the present peoples introduced themselves
one by one.
6. Jyoti Prakash Nath explains how to open a new
account on the Assamese Wikipedia to the new people that
present on that day. One new member Mr. Amrit opens a new
account on request for demonstration.
7. A slide show prepared by Mr. Bishnu Saikia was
presented by another senior Wikipedian Mr. Gitartha Bordoloi
where basically these points are described-----
I.
What is Wikipedia?
II. What is
Wiki?
III. History of
Wikipedia.
IV. Indic
Wikipedia.
V. Present
status of Assamese Wikipedia.
VI. Sister
Projects of Assamese Wikipedia.
VII. Assamese
Wikisource.
VIII. Assamese
Wiktionary.
IX. Assamese
Wikibooks.
8. Shiju Alex speaks about Wikimedia foundation
and the Indic Wikipedia.
9. Mr. Amlan Basumatary explains the viewers how
to create a page and how to write an article on Assamese
Wikipedia. He also explains the Narayam keyboard that
available on the website and how to activate it and how one
can write Assamese script using the keyboard.
10. A question answer section was held where many
new users and present reporters ask questions about
Wikipedia. All the queries are answered by Mr. Gitarth
Bordoloi, Mr. Prabhakar Sharma Neog, Mr.Shiju Alex and Mr.
Amlan Basumatary. Meanwhile all the guests were served with
tea and Assamese breakfast Tillpitha, Narikolor Ladu, Tilor
Ladu, Sirar Ladu etc.
11. End of the meeting declared by Jyoti Prakash
Nath.
Regards
JyotiPrakash
Nath
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