FYI.... and once again congratulations to Jayanta da to become a EC member
at Wikimedia India Chapter.
Belayet
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Date: 15 August 2013 22:01
Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: Wikimedia India Board(EC) Elections-2013 -
Results
To: "Discussion list on Indian language projects of Wikimedia." <
wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
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From: Arjuna Rao Chavala <arjunaraoc(a)gmail.com>
Date: 2013/8/15
Subject: Wikimedia India Board(EC) Elections-2013 - Results
To: wmin-members <wmin-members(a)googlegroups.com>, Wikimedia India EC <
wikimedia-in-exec(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: <masked>
Hi,
We completed the election process for Wikimedia India Chapter Executive
Committee (EC) Elections for year 2013 in today's Annual General Body
Meeting. We are happy to announce the results of the Election.
Total eligible Voters: 66 (Excluding 3 members of the Election Committee,
who cant' vote as per the Election rules)
Votes polled: 27 (26 by post and 1 in person), (40.9%)
Valid votes: 26
Invalid vote:1
Candidate- Votes polled
Jayanta Nath - 17
Moksh Juneja - 17
Nikhil Kawale - 3
Santosh Shingare - 6
Yohann Thomas - 7
Hence, Jayanta Nath and Moksh Juneja are declared as elected to EC for the
two vacant positions for term 2013-2015.
We congratulate Jayanta and Moksh. We thank EC, all the candidates and
members for active participation in the Election process.
We thank the outgoing Executive Committee led by Sudhanwa for all their
contributions. We wish the new EC all the best for growing the movement
and the chapter in future.
Sincerely,
Arjuna Rao Chavala, Tinu Cherian, Radhakrishna A
Election Committee for EC Elections-2013
Wikimedia India Chapter
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Dear Belayet,
Wonderful to hear this! I am glad that the preparation for the celebrations
is initiated early. Let's make it *Grand*! Would be more than happy to
help on this in any small way.
Cheers and best,
Vishnu
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 10:20:43 +0600
> From: Belayet Hossain <bellayet(a)gmail.com>
> To: Discussion list for Bangladeshi Wikimedians
> <wikimedia-bd(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, "Bengali
> Wikipedia<br/>(wikipedia-bn(a)lists.wikimedia.org)"
> <wikipedia-bn(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Subject: [Wikipedia-BN] 10 years of Bangla Wikipedia
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> Dear Wikipedians!
>
> Bangla Wikipedia is the largest encyclopedia in Bangla Wikipedia, also the
> largest encyclopedia in Bangladesh.
>
> I am happy to let you know that the next year on January 27, 2014 Bangla
> Wikipedia will be 10[1] years old. All of you will agree with me that "10
> years of Bangla Wikipedia" deserves a grand celebration. We have only 5
> month to plan, design, arrangements and celebrate. I think this is the
> right time to start community discussion and set the plan how we will work
> on that and make celebrate this grand anniversary.
>
> I've create a project page[2] on Bangla Wikipedia for the discussion and
> coordination of the events centrally. Tou can discuss in the mailing lists,
> But make sure that your idea goes to Wikipedia page as well.
>
> I would like to invite you to join the discussion. Please write down your
> ideas, plans and suggestions to celebrate this unique occasion for Bangla
> Wikipedia.
>
> [1]http://bn.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&action=info
> [2]http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/wp:10_years_of_Bangla_Wikipedia
>
> Cheers,
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Dear Wikipedians!
Bangla Wikipedia is the largest encyclopedia in Bangla Wikipedia, also the
largest encyclopedia in Bangladesh.
I am happy to let you know that the next year on January 27, 2014 Bangla
Wikipedia will be 10[1] years old. All of you will agree with me that "10
years of Bangla Wikipedia" deserves a grand celebration. We have only 5
month to plan, design, arrangements and celebrate. I think this is the
right time to start community discussion and set the plan how we will work
on that and make celebrate this grand anniversary.
I've create a project page[2] on Bangla Wikipedia for the discussion and
coordination of the events centrally. Tou can discuss in the mailing lists,
But make sure that your idea goes to Wikipedia page as well.
I would like to invite you to join the discussion. Please write down your
ideas, plans and suggestions to celebrate this unique occasion for Bangla
Wikipedia.
[1]http://bn.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&action=info
[2]http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/wp:10_years_of_Bangla_Wikipedia
Cheers,
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From: Pranav Curumsey <curumsey(a)gmail.com>
Date: 13 August 2013 18:31
Subject: [WMIN-Members] NCERT portal goes CC-BY-SA
Hi folks,
Savithri just gave me some wonderful news. The new National Repository of
Open Education Resources has been launched, and Dr. Tharoor, the HRD
Minister announced its licensed under CC-BY-SA! *http://nroer.in/home/*
Iv been following up with Dr. Tharoor and NCERT for about 6 months now,
pushing for this. Thanks to Gautam, Tinu, Savithri, Dr. Nagarjuna and
everyone else who helped make this happen. It is certainly a major win for
us as a chapter to be a part of this and a major win for OER in India.
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Thanks Pranav for sharing.
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Dear All,
I am happy to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh ready to support WikIftar-
Iftar for Banglaeshi Wikipedians. I would like to invite you to join the
Iftar. We will discuss the future plans and arrangements to spread
Wikimedia projects around the country. Also we have lots of fun there. Here
is the details of the event:
Event: WikIftar Dhaka 2013
Venue: Star Kabab, Dhanmondi 2, Dhaka (opposite of Popular)
Time: 5:30 PM, Friday, 23 Ramadan, 2 August, 2013.
Please confirm your presence by fill up http://bit.ly/WikiftarDhaka2013form.
Cheers.
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হাসিব, গৌতমদা, আশাসহ সকল অংশগ্রহণকারীকে অভিনন্দন।
বেলায়েত
2013/7/22 Nurunnaby Chowdhury <nh(a)nhasive.com>
> ধন্যবাদ গৌতম দা..
>
> রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের ক্যারিয়ার ক্লাবের উদ্যোগে গত শনিবার বাংলা
> উইকিপিডিয়া-বিষয়ক কর্মশালা অনুষ্ঠিত হয়। এই কর্মশালার সহযোগিতায় ছিল বাংলাদেশ
> ওপেন সোর্স নেটওয়ার্ক (বিডিওএসএন) [১] এবং ওপেন নলেজ ফাউন্ডেশন নেটওয়ার্ক
> (ওকেএফএন) [২]। বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের ডিন কমপ্লেক্সে অনুষ্ঠিত কর্মশালায়
> উইকিপিডিয়ার নিবন্ধ, ছবি, নতুন তথ্য ও তথ্যসূত্র যোগ করার পদ্ধতি নিয়ে নিয়ে
> আমি [৩] আলোচনা করি। পাশাপাশি রাজশাহী অঞ্চলের বিভিন্ন তথ্য যাতে উইকিপিডিয়াতে
> যুক্ত করা যায় সে বিষয়েও শিক্ষার্থীদের বলি..আমার সঙ্গে কর্মশালা পরিচালনায়
> সহযোগিতায় ছিলো উইকিপিডিয়ান জাহিদ হোসাইন খান আশা [৪]। কর্মশালায় সবমিলিয়ে
> প্রায় ১৫০জন শিক্ষার্থী অংশ নেয়।
>
> কর্মশালায় বেশ সাড়া পেয়েছি। শিক্ষার্থীরাও বেশ আগ্রহ নিয়ে শেখার চেষ্টা
> করেছে। কর্মশালা শেষে আয়োজিত অনুষ্ঠানে বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের উপাচার্য, ছাত্র
> উপদেষ্টা, প্রক্টর, জনসংযোগ প্রশাসকসহ অনেকে এ ধরনের কর্মশালার বেশ প্রশংসাও
> করেছেন।
>
> কর্মশালার শুরু থেকেই আমাদের সঙ্গে ছিলেন আমাদের আরেকজন উইকিপিডিয়ান গৌতম দা।
> শুরু থেকে থাকার পাশাপাশি গৌতম দা নিজেও কর্মশালায় উইকিপিডিয়ার বেশ কিছু বিষয়
> তুলে ধরেন শিক্ষার্থীদের মাঝে। এছাড়া তিনি শিক্ষার্থীদের উইকিপিডিয়া সংক্রান্ত
> যে কোন সহযোগিতার জন্য তাঁর কাছে যাওয়ার ব্যাপারেও অনুরোধ করেন। উল্লেখ্য
> বর্তমানে গৌতম দা রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় আইইআর বিভাগে শিক্ষক হিসেবে কর্মরত
> আছেন..
>
> সবমিলিয়ে কর্মশালাটি ভালো ভাবেই সম্পন্ন হয়েছে।
>
> এ বিষয়ে প্রকাশিত সংবাদ [৫] [৬]। এছাড়া আয়োজনের কিছু ছবি[৭]।
>
> [১] facebook.com/BdOSN
> [২] facebook.com/OKFnBD
> [৩] http://goo.gl/fHV30
> [৪] http://goo.gl/Tls2Zs
> <http://tech.priyo.com/news/business/2013/07/21/11096.html>
> [৫] http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-07-21/news/369480
> [৬] http://tech.priyo.com/news/business/2013/07/21/11096.html
> [৭] http://goo.gl/GOKDh
>
>
> 2013/7/22 Goutam Roy <gtmroy(a)gmail.com>
>
>> হাসিব ভাই,
>>
>> আমার মনে হয়, আয়োজন কীরকম হলো সে সম্পর্কে একটি বিস্তারিত প্রতিবেদন ইমেইলে
>> সবার সঙ্গে শেয়ার করতে পারেন। ধন্যবাদ।
>>
>> গৌতম
>>
>>
>> 2013/7/19 Belayet Hossain <bellayet(a)gmail.com>
>>
>>> হাসিব,
>>> আপনার আয়োজন সম্পর্কে শুনে ভালো লাগলো। অভিনন্দন। হয়তো তার সাথে আমার কখনও
>>> পরিচয় ঘটেনি, তাই আপনাদের সক্রিয় উইকিপিডিয়ান জাহিদ হোসেন খান সম্পর্কে
>>> বিস্তারিত জানার আগ্রহ প্রকাশ করছি। আশা করি আপনি অথবা তিনি নিজেই তার
>>> সম্পর্কে বিস্তারিত আমাদের জানাবেন।
>>>
>>> ধন্যবাদ।
>>> বেলায়েত
>>>
>>>
>>> 2013/7/18 Goutam Roy <gtmroy(a)gmail.com>
>>>
>>>> বাহ! দারুণ ব্যাপার। আমি উপস্থিত থাকার ইচ্ছা রাখছি। কিন্তু কোথায় এবং
>>>> কয়টা থেকে কয়টা পর্যন্ত হবে সেটা জানিয়ে দিলে ভালো হতো।
>>>> সাফল্য কামনায়-
>>>> গৌতম
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2013/7/17 Nurunnaby Chowdhury <nh(a)nhasive.com>
>>>>
>>>>> প্রিয় সবাই,
>>>>>
>>>>> রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের ক্যারিয়ার ক্লাবের উদ্যোগে আগামী শনিবার (২০
>>>>> জুলাই) বিকেলে "বাংলা উইকিপিডিয়া" নিয়ে কর্মশালার আয়োজন করা হয়েছে।
>>>>> আমি উক্ত কর্মশালাটি পরিচালনা করবো..আমার সাথে নাসির খান সৈকত যাওয়ার কথা
>>>>> ছিলো কিন্তু বিশেষ কাজ পড়ে যাওয়ায় সে যেতে পারবে না..এখন আমার সাথে যাবে
>>>>> আমাদের সক্রিয় উইকিপিডিয়ান জাহিদ হোসাইন খান..
>>>>>
>>>>> এ আয়োজনে সহযোগী হিসেবে থাকছে ওপেন নলেজ ফাউন্ডেশন নেটওয়ার্ক বাংলাদেশ
>>>>> এবং বাংলাদেশ ওপেন সোর্স নেটওয়ার্ক।
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> *Nurunnaby Chowdhury Hasive*
>>>>> Blog Editor | Prothom-Alo Blog <http://www.prothom-aloblog.com>
>>>>> Assignment Reporter | The Daily Prothom-Alo<http://www.prothom-alo.com>
>>>>> Bangladesh Ambassador | Open Knowledge Network Foundation (OKFN)<http://www.okfn.org>
>>>>> Auto-confirmed, Reviewer & Roll backer Editor | Bangla Wikipedia<http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/user:nhasive>
>>>>> Treasurer & Coordinator (PR) | Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN)<http://www.bdosn.org>
>>>>> Coordinator (PR) | Society for the Popularization of Science,
>>>>> Bangladesh (SPSB) <http://www.spsb.org>*
>>>>> *Central Team MOVers | Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad Committee
>>>>> (BdMO) <http://www.matholympiad.org.bd>
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>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> *Goutam Roy*
>>>> Lecturer
>>>> Institute of Education and Research
>>>> University of Rajshahi
>>>> Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh.
>>>>
>>>> Phone: +88-0721-711168, Fax: +88-0721-750064
>>>> Cell Phone: +88-01712-018951
>>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> *Goutam Roy*
>> Lecturer
>> Institute of Education and Research
>> University of Rajshahi
>> Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh.
>>
>> Phone: +88-0721-711168, Fax: +88-0721-750064
>> Cell Phone: +88-01712-018951
>>
>> Editor: Articles on Education of Bangladesh <http://www.bdeduarticle.com>::: বাংলাদেশের
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>>
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>>
>
>
> --
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> Blog Editor | Prothom-Alo Blog <http://www.prothom-aloblog.com>
> Assignment Reporter | The Daily Prothom-Alo <http://www.prothom-alo.com>
> Bangladesh Ambassador | Open Knowledge Network Foundation (OKFN)<http://www.okfn.org>
> Auto-confirmed, Reviewer & Roll backer Editor | Bangla Wikipedia<http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/user:nhasive>
> Treasurer & Coordinator (PR) | Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN)<http://www.bdosn.org>
> Coordinator (PR) | Society for the Popularization of Science, Bangladesh
> (SPSB) <http://www.spsb.org>*
> *Central Team MOVers | Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad Committee (BdMO)<http://www.matholympiad.org.bd>
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হাসিব,
আপনার আয়োজন সম্পর্কে শুনে ভালো লাগলো। অভিনন্দন। হয়তো তার সাথে আমার কখনও
পরিচয় ঘটেনি, তাই আপনাদের সক্রিয় উইকিপিডিয়ান জাহিদ হোসেন খান সম্পর্কে
বিস্তারিত জানার আগ্রহ প্রকাশ করছি। আশা করি আপনি অথবা তিনি নিজেই তার
সম্পর্কে বিস্তারিত আমাদের জানাবেন।
ধন্যবাদ।
বেলায়েত
2013/7/18 Goutam Roy <gtmroy(a)gmail.com>
> বাহ! দারুণ ব্যাপার। আমি উপস্থিত থাকার ইচ্ছা রাখছি। কিন্তু কোথায় এবং কয়টা
> থেকে কয়টা পর্যন্ত হবে সেটা জানিয়ে দিলে ভালো হতো।
> সাফল্য কামনায়-
> গৌতম
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> 2013/7/17 Nurunnaby Chowdhury <nh(a)nhasive.com>
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>> প্রিয় সবাই,
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>> রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের ক্যারিয়ার ক্লাবের উদ্যোগে আগামী শনিবার (২০ জুলাই)
>> বিকেলে "বাংলা উইকিপিডিয়া" নিয়ে কর্মশালার আয়োজন করা হয়েছে।
>> আমি উক্ত কর্মশালাটি পরিচালনা করবো..আমার সাথে নাসির খান সৈকত যাওয়ার কথা
>> ছিলো কিন্তু বিশেষ কাজ পড়ে যাওয়ায় সে যেতে পারবে না..এখন আমার সাথে যাবে
>> আমাদের সক্রিয় উইকিপিডিয়ান জাহিদ হোসাইন খান..
>>
>> এ আয়োজনে সহযোগী হিসেবে থাকছে ওপেন নলেজ ফাউন্ডেশন নেটওয়ার্ক বাংলাদেশ এবং
>> বাংলাদেশ ওপেন সোর্স নেটওয়ার্ক।
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Dear all,
Here is the A2K newsletter for the month of May, 2013. Apologies for the delay.
Wikimedia Foundation, beginning from September 1, 2012, awarded the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) a two-year grant of INR 26,000,000 to support and develop free knowledge in India. Consequently, Wikimedia Foundation’s India Program became the Access to Knowledge (A2K) program of CIS. In this newsletter, we are pleased to bring you updates about the recently concluded exhibition organised in our offices in Bangalore and Delhi and share with you the feedback to the Access to Knowledge work plan from the wikipedia community.
The A2K team consists of three members based in Bangalore: T. Vishnu Vardhan, Dr. U.B. Pavanaja and Subhashish Panigrahi and one member Nitika Tandon in Delhi. Noopur Raval, Programme Officer left the organisation on April 24, 2013. Archives of our newsletters arehere.
Wikipedians from various communities can request for outreach programs, technical bugs, logistics-merchandize and media, public relations and communications at http://bit.ly/TOcXId.
Celebrating 5 Years of CIS
CIS is now 5 years old and we recently celebrated this by holding an open exhibition in our offices in Bangalore and Delhi from May 20 to 23, showcasing our work and accomplishments over the five year period. We had about 170 visitors coming in to our office. Renowned artists like Tara Kelton, Kiran Subbaiah, Navin Thomas, Abhishek Hazra and Sharath Chandra Ram exhibited their work. The four-day event attracted press coverage: Bangalore Mirror (May 18, 2013), DNA (May 19, 2013), Hindu (May 22, 2013), Prajavani (May 23, 2013), Udayavani (May 25, 2013) and Bangalore Mirror (May 31, 2013). Download all the posters that were part of the exhibition here.
# Announcements
Access to Knowledge Work Plan (April 2013 - June 2014): CIS has announced its detailed plan with projection of outcomes and expected impact of the A2K programme activities. The document has been made in consultation with various stakeholders and keeping in mind the objectives, opportunities and challenges faced by each of the Indian language Wikimedia projects. Feel free to share any feedback.
WMF-A2K Revised Budget (draft) and Utilization (September 2012 - February 2013): In our effort to increase transparency with the working of CIS-A2K programme, we aresharing with you the A2K Programme Budget along with the utilization for the above period. The proposed revisions to the budget along with some notes are here.
CIS Signs MOU with TISS, Mumbai: has signed a MoU with TISS as part of which we will collaboratively work towards building Digital Knowledge Partnerships with select higher education institutions.
India Access to Knowledge IRC can be accessed here: May 13, 2013 (All Language Discussion) and May 26, 2013 (Odia Language Discussion).
# Blog Entries
Odia Wikipedia: Needs Assessment (by Subhashish Panigrahi, May 11, 2013).
Access to Knowledge Work Plan: Synopsis of Feedback by Wikipedians (by Nitika Tandon, May 20, 2013).
Wikipedia Introductory Session organized for Data and India portal consultants (by Subhashish Panigrahi, May 30, 2013).
My First Wikipedia Training Workshop – Theatre Outreach Unit, University of Hyderabad (by T. Vishnu Vardhan, June 19, 2013).
# Event Organised
Kannada Wikipedia Workshop (April 29, 2013, Govinda Pai Research Centre, MGM College Udupi). Dr. U.B. Pavanaja led the workshop and gave a talk on Kannada Wikipedia
# Event Participated
Kannada IRC Meet (organised by the Wikipedia Community, May 7, 2013). Dr. U.B.Pavanaja participated in this.
# Upcoming Event
Digital Humanities for Indian Higher Education (co-organised in collaboration with HEIRA-CSCS, Tumkur University, CILHE-TISS and CCS (IISc), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, July 13, 2013).
# Press Coverage
Report on CIS 5 Years Celebration (Prajavani, May 23, 2013). Prajavani published a report of Dr. U.B. Pavanja’s talk “From Palm Leaf to Tablet – Journey of Kannada”.
Report on CIS 5 Years Celebration (Udayavani, May 25, 2013). Udayavani published a report of the evening programme hosted as part of the Centre for Internet and Society's 5 year celebrations in its Bangalore edition.
A Feature on Wikipedia and Telegu Wikipedians (HMTV, May 30 – 31, 2013). T. Vishnu Vardhan is quoted in this half an hour feature on Wikipedia and Telugu Wikipedians.
Wikipedia Live Phone-in Programme (HMTV, June 1, 2013). T. Vishnu Vardhan speaks about Telegu Wikipedia in the discussion that was telecasted live.
*About CIS*
CIS was registered as a society in Bangalore in 2008. As an independent, non-profit research organisation, it runs different policy research programmes such as Accessibility, Access to Knowledge, Openness, Internet Governance, and Telecom. The policy research programmes have resulted in outputs such as the e-Accessibility Policy Handbook for Persons with Disabilities with ITU and G3ict, and Digital Alternatives with a Cause?, Thinkathon Position Papers and the Digital Natives with a Cause? Report with Hivos, etc. We have conducted policy research for the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, etc., on WIPO Treaties, Copyright Bill, NIA Bill, etc.
CIS is accredited as an observer at WIPO. CIS staff participates in the Standing Committee for Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) meetings regularly held in Geneva, and participate in the discussions and comments on them from a public interest perspective. Our Policy Director, Nirmita Narasimhan won the National Award for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities from the Government of India and also received the NIVH Excellence Award.
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*Support Us*
Please help us defend consumer / citizen rights on the Internet! Write a cheque in favour of ‘The Centre for Internet and Society’ and mail it to us at No. 194, 2nd ‘C’ Cross, Domlur, 2nd Stage, Bengaluru – 5600 71.
*Request for Collaboration*
We invite researchers, practitioners, and theoreticians, both organisationally and as individuals, to collaboratively engage with Internet and society and improve our understanding of this new field. To discuss the research collaborations, write to Sunil Abraham, Executive Director, at sunil(a)cis-india.org or Nishant Shah, Director – Research, at nishant(a)cis-india.org
CIS is grateful to its donors, Wikimedia Foundation, Ford Foundation, Privacy International, UK, Hans Foundation and the Kusuma Trust which was founded by Anurag Dikshit and Soma Pujari, philanthropists of Indian origin, for its core funding and support for most of its projects.
Thanks
Nitika Tandon
Program Manager
Access to Knowledge
The Centre for Internet & Society
FYI...
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Siebrand Mazeland (WMF) <smazeland(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: 6 June 2013 21:05
Subject: [Mediawiki-i18n] Language Engineering office hour on 2013-06-12 at
17:00 UTC/10:00 PDT
To: MediaWiki Tech list <wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia Mailing
List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, MediaWiki internationalisation <
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Event Details
# Date: 2013-06-12
# Time: 1700-1800 UTC, 1000-1100 PDT
#IRC channel: #wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net
The Wikimedia Language Engineering team [1] invites everyone to join the
team’s monthly office hour on June 12, 2013 (Wednesday) at 1700 UTC/1000
PDT in #wikimedia-office. During this session we would be talking about
some our recent activities and updates from the ongoing projects. The
provisional agenda is outlined below.
See you all at the IRC office hour!
Siebrand Mazeland
Product Manager Language Engineering
Wikimedia Foundation
Agenda
# Introductions
# Universal Language Selector - Phase 1 deployment was on Tuesday
2013-06-11 [2,3,4]
# Universal Language Selector - Phase 2 and later
# Q/A - We shall be taking questions during the session. Questions can also
be sent to "siebrand at wikimedia dot org" before the event, and will be
addressed during the office hour.
[1] http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Language_Engineering_team
[2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Universal_Language_Selector
[3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Universal_Language_Selector/FAQ
[4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Universal_Language_Selector/Design
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