Wikipedia-OR March 2013

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[A2K]: Indic Wikipedia Visualization Project #1
by noopur 28 Mar '13

28 Mar '13

Dear all, Here is the link to the blog post by Sajjad Anwar and Sumandro Chattopadhyay on the visualization of the growth of Indic Wikipedias: http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/indic-wikipedia-visualisation-project-vi… The data obtained is for the period from January 2001 to December 2012 and has been visualized into motion charts and calendar charts. The parameters used have also been listed chart wise. I am not sure if Sajjad and Sumandro are on the mailing lists but I would be happy to connect you with them or take the community responses to them if any. Best, Noopur

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An article on TOI Crest Edition - Wikipedia women's history month
by ansuman 24 Mar '13

24 Mar '13

Hello All, I don't see this shared yet. I can't rationalize the part of the title "dot com" though! Anyway here is the link to the article on timescrest.com. Please read, share and spread the message. Thank you. http://www.timescrest.com/society/world-wide-wiki-womens-web-dot-com-9981 Netha Hussain, Rohini Lakshane and Bishakha Datta three gems of Wikiverse are quoted in the article. Many thanks to Kim Arora. Great Going!, many congratulations on this successful month so far. :-) Regards, Ansuman <http://twitter.com/an5um> *ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ <http://or.wikipedia.org/>*

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BBSR Meetup
by Gorvachove 17 Mar '13

17 Mar '13

ଆଦରର ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିଆଳି ଗଣ, ଆସନ୍ତା ରବିବାର (୧୭ ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ, ୨୦୧୩) ଏକ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର କର୍ମଶାଳାର ପ୍ରସ୍ତାବ ରହିଅଛି । ସୁଭାସିସ ପାଣିଗ୍ରାହୀ, ଡା ସୁବାସ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ରାଉତ, ଜ୍ଞାନ ସାହୁ, ଶିତିକଣ୍ଠ ଦାଶ, ଶ୍ୱେତପଦ୍ମା ଶତପଥୀ ଏବଂ ମୁଁ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ରହିବୁ । ଆଗ୍ରହୀ ଉଇକିଆଳି ଗଣ ଏହି "ମେଲ" ରେ ଉତ୍ତର ଦେବାକୁ ଅନୁରୋଧ କରୁଛି । Hello Odia Wikipedians, This Sunday i.e. on 17th March, 2013 we are planing for a meet up at Bhubaneswar. Subhashish Panigrahi, Dr. Subas Ch. Rout, Gyan Sahu, Shitikantha Dash, Swetapadma Satpathy and I will be there. Interested wikipedians are requested to reply in this thread. -- With Regards: ଗୋର୍ବାଚୋଭ ପୋଥାଳ Gorvachove Pothal CSE, IIT Kharagpur Cell: (+91) 954 714 5966

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Fwd: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: [Gendergap] please spread the word about Wikimedia's paid open source internships for women
by ansuman 16 Mar '13

16 Mar '13

Dear all, The Wikimedia Foundation will be participating as a mentoring organization in the upcoming round of Outreach Program for Women<https://live.gnome.org/OutreachProgramForWomen/2013/JuneSeptember/SpreadThe…>. Two out of the six women<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreach_Program_for_Women>who qualified for the internship during the last round were Indians. Hoping to see many Indian women qualify for the mentorship this time! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sumana Harihareswara <sumanah(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 10:26 PM Subject: [Gendergap] please spread the word about Wikimedia's paid open source internships for women To: gendergap(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://live.gnome.org/OutreachProgramForWomen/2013/JuneSeptember/SpreadThe… We'll be participating as a mentoring organization in the upcoming round. The interns who are just finishing up their current round with us: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreach_Program_for_Women Some key points: * USD$5000 for 3 months of full-time work * can work remotely from anywhere * doesn't have to be coding; documentation, testing, systems administration, marketing, and design are also possible * newbies to open source are welcome * applicants don't have to be students * trans women and genderqueer/genderfluid folks are welcome * applicants should START NOW since applications are collaborative! If you know a motivated woman who has never worked in technology before, who's a good communicator and a diligent worker, and whose career is stagnating, this is the PERFECT opportunity for her to cross-train and start on a new, more lucrative path! Please spread the word. -- Sumana Harihareswara Engineering Community Manager Wikimedia Foundation _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap -- Netha Hussain Student of Medicine and Surgery Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode Blogs : *nethahussain.blogspot.com swethaambari.wordpress.com* _______________________________________________ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l

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BBSR Meetup Details
by Gorvachove 15 Mar '13

15 Mar '13

ଆଦରର ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିଆଳି ଗଣ, ଆସନ୍ତା ରବିବାର (୧୭ ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ, ୨୦୧୩) ଏକ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର କର୍ମଶାଳାର ପ୍ରସ୍ତାବ ରହିଅଛି । ଆମ୍ଭେମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟାହ୍ନ ଭୋଜନ ପାଇଁ ଡାଲମା ରେସ୍ତୋରାଁ (ୟୁନିଟ-୪, ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର - http://www.dalmahotels.com/locationmap.html ) ରେ ଏକତ୍ରିତ ହେବା ଏବଂ ପରେ ଏକ ଆଲୋଚନା ରହିବ । "ଏ ଟୁ କେ" କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମର ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶକ ବିଷ୍ଣୁ ବର୍ଦ୍ଧନ ଏହି କର୍ମଶାଳାରେ ଯୋଗ ଦେବେ । ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ସୁଦ୍ଧା ସହମତି ଦେଇଥିବା ଉଇକିଆଳି ମାନେ ହେଲେ ସୁଭାସିସ ପାଣିଗ୍ରାହୀ, ଡା ସୁବାସ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ରାଉତ, ଜ୍ଞାନ ସାହୁ, ଶିତିକଣ୍ଠ ଦାଶ, ଶ୍ୱେତପଦ୍ମା ଶତପଥୀ ଏବଂ ମୁଁ । ଆଗ୍ରହୀ ଉଇକିଆଳି ଗଣ ଏହି "ମେଲ" ରେ ଉତ୍ତର ଦେବାକୁ ଅନୁରୋଧ କରୁଛି । Hello Odia Wikipedians, This Sunday i.e. on 17th March, 2013 we are planing for a meet up at Bhubaneswar. We'll meet at Dalma Restaurant (Unit-IV, BBSR - Please find the map at http://www.dalmahotels.com/locationmap.html ) for lunch & it will be followed by a discussion. The A2K programme Director, Mr Vishnu Vardhan will be preset there. The confirmation list include(as of now) Subhashish Panigrahi, Dr. Subas Ch. Rout, Gyan Sahu, Shitikantha Dash, Swetapadma Satpathy and me. Interested Wikipedians are requested to reply in this thread. -- With Regards: ଗୋର୍ବାଚୋଭ ପୋଥାଳ Gorvachove Pothal CSE, IIT Kharagpur Cell: (+91) 954 714 5966

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[A2K]: The Access to Knowledge - Bulletin - February '13
by noopur 11 Mar '13

11 Mar '13

Dear all, Here is the A2K newsletter for the month of February, 2013. 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 [1] of CIS. In the second issue of our newsletter for 2013, we are glad to introduce you to our new programme officer, Dr. U.B. Pavanaja [2]. The A2K team [3] consists of four members based in Delhi: T. Vishnu Vardhan [4], Nitika Tandon [5], Subhashish Panigrahi [6] and Noopur Raval [7], and one new team member Dr. U.B. Pavanaja [8] who works from Bangalore office. Archives of our newsletters are here [9]. Wikipedians from various communities can request for outreach programs, technical bugs, logistics-merchandize and media, public relations and communications at http://bit.ly/TOcXId [10]. # New Team Member * Dr. U.B. Pavanaja [11] joined the A2K team as Programme Officer, India Language Initiatives on March 4, 2013. Dr. Pavanaja holds a Master's degree from Mysore University and Ph.D. from Mumbai University. He was a scientist at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, for about 15 years. He is one of the oldest editors of Kannada Wikipedia. He has to his credit many firsts, viz., first Kannada website, first Kannada online magazine, first Indian language (Kannada) website to receive Golden Web Award, first Indian language (Kannada) editor for Palm OS, first Indian language (Kannada) editor for WinCE device (HP Jornado 720), first Indian language version (Kannada) of universally popular Logo (programming language for children) software, etc. His Kannada logo won the Manthan Award for the year 2006. He was a member of the technical advisory committee setup by the Govt. of Karnataka for Standardization of Kannada on Computers (2000). He is also a member of the Kannada Software Committee of Govt. of Karnataka (2008-current). # Events Organised by CIS * Creative Commons comes to India [12] (Chitrakala Parishad, Bangalore, February 1, 2013). Meetings were held in Pune and Bangalore. The Access to Knowledge team participated in two meetings organized in Bangalore. * Knowledge Sharing through GLAM at Bangalore [13](Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad, Kumara Krupa Road, Bangalore, February 25, 2013). Dr. U.B. Pavanaja, Nitika Tandon and Subhashish Panigrahi participated in the event. * Fifty-fourth Bangalore Wikimedia Meet-up at IIM, Bangalore [14] (co-organized with Radhakrishna Arvapally, Special Interest Group, Solutions IQ and Wikimedia India Chapter, Indian Institute of Management, February 25, 2013). Vishnu Vardhan gave a talk on accessibility and knowledge. Noopur Raval participated in the event. # Event Participated * GNUnify 2013 [15] (organized by Pune Linux/Unix User Group and Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research, Pune, February 15 - 17, 2013). Subhashish Panigrahi participated in the event. # Education Program * Odia Wikipedia Community Brings Wikipedia Education Program to IIMC, Dhenkanal [16] (by Subhashish Panigrahi, February 28, 2013). # Event Reports CIS organised one Wiki workshop in the month of February 2013, and also brings you the report from an event organised in the month of January: * Celebrating Odia Wikipedia's Ninth Anniversary [17] (organized by the Odia Wiki Community with support from CIS and Academy for Media Learning, January 29, 2013, Bhubaneswar). Few glimpses of the event are available as an audio podcast. * Digital Literacy Workshop at Department of Arts, Delhi University [18] (by Nitika Tandon, February 5, 2013). # Media Coverage * ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆର ନ‌ବମ ଜନ୍ମତିଥି ଅବସରରେ କର୍ମଶାଳା: ଇମିଡ଼ିଆରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷାର ପ୍ର‌ୟୋଗ [19] (Odishan.com, February 4, 2013). * ସମ୍ବାଦ:_ _ଲିପି ବ୍ୟାକରଣ ଓ ମାନକ ଭାଷାର ପ୍ରୟୋଗ ଜରୁରୀ [20]. (Sambad, February, 2013). * Odisha: Workshop organized on 9th Anniversary of Odia language: Application of Odia language in e-media [21] (e India Bureau, March 2, 2013). * Odia Wikipedia's 9th anniversary [22] (fullOrissa News, February 13, 2013). * Odisha: Workshop organized on 9th Anniversary of Odia language: Application of Odia language in e-media [23] (India Education Diary.com, March 2, 2013). Subhashish Panigrahi is quoted. * Odia language workshop organized on 9th Anniversary of Odia Wikipedia: Application of Odia language in e-media [24] (Odishaviews.com, February 5, 2013). Subhashish Panigrahi is quoted. # Ongoing Events * Wikipedia Workshop @ BITS Goa [25] (BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus, March 7, 2013, 5.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.). * A Wikipedia Editing Workshop in Goa [26] (Nirmala Institute of Education, Goa, March 8, 2013, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.). # Announcement * Sanskrit Wikiquote -- Now Available [27]!: The Access to Knowledge team at CIS is happy to announce the availability of Sanskrit Wikiquote. Shiju Alex, an ex-team member played an active role in bringing this out. For more info see http://bit.ly/Y9OY9R [28]. *About CIS [29]* 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 [30] with ITU and G3ict, and Digital Alternatives with a Cause? [31], Thinkathon Position Papers [32] and the Digital Natives with a Cause? Report [33] 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 [34], Copyright Bill [35], NIA Bill [36], 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 [37] from the Government of India and also received the NIVH Excellence Award [38]. *Follow us elsewhere* * Get short, timely messages from us on Twitter [39] * Join the CIS group on Facebook [40] * Visit us at http://cis-india.org [41] *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 [42] or Nishant Shah, Director - Research, at nishant(a)cis-india.org [43] _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._ Thank you, Noopur Raval __ Links: ------ [1] http://cis-india.org/a2k/access-to-knowledge-program-plan [2] http://cis-india.org/about/people/our-team [3] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Access_To_Knowledge/Team [4] http://cis-india.org/about/people/our-team [5] http://cis-india.org/about/newsletters/people/our-team [6] http://cis-india.org/about/newsletters/people/our-team [7] http://cis-india.org/about/newsletters/people/our-team [8] http://cis-india.org/about/people/our-team [9] http://cis-india.org/about/newsletters [10] http://bit.ly/TOcXId [11] http://cis-india.org/about/people/our-team [12] http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/creative-commons-comes-to-india [13] http://cis-india.org/openness/events/knowledge-sharing-through-glam [14] http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/fifty-fourth-bangalore-wikimedia-meetup [15] http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/foss-wikimedia-under-one-roof-gnunify [16] http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/odia-wikipedia-education-program-iimc-dh… [17] http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/celebrating-odia-wikipedias-ninth-annive… [18] http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/digital-literacy-workshop [19] http://odishan.com/?p=2534 [20] http://sambadepaper.com/Details.aspx?id=36615|+|amp|+|boxid=23625437 [21] http://www.eindiadiary.com/content/odisha-workshop-organized-9th-anniversar… [22] http://news.fullorissa.com/odia-wikipedias-9th-anniversary/ [23] http://indiaeducationdiary.in/Orissa/Shownews.asp?newsid=19485 [24] http://www.odishaviews.com/odia-language-workshop-organized-on-9th-annivers… [25] http://cis-india.org/openness/events/wikipedia-workshop-bits-goa [26] http://cis-india.org/openness/events/wikipedia-editing-workshop-in-goa [27] http://cis-india.org/news/sanskrit-wikiquote [28] http://bit.ly/Y9OY9R [29] http://cis-india.org/about/newsletters/ [30] http://cis-india.org/about/advocacy/accessibility/blog/e-accessibility-hand… [31] http://cis-india.org/about/digital-natives/front-page/blog/dnbook [32] http://cis-india.org/about/digital-natives/front-page/blog/position-papers [33] http://cis-india.org/about/digital-natives/front-page/blog/digital-natives-… [34] http://cis-india.org/about/a2k/blog/cis-analysis-july2011-treaty-print-disa… [35] http://cis-india.org/about/a2k/blog/analysis-copyright-amendment-bill-2012 [36] http://cis-india.org/about/internet-governance/front-page/blog/cis-feedback… [37] http://cis-india.org/about/accessibility/blog/national-award [38] http://cis-india.org/about/news/nirmita-nivh-award [39] https://twitter.com/cis_india [40] http://www.facebook.com/groups/28535315687/ [41] http://cis-india.org [42] mailto:sunil@cis-india.org [43] mailto:nishant@cis-india.org

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[A2K]: Introducing Dr. U.B Pavanaja, Consultant - Indian languages
by noopur 11 Mar '13

11 Mar '13

Dear all, I take immense pleasure in (re)introducing Dr. U.B Pavanaja to the entire Wikimedia community! Dr. Pavanaja has joined the Access to Knowledge team at CIS as a consultant from March 4 onward. Those associated with Indian language computing and especially that in Kannada may know him already for having started the first Kannada website: Vishvakannada.com, the first Kannada online magazine, the first Indian language (Kannada) website to receive Golden Web Award, the first Indian language (Kannada) editor for Palm OS and many more firsts. Dr. Pavanaja holds a Master's degree from Mysore University and Ph.D. from Mumbai University. He was a scientist at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, for about 15 years and has done advanced research in Taiwan. He resigned from BARC in 1997 and dedicated himself fully for the cause of Computer and Indian languages. You could read more about his contributions here [1]. Prior to this he has also worked at Microsoft Research Labs and has been a long time contributor to Kannada Wikipedia. We are very fortunate to have him on board. You can reach him at pavanaja [at] cis-india [dot] org. Please join me in welcoming him to our community :) Thank you, Noopur Links: ------ [1] http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/pavanaja-profile.pdf

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