Greetings,
This is an open call for memberships to Wikimedia India Chapter. Membership is open to Indian citizens (aged 18 years and above) and Institutions registered in India. As a member, you'll have voting rights in the chapter's elections and also represent Wikimedia India in dealing with institutions, after appropriate authorization.
The annual membership fee is ₹100/- for Individuals and ₹1000/- for Institutions. All the new memberships and renewals of previous memberships are effective through 31 March 2019. The membership fee can be paid either by NEFT/Statebank Interbranch transfer/DD/Cheque to Chapter Bank account. If you would like to deposit cash/outstation cheques into Chapter SBI Bank account, at SBI branches, please add ₹25/- as collection charges. However it is advised to transfer the amount through NEFT as the charges are much lower, and helps in expediting the process.
Membership forms are as follows:
For individuals: http://wiki.wikimedia.in/File:WikimediaChapterMembershipFormIndividual.pdf
For institutions: http://wiki.wikimedia.in/File:WikimediaChapterMembershipFormInstitution.pdf
The duly completed membership application along with payment instrument/or details of payment needs to be sent to Chapter office: Wikimedia Chapter, No. 194, 2nd ‘C’ Cross, Domlur, 2nd Stage, Bangalore - 560071.
To comply with the legal requirements, it is mandatory that an applying member should also send either a hard or soft copy of an identity proof which mentions their name, along with date of birth, photo and address. The typical identity documents acceptable are: (i) Voter ID (ii) Passport (iii) PAN card (iv) Driving License (v) Aadhaar Card
The Chapter membership committee will endeavour to process all applications within four weeks. WMC reserves the right to reject membership applications, with reason. In such cases, if payment is already made, the same will be refunded without any interest for the intervening period otherwise, the payment instrument (Cheque/DD) will be returned. However, the Rules and Regulations of the Wikimedia Chapter provide for appeal in such cases in Article IV-1. “In cases where the Executive Committee does not approve the application for membership of a person, said person may appeal to the General Body at the next Annual General Meeting.”
Kindly let me know if you have any queries.
Regards,
Krishna C V.
Greetings,
Four more days left to apply for Wikigraphists Bootcamp (2018 India), to be tentatively held in the last weekend of September 2018.
This is going to be a three-day training workshop to equip the participants with the skills to create illustrations and digital drawings in SVG format, using software like Inkscape.
Please apply before 16th June 2018, share the news with your fellow Wikimedians. Kindly refer the link for more details: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikigraphists_Bootcamp_(2018_India)/Partici….
Regards,
Krishna Chaitanya V.
Greetings everyone,
We are delighted to announce that applications to participate in Wikigraphists Bootcamp (2018 India) to be tentatively held in the last weekend of September 2018 at Hyderabad are now open.
This is going to be a three-day training workshop to equip the participants with the skills to create illustrations and digital drawings in SVG format, using software like Inkscape.
Minimum eligibility criteria to participate is as below:
* Active Wikimedians from India contributing to any Indic language Wikimedia projects.
* At least 1,500 global edits till 30 May 2018.
* At least 500 edits to home-Wikipedia (excluding User-space)
Please apply at the link below before 16th June 2018:
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1Ow_o7z2gEIsJy3PYbt0ippnwgU8tMbH…>
Wikigraphists Bootcamp application form
Regards,
Krishna Chaitanya Velaga
Dear all,
We've opened a discussion on Meta-Wiki to discuss about the selection criteria for users to attend the Wikigraphists Bootcamp (2018 India). Kindly give your opinion at https://goo.gl/d8G74b. Your responses will help the organizers and the scholarships team to select right participants for the workshop.
Note: The discussion will be open until the end of 25 May 2018.
Regards,
Krishna Chaitanya Velaga
Dear all,
I am happy to announce that Wikimedia India Chapter's Quarterly Report for the period from January to March 2018 has been published.
The report can be viewed at: http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Reports/Jan-Mar_2018
Regards,
Krishna Chaitanya Velaga
Greetings,
#1Lib1Ref is happening again in May!
It is an annual campaign where librarians add references to improve Wikipedia, is coming back again this year, running from May 15th to June 5th, 2018. It is being run for the second time from this year because we heard from you a desire to run it again out of excitement. Librarians, community members, and affiliates are encouraged to make 1Lib1Ref [their own]. So whether we call this 1Lib1Ref May, 1Lib1Ref for the Southern Hemisphere, or 1Lib1Ref Strikes Back, the point is the excitement is building again, and we'd like you to be a part of it.
If you would like host a session at a local library, here are some materials for you:
1.) Helpful multimedia (logos, videos, flyers, stickers)<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:1lib1ref>
2.) Connect with local librarians<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Connect>
3.) Lets take a Coffee Break and contribute to #1lib1ref. Here's how! <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Coffee_Kit>
4.) Read the 1Lib1Ref 2018 January report and learnings<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Lessons/2018>.
"Imagine a World where Every Librarian Added One More Reference to Wikipedia" Wikipedia is a first stop for researchers. Let's make it better! Your goal today is to add one reference to Wikipedia! Any citation to a reliable source is a benefit to Wikipedia readers worldwide.
For any assistance, kindly contact wikipedialibrary(a)wikimedia.org.
Regards,
Krishna Chaitanya Velaga
Outreach Coordinator | The Wikipedia Library
on behalf of
Felix Nartey
Global Coordinator | The Wikipedia Library
Greetings,
As you are aware that the Conference and Event Grant for "Wikigraphists Bootcamp (2018 India)" has been proposed for training on SVGs, illustrations, digital cartography etc. earlier in March. After review and discussion, a few changes have been suggested to the program. Please go through the changes, and comment at: https://goo.gl/tdmMGo.
Also, kindly put forward the kind of illustrations that you or your community is in need of. For example; illustrations of animals, scientific instruments, automobiles etc. This help us frame the program and also understand the need of illustration skills required.
As the suggestions are to assessed, and relevant changes are to be made to the proposal, this discussion will be open till seven days from now i.e. 12 April 2018.
Best,
Krishna Chaitanya Velaga
Greetings,
I am happy to introduce you to the Featured Wikimediam for April 2018, Sangram Keshari Senapati (User:Ssgapu22<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ssgapu22>) from Odia Wikimedia community.
Sangram is an active Odia Wikimedian from Bhadrk, Odisha. Sangram was introduced to Wikipedia by his senior at college. He later signed up, and created two articles on English Wikipedia. Upon knowing about Odia Wikipedia, he started contributing to it. But as his writing skills were not good, he used to proofread works on Odia Wikisource, and from that experience he learnt the exact pattern of writing in Odia. He recalls that users MKar and Psubhashish greatly helped him during his initial days.
>From his contributions, it can be said that Sangram is an ambassador of #100Wikidays challenge. After having participated in Rathajatra Edit-a-thon, Nabakalebara Edit-a-thon, and Wikipedia Asian Month in 2016 & 2017, he decided to regularly commit himself towards improving the coverage of information on Odia Wikipedia. His first challenge was #100WikiWomanDays<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ssgapu22/100WikiWomenDays>, which he started on 8 March 2017 i.e. International Women's Day. Having successfully completed it on 15 June, he took up another #100Wikidays<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ssgapu22/100wikidays(2nd_Challenge)> on 13 July. Immediately after its completion 20 October, he took up his third challenge<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ssgapu22/100wikidays(3rd_Challenge)> on 21 October, and completed it on 28 January 2018. As this journey continues, he is now amid of his fourth Challenge<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ssgapu22/100wikidays(4th_Challenge)>, which was started on 29 January. With these, he aspires to complete his WikiYear some day.
Sangram is a graduate in Computer Science and Engineering, and is now working as an editor at an Odia magazine. He also an avid photographer, and maintains a photography club. He advocates that new editors need to focus on learning the rules of Wikipedia, and contribute to good quality articles.
Wishing him all the best to to complete his WikiYear;
Best,
Krishna Chaitanya Velaga
on behalf of Wikimedia India
