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Fwd: India Programs Team: Starting Selection Process for New Team Members
by Hisham Mundol 01 Sep '11

01 Sep '11

cross-posting to reach pan-India; apologies if you have got it from other mailing lists. hisham Begin forwarded message: > From: Hisham Mundol <hmundol(a)wikimedia.org> > Subject: India Programs Team: Starting Selection Process for New Team Members > Date: September 2, 2011 7:44:26 AM GMT+05:30 > To: "Discussion list on Indian language projects of Wikimedia." <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > > Hi Folks > > I'm writing to update you that the selection process of 2 more team members of the India Programs team has commenced. (As I mentioned a few weeks ago, we've selected Shiju & Nitika for our efforts on Indic languages and Participation.) The 2 positions I'm referring to in this mail are the remaining members of the team: > > Communications. This person will manage all communications, public relations/media, social media & digital outreach. > Team Support. This person will manage all the backend (but essential) operations of the team - such as office administration and basic accounting and personnel management. > > Details on the positions as well as the application process are available on the Wikimedia Foundation site :- > > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/RFP/Consultant,_Communications_-_India_… > > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/RFP/Consultant,_Team_Support_-_India_Pr… > > Similar to the process that we followed for the earlier selections, these have been posted on linkedin. (I'll be cross posting this mail on local wikimedia mailing lists, as well as the main FOSS India mailing list. > > Can I request the following from as many of you as possible: > > We'd love to have existing Wikimedians on board. Please do apply if you're interested! > Please share this mail with anyone you know who might be interested. > Pls broadcast these links on your social networks, mailing lists, bulletin boards, etc. > > Please do not hesitate to contact me for any clarifications. > > Many thanks. > > Hisham Mundol > > Wikimedia India Programs > skype : hisham.wikimedia > gtalk : hmundol(a)wikimedia.org > twitter : @mundol > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! >

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Fwd: India Programs-Monthly IRC: Welcoming Nitika & Shiju - Thursday August 25th @ 9pm IST (#wikimedia-office)
by Hisham Mundol 23 Aug '11

23 Aug '11

cross-posting to reach pan-India; apologies if you have got it from other mailing lists. Begin forwarded message: > From: Hisham Mundol <hmundol(a)wikimedia.org> > Date: August 24, 2011 8:49:42 AM GMT+05:30 > To: Wikimedia India Community list <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: India Programs-Monthly IRC: Welcoming Nitika & Shiju - Thursday August 25th @ 9pm IST (#wikimedia-office) > > Hi Folks > > As I mentioned earlier, we're scheduling the Monthly IRC of India Programs tomorrow (Thursday August 25th) at 9pm IST. This will be on the #wikimedia-office channel. (For those who are not familiar with IRC, it is an Internet messaging system similar to a regular chat room. It's very simple to use and you can join in by clicking on the following link: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#wikimedia-office) > > The main agenda items are to give an update on India Programs - and also for Nitika and Shiju to introduce themselves, and for you to get to know them better. For those who missed the earlier mail exchanges on this, Nitika Tandon and Shiju Alex have joined the Wikimedia Foundation's team in India. (Nitika has already started and Shiju will be starting shortly.) I'm really excited about the additions to the team and I invite you to come join us tomorrow night to welcome them aboard! > > Hope to see many, many of you tomorrow. > > Best > > Hisham Mundol > > Wikimedia India Programs > skype : hisham.wikimedia > gtalk : hmundol(a)wikimedia.org > twitter : @mundol > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! >

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WikiConference India 2011 - Call for Participation
by Shiju Alex 06 Aug '11

06 Aug '11

Dear All, The Call for Participation for WikiConference India 2011 is open now. Details are available here: * http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2011/Call_for_Participa… * Few guidelines that you need to keep in mind before submitting the proposal are available on this page. The guidelines are only meant as a pointer to help speakers and is not expected to be exhaustive. You can submit talks within all aspects of Wikimedia even if the topic is not specifically included on that page. ''' Be Bold.''' Few wikimedians had provided their wish list regarding WikiConference India 2011 here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WikiConference_India_2011/Programs You can use that also as reference while submitting the proposal. *Important: *Please forward this mail to all the relevant mailing lists, in case I missed any list. Regards Shiju Alex For WikiConference India 2011, Program Commitee

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Welcome to the Team! : Shiju & Nitika
by Hisham Mundol 01 Aug '11

01 Aug '11

cross-posting pan India (apologies if you got/get this through other mailing lists.) Hi Folks, I'm really pleased to send out this email welcoming the first 2 new members of the India Programs team. Just before I introduce them, I thought I'd share with you the background of their selection. Context As you might be aware, the Foundation had decided to undertake a catalyst operation in India to promote the growth of the community and projects here. The team is expected to be a small, nimble 5 person group. We had put out 2 job postings - for Indic Initiatives and for Participation. (Please refer: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-May/003007.html) We posted them on linkedin and on the Indian FOSS community list as well as announcing them on various Facebook pages and Twitter feeds. The response was wonderful. >110 applications for Indic Initiatives and nearly 175 applications for Participation. These were short-listed to 10 (3 for Indic Language and 7 for Participation.) These were a mix of existing & previous Wikipedians, Wikipedia newbies and open source advocates. In June, the shortlisted 10 were interviewed and further down-selected to 4. These 4 were then further interviewed by a group of other staff members from the Foundation. I am pleased to inform the community of the final selected 2. Shiju Alex - Indic Initiatives Most of you already know Shiju. For those who don't, Shiju is a long-time Wikipedian [User: shijualex] and is active on Malayalam Wikipedia, English wikiprojects and Wikimedia Commons, as well as Wikisource and offline. He has been passionately involved with the establishing and building of Indic language Wikipedias. He's participated in a series of outreach activities and is also (jointly) undertaking a grant from the Foundation for outreach across India. He's a regular member of the Bangalore community. Shiju is from Palakkad, Kerala and is married with a 2 year old baby. He currently works as a Senior Technical Writer with ABB in Bangalore. Even those of you who know him might not know the following 2 things that I was lucky to discover during the selection process. Shiju is an MSc in Physics with a specialisation in Astronomy and Astrophysics - and he retains a deep interest in anything astronomical. Feel free to quiz him vigorously on this! He also enjoys trekking and misses his time in Pune where he could be up & close the gorgeous Sahyadri Hills. Shiju is going to lead our work on promoting Indic language projects across India. The challenges are enormous - from technical constraints to low levels of awareness of these projects to vibrant but nascent communities. However, these only point to the massive size of the opportunity for Indic language projects - which is the joint top-2 strategic priority of the movement in India. After he joins, he'll collaboratively put together a plan for Indic language projects and work towards quality execution of high-impact initiatives. Shiju is currently serving out his notice period so will be able to join us only around September - October. Nitika Tandon - Participation Nitika [User:nitika.t] is relatively newer to the community - and has been brushing up her editing. She's been immersing herself in the Wikimedia world and attended community meet-ups as well as reviews of the Wikipedia India Education Program. She is from Delhi - and is currently based in Mumbai - where she works as a Strategic Partnerships Manager with Directi. (If you're not aware, they are one of the most prominent internet domain & solutions providers in India.) Nitika has an MBA and has also worked on research analytics. A fascinating detail I discovered about a previous assignment of hers - and you must ask her about it - is how African drums can be used for management coaching! She also reliably informs me that there are 7 Spanish dance forms and she instructs in all of them! Nitika is going to be working on Participation - which is primarily focussed on increasing the contributor base of non-Indic language projects, primarily Wikipedia. One of her first tasks will be to expand the Wikipedia India Education Program from the Pune pilot to a more national footprint. She'll also work on other initiatives to promote participation - and I can foresee Wikimedia Commons being a potential initiative. Nitika will join us on August 1st. Introductions I'm going to be scheduling the August Monthly India Programs IRC on Thursday August 18th to introduce them both to you. Please do join us. I'll send a reminder closer to the date. Also, needless to say, they'll be attending a series of community meet-ups over the next months. In the meantime, please do join me in welcoming them onboard. I'm really excited because this means that we will now have the capacity and capability to dramatically accelerate our activities in India. Warmest Regards, Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmundol(a)wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!

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Update on Wikipedia India Education Program & Invite to Meet Campus Ambassadors @ Monthly India Programs IRC (Thursday July 28th @ 8pm IST): #wikimedia-office
by Hisham Mundol 26 Jul '11

26 Jul '11

cross-posting pan India (apologies if you have got this through other mailing lists.) Hi Folks I wanted to share an update on the Wikipedia India Education Program. As of today, we have 15 teachers from 4 colleges participating. The most exciting part is that we have nearly 800 students (and counting) who are going to work on about 1200 articles in this semester. (Do note these numbers may fluctuate as the actual editing in classrooms starts - which is only to be expected.) Please see the project page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:India_Education_Program - and do go through the sub-tabs for Ambassadors and courses.) I think it will be a great idea if the Campus Ambassadors had a chance to introduce themselves to you and you had a chance to interact with them. Can we do it on the India Programs Monthly IRC this Thursday (July 28th) at ppm IST on #wikimedia-office. (I apologise that we are late on this month's IRC.) You can also hear from them about their experiences. They've having 1-on-1 discussions with faculty members to identify potential articles to work on and conducting editing workshops for students in classrooms. I look forward to as many of you attending as possible - and for a wonderful interaction with the Campus Ambassadors. They are great guys and have done amazing stuff so far. They're going to need your help and encouragement. Drop in and say hello, and a little more! Warm Regards, Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmundol(a)wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!

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Name and Logo of National Conference
by wheredevelsdare＠hotmail.com 22 Jun '11

22 Jun '11

**Cross posted on various Indian Mailing Lists** As per Community consensus, the annual national conference of Wikipedians in India will be titled WikiConference India. We now need a special Logo for the event. This logo will be used not only this year, but annually for the national conference. Community members are requested to come up with designs and post them on the talk page of the event on meta latest by 1PM, Monday 27 June 2011. Thereafter we will have a 48 hour window for the other community members to vote for the design they like. **Kindly note, we expect the designers to assign unconditionally all rights to the logo design to Wikimedia Chapter (India) under whose jurisdiction this conference comes without any remuneration or other considerations. You will be recognised as the designer of the logo.** Weblink for the Event Talk Page on Meta: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WikiConference_India_2011#Logo Looking forward to seeing some brilliant designs. Kind Regards, User:AroundTheGlobe

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Fwd: Update on Wikipedia India Education Program: Report & Project Page
by Hisham Mundol 21 Jun '11

21 Jun '11

cross-posting pan India (apologies if you have got this through other mailing lists.) Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmundol(a)wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol Begin forwarded message: > From: Hisham Mundol <hmundol(a)wikimedia.org> > Date: June 21, 2011 5:00:50 PM GMT+05:30 > To: India Mailing list for Wikimedians in Pune <wikimedia-in-pun(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia India Community list <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Cc: Wikipedia Ambassadors India <wikipedia-ambassadors-india(a)googlegroups.com> > Subject: Update on Wikipedia India Education Program: Report & Project Page > > Hi Folks > > Here's a report on the Wikipedia India Education Program: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs/India_… > > In (very) short summary, it's been an action packed 4-5 weeks, the team has done a huge amount of groundwork - and there appears to be significant potential. Do go through the report for further details. > > ...I've tried to make the report as interesting to read as possible - and focus on the learnings and implications for a national roll-out (instead of making it a random list summarising various activities.) > > Do let me have your views on the mailing lists or the Talk Page. > > (A project page has also been set up at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pune but I hasten to add that it is in early stages of construction. ...but do keep visiting it. Finger crossed, it's going to get very busy, very soon!) > > I'd like to thank everyone from the community who have helped out so amazingly! > > Best > > Hisham Mundol > > Wikimedia India Programs > skype : hisham.wikimedia > gtalk : hmundol(a)wikimedia.org > twitter : @mundol >

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Fwd: India Programs IRC : Thursday June 2nd 2011 @ 9pm IST (GMT + 5:30) : #wikimedia-office
by Hisham Mundol 01 Jun '11

01 Jun '11

cross-posting pan India (apologies if you have got this through other mailing lists.) Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmundol(a)wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol Begin forwarded message: > From: Hisham Mundol <hmundol(a)wikimedia.org> > Date: June 1, 2011 11:04:02 AM GMT+05:30 > To: wikimediaindia-l Community list <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Cc: Annie Lin <alin(a)wikimedia.org>, Frank Schulenburg <fschulenburg(a)wikimedia.org>, PJ Tabit <pjtabit(a)gmail.com>, Srikeit <srikeit(a)gmail.com> > Subject: India Programs IRC : Thursday June 2nd 2011 @ 9pm IST (GMT + 5:30) : #wikimedia-office > > Hi Folks > > We conduct a monthly IRC on India Programs on the first Thursday of every month. I'm writing to invite you to attend tomorrow's IRC. I've scheduled it for 9pm IST - based on feedback I've gotten from the community when discussing this at the various meet-ups I've been attending that this time slot might be more convenient. > > Something different that I thought we would do in the IRC tomorrow is to have some guests. Specifically, I wanted to invite Frank, Annie, PJ & Srikeit - all of who are supporting the Wikipedia India Education Program's Pune Pilot. Frank & Annie are with the Foundation. PJ is from the Campus Ambassador program in the US - and has offered to come down to Pune to support this initiative for just under the next 3 months. Srikeit is an existing Wikipedia and has offered to support the program for the next 1 year. > > I thought it would be a great way of getting to know them and for you to interact with them and to discuss the (very early) signals that we would have on the program (given that we are starting formal outreach today.) We'd love to hear your views as well. > > As always, we will also give a quick summary of India Programs and discuss any other issues you'd like to. > > Do join us! > > Best > > Hisham Mundol > > Wikimedia India Programs > skype : hisham.wikimedia > gtalk : hmundol(a)wikimedia.org > twitter : @mundol >

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[Press] Times of India : "Who wrote my Wiki? / Wiki league" , Hyderabad Ed, Hyderabad Times - 25 May 2011
by CherianTinu Abraham 28 May '11

28 May '11

*Times of India : "Wiki league" , Hyderabad Ed, Hyderabad Times - 25 May 2011 * *Who wrote my Wiki?* *A group of Hyderabadi, techies, professors and students have turned Wikipedia editors to write about everything from haleem to highways and share it with the world* http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archiv… *Wiki league* http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archiv… *Whether you want to find out the latest dope on Arnold Schwarzenneger’s love child or how Osama was really killed, all you need to do is just “Wiki it” up. But the headquarters of this Web superhero that always comes to your rescue, could just be your neighbour’s crib! * *We know Wikipedia is the world’s largest free, collaborative encyclopedia project where anyone can contribute. But how many of us actually do it? Head to one session of the city’s “Wikipedia meet-up” and you’ll be surprised. * *These ‘Wikipedians’ catch up regularly to talk about everything from promoting India on this global platform to adding colour to our own city’s entries. Srikanth Lakshmanan, proudly sporting a Wikipedia tee, says, “I started by editing a page on my college and went on to write 50 articles on Indian roads. If you spare time to write accurate info about something you like, it becomes a point of reference for the world.” * *For the Wiki page on Hyderabadi haleem, you have Randhir Reddy, a local contributor, to thank. “When I realized there is no page on haleem, I started one and it turned out to get a huge number of hits. My page on the local Bathukamma Festival too was much read.” * *Giridhar Rao, a professor of humanities in IIIT, Hyderabad, who contributes to Wiki pages in Esperanto, an artificial international language with a vocabulary based on word roots common to many European languages, says,“If you don’t feel confident enough to start your own Wikipedia page, you can contribute to existing ones.” * *Seconding the opinion is Hisham Mundol a consultant to the Wikimedia Foundation. “Since we think, dream and express best in our mother tongue, contributing to the pages in Indian regional languages is also a great way to share our knowledge.” Ashhar Farhan, the curator of Lamakaan, where the meet was held, shares an experience. “The page on actress Tabu, who is a dear friend, read, ‘Hindu film actress,’ instead of ‘Hindi film actress.’ She asked me to help her out, so I tried editing it. My edit was rejected as I was considered a vandal who was sabotaging the article. So it’s important to give reference to a newspaper article or a book while making any change.” * *Hyderabadi Wikipedia enthusiasts at the meetup* Regards Tinu Cherian http://wiki.wikimedia.in/wiki/In_the_news#May_2011

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Re: [తెవికీ] [Wikimedia-in-hyd] Wikipedia Meetup 4 at Hyderabad
by CherianTinu Abraham 07 May '11

07 May '11

Good step Srikanth. Looking forward to see regular meetups in Hyderabad too Regards Tinu Cherian On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Srikanth Lakshmanan <srik.lak(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Hi all, > > Wikimeetup 4 @ Hyderabad is scheduled to be held on May 15, 5 pm - 7 pm at > Lamakaan,Banjara Hills.Plans to increase Wiki activities[read monthly > meetups], outreach programs,increasing contributor base in the city will be > discussed. As usual there will be an introductory session for all new > comers. Hisham might be joining us to provide an update on India > programs.Agenda will be updated in the coming days. Please refer meetup page > for more details and sign up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:MHB4 . > Would also be great if you could spread the word around. Looking forward to > meeting as many Cyberabad folks at the meetup. > > Regards > Srikanth.L > http://srik.me > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-in-hyd mailing list > Wikimedia-in-hyd(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-in-hyd > >

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