[Wikimedia-in-blr] [Wikimedia-IN-Exec] Wikipedia 10 Bangalore event on Jan 15th (whole day event)

Sun Jan 16 04:35:18 UTC 2011

Sorry that we missed you, Abhay. We'll certainly have you speak next time.
By the way, you'll be happy to know that a small group of Marathi Wikipedians 
attended an impromptu session in the language projects' track.

Thanks for responding even in odd hours. And, thanks to Mahitgar for putting us 
in touch with you.

- Sundar
 "That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for 
the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted."
- George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture

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From: Abhay Natu <anatu at yahoo.com>
To: Wikimedia India EC <wikimedia-in-exec at lists.wikimedia.org>; BalaSundaraRaman 
<sundarbecse at yahoo.com>
Cc: IndiaMailing list for Wikimedians / Wikipedians in Bangalore 
<wikimedia-in-blr at lists.wikimedia.org>
Sent: Sun, January 16, 2011 12:26:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-IN-Exec] Wikipedia 10 Bangalore event on Jan 15th (whole 
day event)

Hello,

I think I have missed the window to call you. The 11th hour notice and the 11.5 
hour time difference did not help.

Oh well, hopefully we can plan this thing out a little better the next time.

Regards,

Abhay
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As simple as possible.
But no simpler. -- A. Einstein

--- On Fri, 1/14/11, BalaSundaraRaman <sundarbecse at yahoo.com> wrote:

>From: BalaSundaraRaman <sundarbecse at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-IN-Exec] Wikipedia 10 Bangalore event on Jan 15th (whole 
>day event)
>To: "Wikimedia India EC" <wikimedia-in-exec at lists.wikimedia.org>
>Cc: "Mailing list for Wikimedians / Wikipedians in Bangalore, India" 
><wikimedia-in-blr at lists.wikimedia.org>, anatu at yahoo.com
>Date: Friday, January 14, 2011, 7:09 PM
>
>
> 
>Just in: Someone from Marathi Wiki, likely Abhay Natu, will come online and 
>participate in the language session.
>
>
>- Sundar
> "That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for 
>the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted."
>- George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture 
>
>
>
>
>
________________________________
 From: Arjuna Rao Chavala <arjunaraoc at googlemail.com>
>To: Wikimedia India EC <wikimedia-in-exec at lists.wikimedia.org>
>Cc: "Mailing list for Wikimedians / Wikipedians in Bangalore, India" 
><wikimedia-in-blr at lists.wikimedia.org>
>Sent: Sat, January 15, 2011 5:23:32 AM
>Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-IN-Exec] Wikipedia 10 Bangalore event on Jan 15th (whole 
>day event)
>
>Update embedded
>
>
>On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 4:34 AM, Arun Ramarathnam <arunram25 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>Dear all,
>>
>>
>>Greetings for WP10 to all from India!
>>
>>
>>Happy to share with you all that Bangalore is having a whole day event to 
>>celebrate the Wikipedia 10th anniversary.
>>http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangalore
>>
>>
>>The program for the event is as follows:
>>
>>
>>Agenda
>> 
>>Main Auditorium, NIAS
>>
>>Evening session: Main Public event
>>Time: 17:00 to 20:15 IST
>>Audience: Everyone is invited. (Every Wikipedian!)
>>Purpose: Communicate Wikipedia Mission, facts, showcase its coolness, reach out 
>>to public, share India focus, discussion.
>>
>>	* 04:30 PM Coffee and Networking
>>	* 05:00 PM Welcome and Introductions by Gautam John
>>	* 05:15 PM Did you know (DYK) on Wikipedia & Wikipedia video snippets by 
>>Srikanth L.
>>	* 05:45 PM 06:00 PM "Namma Wikipedia" - Sharing of audience experience of using 
>>Wikipedia facilitated by Arjuna Rao.
>>	* 06:00 PM Invited Talk 
>>	* Lawrence Liang - Legal researcher, lawyer and Author (more)
>>	* 06:30 PM "How I became a Wikipedian" - sharing of experiences by Wikipedia 
>>contributors by Sundar
>>	* 06:45 PM Live address by Jimmy Wales via skype
>>	* 07:00 PM Short Break
>>	* 07:10 PM Chapter update by Hari Prasad Nadig 
>>	* What is chapter, need for it, Impact on public policy making towards open 
>>access, Call for support, Current status.
>>	* 07:20 PM Panel Discussion on Wikipedia by Arun Ramarathnam 
>>	* Wikipedia, India and the opportunities ahead
>>	* Panelists 
>>	* Prof. S. Sadagopan - Founder Director IIIT-B (more)
>>	* Dr. Madan Mohan Rao - Research Director AMIC, Consultant and Writer (more))
>>	* Achal Prabhala - Member, Advisory Board, Wikimedia Foundation (more)
>>	* Sunil Abraham - Executive Director, Centre for Internet and Society (more)
>>	* 08:00 PM Thank you video by Jimmy Wales
>>
>>[edit]Forenoon session: Segment 1: Wikipedian Community
>Time: 09:00 to 13:00 IST
>Audience: Wikipedia editors (others welcome too)
>Purpose: Share Updates, experiences and Best practices
>
>	* 09:00-09:30: Welcome, Networking, Informal introductions by Sundar
>	* 09:30-10:30: State of Wikimedia India-> reports from all Indian Wikipedia 
>communities. (in person or remotely) 
>
>	* Wikipedias - Tamil (Sundar), Bengali (Bellayet), Kannada (HP Nadig), 
>Malayalam (Shiju Alex), Telugu (Arjuna Rao), Marathi Mahitgar, Sanskrit 
>(Arunram, and English (Tinu Cherian).
>	* 10:30-11:30: Discussion: Expectations from the Chapter. Facilitated by Arun 
>Ramarathnam.
>	* 11:30-11:45: Tea Break
>	* 11:45-13:00: Discussion: Plans for the Year 2011. Facilitated by Sundar 
>	* Outreach, India Wikimedia event, Wikimania, Coordination between cities, 
>Translation initiatives, Offline CD
>
>
Updated the section by including focus on languages which is missed out by Arun 

[edit]
Afternoon session: Segment 2: Connect with other city Special Interest Groups
>Time: 14:00 to 16:30 IST
>Audience: Wikipedians and SIG members (others welcome too)
>Purpose: Discuss the Wikipedia status on the themes and explore possibilities of 
>collaboration and strategies for 2011.
>[edit] Language Groups
>	* Kannada - HPN
>	* Malayalam -Shiju
>	* Tamil -Sundar
>	* Telugu .. Arjuna
>	* Others (tbd)
>[edit] Photography
>	* Photography and Wikipedia.
>[edit] Technology
>	* Mediawiki & Extensions
>	* Hacking around Wikipedia
>	* Offline & Mobile Wikipedia
>	* Using bots for automated tasks with an emphasis on Pywikipediabot
>
>
>Thanks

Arjuna Rao Chavala
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