[Wikimediaindia-l] WikiConference India 2011 - Call for Participation

Mon Aug 8 04:44:12 UTC 2011

I was speaking to Logicwiki about this over the weekend - most of the proposals are not quality ones and the reason is possibly that the "Call for Participation" concept is alien to most of the target audience. Maybe we need to rephrase it and keep it really simple for people to understand, something along the lines of "Please submit your proposals to Speak or conduct something else related to Wikipedia at WCI 2011 here".

We also need an FAQ section badly IMHO.

Kind Regards,

> Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 07:35:38 +0530
> From: pradeep.mohandas at gmail.com
> To: wikimediaindia-l at lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] WikiConference India 2011 - Call for	Participation
> 
> hi,
> 
> Call for Papers will confuse people even more as they might think that
> they need to submit a paper for submission. Suggest Call for
> Presentations, if the name needs to be changed at all.
> Sent from my Nokia E63,
> Pradeep
> 
> 
> On 07/08/2011, Ashwin Baindur <ashwin.baindur at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Better rename it as a "Call for Papers". Back from Haifa, Shiju?
> >
> > Warm regards,
> >
> > Ashwin Baindur
> > ------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 11:34 PM, Shiju Alex
> > <shijualexonline at gmail.com>wrote:
> >
> >> Yes, that is a good suggestion. I am fine with renaming the page.
> >>
> >> I kept the name *Call for Particpation* following the footsteps of
> >> wikimania :)
> >>
> >>
> >> Shiju
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 11:19 PM, Sudhanwa Jogalekar <
> >> sudhanwa.com at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Looks like "Call for Participation" in the title is misleading to many.
> >>>
> >>> It is supposed to be call for papers (for speakers) and not call for
> >>> attendees registration.
> >>>
> >>> Most of us know this properly, but considering lot of students will be
> >>> checking it out, it is possible to mislead them as mentioned in the
> >>> other mail by the student.
> >>>
> >>> Looks like we have to give some more clarity on the web page.
> >>>
> >>> Regards
> >>> -Sudhanwa
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 10:26 AM,  <wheredevelsdare at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>> > Hi Pranjali,
> >>> >
> >>> > The registration for the conference is yet to begin, there will be an
> >>> > announcement on the same shortly. We appreciate your patience in this
> >>> > matter.
> >>> >
> >>> > If you wish to help in any way please email details on how you can help
> >>> to
> >>> > pradeep.mohandas (at) live.com.
> >>> >
> >>> > Kind Regards,
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > ________________________________
> >>> > Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 22:31:40 +0530
> >>> > From: pgsanap at gmail.com
> >>> > To: wikimediaindia-l at lists.wikimedia.org
> >>> > Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] WikiConference India 2011 - Call for
> >>> > Participation
> >>> >
> >>> > hello sir,
> >>> > i am a bit confuse about it ...
> >>> > i am a SYBSc IT student from mumbai
> >>> > i want to attened this conference....
> >>> > will you please guide me.... any in which way i can help this cause?
> >>> > -pranjali sanap
> >>> >
> >>> > On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Shiju Alex <shijualexonline at gmail.com>
> >>> > wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > Dear All,
> >>> >
> >>> > Please submit your proposals here:
> >>> >
> >>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2011/Call_for_Participation
> >>> >
> >>> > Kindly ensure that your proposal is on a topic related to Wikimedia. We
> >>> have
> >>> > received quite a few proposals which are off-topic.
> >>> >
> >>> > But we are expecting lot of submissions from experienced wikimedians
> >>> soon.
> >>> > Please note that the last date of submission is August 30.
> >>> >
> >>> > Shiju
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Shiju Alex <shijualexonline at gmail.com>
> >>> > wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > 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_Participation
> >>> >
> >>> > 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/ProgramsYou
> >>> > 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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