[Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimediaindia-l Digest, Vol 37, Issue 41
anuj doshi
anujndoshi at gmail.com
Sun Jul 31 07:49:07 UTC 2011
hey are we goin to have a age criteria box for the conference?
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> 1. Oral citations project update: more articles + full English
> subtitle track (Achal Prabhala)
> 2. Re: Welcome to the India Team! : Shiju & Nitika (Erik Moeller)
> 3. Re: Welcome to the India Team! : Shiju & Nitika
> (Arjuna Rao Chavala)
> 4. Re: Welcome to the India Team! : Shiju & Nitika (Bishakha Datta)
> 5. Re: Welcome to the India Team! : Shiju & Nitika (Arun Ramarathnam)
> 6. Re: Welcome to the India Team! : Shiju & Nitika (Hisham Mundol)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 03:08:05 +0530
> From: Achal Prabhala <aprabhala at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Oral citations project update: more
> articles + full English subtitle track
> To: "Discussion list on Indian language projects of Wikimedia."
> <wikimediaindia-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
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> *apologies for cross-posting*
>
> Dear friends,
>
> A quick update on the oral citations project.
>
> 1) We have now posted sample articles in all 3 project languages,
> Malayalam, Sepedi and Hindi:
>
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Oral_Citations#Articles.2F_Discussions_.28in_development.29
>
> 2) A full English subtitle track for the film is now available on
> Wikimedia Commons (the previous one only covered non-English speech):
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/TimedText:People-are-Knowledge.ogv.en.srt
>
> ---
>
> There are a couple of things yet to come, some of which are
> intrinsically linked to the suggestions and comments coming in from the
> discussion on the previous thread. These are:
>
> a) A few more articles in development, which will be posted when done
>
> b) Transcripts of the audio interviews in Hindi, Sepedi and Malayalam,
> each accompanied by an English transcript (in development)
>
> c) An FAQ, where we can begin thinking collaboratively about ways in
> which an exercise like this could work/be made to work under existing
> policies within the Wikimedia movement, and Wikipedia specifically; as
> well as ways in which this project could be extended to think about
> sources and citations generally.
>
> ---
>
> Lastly, if you haven't had a chance to see the work of the project, you
> can do that here:
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Oral_Citations
>
> ...and if you would like to watch the film made during the course of the
> project, please check it out:
> on Commons:
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:People-are-Knowledge.ogv
> or on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/26469276
>
> Cheers,
> Achal
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:16:05 -0700
> From: Erik Moeller <erik at wikimedia.org>
> Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Welcome to the India Team! : Shiju &
> Nitika
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> Fantastic news - a warm welcome to both of you. :-)
>
> A small team, with the help of our vast community of volunteers, can
> make a huge difference. Really excited to see what you will come up
> with.
> --
> Erik M?ller
> Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation
>
> Support Free Knowledge: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate
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>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 10:31:33 +0530
> From: Arjuna Rao Chavala <arjunaraoc at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Welcome to the India Team! : Shiju &
> Nitika
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> On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Hisham Mundol <hmundol at wikimedia.org
> >wrote:
>
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > I'm really pleased to send out this email welcoming the first 2 new
> members
> > of the India Programs team.
> > --cut--
> >
> Shiju, Nitika,
>
> Congratualtions on your new roles.
>
> I am confident that your work will help growth of Wikimedia movement at a
> rapid pace.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Arjun
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> From: Bishakha Datta <bishakhadatta at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Welcome to the India Team! : Shiju &
> Nitika
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> Lovely news!
>
> Welcome aboard, and look forward to meeting you soon, Nitika, and you
> Shiju,
> now in this new avatar. :)
>
> Cheers
> Bishakha
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> Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:23:03 +0530
> From: Arun Ramarathnam <arunram25 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Welcome to the India Team! : Shiju &
> Nitika
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> This is great news.
>
> A warm welcome and best wishes to Shiju and Nitika in their new roles.
>
> Regards
> Arun
> On Jul 29, 2011 1:42 PM, "CherianTinu Abraham" <tinucherian at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Congratulations to Shiju and Nitika.
> >
> > It has been great working along with Shiju, closely for years now and I
> > don't have to tell that how much he deserves this. I wondered how he gets
> > time to "really" work with ABB with all his wiki activities ;) and I am
> sure
> > that this position would help him concentrate on one thing he is really
> > passionate about.
> >
> > Welcome on-board, Nitika ! Looking forward to work with you too.
> >
> > Best wishes again to both Shiju and Nitika !
> >
> > Regards
> > Tinu Cherian
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Hisham Mundol <hmundol at wikimedia.org
> >wrote:
> >
> >> 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 <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>
> >>
> >> India Programs<
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs>
> >> *
> >> *
> >>
> >> skype : hisham.wikimedia
> >> gtalk : hmundol at 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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> Message: 6
> Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 19:33:25 +0530
> From: Hisham Mundol <hmundol at wikimedia.org>
> Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Welcome to the India Team! : Shiju &
> Nitika
> To: gauraveventful at gmail.com, Wikimedia India Community list
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> Yes we do, Gaurav!
>
> Someone from the community in Delhi will be in touch with you shortly!
>
> btw, if there's anyone else on the list in Delhi who's interested in
> getting to know more about the movement and projects and the community, do
> shout out! ...I'm marking the Delhi community list as well.
>
> Best
>
> Hisham Mundol
>
> Wikimedia India Programs
> skype : hisham.wikimedia
> gtalk : hmundol at 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!
>
> On Jul 29, 2011, at 6:10 PM, Gaurav Garg wrote:
>
> > Guys do u have any community members in Delhi to meet and learn from?
> >
> > Sent on my BlackBerry? from Vodafone
> >
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