[Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India Chapter Report, 03 January 2011 - 16 March 2011

Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh at gmail.com
Wed Mar 16 19:59:47 UTC 2011 

  *Wikimedia India Chapter Report*
*03 January 2011 - 16 March 2011* Chapter Operations Registration

The Wikimedia Chapter (or “Wikimedia India”) received formal recognition
from the Government of Karnataka on 3 January 2011 under the Karnataka
Societies Registration Act, 1960. The links to the official registration
documents including the Memorandum of Association, Rules and Regulations and
Registration Certificate are available as under:


   - English version<http://wikimedia.in/wiki/File:ChapterRegDocsEnglish.pdf>
   - Kannada version<http://wikimedia.in/wiki/File:ChapterRegDocsKannada.pdf>

Office

The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has approved our request to
continue using their office premises as the official address of the chapter
till 31 March 2012. They have also agreed to offer space for hosting chapter
meetings. We would like to thank the Centre for their kind gesture of
support. The office address of the chapter is : No. 194, 2nd ‘C’ Cross,
Domlur, 2nd Stage, Bangalore - 560071
 Administration Secretaryship

It is with deep regret that we announce the departure of Hari Prasad HS from
the Executive Committee of the Chapter. Hari has tendered his resignation
from the Executive Committee citing personal reasons. This was discussed in
a meeting held on 12 March 2011. We would like to thank Hari for his
contributions towards the establishment of the chapter and have accepted his
resignation. We have also requested Hari to extend all support for the
transfer of resources including the ownership of the Wikimedia domains and
the wikis to the Chapter in a reasonable time frame. Consequently, Gautam
John agreed to take up the role of Secretary till the first Annual General
Meeting and received unanimous support from the team. The vacancy in the
Executive Committee will be filled up during the first AGM.
 Permanent Account Number

A Permanent Account Number (PAN) identifies all legal entities for tax
purposes and is required for opening a bank account in the name of the
Chapter. The application for PAN was submitted on 22 February 2011.
Subsequent to the application, a PAN card was issued by the Department of
Income Tax on 12 March 2011.
 Banking

The Chapter has made an application with the State Bank of India, Jayanagar
for opening a savings bank account.
 Auditor

Messrs Nath Associates have been appointed as the statutory auditor for the
Financial Year 2010-11 and 2011-12.
 Organizational collaboration Wikimedia Foundation

The Executive Committee met Barry Newstead (CGDO) and Hisham Mundol, WMF
consultant for National Programs (India) on 25 February 2011. We had
preliminary discussions on draft projects, funding and communications for
effective collaboration. We look forward to working with Hisham Mundol as
the India programs evolve.
 Community news January 2011

   - The Kannada Wikipedia crossed 10,000 articles milestone and the Kannada
   Wiktionary project crossed 85,000 entries. —
[1]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-January/001869.html>
   - The Malayalam Wikipedia crossed the 1 million edits milestone. —
[2]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-January/001834.html>
   - Erik Zachte released the first statistical report card for Indian
   Wikimedia projects. —
[3]<http://stats.wikimedia.org/EN_India/ReportCardIndia.htm>
   - Ashwin Baindur and some other volunteers from Pune initiate the
   WikiPuneri group for contributing to the Wikimedia Commons. —
[4]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-January/001733.html>

February 2011

   - Gerard Meijssen blogged about using mobile phones for accessing content
   in Indian languages. —
[5]<http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/2011/02/supporting-mobile-phones-in-india.html>
   - Subhash Panigrahi and Shiju Alex initiated a mailing list for Odia
   Wikipedia. — [6]<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-or>
   - Pradeep Mohandas discovered a "Wikipedia lesson" in a 7th Standard text
   book from Maharashtra. —
[7]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-February/002255.html>
   - A discussion on maps of India and Indian laws pertaining to maps and
   speech. — [8]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-February/002159.html>
   , [9]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-February/002191.html>
   , [10]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-February/002201.html>
   , [11]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-February/002229.html>
   , [12]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-February/002233.html>
   , [13]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-February/002236.html>
   , [14]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-February/002238.html>
   , [15]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-February/002242.html>
   , [16]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-February/002243.html>
   , [17]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-February/002248.html>
   - Nikhil Sheth created a manual on Wikipedia for Schools Offline Project.
   — [18]<http://education.wikia.com/wiki/Wikipedia_For_Schools_Offline_Edition>
   - Shirish Agarwal blogged about GNUnify 2011. —
[19]<http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/gnunify-day-1/>
   , [20] <http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/gnunify-day-2/>

March 2011

   - Hisham Mundol invited comments on the draft India Programs page on
   Meta-wiki. —
[21]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-March/002533.html>
   - Ashwin Baindur invited volunteers to support him with the Indianized
   version of Wikipedia for Schools Offline edition. He is currently curating a
   list of articles appropriate for school children.
—[22]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-March/002524.html>
   - A discussion on the attempt by the Government of India to regulate
   bloggers and intermediaries on the internet. —
[23]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-March/002511.html>
   , [24]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-March/002512.html>
   , [25]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-March/002520.html>
   , [26]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-March/002543.html>
   , [27]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-March/002544.html>
   , [28]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-March/002547.html>
   , [29]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-March/002548.html>
   - A Tale of Two Workshops by Bala Jeyaraman. —
[30]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-March/002501.html>
   - Gerard Meijssen reported a request for localization in Saurashtra
   language which is written in three scripts. —
[31]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-March/002495.html>
   , [32]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-March/002496.html>
   - Shiju Alex discussed a list of articles every Indic Wikipedia should
   have. — [33]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-March/002490.html>

Outreach

Outreach forms the central part of the Chapter’s strategy. We aim to augment
volunteer activities around the country by providing organisational support.
In the month of January 2011, the Wikimedia community along with other
Wikipedia enthusiasts around the country celebrated the tenth
anniversary<http://ten.wikipedia.org/> of
the Wikipedia project by planning and organising events in over 90
cities<http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:India> across
the country. A large number of cities received an excellent response from
the general public.

The Indian community of Wikimedians organised and executed many of these
events with participation and support from the EC members. We have all been
the subject of numerous stories in the media. A list of published news
stories is available here <http://wikimedia.in/wiki/In_the_news>.
 Wikipedia 10

   - Bangalore: 15 January 2011 <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangalore>
   - Bikaner: 29 January 2011 <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikaner>
   - Chennai: 15 January 2011 <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai>
   - Goa: 15 January 2011 <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa>
   - Guntur: 20 January 2011 <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guntur>
   - Guwahati: 15 January 2011 <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guwahati>
   - Hyderabad: 23 January 2011 <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad>
   - Indore: 12 January 2011 <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indore>
   - Jaipur: 14 January 2011 <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaipur>
   - Kannur: 15 January 2011 <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannur>
   - Kanpur: 6 February 2011 <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanpur>
   - Kolkata: 15 January 2011 <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkata>
   - Mysore: 16 January 2011 <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysore>
   - Mumbai: 15 January 2011 <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai>
   - Mysore: 16 January 2011 <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysore>
   - New Delhi: 15 January 2011 <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Delhi>
   - Pune: 15 January 2011 <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pune>
   - Secundarabad: 17 January 2011<http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secunderabad>
   - Valparai: 15 January 2011 <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valparai>

Wikipedia meetups

BangaloreMeetup 25 - 9 January
2011<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore25>

Meetup 27 - 13 February
2011<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore27>

Meetup 28 - 17 February
2011<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore27>

Meetup 29 - 19 February
2011<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore29>

Meetup 30 - 25 February
2011<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore30>

Meetup 31 - 13 March
2011<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore31>

GLAM Bangalore February
2011<http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Projects:GLAM_2011/Bangalore_Feb2011>

Bangalore loves Wikipedia - February
2011<http://www.flickr.com/photos/hpnadig/5418774809/>
KolkataMeetup 3 - 12 February
2011<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Kolkata/Kolkata3>
MangaloreMeetup 1 - 29 January
2011<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Mangalore/Jan_29_2011>
MumbaiMeetup 7 - 13 February
2011<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Mumbai/Mumbai7>

Meetup 8 - 23 February
2011<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Mumbai/Mumbai8>

GLAM Mumbai February
2011<http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Projects:GLAM_2011/Mumbai_Feb2011>

Wikipedia Takes Mumbai January
2011<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Mumbai>
New
DelhiHindi Wikipedia Workshop - 12 February
2011<http://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE:%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A8/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%88_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80_%E0%A5%A7>

GLAM New Delhi February
2011<http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Projects:GLAM_2011/Delhi_Feb2011>
PuneMeetup 11 - 12 March
2011<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Pune/Pune11>

Others

   - GNUnify 2011 <http://gnunify.in/>, Pune
   - Carte Blanche <http://cb.csmit.org/cbxi/>
   - World Samskrit Book fair and National
Conference<http://wikimedia.in/wiki/World_Sanskrit_book_fair_and_national_conference>

Other matters Chapter communication

The Chapter team will endeavor to provide regular updates to the community
about its activities. We intend to send future updates using the following
channels:

   - Wikimedia India Chapter Wiki <http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Reports>
   - Wikimedia India community mailing
list<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l>
   - Wikimedia Announcement mailing
list<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l>

Periodical reports will feature information of interest to the Wikimedia
community in India, both in terms of updates on key outcomes from chapter
meetings and also to encourage dialogue with community towards membership
development, design and execution of outreach programs and special projects.
 Plan for next two months Chapter operations

   - Opening up the bank account
   - Membership application process
   - Community engagement through Special Interest Groups (SIGs) based on
   geographic location and language.

Upcoming events

   - *Wikimedia Conference
2011<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2011>
   *, 25-28 March 2011, Berlin, Germany : Arjuna Rao Chavala and Anirudh
   Bhati are representing the Chapter at this conference.
   - *OSSCamp Lucknow 11.03 <http://osscamp.in/event/osscamp-lucknow-1103>*,
   26-27 March 2011, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh : Inviting expression of interest
   from Wikimedian volunteers, preferably with but not limited to Mediawiki
   development experience, travel funding available for two individuals.
   - *SRISHTI 2011*, 01-04 April 2011, North Eastern Regional Institute of
   Science and Technology <http://www.nerist.ac.in/>, Nirjuli, Arunachal
   Pradesh : Anirudh Bhati, Arun Ramarathnam and Nikhil Sheth are attending
   this event.

Feedback

Thank you for all the feedback received so far. Our priority is to engage
the community in the most productive way to further the goals of the
Wikimedia movement. This report is a first of its kind and will be published
periodically once every two months. Please share your ideas and suggestions
by sending us an email.

office at wikimedia.in

In case you may wish to contact us individually, feel free to write to us at
the email addresses listed below:

Arjuna Rao Chavala, *President*: arjunaraoc at wikimedia.in
Gautam John, *Secretary*: gkjohn at wikimedia.in
Anirudh Bhati, *Treasurer*: anirudh at wikimedia.in
Arun Ramarathnam, *Member*: arun at wikimedia.in
BalaSundaraRaman Lakshmanan, *Member*: sundar at wikimedia.in
Srinivas Gunta, *Member*: srinivas at wikimedia.in

*On behalf of the Wikimedia India Chapter*,

*Sincerely,*

*Anirudh Bhati*
*Treasurer, Wikimedia India Chapter*

*+91 9328712208*
*Skype: anirudhsbh*

The Wikimedia Chapter is an independent organization registered under the
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