[Wikimediaindia-l] Proposal: Wikipedia participation at 'Kolkata Book Fair 2012'

Thu Nov 24 10:09:24 UTC 2011

Hi,

my thoughts below....

1) On-spot *India Chapter membership* for visitors if they wish.
2) Distribute Chapter Brochures, Welcome to Wikipedia Brochure.
3) Distribute Bengali Wikipedia Brochures.
4) Need 3/4 dedicated volunteers for 12 days 1PM-8PM
5) Contiguous running videos regarding Wikipedia ( Jimmy speech,
Wikimania/WCI event images, and many more)
6) Display all banner and etc
7) Need one hired staff for collecting Cash and etc and work for India
Chapter membership. ( if possible)
8) Short Quiz contest for visitors.
9) Q&A for visitor (Need 3/4 dedicated volunteers for 12 days 1PM-8PM)

anything new thought/feedback/suggestions are welcome.

On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Naveen Francis <naveenpf at wikimedia.in>wrote:

> Hi Jayanta,
>
> Can you please co-ordinate this helping Tuhin Khanrah ?
> I can send you Chapter Brochures, Welcome to Wikipedia Brochure and few
> swags.
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Tuhin Khanrah <tuhin.khanrah at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> >  Dear all,
> >            I also support the proposal. I think this will be a big
> > showcase to 15 lac people.
> >  Regards,
> >  Tuhin Khnarah.
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Bishakha Datta <bishakhadatta at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> When is the book fair? And can someone please forward this to the
> chapter?
> >>
> >> Bishakha
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Kalyan Sarkar <
> kalyan.sarkar at gmail.com
> >> >wrote:
> >>
> >> > I support the proposal.
> >> >
> >> > I think Wikimedia India chapter should earnestly consider showcasing
> the
> >> > success in the Indic language projects, the campus ambassador programs
> >> and
> >> > Wiki Conference India 2011 at the Kolkata Book Fair 2012. This would
> be
> >> a
> >> > major outreach program, that would boost the growth of Wikimedia
> >> projects
> >> > in India, eastern India and the North East in particular.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks and regards,
> >> > Kalyan Sarkar
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 11:34 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay <
> >> > debastein at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > +1
> >> > > Even I agree. This will be a major outreach in terms of Wikimedia
> >> India
> >> > > Chapter and the Wikipedia Kolkata Community.
> >> > >
> >> > > Not necessary to promote only bengali Wikipedia but even english
> >> > Wikipedia
> >> > > can be promoted. This is a major outreach and the Chapter really
> >> needs to
> >> > > look into it.
> >> > >
> >> > > --
> >> > > Regards,
> >> > > Debanjan*
> >> > >
> >> > > - Lets make this world a better and more informative place*
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 9:52 PM, Biswarup Ganguly <
> >> > > gangulybiswarup at gmail.com
> >> > > > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > Dear Sir,
> >> > > >
> >> > > > The 'Kolkata Book Fair'  has been organized by the 'Publishers &
> >> > > > Booksellers Guild' is one of the most prestigious and active
> >> cultural
> >> > > > event in India for last thirty five years. It is the world's
> largest
> >> > > > non-trade book fair, Asia's largest book fair and the most
> attended
> >> > > > book fair in the world. Other than books it houses television,
> radio
> >> > > > and other multimedia companies as well.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I think that, the presence of  Wikipedia in physically to the
> coming
> >> > > > 'Kolkata Book Fair 2012' will be a most valuable way to reach a
> very
> >> > > > large number of well learned persons to increase it's user growth.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > It is learned from a verbal reliable source that in 2010 the stall
> >> > > > charge was about Rs. 500/- per squire feet. The minimum space
> >> allotted
> >> > > > of 100 sqft. Apart from the fair space there will be other costs
> >> (viz.
> >> > > > decorations, lights, projector & computers with mobile broadband
> >> etc)
> >> > > > involved to have the exhibition successfully.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I propose for consideration to make a twelve day show to the
> >> > > > 'Wikimedia India Chapter' for the exhibition. The detail of the
> >> guild
> >> > > > is placed below:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > ***********************
> >> > > > GUILD HOUSE
> >> > > > 2B Jhama Pukur Lane, Kolkata 700 009
> >> > > > West Bengal, India
> >> > > > Telephone: +91-33-2360 4588, 2354 4417
> >> > > > Fax: +91-33-2360 4566
> >> > > > E-mail: guild at cal2.vsnl.net.in,pbguild at vsnl.net
> >> > > > http://www.kolkatabookfaironline.com/index.php
> >> > > > ***********************
> >> > > > With regards.
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > --
> >> > > > Biswarup Ganguly
> >> > > > Phones:
> >> > > > +919830022449
> >> > > > +919433005886
> >> > > >
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> > Tuhin Khanrah
> > Senior Software Engineer
> > Sector-V,SaltLake
> > Kolkata
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> Naveen Francis
> Secretary, Wikimedia India Chapter
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