[WikiX-l] Wikipedia 10 Bangalore event on Jan 15th (whole day event)

[Arun Ramarathnam]

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
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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<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Liang>
      )
   - 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<http://ssadagopan.com/about.htm>
         )
         - Dr. Madan Mohan Rao - Research Director AMIC, Consultant and
         Writer (more) <http://www.isim.ac.in/pdf/Modan's_bio.pdf>)
         - Achal Prabhala - Member, Advisory Board, Wikimedia Foundation (
         more<http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Advisory_Board#Achal_Prabhala>
         )
         - Sunil Abraham - Executive Director, Centre for Internet and
         Society (more <http://www.cis-india.org/publications/cis/sunil>)
      - 08:00 PM Thank you video by Jimmy Wales


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]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<http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sundar>
   - 09:30-10:30: State of Wikimedia India-> reports from all Indian
   Wikipedia communities. (in person or remotely)
      - Wikipedias - Tamil (Sundar<http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sundar>),
      Bengali (Bellayet <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bellayet>),
      Kannada (HP Nadig <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:HPN>), Malayalam
      (Shiju Alex <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Shijualex>),
Telugu (Arjuna
      Rao <http://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Arjunaraoc>), Marathi
Mahitgar<http://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mahitgar>,
      Sanskrit (Arunram <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Arunram>, and
      English (Tinu Cherian <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tinucherian>
      ).
   - 10:30-11:30: Discussion: Expectations from the Chapter.
Facilitated by Arun
   Ramarathnam. <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Arunram>
   - 11:30-11:45: Tea Break
   - 11:45-13:00: Discussion: Plans for the Year 2011. Facilitated by
Sundar<http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sundar>
      - Outreach, India Wikimedia event, Wikimania, Coordination between
      cities, Translation initiatives, Offline CD


[edit<http://ten.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangalore&action=edit&section=4>
]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: Explore possibilities of working together and collaboration.
Identify common projects.
[edit<http://ten.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangalore&action=edit&section=5>
]Photography

   - Photography and Wikipedia.

[edit<http://ten.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangalore&action=edit&section=6>
]Technology

   - Mediawiki & Extensions
   - Hacking around Wikipedia
   - Offline & Mobile Wikipedia
   - Using bots for automated tasks with an emphasis on Pywikipediabot


regards
Arun

Bangalore, India
www.twitter.com/arunram
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