You're welcome, Abhishek. :) And it was a pleasure chatting with you today.
I look forward to learning more about your educational outreach efforts in our scheduled call. Thank you again for your dedication and keep up the good work. Anna :) -- Anna Koval, M.Ed. Manager, Wikipedia Education Program Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 x6729 [email protected] education.wikimedia.org On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 6:58 AM, Abhishek Suryawanshi < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear Anna, > > > Thank you for encouraging words. > > >> *Because your proposal suggests creating and improving health and medical >> content, it would be good if you would coordinate with WikiProject Medicine >> (on English Wikipedia): >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Medicine >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Medicine> * > > > Thanks for suggestion, will definitely look into the same. > > >> *And because your proposal involves outreach to university students, it >> would be good if you and I could discuss your plans, too. * > > > Looking forward for your guidance and support. :-) > > > -- > > > Warm Regards, > > Abhishek Suryawanshi > User:AbhiSuryawanshi > > > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 4:15 AM, Anna Koval <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Abhishek, >> >> Thank you for sharing your IdeaLab proposal. And thank you for wanting to >> improve the Indic language content on the Wikimedia projects. >> >> Because your proposal suggests creating and improving health and medical >> content, it would be good if you would coordinate with WikiProject Medicine >> (on English Wikipedia): >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Medicine >> >> And because your proposal involves outreach to university students, it >> would be good if you and I could discuss your plans, too. >> >> I look forward to talking with you soon. >> >> Sincerely yours, >> >> Anna Koval, M.Ed. >> Manager, Wikipedia Education Program >> Wikimedia Foundation >> +1.415.839.6885 x 6729 >> annakoval.wiki on Skype >> [email protected] >> education.wikimedia.org >> >> On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 11:40 AM, Abhishek Suryawanshi < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Happy New Year everyone! :) >>> >>> We are planning Indic Language Wikipedia workshops in U.S. >>> Please go through Project Link : >>> >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Indic_Language_Wikipedia_Outreach_in_United_States >>> >>> Project idea What is the problem you're trying to solve? >>> >>> Indic languages represent a large portion of languages used worldwide. >>> The number of contributors for Indic languages has been lagging other >>> language families for a variety of reasons. Internet connectivity in India >>> being limited/expensive is a major reason among them. Indic wikiprojects >>> have beens working to encourage more contributors for Indic Languages. >>> >>> There are a number of areas on Indic wikipedias where content is either >>> lacking or is of poor quality. Health-related content is a prime example of >>> this. >>> Potential for solution >>> >>> There is a strong and diverse Indian diaspora in the United States. >>> Eastern Seaboard has a large number of Indian expats that have either >>> settled there or live there for work/business. This was evidenced by the >>> 20,000+ people attending a speech in Hindi by the Prime Minister of India >>> at Madison Square Garden, New York. >>> >>> In general, the Indian origin community in the United States has very >>> high literacy rates. They are also well-versed in English as well as at >>> least one of Indic languages. Access to Internet is not an issue for this >>> demographic. Enthusiasm for advancement of Indic languages is also evident >>> by the many initiatives being pursued by this group. >>> What is your solution? >>> >>> >>> 1. Dedicated workshops for Indian Languages in United States of >>> America. >>> 2. Informal User Group to conduct periodic meetings/offline events. >>> 3. Collaboration with local chapters and editors to improve Offline >>> Wikipedia in Indian Languages. >>> 4. Special content (health related articles/essential medicines info >>> etc) on Indic Wikipedia can be improved by specialized dedicated group of >>> Indian medical students in U.S. >>> 5. Collaboration with (U.S based) like minded individuals and >>> organizations dedicated to improve Open Knowledge movement in India. >>> >>> Pilot Project >>> >>> Outreach events in >>> >>> - New York, >>> - Washington D.C, >>> - Boston >>> - Colorado Springs >>> >>> >>> - A session here will serve as an aide to developing and/or >>> fine-tuning presentations and sequence of activities. >>> >>> >>> - San Diego. >>> >>> Goals >>> >>> - Reach out to more Indians to increase their understanding of how >>> Indic Language Wikimedia projects work, and enable them to pass this >>> knowledge on to others. >>> - Improving and building upon contributions to Wikimedia projects in >>> English, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Commons etc. >>> - Increasing visibility, reach and access to Wikimedia projects >>> amongst Indian Americans, especially in students. >>> - Sign up students interested in our various activities & any other >>> training workshops planned. >>> - Conduct outreach sessions in universities, student fests, fairs >>> etc. >>> >>> Other benefits >>> >>> - A strong, diverse and engaged students community. >>> - Growth in editorship and readership from U.S. >>> >>> >>> We look forward to hear from you. Kindly share your views here - >>> >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Indic_Language_Wikipedia_Outreach_in_United_States >>> >>> Keep Supporting, Keep Inspiring :-) >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> Warm Regards, >>> >>> Abhishek Suryawanshi >>> User:AbhiSuryawanshi >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Education mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Education mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > >
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