Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Outreach] 1st Wikipedia Workshop in British Library, Chandigarh
Well done! You seem to have had an amazing session over two days! On Aug 28, 2012 8:24 AM, "Piyush Aggarwal" wrote: > Greetings Everyone, > > I am back from Chandigarh after attending one of the two amazing sessions > at British library. The session on day 1 (24 August) was held by Subha and > the session on day 2 (25 August) was held by both of us. We are writing a > summary of the two events. > > *Day 1 (24 Aug): Introductory Session* > There was a news coverage in Hindustan Times ( > https://plus.google.com/111646825844146884911/posts/Yy9xGd9kV14) > regarding this session. The members of British Library were informed > (members above 16 years) by British Council's mailing list ( > http://www.britishcouncilonline.org/events/besuccessful_event_details.aspx?EventID=776). > We had 32 participants for the first day. There were people of all > different age groups and various different backgrounds, surprisingly more > elderly people than youngsters! People came from Ludhiana, Mohalli and > Panchkula (Mohalli and Panchkula are two nearby cities) have joined for > this session. Subha asked all of them to introduce and speak about their > Wikipedia experience and interaction as a user. Many of them asked > questions in the beginning itself which was beneficial with spending some > time to know each other. The participants were taken through the > presentation by questioning about "Who edit WP and why they edit". They > were asking a lot of questions in between so the intro session was longer. > Most people still were not believing that Wikipedia articles could be > edited by people like them. So Subha decided to do some vandalism ;-) One > of the participants volunteered for creating her user account and we > changed the year of Chandigarh declared as being the "cleanest city" of > India. Then she corrected it and Subha explained how experienced editors > correct such mistakes. The participants were showed only few formatting > like Bold, Italics, Linking and Heading and showed the "Help" tab from > which they can learn more. Majority of them had doubts about credibility > and they brought examples of many articles having wrong information. So the > rest half of the session was spent discussing about the low visibility is > one of the reasons of articles with wrong information and how more editor > contribution is essential for articles of Indian context. They were also > shown articles with cleanup/"More citations needed" maintenance tags and > how they could be improved. > > *Day 2 (25 Aug):* *Editing Workshop* > Day 2 saw 10 participants from the previous day (including a > sports-blogger, a techie, 4 students, a ELT trainer, a pediatrician and a > lady from Ludhiana who created her user account on Day 1 and brought her > father for Day 2) and 4 new student participants. Subha and me talked > briefly about what is intended for the editing session. All of them created > their user accounts, some of the participants helped the new participants > to create their user accounts. They chose various different articles > including articles of local importance (Banka Bihari temple, Chandigarh, > Paratha (few raised the question why it is not spelt as ParaNtha!!)), Assam > tea, etc. > > The audience were really patient and asking more questions about "What is > there for me", "What are we going to do next". So we all gathered for a > photoshoot and discussed about setting up a wiki club so they stay > connected. They were excited to hear that Chandigarh British Library > Wikipedia club ( > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Club_Chandigarh) will be > India's 3rd Wikipedia Club. > > We all shared ideas and about how they will be continuing editing after > the session is over. Now a facebook group has been created ( > https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikiClubChandigarh) to guide the new > editors with editing. > > *Meeting with Christina and Varinder:* > After the session got over we had a meeting with Christina (Manager) and > Varinder (IT Head of Brit Lib). One of the Tribune columnists (Renee Singh) > and a participant also joined us. We explained how the wiki club will > function and would help them also. Being a Library they could involve many > of their members in this. A new lady editor from Ludhiana has shown > interest for conducting workshops in her town. There was a sports-blogger > and a techie who explained how the local blogger community (over 125+ > bloggers) meet up regularly and blog actively. This is a community we could > explore more to promote Wikipedia amongst techies. What we found is British > Library is quite open to ideas and showed interest for this collaborative > model. The participants were asking can we define positions for the wiki > club also so that people having different interest could take up lead for > different activities. > > Post event steps: > > - Emails with thanks and appreciating their interest were sent to the > participants. > - Formal opening of the club is d
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Hiring of Executive Manager for Wikimedia India
Hi Naveen May I suggest that some experience in collaborative working be included in the specs. It is not a 'natural' skill, especially not (in my experience) when working with digital media, which I notice is one of the needs, and is not a skill directly rewarded in Old World organisations. No matter how excellent the report(s) produced, this community in particular wants to be involved. On Aug 28, 2012 7:09 AM, "Naveen Francis" wrote: > Dear Wikimedians, > > Greetings ! > > I am glad to share with you about hiring Executive Manager for Wikimedia > India. > The job description is enclosed. ( > http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Job_Description_for_Executive_Manager) > I request you to share these details in your network and help in staffing > the position. > > Thanks, > Naveen Francis > Secretary, Wikimedia India Chapter > > ** > Job Description for Executive Manager > > The candidate will be the first staff member of the organisation and will > have the exciting opportunity of growing the organisation to maximise its > impact. The staff size is expected to grow 5 people over 2-3 years. > > The successful candidate will initially report to President of the > Wikimedia India or a designated Executive Committee(EC) member. Most > interactions will be with the EC and extended leadership team of the > Chapter, Members, Community and partner organizations. Hence the candidate > needs to be flexible about working hours. This position is based in > Bangalore, India. Salary will be commensurate with Qualification. More > details of work expected from the Candidate are given below. > >1. Help develop short term and long term plans for the growth of >Wikimedia project readers and Editors >2. Support Wikimedia India events >3. Present about Chapter, Wikimedia Foundation and conduct basic >computer and Wiki literacy trainings. >4. Hire additional staff,interns as per plan >5. Develop Fund raising plan and execute with a goal of raising >atleast 25% of budget locally in the first 2 years. >6. Prepare drafts of regular communication for Members, Community, >WMF, Press and communication after approval by leadership team >7. Maintenance of books of Accounts, membership and Donor >database:Preparation & maintenance of Vouchers, issue of Receipts, making >payments, preparation and issue of checks and making cash payments, TDS >etc., >8. Preparation of Quarterly Financial statements. >9. Preparation of Annual Accounts,coordination with Consultants and >Auditor >10. Filing of Income Tax returns and matters related to it. >11. Filing of Annual return with audited Accounts with the Registrar >of Societies, Bangalore. >12. Liason with Consultants and Government Departments with regard to >Section 12A Registration, FCRA, Online membership/donation/voting for >Society etc. > > Candidate > > The following education, experience and skills are required: > Education > > Masters degree in Commerce/Social Sciences/Science & engineering streams > Experience > > Recently retired professionals with at least latest three years of > experience at Senior leadership level will be given preference. For other > candidates, 5-10 years over all experience with at least 3 years in > leadership role is required. > Skills > >1. Excellent written and oral communication skills >2. Ability to work with minimal supervision >3. Experience of atleast three years with Office productivity software >for documentation, presentation, data analysis, financial management and >conferencing > > How to Apply > >- If you wish to apply please send a *CV with* *a one page >essay(600-800 words) on "Strategies for maximising the impact of Wikimedia >India and the role for WMIN Staff"* to care...@wikimedia.in by Sep 8, >2012 >- Only candidates shortlisted will be called for Interview at >Bangalore during Sep 15-Sep 23 and the selected candidate is expected to >take up the role from Oct 1, 2012. >- Outstation candidates will have to make their own arrangements for >the interviews at Bangalore. > > > > ___ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > > ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] [Outreach] 1st Wikipedia Workshop in British Library, Chandigarh
Greetings Everyone, I am back from Chandigarh after attending one of the two amazing sessions at British library. The session on day 1 (24 August) was held by Subha and the session on day 2 (25 August) was held by both of us. We are writing a summary of the two events. *Day 1 (24 Aug): Introductory Session* There was a news coverage in Hindustan Times ( https://plus.google.com/111646825844146884911/posts/Yy9xGd9kV14) regarding this session. The members of British Library were informed (members above 16 years) by British Council's mailing list ( http://www.britishcouncilonline.org/events/besuccessful_event_details.aspx?EventID=776). We had 32 participants for the first day. There were people of all different age groups and various different backgrounds, surprisingly more elderly people than youngsters! People came from Ludhiana, Mohalli and Panchkula (Mohalli and Panchkula are two nearby cities) have joined for this session. Subha asked all of them to introduce and speak about their Wikipedia experience and interaction as a user. Many of them asked questions in the beginning itself which was beneficial with spending some time to know each other. The participants were taken through the presentation by questioning about "Who edit WP and why they edit". They were asking a lot of questions in between so the intro session was longer. Most people still were not believing that Wikipedia articles could be edited by people like them. So Subha decided to do some vandalism ;-) One of the participants volunteered for creating her user account and we changed the year of Chandigarh declared as being the "cleanest city" of India. Then she corrected it and Subha explained how experienced editors correct such mistakes. The participants were showed only few formatting like Bold, Italics, Linking and Heading and showed the "Help" tab from which they can learn more. Majority of them had doubts about credibility and they brought examples of many articles having wrong information. So the rest half of the session was spent discussing about the low visibility is one of the reasons of articles with wrong information and how more editor contribution is essential for articles of Indian context. They were also shown articles with cleanup/"More citations needed" maintenance tags and how they could be improved. *Day 2 (25 Aug):* *Editing Workshop* Day 2 saw 10 participants from the previous day (including a sports-blogger, a techie, 4 students, a ELT trainer, a pediatrician and a lady from Ludhiana who created her user account on Day 1 and brought her father for Day 2) and 4 new student participants. Subha and me talked briefly about what is intended for the editing session. All of them created their user accounts, some of the participants helped the new participants to create their user accounts. They chose various different articles including articles of local importance (Banka Bihari temple, Chandigarh, Paratha (few raised the question why it is not spelt as ParaNtha!!)), Assam tea, etc. The audience were really patient and asking more questions about "What is there for me", "What are we going to do next". So we all gathered for a photoshoot and discussed about setting up a wiki club so they stay connected. They were excited to hear that Chandigarh British Library Wikipedia club ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Club_Chandigarh) will be India's 3rd Wikipedia Club. We all shared ideas and about how they will be continuing editing after the session is over. Now a facebook group has been created ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikiClubChandigarh) to guide the new editors with editing. *Meeting with Christina and Varinder:* After the session got over we had a meeting with Christina (Manager) and Varinder (IT Head of Brit Lib). One of the Tribune columnists (Renee Singh) and a participant also joined us. We explained how the wiki club will function and would help them also. Being a Library they could involve many of their members in this. A new lady editor from Ludhiana has shown interest for conducting workshops in her town. There was a sports-blogger and a techie who explained how the local blogger community (over 125+ bloggers) meet up regularly and blog actively. This is a community we could explore more to promote Wikipedia amongst techies. What we found is British Library is quite open to ideas and showed interest for this collaborative model. The participants were asking can we define positions for the wiki club also so that people having different interest could take up lead for different activities. Post event steps: - Emails with thanks and appreciating their interest were sent to the participants. - Formal opening of the club is done on Wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Club_Chandigarh) and participant new editors have been informed about this. - Help/Support desk on facebook is set to provide online support. ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikiClubChandigarh) - Press repo
[Wikimediaindia-l] Hiring of Executive Manager for Wikimedia India
Dear Wikimedians, Greetings ! I am glad to share with you about hiring Executive Manager for Wikimedia India. The job description is enclosed. ( http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Job_Description_for_Executive_Manager) I request you to share these details in your network and help in staffing the position. Thanks, Naveen Francis Secretary, Wikimedia India Chapter ** Job Description for Executive Manager The candidate will be the first staff member of the organisation and will have the exciting opportunity of growing the organisation to maximise its impact. The staff size is expected to grow 5 people over 2-3 years. The successful candidate will initially report to President of the Wikimedia India or a designated Executive Committee(EC) member. Most interactions will be with the EC and extended leadership team of the Chapter, Members, Community and partner organizations. Hence the candidate needs to be flexible about working hours. This position is based in Bangalore, India. Salary will be commensurate with Qualification. More details of work expected from the Candidate are given below. 1. Help develop short term and long term plans for the growth of Wikimedia project readers and Editors 2. Support Wikimedia India events 3. Present about Chapter, Wikimedia Foundation and conduct basic computer and Wiki literacy trainings. 4. Hire additional staff,interns as per plan 5. Develop Fund raising plan and execute with a goal of raising atleast 25% of budget locally in the first 2 years. 6. Prepare drafts of regular communication for Members, Community, WMF, Press and communication after approval by leadership team 7. Maintenance of books of Accounts, membership and Donor database:Preparation & maintenance of Vouchers, issue of Receipts, making payments, preparation and issue of checks and making cash payments, TDS etc., 8. Preparation of Quarterly Financial statements. 9. Preparation of Annual Accounts,coordination with Consultants and Auditor 10. Filing of Income Tax returns and matters related to it. 11. Filing of Annual return with audited Accounts with the Registrar of Societies, Bangalore. 12. Liason with Consultants and Government Departments with regard to Section 12A Registration, FCRA, Online membership/donation/voting for Society etc. Candidate The following education, experience and skills are required: Education Masters degree in Commerce/Social Sciences/Science & engineering streams Experience Recently retired professionals with at least latest three years of experience at Senior leadership level will be given preference. For other candidates, 5-10 years over all experience with at least 3 years in leadership role is required. Skills 1. Excellent written and oral communication skills 2. Ability to work with minimal supervision 3. Experience of atleast three years with Office productivity software for documentation, presentation, data analysis, financial management and conferencing How to Apply - If you wish to apply please send a *CV with* *a one page essay(600-800 words) on "Strategies for maximising the impact of Wikimedia India and the role for WMIN Staff"* to care...@wikimedia.in by Sep 8, 2012 - Only candidates shortlisted will be called for Interview at Bangalore during Sep 15-Sep 23 and the selected candidate is expected to take up the role from Oct 1, 2012. - Outstation candidates will have to make their own arrangements for the interviews at Bangalore. ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Election Notice for Wikimedia Chapter EC Elections
Dear Members & Community: After scrutinising nominations received for elections to the vacant EC posts at WMIN and publishing the draft list and following the completion of due date for withdrawals, if any, we here by announce the final slate for the Elections. The final slate consists of the following members (in alphabetical order of their first name) who are contesting for the five vacancies on the EC. We thank all the candidates and members for their active response to the call for nominations and wish the candidates all the best. Abhijeet Safai Karthik Nadar Nikita Belavate Prabhakaran Viswanathan Pranav Curumsey Shantanoo Mahajan Sivahari Nandakumar Sohan Maheshwar Srikanth Ramakrishnan The following nomination has not been found valid as the nomination form was incomplete. Rajat Jain Sundar and I will communicate a Question and Answer process for the candidates with members and community. The ballot forms along with AGM notice (scheduled for Sep 23) will be sent shortly by the Chapter to all the eligible voters. We do hope all members eligible to vote will do so by Post or in person (during the AGM) and help shape the future of the Chapter. Best, Gautam & Sundar. The Election Committee Wikimedia Chapter ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
