Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India Chapter - January 2016 Monthly Report

2016-02-17 Thread Sudhanwa Jogalekar
You are missing out many more things.

I had replied earlier to Yohan's mail. He has not replied to it.

-Sudhanwa



On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 9:30 PM, Priyanka  wrote:

> Apologies for missing out a key news.
>
> Our Program Director Mr. Ravishankar Ayyakkannu resigned. We all
> appreciate his endeavours and wish him all the best for his future.
> --
> From: Priyanka Tiwari 
> Sent: ‎16-‎02-‎2016 10:53 PM
> To: Wikimedia India Community list 
> Subject: Wikimedia India Chapter - January 2016 Monthly Report
>
> Greetings from Wikimedia India!
>
> Wikimedia India would like to share the monthly report of January 2016.
> Looking forward for your valuable feedback.
>
> == EVENTS HELD ==
>
> EVENT – Wikipedia’s 15th Anniversary celebration in Hyderabad (
> http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Events/15th_Wikipedia_Anniversary_Celebration_Hyderabad
> )
> SYNOPSIS –
> Agenda of the event included the following keynote activities:
> - 'Introduction to Wikipedia, How to utilize & How to contribute' – by
> Wikipedia contributors.
> - Panel discussions on Wikipedia and the Wiki communities led by Wikipedia
> contributors and academicians.
>
> EVENT – Workshop organized by Osmania University (OU) on 11th January 2016
> at NERTU Conference Hall (
> http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Events/Librarians_Workshop)
> SYNOPSIS –
> Agenda of the event included the following activities:
> - Fifteen Library and Information Science Professionals were identified to
> participate who are serious researchers and proactive users of latest tools
> and technologies and are invited as resource persons as they are experts in
> their field.
> - Uploading Images/Photos, Copyright issues, Creative Commons were also
> discussed. Three Telugu Wikipedians also attended the event and lent their
> expertise to the event. It was a learning event as all the participants did
> a collaborative effort "List of LIS Journals in India" available at
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LIS_Journals_in_India.
>
> EVENT – Wikipedia Takes Kolkata (on January 24) (
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Kolkata_V)
> SYNOPSIS –
> Wikipedia Takes Kolkata is a planned photo scavenger hunt in the spirit of
> Wikipedia Takes the City held in Kolkata. This event is aimed at increasing
> the coverage of free photographs involving the city of Kolkata so that they
> can be used in Wikipedia articles which need pictures, as well as promoting
> awareness of Wikipedia.
>
> == NEWS ==
>
> - IRC Discussions was held on 10th January 2016 for the bidders of
> WikiConference India to take questions from fellow Wikipedians on the
> organization of the event.
> (IRC Chat at http://goo.gl/5w7OZs ).
> - Hosting city for WikiConference India 2016 is Chandigarh as per IRC
> Discussions by 18 January.
> - Wikimedia India hires two admin interns – User:Jim Carter (Rudra Pratap
> Sinha) and User:Strike Eagle (Srikar Kashyap Pulipaka) to help in the
> functioning of the chapter.
> - Wikimedia India hires one HR Intern - Ms Ashmita Bose in an attempt to
> make the organization more robust and well structured.
>
> == IN THE MEDIA ==
> 1. Wikimedia Foundation distances itself from Free Basics, Hindustan Times
> (http://goo.gl/OIzqo7)
> 2. This multilingual edit-a-thon wants to improve Indian content on
> Wikipedia, DNA (http://goo.gl/uR49Kf)
> 3. Wiki turns 15, free libraries a bonanza, The Times of India (
> http://goo.gl/WVF2U4)
> 4. Wikipedia initiative Celebrating legacy of Bangalore Blue grapes online
> (http://goo.gl/FOAHKl)
> 5. Why It's Essential To Grow IndianLanguage Wikipedias, The Huffington
> Post (http://goo.gl/NviKKX)
> 6. Kannada Wikipedia not on top of the charts, The Hindu (
> http://goo.gl/xuQdmY)
>
> I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Srikar Kashyap for all
> his endeavours.
>
> This report is also available at:
> http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Reports/Jan_2016
>
>
>
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India Chapter - January 2016 Monthly Report

2016-02-17 Thread Priyanka
Apologies for missing out a key news.

Our Program Director Mr. Ravishankar Ayyakkannu resigned. We all appreciate his 
endeavours and wish him all the best for his future.

-Original Message-
From: "Priyanka Tiwari" 
Sent: ‎16-‎02-‎2016 10:53 PM
To: "Wikimedia India Community list" 
Subject: Wikimedia India Chapter - January 2016 Monthly Report

Greetings from Wikimedia India!


Wikimedia India would like to share the monthly report of January 2016. Looking 
forward for your valuable feedback.


== EVENTS HELD ==


EVENT – Wikipedia’s 15th Anniversary celebration in Hyderabad 
(http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Events/15th_Wikipedia_Anniversary_Celebration_Hyderabad)
SYNOPSIS –
Agenda of the event included the following keynote activities:
- 'Introduction to Wikipedia, How to utilize & How to contribute' – by 
Wikipedia contributors.
- Panel discussions on Wikipedia and the Wiki communities led by Wikipedia 
contributors and academicians.


EVENT – Workshop organized by Osmania University (OU) on 11th January 2016 at 
NERTU Conference Hall (http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Events/Librarians_Workshop)
SYNOPSIS –
Agenda of the event included the following activities:
- Fifteen Library and Information Science Professionals were identified to 
participate who are serious researchers and proactive users of latest tools and 
technologies and are invited as resource persons as they are experts in their 
field.
- Uploading Images/Photos, Copyright issues, Creative Commons were also 
discussed. Three Telugu Wikipedians also attended the event and lent their 
expertise to the event. It was a learning event as all the participants did a 
collaborative effort "List of LIS Journals in India" available at 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LIS_Journals_in_India.


EVENT – Wikipedia Takes Kolkata (on January 24) 
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Kolkata_V)
SYNOPSIS –
Wikipedia Takes Kolkata is a planned photo scavenger hunt in the spirit of 
Wikipedia Takes the City held in Kolkata. This event is aimed at increasing the 
coverage of free photographs involving the city of Kolkata so that they can be 
used in Wikipedia articles which need pictures, as well as promoting awareness 
of Wikipedia.


== NEWS ==


- IRC Discussions was held on 10th January 2016 for the bidders of 
WikiConference India to take questions from fellow Wikipedians on the 
organization of the event. 
(IRC Chat at http://goo.gl/5w7OZs ).
- Hosting city for WikiConference India 2016 is Chandigarh as per IRC 
Discussions by 18 January.
- Wikimedia India hires two admin interns – User:Jim Carter (Rudra Pratap 
Sinha) and User:Strike Eagle (Srikar Kashyap Pulipaka) to help in the 
functioning of the chapter.
- Wikimedia India hires one HR Intern - Ms Ashmita Bose in an attempt to make 
the organization more robust and well structured.


== IN THE MEDIA ==
1. Wikimedia Foundation distances itself from Free Basics, Hindustan Times 
(http://goo.gl/OIzqo7)
2. This multilingual edit-a-thon wants to improve Indian content on Wikipedia, 
DNA (http://goo.gl/uR49Kf)
3. Wiki turns 15, free libraries a bonanza, The Times of India 
(http://goo.gl/WVF2U4)
4. Wikipedia initiative Celebrating legacy of Bangalore Blue grapes online 
(http://goo.gl/FOAHKl)
5. Why It's Essential To Grow IndianLanguage Wikipedias, The Huffington Post 
(http://goo.gl/NviKKX)
6. Kannada Wikipedia not on top of the charts, The Hindu (http://goo.gl/xuQdmY)


I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Srikar Kashyap for all his 
endeavours.


This report is also available at:
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Reports/Jan_2016___
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