Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Welcome to the India Team! : Shiju Nitika

2011-08-02 Thread Nitika Tandon
eager to learn from their experiences. I believe that there is a tremendous opportunity to take the movement to a different height, especially in India, and I look forward to working closely with all of you in future. Kind regards, Nitika Tandon On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Hisham Mundol

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Welcome to the India Team! : Shiju Nitika

2011-08-07 Thread Nitika Tandon
2, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Nitika Tandon nitika.tan...@gmail.comwrote: Dear All, Thank you for your heart warming mails and welcoming me to the Wikimedia Foundation I am extremely excited to be a part of the Wiki community and would love to contribute to the benevolent cause of the movement

[Wikimediaindia-l] Update, Examples Request: Wikipedia India Education Program

2011-09-05 Thread Nitika Tandon
and encouragement. Please do help them out on their articles as well. While they have been trained, they're going to need a lot of support because they are almost entirely newbies. Please do also leave kind words for the Campus Ambassadors. They've been doing amazing work! Thanks Nitika

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Update, Examples Request: Wikipedia India Education Program

2011-09-06 Thread Nitika Tandon
Congratulations on joining the team at India operations! Thank you! It's wonderful to be working with you all. Can you also highlight any significant differences between the strategy for the Education programme in the US and for the one in India? Thanks. I'll second what Srikeit

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Update, Examples Request: Wikipedia India Education Program

2011-09-06 Thread Nitika Tandon
Economics and College of Engineering Pune). We already have over 1000 students enrolled from just these 2 colleges.  Most of these students have A 1000 students?! That is quite stupendous! I wonder if we can measure the contributions by these students over the course of the year? During the

[Wikimediaindia-l] Want to Help Newbie Editor Students of the India Education Program?: Inviting Online Ambassadors!

2011-09-06 Thread Nitika Tandon
or offlist. Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! Thank you so very much! I look forward to your application. Sincerely, Nitika Tandon ___ Wikimediaindia-l

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Pune Pilots, Ambassadors and MumCon Questions

2011-09-07 Thread Nitika Tandon
Hey Vivek, Don't bother about the incomplete mail. Happens with most of us at times. J So good to hear that you're excited about the India Education Program and becoming an online ambassador. But here start my questions. 1. In the application I've given my locality, city

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] India Program-Fortnightly IRC: Thursday March 29th @ 9pm IST (Outreach Communication) (#wikimedia-office)

2012-03-29 Thread Nitika Tandon
Hey, Just a reminder. We are starting in 10 mins. Do join in! Thanks Nitika On 29-Mar-2012, at 8:54 AM, Hisham wrote: Hi Folks Reminder about the IRC later today (9pm IST on March 29th.) Join in using this link: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#wikimedia-office. As I had

[Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia Club @ British Council

2012-06-18 Thread Nitika Tandon
Hi, We are trying to build partnerships with some of the organisations to set up Wikipedia Clubs. The idea is to run outreach events at institutes or amongst interest groups that engage people in activities around Wikipedia. Our first such attempt to is to partner with British Council India

[Wikimediaindia-l] Update on India Education Pilot

2012-06-19 Thread Nitika Tandon
Hey Everyone, Just wanted to inform you that we have put up a post about the India Education Program here [1]. Please fell free to initiate, advance or follow the conversation on the same page. Thanks Nitika [1]

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia Club @ British Council

2012-06-19 Thread Nitika Tandon
may be able to come, but I am not sure yet. Yann 2012/6/19 Srikanth Ramakrishnan parakara.gh...@gmail.com: Just a question. Are any proper, experienced community members part of this? On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Nitika Tandon ntan...@wikimedia.org wrote: Hi, We are trying

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Update on India Education Pilot

2012-06-19 Thread Nitika Tandon
Hi Ravi, Please find my answers in line. Though I'd highly encourage everyone to post any comments on the talk page itself to make sure that there are no disparate communications and we maintain only one central page. Thanks Nitika On 19-Jun-2012, at 6:49 PM, Ravishankar wrote: Hi IEP,

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wiki Academy in Goa in Dec

2012-11-29 Thread Nitika Tandon
Dear All, This is being scheduled for 12th and 13th Dec. Time is yet to be finalised. Couple of points: * Workshop will be organised in the computer lab at Goa University * Infrastructure like the computer lab LCD projectors are available in the library as well a s the Academic Staff College

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wiki Academy in Goa in Dec

2012-12-06 Thread Nitika Tandon
On 06-Dec-2012, at 1:21 PM, Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا wrote: Dear Nitika, Is it possible to get in touch with others who have been contributing to the Goa pages in the past? Absolutely! We can invite Wikipedians from Goa and members of WikiProject Goa.

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wiki Academy in Goa in Dec

2012-12-07 Thread Nitika Tandon
house. Please respond at the earliest so that we can make arrangements accordingly. Looking forward to hear from al of you. Thanks a ton! Regards, Nitika On 07-Dec-2012, at 12:50 AM, Nitika Tandon wrote: On 06-Dec-2012, at 1:21 PM, Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا

[Wikimediaindia-l] Wiki spark in Goa: 3 Days 6 Wikipedia Events

2013-01-08 Thread Nitika Tandon
1. Bringing Konkani Encyclopedia in Public Domain A meeting was scheduled with the Vice Chancellor Dr. Satish R Shetye to discuss the possibility of bringing Konkani Encyclopedia in public domain. As for now the four volume Konkani Encyclopedia is under copyright of University of Goa. Dr.

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] A day in Wiki Women Workshop

2013-03-26 Thread Nitika Tandon
Congratulations to Pavithra and the entire Bangalore community for such a great initiative. Here's a blogpost about the Wiki Women's workshop we had organised at Nirmala Institute of Education, Goa. Special thanks to Rohini and Harriet for all their support and help. More power to Wiki

[Wikimediaindia-l] Resignation of Noopur Raval, Programme Officer, A2K Team

2013-04-15 Thread Nitika Tandon
or two CIS-A2K Team will send out an advertisement for the opening of Programme Officer which has been created due to Noopur's departure. Thanks Nitika Tandon Program Manager Access to Knowledge The Centre for Internet Society___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing

[Wikimediaindia-l] Vacancy for Programme Officer, Pilot Projects (Access to Knowledge)

2013-04-17 Thread Nitika Tandon
posting on our website (http://cis-india.org/jobs/programme-officer-pilot-projects-access-to-knowledge). Please feel free to share this mail with your networks. Thanks Nitika Tandon Program Manager Access to Knowledge The Centre for Internet Society___

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Vacancy for Programme Officer, Pilot Projects (Access to Knowledge)

2013-04-25 Thread Nitika Tandon
The last date for submitting applications has been extended to 5th May, 2013 (http://cis-india.org/jobs/programme-officer-pilot-projects-access-to-knowledge). Thanks Nitika Tandon Program Manager Access to Knowledge The Centre for Internet Society On 17-Apr-2013, at 12:25 PM, Nitika Tandon

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] CIS-A2K Work Plan (Draft)

2013-05-09 Thread Nitika Tandon
Dear All, Please note that the work plan for Bengali[1] and Konkani[2] Wikipedia have now been updated. We look forward to your suggestions and comments. Thanks Nitika Tandon Program Manager Access to Knowledge The Centre for Internet Society [1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki

[Wikimediaindia-l] IRC office hours with CIS-A2K Team

2013-05-12 Thread Nitika Tandon
. Looking forward to see you tomorrow at IRC! Thanks Nitika Tandon Program Manager Access to Knowledge The Centre for Internet Society [1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/India_Access_To_Knowledge/Work_plan_April_2013_-_June_2014___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] IRC office hours with CIS-A2K Team

2013-05-13 Thread Nitika Tandon
IRC Chat log on A2K Work Plans #wikimedia-in.2013-05-13 Description: Binary data Hi All,Please find attached log of the IRC chat.Thank you to all those who took out time to give us some feedback. And for those who've written to us separately we'll aim to organise a one-on-one with you before the

[Wikimediaindia-l] Access to Knowledge - Bulletin - April '13

2013-05-17 Thread Nitika Tandon
in Mysore. The A2K team consists of three members based in Delhi: T. Vishnu Vardhan, Nitika Tandon and Subhashish Panigrahiand one member Dr. U.B. Pavanaja who is working from Bangalore office. Noopur Raval, Programme Officer (Access to Knowledge) has resigned. April 24, 2013 was her last working day

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] IRC office hours with CIS-A2K Team

2013-05-17 Thread Nitika Tandon
as soon as we have something substantial. Thanks Nitika Tandon ___ 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

[Wikimediaindia-l] Announcement: A2K's MoU with TISS

2013-06-10 Thread Nitika Tandon
played by our Adviser Dr. Tejaswini Niranjana in buildig this collaboration. We'll keep you posted as and when new developments shape up and would like to actively involve Mumbai Wikipedians in planning, designing and rolling out Wikipedia training programmes. Thanks Nitika Tandon Program

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] IRC office hours with CIS-A2K Team

2013-06-11 Thread Nitika Tandon
; who'll be responsible for executing pilots like these. Thanks Nitika On 07-Jun-2013, at 8:25 PM, sankarshan wrote: On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Nitika Tandon nit...@cis-india.org wrote: Yes, we have tried building communities in educational institutes before. But I guess what Abhinav

[Wikimediaindia-l] The Access to Knowledge Bulletin - May'13

2013-06-26 Thread Nitika Tandon
plan from the wikipedia community. The A2K team consists of three members based in Bangalore: T. Vishnu Vardhan, Dr. U.B. Pavanaja and Subhashish Panigrahi and one member Nitika Tandon in Delhi. Noopur Raval, Programme Officer left the organisation on April 24, 2013. Archives of our newsletters

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Announcement: CIS-A2K's Train The Trainer Program

2013-09-18 Thread Nitika Tandon
or drop a note on the program's talk page. [2] Thanks Nitika Tandon Program Manager Access to Knowledge The Centre for Internet Society [1] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjHXxJd1jwTedDlFUldWaTlKMl9NTGh3czhXeUFkZ0E#gid=0 [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki

[Wikimediaindia-l] Press coverage: Konkani Wikipedia from Goa University in 6 months

2013-09-26 Thread Nitika Tandon
Konkani Wikipedia from Goa University in 6 months http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Konkani-Wikipedia-from-Goa-University-in-6-months/articleshow/23126410.cms PANAJI: Piles of the thick four volumes of Konkani vishwakosh or encyclopedia waiting to be picked up by users at

[Wikimediaindia-l] Press coverage: Goa University announces plan to upload Konkani encyclopedia on Wikipedia

2013-09-26 Thread Nitika Tandon
Goa University announces plan to upload Konkani encyclopedia on Wikipedia http://www.navhindtimes.in/goa-news/goa-university-announces-plan-upload-konkani-encyclopedia-wikipedia PANAJI: The Goa University, on Thursday, re-launched the four volumes of Konkani Vishwakosh (Konkani encyclopedia),

[Wikimediaindia-l] Press coverage: Konkani Wikipedia in the making

2013-09-30 Thread Nitika Tandon
original data and regular updating of the content in the context of the Konkani language, its history and movement. Thanks Nitika Tandon ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change

[Wikimediaindia-l] Press coverage: For the love of Konkani: Preserving Goa's official language

2013-09-30 Thread Nitika Tandon
by the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and Access to Knowledge (A2K) for the students of Goa University and St. Xavier’s College. “We want to strengthen the Konkani Wikipedia,” says Nitika Tandon, program manager, CIS-A2K. Tandon quotes the Census Department of India 2001 figures that puts Konkani

[Wikimediaindia-l] Press coverage: Goa University to make available online Konkani Wikipedia, within 6 months

2013-10-01 Thread Nitika Tandon
Goa University to make available online Konkani Wikipedia, within 6 months http://www.jagranjosh.com/articles/goa-university-to-make-available-online-konkani-wikipedia-within-6-months-1380517611-1 Thick heaps of the four volumes of Konkani language ‘vishwakosh’ or encyclopedia , till now

[Wikimediaindia-l] Press coverage: Konkani writers resolve to form all-India forum at JKS conference

2013-10-02 Thread Nitika Tandon
explained the progress in the writ petition filed in the high court of Karnataka against the Sahitya Akademi, seeking equal treatment to all scripts of Konkani. Nitika Tandon, programme manager, The Centre for Internet Society, spoke about Konkani Wikipedia and the need for the participation

[Wikimediaindia-l] Coverage: Goa University Partners CIS India To Build Konkani Wikipedia

2013-10-02 Thread Nitika Tandon
Goa University Partners CIS India To Build Konkani Wikipedia http://www.medianama.com/2013/09/223-goa-university-partners-cis-india-to-build-konkani-wikipedia/ The Goa university has entered into a three year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) for

[Wikimediaindia-l] Coverage: Konkani Vishwakosh (encyclopaedia) relaunched with a free license, may boost Konkani Wikipedia

2013-10-13 Thread Nitika Tandon
A special 'thank you' to Rohini Lakshane for working on this article. Regards, Nitika Konkani Vishwakosh (encyclopaedia) relaunched with a free license, may boost Konkani Wikipedia

[Wikimediaindia-l] Konkani Vishwakosh Under CC-BY-SA

2013-10-28 Thread Nitika Tandon
, Frederick Nooronha and Seby Fernandes for their constant support. If anyone would like to receive a copy of the Vishwakosh please send us a mail off list and we'll courier a CD your way. Thanks Nitika Tandon [1] http://library.unigoa.ac.in/?q=node [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Short-term assignment at CIS-A2K

2013-10-31 Thread Nitika Tandon
Dear All, Please note that CIS-A2K is extending the last date of submitting the application to 5th November 2013. Regards, Nitika Tandon On 25-Oct-2013, at 2:31 PM, Vishnu T wrote: The Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) Program invites applications from

[Wikimediaindia-l] CIS-A2K Bulletin December '13

2014-01-17 Thread Nitika Tandon
was edited by Rohini Lakshané. Blog Entries First ever Train-the-Trainer Program in India (by Nitika Tandon, December 5, 2013): http://bit.ly/1euwSXt. Priyadarshini Tadkodkar on Konkani language (by Subhashish Panigrahi, November 17, 2013): http://bit.ly/1hldNM8. We are featuring this here as we didn’t

[Wikimediaindia-l] CIS-A2K's Quarterly Reports

2014-03-14 Thread Nitika Tandon
Dear All, CIS-A2K would like to share with you Quarterly Report 1 for the time period Jul - Sep 2013[1] and Quarterly Report 2 for the time period of Oct - Dec 2014. The report provides a brief overview of the programs executed and examines impact and outcomes. Feedback can be given on main

[Wikimediaindia-l] Team exit and hire at CIS-A2K

2014-04-15 Thread Nitika Tandon
Dear All, It’s with deep regret that we announce the exit of Muzammiluddin Syed as Programme Officer CIS-A2K due to his personal reasons. Muzammil has been a great asset to the A2K team. CIS would like to thank him for all his valuable contributions to the Wikimedia movement and particularly

[Wikimediaindia-l] WMF-FDC and A2K discussion minutes

2014-04-30 Thread Nitika Tandon
Dear All, CIS-A2K had a two day meeting with WMF FDC visiting team in its Bangalore office on 11th 12th Feb 2014. The main agenda of the meeting was: Understanding current state of A2K -- basic facts (finance snapshot, organizational context within CIS) Financial review of CIS-A2K, per grant