Hello! Sorry for inbox spamming :) Sitting in the GLAMcamp, I cannot stop thinking how our community is doing so much and not getting highlighted, especially all you Indic editors out there. Though I don't really "belong" to the Wiki-geeks group, I think an excellent way of outreach is GLAM events. They are simple to understand, easier to participate and fun things :) In response to Arnav's mail, I thought I'll put this idea on the table. I think fests like Footprints, or bigger fests such as Mood Indigo are excellent places to set a booth and do some outreach. We could have a photography event (which we call Wiki loves monuments) and get students to get us images. We already have rules for the event and we can arrange a small prize or swags. That way, you don't have to specially call people to places or events and same time we start smaller and have sure results. What we essentially need is a wiki-geek (or an experienced editor as you call it) and someone who can communicate the idea well. What do you guys think? I have friends at Mood Indigo and if Bombay people are willing to take me up on it, we can have a stall there too! Warmly Noopur
On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Arnav Sonara <sonara.ar...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hey Noopur, > > Thanks, the event is on 24, 25, 26 February 2012. > > I just need answer of above questions to convince them to allow me to come > there and conduct a workshop. Would love to have around there at that time > if possible. > > > On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Noopur <noopur.ra...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hey Arnav, >> I'll be in Gujarat post 12th Dec. I helped organize the 10th meetup in >> Delhi. If you need my help, I'd love to :) >> Warmly >> Noopur >> >> On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Arnav Sonara <sonara.ar...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> This is User:Rangilo_Gujarati here basically from Gujarat and now in >>> Pune, am planning an outreach event most probably a workshop in MS >>> University Baroda, Gujarat during their forthcoming technical festival >>> Footprints <http://www.msu-footprints.org/>. Also am the Campus >>> Ambassador for India Education Program too, I need some input from you guys. >>> >>> The organizers of this event have basically no idea about what a >>> community is or how WP works, since I ll be targeting newbies I am planning >>> to start from Introduction to WP, then an editing session and main motto >>> behind this would be to start an active community in Baroda or Gujarat and >>> get the contributors to EN and GU WP and commons too. >>> >>> Now the organizers are asking few questions like "Why anyone should >>> attend it?", "What would be the exclusivity of the workshop?", "How can we >>> (university and attendees) be benefited from this?". They are worried too >>> much about "exclusivity", how to convince them that these type of sessions >>> are some thing more than "exclusively in Footprints", "first time in >>> gujarat" ?? >>> >>> Since I have no experience in conducting an outreach workshop >>> independently I want your feedback on it, and what possibly should I answer >>> them?. >>> >>> Please do reply with your valuable suggestions/critics. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Thanks >>> Arnav (ricku). >>> (User:Rangilo_Gujarati)<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rangilo_Gujarati> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Noopur Raval >> Student >> Arts and Aesthetics >> Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi >> Ph: 9650567690 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > > > -- > Thanks > Arnav (ricku). > (User:Rangilo_Gujarati)<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rangilo_Gujarati> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Noopur Raval Student Arts and Aesthetics Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Ph: 9650567690
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