I already took the liberty of registering personal support :) Count me in too. We are planning a photo walk in Ahmedabad this January. I guess India's participation will have to be coordinated city/state wise?
On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 9:44 PM, Pradeep Mohandas < pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com> wrote: > hi, > > Would India be interested? How do we put forth our interest? I'll be happy > to help. > > Pradeep > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Tomasz Kozłowski <odder.w...@gmail.com> > Date: 2011/12/18 > Subject: [Foundation-l] Wiki Loves Monuments 2012 -- global? > To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <foundatio...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > > Hello everyone, > > As you may have heard, a little while ago some organizers of Wiki Loves > Monuments 2011 came together in a rainy and cold Amsterdam to evaluate > the 2011 edition, and kick off documentation for 2012. We would like to > share some of the results of our meeting with you. > > The first and most important information is: > * There is going to be a Wiki Loves Monuments in 2012 -- and if there is > interest, we are going global! > > We would like to get a feeling of in how many countries there would be > people potentially interested in organizing a Wiki Loves Monuments > nationally; but firstly, let us start with the basics. > > Wiki Loves Monuments is a photo contest organized in 2010 and 2011 in, > respectively, the Netherlands and in Europe. The contest asks the > general audience to upload pictures of monumental/historical sites and > buildings during September. It has a federal structure and is organised > separately in every participating country by the local people who know > how things work in their area; best photos from all countries are > nominated for an international contest. > > In 2011 this contest was very successful, with more than 165.000 photos > of monuments in 18 participating countries submitted in total. This was > possible thanks to the hard work of hundreds of volunteers in those > countries who helped organise Wiki Loves Monuments in one way or > another. The winning pictures have been published on > <http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu> and on Wikimedia Commons: > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2011_winners>. > > Besides the wonderful direct impact on the overall quality and coverage > of heritage and culture topics, Wiki Loves Monuments is a fantastic > opportunity to reach some of our important goals: we had a participation > of over 4.000 new users who created the first ever community-driven > contribution peak on Wikimedia Commons > (<http://stats.wikimedia.org/reportcard/#new_editors_per_month>); we > have also helped in establishing cooperation between Wikimedia groups & > chapters and some of their local cultural institutions and organisations > in several countries. > > Would you be interested in organizing a Wiki Loves Monuments in 2012 in > your country? Would you like to know more? Find all the details at > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012>. > We have put together some information there for you -- and much more > will follow soon. > > We would also like you to join our public mailing list where everyone is > welcome to ask any questions about the details on how to organise a Wiki > Loves Monuments in your country. This is a place where many organizers > of 2011 are already on and we will use that as our main channel for > communications and information dispersion in 2012. Be bold and sign up > for the list at > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments>. > > So, please speak up if you're interested! > > Best regards, > Lodewijk, Maarten & Tomasz (on behalf of so many others) > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundatio...@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > > > -- > Pradeep Mohandas > How Pradeep uses email - http://goo.gl/6v1I9 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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