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Best, Gautam ________ http://blog.prathambooks.org/p/social-media.html On 22 December 2011 18:23, Pradeep Mohandas <pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Welcome, Subha! > > Pradeep > Handheld > > On 22/12/2011, Hisham <his...@wikimedia.org> wrote: >> Hi Folks, >> >> As you might be aware, the Consultant, Team Support position is to be filled >> as part of the India Programs team. >> (http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-September/004251.html.) >> >> >> I am really pleased and excited to announce that Subhashish Panigrahi has >> agreed to join as Consultant, Community & Program Support. >> >> Some of you might know Subhashish (or Subha as he's also called.) He is all >> of 23 and a wonderful Wikimedian from Odisha. He has a BE in Biotechnology >> from Sapthagiri College of Engineering, Bangalore. He has worked for about >> 1 1/2 years in business development and is currently based in Bangalore. >> He's been an active Wikimedian since a friend of his attended a Wikipedia >> 10th event in Bangalore in January and told Subha about Wikipedia. Subha >> then spent considerable time - quite a bit of it in Shiju Alex's living room >> apparently :-) - learning about Wikipedia. Since then, he's been on fire! >> He's helped the Bangalore community organise the monthly meet-ups, been a >> central figure in building community & momentum for Odia Wikipedia and has >> conducted outreach programs for Odia projects back home in Odisha as well as >> in Bangalore. He's also been helping out other projects and communities; a >> couple of weekends ago he was in Chennai conducting a WikiAcademy there. He >> is a fantastically inspiring example of a complete outsider being welcomed >> into the family, having his hand held in his growth as a newbie, charging >> forward taking responsibility & ownership and then spreading his skills & >> knowledge to others. He is also one of the sweetest human beings I have ever >> met. He is a perfect example of the Wikimedia Dream. >> >> His interests (outside of Wikimedia) are cooking, graphic design and >> handwriting analysis. (I bet most of you who know Subha don't know that >> last bit about him. So the next time you see him, show him your writing and >> get him to reveal your deep dark secrets!) He has also been involved with >> campaigns for social work during the floods and cholera outbreak in Odisha >> and been involved with a Odisha community organisation, eOdissa.com. >> >> Originally, the Consultant, Team Support position >> (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs#Team_Structure) >> was to manage the back-end aspects of India Programs (basic accounting, >> basic personnel management, office administration, travel support, expense >> statement management, logistics support for the community, etc.) I have been >> looking at the actual work load involved and I do not think this is a full >> time role. The functions listed are essential and need to be done - but >> there is an opportunity to improve the richness of the position and it's >> value to the community. I'm therefore proposing that the Consultant, Team >> Support be redesignated to Consultant, Community & Program Support. I >> envisage this position to have about 1/3 of time spent on the back-end work >> listed above but 2/3 of time can be very productively utilised supporting >> community efforts - such as helping community building & outreach and >> supporting community-led initiatives. An important consideration I have for >> this redesignation is after looking at the specific skills that Subha brings >> to the table; I want to make sure that he has the required space to realise >> his potential and to support the community and movement. >> >> Subha will of course continue to pursue his personal voluntary work for and >> as part of the Wikimedia community. The one question that he emphasized >> during the selection process was whether he would retain the flexibility to >> continue to pursue his personal passions on Wikimedia; the answer he got was >> a loud Y-E-S!!! :-) I'm delighted to have another community member joining >> the team. >> >> He'll formally start in Delhi on January 9th 2012. >> >> Do join me in welcoming him. >> >> Warmest Regards, >> >> hisham >> >> > > > -- > 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 _______________________________________________ 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