Congo Subha!!! Warm welcome on behalf of the Wikimedia Odia!
On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 6:16 PM, Hisham <his...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I normally send such notices first to the India mailing list, but I feel > it's only right that I send it to the Odia community one first! > > 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. > > Most of you probably 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<http://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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikipedia-OR mailing list > wikipedia...@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-or > > -- Thanks & Regards, Srikant Kedia Odia Wikimedia <http://or.wikipedia.org> Mail ID - odiaw...@gmail.com Facebook- facebook.com/OdiaWiki Tweet @OdiaWiki
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