Excellent news! :)
I look forward to seeing a continuing fruitful collaboration. We at WMF
are eager to support and help both organizations' work in any way we can.
Cheers,
Asaf
On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 10:58 AM, ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) <
viswapra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Way to go!
> Congratulations, both CIS-A2K and WMIN for continuing to keep the momentum
> we are slowly building up.
>
> :)
>
>
> On 6 March 2015 at 00:23, Yohann Thomas <yohan...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>> Bengaluru
>>
>> March 4, 2015
>>
>> A Joint statement on collaboration between WMIN and CIS-A2K
>>
>> Representatives from WMIN and CIS-A2K met during the Train the Trainer
>> Workshop that was held in Bengaluru on February 28, 2015.
>>
>> The meeting was productive and paves the way for a long lasting
>> partnership between the two organizations. It was decided in the meeting
>> that WMIN and CIS-A2K teams shall work closely and contribute to each
>> other’s activities and growth. Following are the points towards
>> collaborative engagement that WMIN and CIS-A2K will work towards:
>>
>>
>> -
>>
>> CIS-A2K and WMIN will revive quarterly team hangouts to enable better
>> communication and coordination between them. The meeting that happened on
>> February 28th, 2015 is the first in this series of regular meetings
>> planned.
>> -
>>
>> As a first step to signal the collaborative nature of WMIN and
>> CIS-A2K, we will sign a joint MoU with a leading academic institution that
>> will provide access to many language computing tools including OCR. We are
>> already at an advanced stage of discussion.
>> -
>>
>> WMIN will work together with CIS-A2K for conducting the proposed MediaWiki
>> TTT in May 2015.
>> -
>>
>> Setting up a public calendar to keep all communities, CIS-A2K and
>> WMIN informed about various movement related activities and events.
>> -
>>
>> A strategy will be put in place to revive the Bengaluru Wiki
>> Community meetups which were very active in the past. This will be a
>> community led initiative facilitated by CIS-A2K and WMIN.
>> -
>>
>> The synergy between the two organizations will also extend beyond
>> Wikimedia domain. For example, close coordination will be seen in Creative
>> Commons India related activities.
>> -
>>
>> CIS-A2K team will be working closely with the WMIN team towards
>> developing its next round of FDC proposal.
>> -
>>
>> Both CIS-A2K and WMIN acknowledge the role of India Community
>> Consultation 2014 facilitated by WMF that paved the way for better
>> understanding between the organizations.
>>
>>
>> We plan to keep the community updated about the progress on these
>> agreements. We will also inform when new activities are planned.
>>
>> We kindly request the community to extend their support for these
>> initiatives.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Released on behalf of Wikimedia India and CIS-A2K.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Yohann Thomas
>> Executive Committee Member
>> Wikimedia India
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