Thanks a lot all of you, I would be so glad to working closely with all the communities.
ସାଧୁବାଦ Subha On 22 December 2011 21:29, Ramesh N G <[email protected]> wrote: > So..finally you accepted the offer , suba. > Congratulations.. > > Suba is one of its kind person who is so passionate about the work he do. > > He understand the +ve side of anything, especially on the wikipedia > community, wikipedia development ...etc etc etc... > > best wishes to Suba.. > It is one step in your life, but many steps to the community... > > Wish you good luck. > > > User:Rameshng > > On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 6:16 PM, Hisham <[email protected]> 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 >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-or >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikipedia-OR mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-or > > -- * ସୁ ଭ * * S u b h a * *ଓଡ଼ିଆଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ* *O d i a W i k i M a i l i n g l i s t*<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-or> <http://facebook.com/subhashishp> <http://twitter.com/subhashishp><http://or.wikipedia.org>
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