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Vishnu t | 6 May 2013 20:24
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CIS-A2K Budget, Utilization Report and proposed revision

Dear All,

In our effort to increase transparency with the working of CIS-A2K programme, we are sharing with you the A2K Programme Budget along with the Utilization for the period Sept. 2012 to February 2013 [1]. We intended to share this with you by mid April, but it got delayed, as we felt the need to propose revisions to the budget in the context of the A2K Work Plans. Apologies for this delay.

The proposed revisions to the budget along with some notes are here [2]. We would appreciate your feedback and suggestions on this. Based on the feedback received from you, we will approach the Wikimedia Foundation seeking for approval of the revised budget. It will be very useful to hear from you on the proposed revisions to the A2K grant budget before May 20, 2013.

Looking forward to your feedback.

Warmly,
Vishnu
Programme Director
Access to Knowledge Programme
CIS

[1] http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMF-A2K_Grant_Budget_and_Utilization_Sept12_-Feb13.pdf

[2] http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMF-A2K_Revised_Budget_(draft)_and_Utilization_Sept_12-Feb_13.pdf

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Vishnu t | 19 Apr 2013 15:16
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CIS-A2K Work Plan (Draft)

Dear All,

CIS-A2K Team would like to share with you it's draft Work Plan (2013-2014) for Indian language Wikimedia projects. The detailed work plan can be found here. [1]  The main objective of this document is to present a detailed plan with projection of outcomes and expected impact of the A2K programme activities, during the next 15 months. 

The A2K team has, over the last two months, extensively engaged with various stakeholders in developing these plans. These include a) some Wikimedia India Community members across various Indian language Wikimedia projects; b) some English Language Wikimedia community members from India; c) Wikimedia India Chapter Executive Committee; d) some potential institutional partners; e) a few like minded advocates of free knowledge; f) A2K Programme Adviser Dr. Tejaswini Niranjana; and last but not least g) a few of the Wikimedia Foundation staff.  We are extremely thankful to all of them who have taken time out in sharing their ideas and opinions and in actively giving feedback, which has helped us immensely in drawing up these plans.  This document has been made keeping in mind the objectives, opportunities and challenges faced by each of the Indian language Wikimedia projects. 


We welcome your feedback and suggestions to further refine these plans. However, for the sake of structured engagement, we would request you to please read the following guidelines [2] on how to share your feedback. We would deeply appreciate if you could share your valuable feedback in the next three weeks based on which we will revise the plans.

Looking forward to receiving your inputs.


Thank you,

T. Vishnu Vardhan
Programme Director
The Centre for Internet and Society



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noopur | 10 Mar 2013 08:08
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[A2K]: The Access to Knowledge - Bulletin - February '13

Dear all,

Here is the A2K newsletter for the month of February, 2013.

Wikimedia Foundation, beginning from September 1, 2012, awarded the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) a two-year grant of INR 26,000,000 to support and develop free knowledge in India. Consequently, Wikimedia Foundation’s India Program became the Access to Knowledge (A2K) program of CIS. In the second issue of our newsletter for 2013, we are glad to introduce you to our new programme officer, Dr. U.B. Pavanaja. The A2K team consists of four members based in Delhi: T. Vishnu Vardhan, Nitika Tandon, Subhashish Panigrahi and Noopur Raval, and one new team member Dr. U.B. Pavanaja who works from Bangalore office. Archives of our newsletters are here.

Wikipedians from various communities can request for outreach programs, technical bugs, logistics-merchandize and media, public relations and communications at http://bit.ly/TOcXId.

# New Team Member

  • Dr. U.B. Pavanaja joined the A2K team as Programme Officer, India Language Initiatives on March 4, 2013. Dr. Pavanaja holds a Master’s degree from Mysore University and Ph.D. from Mumbai University. He was a scientist at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, for about 15 years. He is one of the oldest editors of Kannada Wikipedia. He has to his credit many firsts, viz., first Kannada website, first Kannada online magazine, first Indian language (Kannada) website to receive Golden Web Award, first Indian language (Kannada) editor for Palm OS, first Indian language (Kannada) editor for WinCE device (HP Jornado 720), first Indian language version (Kannada) of universally popular Logo (programming language for children) software, etc. His Kannada logo won the Manthan Award for the year 2006. He was a member of the technical advisory committee setup by the Govt. of Karnataka for Standardization of Kannada on Computers (2000). He is also a member of the Kannada Software Committee of Govt. of Karnataka (2008-current).  

# Events Organised by CIS

  • Creative Commons comes to India (Chitrakala Parishad, Bangalore, February 1, 2013). Meetings were held in Pune and Bangalore. The Access to Knowledge team participated in two meetings organized in Bangalore.
  • Knowledge Sharing through GLAM at Bangalore(Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad, Kumara Krupa Road, Bangalore, February 25, 2013). Dr. U.B. Pavanaja, Nitika Tandon and Subhashish Panigrahi participated in the event.
  • Fifty-fourth Bangalore Wikimedia Meet-up at IIM, Bangalore (co-organized with Radhakrishna Arvapally, Special Interest Group, Solutions IQ and Wikimedia India Chapter, Indian Institute of Management, February 25, 2013). Vishnu Vardhan gave a talk on accessibility and knowledge. Noopur Raval participated in the event.

# Event Participated

  • GNUnify 2013 (organized by Pune Linux/Unix User Group and Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research, Pune, February 15 – 17, 2013). Subhashish Panigrahi participated in the event.

# Education Program

# Event Reports
CIS organised one Wiki workshop in the month of February 2013, and also brings you the report from an event organised in the month of January:

# Media Coverage

# Ongoing Events

# Announcement

*About CIS*
CIS was registered as a society in Bangalore in 2008. As an independent, non-profit research organisation, it runs different policy research programmes such as Accessibility, Access to Knowledge, Openness, Internet Governance, and Telecom. The policy research programmes have resulted in outputs such as the e-Accessibility Policy Handbook for Persons with Disabilities with ITU and G3ict, and Digital Alternatives with a Cause?, Thinkathon Position Papers and the Digital Natives with a Cause? Report with Hivos, etc. We have conducted policy research for the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, etc., on WIPO Treaties, Copyright Bill, NIA Bill, etc. 

CIS is accredited as an observer at WIPO. CIS staff participates in the Standing Committee for Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) meetings regularly held in Geneva, and participate in the discussions and comments on them from a public interest perspective. Our Policy Director, Nirmita Narasimhan won the National Award for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities from the Government of India and also received the NIVH Excellence Award.

*Follow us elsewhere*

*Support Us*
Please help us defend consumer / citizen rights on the Internet! Write a cheque in favour of ‘The Centre for Internet and Society’ and mail it to us at No. 194, 2nd ‘C’ Cross, Domlur, 2nd Stage, Bengaluru – 5600 71.

*Request for Collaboration*
We invite researchers, practitioners, and theoreticians, both organisationally and as individuals, to collaboratively engage with Internet and society and improve our understanding of this new field. To discuss the research collaborations, write to Sunil Abraham, Executive Director, at sunil-6fyxoIzWvTqGglJvpFV4uA@public.gmane.org or Nishant Shah, Director – Research, at nishant-6fyxoIzWvTqGglJvpFV4uA@public.gmane.org

CIS is grateful to its donors, Wikimedia Foundation, Ford Foundation, Privacy International, UK, Hans Foundation and the Kusuma Trust which was founded by Anurag Dikshit and Soma Pujari, philanthropists of Indian origin, for its core funding and support for most of its projects.

 

Thank you,

Noopur Raval

 
 
 
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Jayanta Nath | 6 Mar 2013 19:24
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Fwd: Media Wiki and Wikipedia Event in Kolkata CIS-A2K support (Was Re: Wikipedia Event in Kolkata)



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From: Subhashish Panigrahi <subhashish <at> cis-india.org>
Date: Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: Media Wiki and Wikipedia Event in Kolkata CIS-A2K support (Was Re: Wikipedia Event in Kolkata)
To: Sucheta Ghoshal <sucheta.ghoshal-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Harsh Kothari <harshkothari410-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>, Yuvi Panda <me <at> yuvi.in>, Jayanta Nath <jayantanth-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>, Rangan Datta <rangan_datta-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>, Nitika Tandon <nitika-6fyxoIzWvTqGglJvpFV4uA@public.gmane.org>, "Vishnu T." <vishnu-6fyxoIzWvTqGglJvpFV4uA@public.gmane.org>, noopur Raval <noopur <at> cis-india.org>, Sunil Abraham <sunil-6fyxoIzWvTqGglJvpFV4uA@public.gmane.org>, Usha Nandini <usha-6fyxoIzWvTqGglJvpFV4uA@public.gmane.org>, Prasad <prasad-6fyxoIzWvTqGglJvpFV4uA@public.gmane.org>, Wikimedia India EC <wikimedia-in-exec-RusutVdil2jN6gj8VLwN2g@public.gmane.orgedia.org>


Congrats Sucheta, Harsh and Yuvi for this initiative!

Do let us know how we could help.

On 05-Mar-2013, at 5:37 AM, Vishnu wrote:

Dear Team,

We will be supporting this event(s). Please help Sucheta, Rangan and Jayanta mobilize more Kolkata based Wikipedians (and potential Wikipedians) to attend this.

<at> Sucheta, Yuvi, Harsh, Rangan and Jayanta:

1) We will be reimbursing Harsh's travel to and fro to Kolkata for this event as part of CIS-A2K support. Please get in touch with our Accounts Officer Ms. Usha who is copied here.
2) Please kindly acknowledge CIS for supporting this event. You can find our logo at www.cis-india.org. :-)
3) It would be nice if you could send us couple of blogs about the event which can be put up on CIS website. Please touch base with Prasad, who is copied on this. We would encourage Harsh and Yuvi to also write separate blogs based on their experience or learnings from the event and how you all see sustaining the momentum you have created through the Media Wiki workshop. Please feel free to use these write-ups in any other location on or off the web. Visit www.cis-india.org to see a sample of our blogs.
4) It will be useful if you actively involve as many Bengali wikipedians (even remotely if possible) as possible in this, so that you will help build an interface with the interested tech guys and content contributors. Bengali Wikipedia needs a major boost. Also Bengal related content on en.wikipedia needs lot more additions. Do also focus on on-wiki activities please.
5) Do  not hesitate to touch base with me or anyone else on CIS-A2K team if you need any clarifications or support.

Make it a big success and lots of fun :-)

All the best.
Vishnu

On 3/4/2013 2:45 AM, Harsh Kothari wrote:
Hi 

My Travel Expense 

1. 10/3/2013
    Dep:        15:00        Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, Ahmedabad 
    Arr:         17:30        Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport, Kolkata (CCU)
    6E 135
    Price - 7882 INR

2. 13/3/2013
    Dep:        11:05        Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport, Kolkata (CCU)        
    Arr:         13:40        Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, Ahmedabad (AMD)
    6E 136
    Price - 7705 INR


Thanks
Harsh


On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 2:29 AM, Sucheta Ghoshal <sucheta.ghoshal-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
Hi Vishnu,

This is our basic plan for the Wikipedia event in our college: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_at_Avenir
I have been talking to Jayanta da and Rangan da (on Cc), my fellow Wikipedians from Kolkata chapter, and they are willing to conduct the edit-a-thon part. We shall be able to confirm their presence soon enough, I hope. And I shall put up the schedule accordingly.

Also, Harsh- Could you tell us about your travel expenses, as that would be helpful.

I am looking forward to get all of your suggestions,- feel free to edit the page, if you wish to!

Thanks,
Sucheta



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Engineering Trainee, 
Physical Research Laboratory.
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Karthik Nadar | 1 Feb 2013 17:08
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Wikimedia India needs your support: Our First Fundraiser

Cross posting to reach mass, apologies if you have already read this!

Dear all,

On the second anniversary of the Chapter, we made public our intention of running our first fundraiser. Going ahead with the first phase of this plan, we will be running a central site notice on the chapter website for a period of two calendar months starting 1 February, 2013. In the second phase of this plan, we aim to approach high networth individuals and corporates in the month of March 2013. This will be done using personal and professional networks of current and past EC members, staff, volunteers among others.

Suggestions, help and support from the community on what we can do to ensure success of this fundraiser are welcome. Every drop counts :)

Donations can be made by Online Bank Transfer (NEFT/RTGS) or by sending us a Cheque through snail mail. We are unable to accept card payments at this current time. Link to the donation page on our website: http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Donate

Thanking you,
Executive Committee,
Wikimedia India.

*Reasoning* (From our public statement on 4 January, 2013)

A lot of people may ask why the chapter needs a fundraiser when it has access to WMF funding. The answer is, we are still ineligible for FDC of WMF (we hope to be eligible for the second round of funding in 2013) and would need to rely on grants, spending of which is restricted by the WMF. Since formation, the chapter has relied heavily on the Executive Committee to take on the burden of running the show. In an ideal world, the EC would like to take on the role of guiding the chapter rather than actually be responsible for operations after two years of incorporation, which should be best done by professionals rather than volunteers in their spare time.

The chapter has hired an employee (Sowmyan Tirumurti, our Executive Manager) as well as plans to lease its own office premises in Bangalore. We will need the help of those volunteers who are in a position to support us. It could be a small individual donation or in the form of a corporate donation from an institution. A small token of support from you could go a long way in helping us achieving our goals of furthering the movement in India.



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Sucheta Ghoshal | 29 Dec 2012 21:24
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First Ever MediaWiki Workshop in Kolkata!




[Sorry, the subject part was missing on the last e-mail.]


Hello Everyone,

This is Sucheta. I am an OPW intern at MediaWiki, based in Kolkata. The newly formed Mozilla Community of Kolkata is organizing a 2 day ( Jan 5 - Jan 6 ) event dedicated to Free and Open Source Software and various Mozilla initiatives, where participants will get chance to interact with professional developers and renowned FOSS activists as well as some Mozilla Representatives from the Mozilla India Community. And they want to have a MediaWiki part as well and had approached me for the same. I had approached few people from MediaWiki and checked if they could come over. But Santhosh, Yuvi Panda, and Harsh Kothari seem to be occupied at that specific period of time, although they are ready to help remotely. So, I am planning to do one small workshop on MediaWiki there, with 10-15 students maybe. It would be great to have your support, and suggestions are welcome too.


Here is the event’s official  website:  http://moztiatbesu.co.nr/

I have been planning this workshop with Yuvi Panda and  Harsh Kothari and here’s basically what we had in mind for the workshop:

  • Userscripts and Gadgets:

     'Lesson Plan':


  1. Environment (JS, Dev Toolbar, Common.js, importScript, mw.loader.load)
  2. Data (API, API Sandbox, actions)
  3. Accessing Data from the Environment (AJAX concepts, mw.API, mw.loader.using)

  • Introduction to IRC: People should get the idea of the amazing community out there! So, I thought IRC environment should get them that feel, and would also help them for future work. I am thinking of introducing them to the channel #mediawiki on freenode.


So, if you know people in Kolkata who would be interested in getting a technical introduction to Mediawiki, please ask them to attend! Do forward it to the relevant lists too!

Thanks for the support!


Cheers,
Sucheta

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<span>Hello Everyone,</span><br><span></span><br><p dir="ltr">

<span>This
 is Sucheta. I am an OPW intern at MediaWiki, based in Kolkata. The 
newly formed Mozilla Community of Kolkata is organizing a 2 day ( Jan 5 -
 Jan 6 ) event dedicated to Free and Open Source Software and various 
Mozilla initiatives, where participants will get chance to interact with
 professional developers and renowned FOSS activists as well as some 
Mozilla Representatives from the Mozilla India Community. And they want 
to have a MediaWiki part as well and had approached me for the same. I 
had approached few people from MediaWiki and checked if they could come 
over. But Santhosh, Yuvi Panda, and Harsh Kothari seem to be occupied at
 that specific period of time, although they are ready to help remotely.
 So, I am planning to do one small workshop on MediaWiki there, with 
10-15 students maybe. It would be great to have your support, and 
suggestions are welcome too. </span></p>
<span></span><br><span>Here is the event&rsquo;s official &nbsp;website: &nbsp;</span><a href="http://moztiatbesu.co.nr/" target="_blank"><span>http://moztiatbesu.co.nr/</span></a><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>I have been planning this workshop with Yuvi Panda and &nbsp;Harsh Kothari and here&rsquo;s basically what we had in mind for the workshop:</span><br><span></span><br><ul>
<li dir="ltr">
<span>Userscripts and Gadgets:</span><span> </span>
</li>
</ul>
<p dir="ltr"><span> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'</span><span>Lesson Plan':</span></p>

<br><ol>
<li dir="ltr">

<span>Environment (JS, Dev Toolbar, Common.js, importScript, mw.loader.load)</span>
</li>
<li dir="ltr">

<span>Data (API, API Sandbox, actions)</span>
</li>
<li dir="ltr">

<span>Accessing Data from the Environment (AJAX concepts, mw.API, mw.loader.using)</span>
</li>
</ol>
<span> </span><br><ul><li dir="ltr">
<span>Introduction to IRC: </span><span>People should get the idea of the amazing community out there! So, I thought 
IRC environment should get them that feel, and would also help them for 
future work. I am thinking of introducing them to the channel #mediawiki
 on freenode. </span>
</li></ul>
<span></span><br><span></span><br><span>So,
 if you know people in Kolkata who would be interested in getting a 
technical introduction to Mediawiki, please ask them to attend! Do 
forward it to the relevant lists too!</span><br><span></span><br><span>Tha</span><span dir="ltr"></span><span>nks for the support!</span><br><span> </span><br><br>
</div>Cheers,<br>
</div>Sucheta<br>
</div>
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Sucheta Ghoshal | 29 Dec 2012 21:02
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Hello Everyone,

This is Sucheta. I am an OPW intern at MediaWiki, based in Kolkata. The newly formed Mozilla Community of Kolkata is organizing a 2 day ( Jan 5 - Jan 6 ) event dedicated to Free and Open Source Software and various Mozilla initiatives, where participants will get chance to interact with professional developers and renowned FOSS activists as well as some Mozilla Representatives from the Mozilla India Community. And they want to have a MediaWiki part as well and had approached me for the same. I had approached few people from MediaWiki and checked if they could come over. But Santhosh, Yuvi Panda, and Harsh Kothari seem to be occupied at that specific period of time, although they are ready to help remotely. So, I am planning to do one small workshop on MediaWiki there, with 10-15 students maybe. It would be great to have your support, and suggestions are welcome too.


Here is the event’s official  website:  http://moztiatbesu.co.nr/

I have been planning this workshop with Yuvi Panda and  Harsh Kothari and here’s basically what we had in mind for the workshop:

  • Userscripts and Gadgets:

     'Lesson Plan':


  1. Environment (JS, Dev Toolbar, Common.js, importScript, mw.loader.load)
  2. Data (API, API Sandbox, actions)
  3. Accessing Data from the Environment (AJAX concepts, mw.API, mw.loader.using)

  • Introduction to IRC: People should get the idea of the amazing community out there! So, I thought IRC environment should get them that feel, and would also help them for future work. I am thinking of introducing them to the channel #mediawiki on freenode.


So, if you know people in Kolkata who would be interested in getting a technical introduction to Mediawiki, please ask them to attend! Do forward it to the relevant lists too!

Thanks for the support!


Cheers,
Sucheta
<div><div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div>
<span>Hello Everyone,</span><br><span></span><br><p dir="ltr">
<span>This
 is Sucheta. I am an OPW intern at MediaWiki, based in Kolkata. The 
newly formed Mozilla Community of Kolkata is organizing a 2 day ( Jan 5 -
 Jan 6 ) event dedicated to Free and Open Source Software and various 
Mozilla initiatives, where participants will get chance to interact with
 professional developers and renowned FOSS activists as well as some 
Mozilla Representatives from the Mozilla India Community. And they want 
to have a MediaWiki part as well and had approached me for the same. I 
had approached few people from MediaWiki and checked if they could come 
over. But Santhosh, Yuvi Panda, and Harsh Kothari seem to be occupied at
 that specific period of time, although they are ready to help remotely.
 So, I am planning to do one small workshop on MediaWiki there, with 
10-15 students maybe. It would be great to have your support, and 
suggestions are welcome too. </span></p>
<span></span><br><span>Here is the event&rsquo;s official &nbsp;website: &nbsp;</span><a href="http://moztiatbesu.co.nr/"><span>http://moztiatbesu.co.nr/</span></a><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>I have been planning this workshop with Yuvi Panda and &nbsp;Harsh Kothari and here&rsquo;s basically what we had in mind for the workshop:</span><br><span></span><br><ul>
<li dir="ltr">
<span>Userscripts and Gadgets:</span><span> </span>
</li>
</ul>
<p dir="ltr"><span> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'</span><span>Lesson Plan':</span></p>
<br><ol>
<li dir="ltr">
<span>Environment (JS, Dev Toolbar, Common.js, importScript, mw.loader.load)</span>
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
<span>Data (API, API Sandbox, actions)</span>
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
<span>Accessing Data from the Environment (AJAX concepts, mw.API, mw.loader.using)</span>
</li>
</ol>
<span> </span><br><ul><li dir="ltr">
<span>Introduction to IRC: </span><span>People
 should get the idea of the amazing community out there! So, I thought 
IRC environment should get them that feel, and would also help them for 
future work. I am thinking of introducing them to the channel #mediawiki
 on freenode. </span>
</li></ul>
<span></span><br><span></span><br><span>So,
 if you know people in Kolkata who would be interested in getting a 
technical introduction to Mediawiki, please ask them to attend! Do 
forward it to the relevant lists too!</span><br><span></span><br><span>Thanks for the support!</span><br><span> </span><br><br>
</div>Cheers,<br>
</div>Sucheta<br>
</div></div>
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Sayak Sarkar | 16 Dec 2012 06:53
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MozCafe Kolkata

Hi,

I'm Sayak Sarkar a Mozilla Rep originally from Kolkata, but currently based in Pune.

I'm currently at Kolkata and was planning a MozCafe meetup with all Open Source Enthusiasts along with all Mozilla volunteers from Kolkata and the surrounding regions.

I know that the Kolkata chapter of the Wikipedia groups is quite active and was wondering if you would be interested in joining us for the meetup.

You can find the link to the event's agenda here: https://india.etherpad.mozilla.org/MozCafe-Kolkata

We currently have a very flourishing FOSS community in Pune in collaboration with all Open-source groups there such as Wikipedia, Drupal and Pune-LUG, and I was wondering if we can have something similar setup in Kolkata as well.

Please do go through the link and let me know what are thoughts about it. It would be great to have the Wikipedia Kolkata group on-board for this meet as well.

[Also, sorry for the cross-posting, wasn't quite sure which list would be appropriate.]

Regards,
Sayak

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Blog: http://sayaksarkar.wordpress.com

<div><p>Hi,<br><br>I'm Sayak Sarkar a Mozilla Rep originally from Kolkata, but currently based in Pune.<br><br>I'm
 currently at Kolkata and was planning a MozCafe meetup with all Open 
Source Enthusiasts along with all Mozilla volunteers from Kolkata and 
the surrounding regions. <br><br>I know that the Kolkata chapter of the Wikipedia groups is quite 
active and was wondering if you would be interested in joining us for 
the meetup.<br><br>You can find the link to the event's agenda here: <a href="https://india.etherpad.mozilla.org/MozCafe-Kolkata" target="_blank">https://india.etherpad.mozilla.org/MozCafe-Kolkata</a><br><br>We currently have a very flourishing FOSS community in Pune in 
collaboration with all Open-source groups there such as Wikipedia, 
Drupal and Pune-LUG, and I was wondering if we can have something 
similar setup in Kolkata as well.<br><br>Please do go through the link and let me know what are thoughts 
about it. It would be great to have the Wikipedia Kolkata group on-board
 for this meet as well.<br><br>[Also, sorry for the cross-posting, wasn't quite sure which list would be appropriate.]<br><br>Regards,<br>Sayak<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>About Me:<a href="http://about.me/sayak_sarkar" target="_blank">http://about.me/sayak_sarkar</a><br>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/sayak_sarkar" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/sayak_sarkar</a><br>

Blog: <a href="http://sayaksarkar.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://sayaksarkar.wordpress.com</a><br></p></div>
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Wikipedia Club Pune | 12 Dec 2012 20:46
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Bengali Article on Dengue for Spoken Wikipedia.

Dear Bengali Wikipedia Community,

Namaste and Greetings.

We are planning to develop Dengue article on all Indian Languages. Wikipedia Club Pune is organizing dedicated workshop on 16th December 2012.

We would like to invite you participate in Workshop (online or offline as per your convenience) 

Article of Dengue will be edited through collaborative editing session, and it will be recorded later on as part of Spoken Wikipedia.

FAQ :

1)Why Dengue Article :

A: Dengue fever is common in this session, so it will be helpful to many people.

2)What about other diseases?

A: We will be covering major diseases one by one in upcoming Sunday workshops.

3)What is Spoken Wikipedia for Indian Languages?

The WikiProject Spoken Indian Language Wikipedia is a project undertaken by Wikipedia Club Pune to give a voice to the Indian community and to create a knowledge domain of information related to India and Indian languages through audio recordings of the articles (in various native languages).

P.S : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Spoken_Wikipedia/Indic_Languages


4)Why (Only) health related articles?

As of now - Our first priority is Health related articles on Indian Language Wikipedia. After recording articles, we are planning to circulate these articles in underprivileged community.

5)How I can help?

Please add your name to Workshop page to help us.
Register : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Club_Pune/Spoken_Wikipedia_Workshops


Kindly do let us know if you have any doubts/queries or suggestions!


Keep Supporting, Keep Inspiring! :-)



Best Regards,

Abhishek Suryawanshi,
User:AbhiSuryawanshi,
On Behalf of Wikipedia Club Pune 
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<span>Dear Bengali Wikipedia Community,<br><br>Namaste and Greetings.<br><br>We
 are planning to develop Dengue article on all Indian Languages. 
Wikipedia Club Pune is organizing dedicated workshop on 16th December 
2012.<br><br>We would like to invite you participate in Workshop (online or offline as per your convenience)&nbsp; <br><br>Article of Dengue will be edited through collaborative editing session, and it will be recorded later on as part of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Spoken_Wikipedia/Indic_Languages" target="_blank">Spoken Wikipedia.</a><br><br></span><div><span>FAQ : <br></span></div>
<span><br>1)Why Dengue Article : <br><br>A: Dengue fever is common in this session, so it will be helpful to many people.<br><br>2)What about other diseases? <br><br>A: We will be covering major diseases one by one in upcoming Sunday workshops.<br><br>3)What is Spoken Wikipedia for Indian Languages? <br><br>The <a title="Wikipedia:WikiProject">WikiProject</a> Spoken Indian Language Wikipedia
 is a project undertaken by Wikipedia Club Pune to give a voice to the 
Indian community and to create a knowledge domain of information related
 to India and Indian languages through audio recordings of the articles 
(in various native languages). <br><br>P.S : <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Spoken_Wikipedia/Indic_Languages" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Spoken_Wikipedia/Indic_Languages</a><br><br><br>4)Why (Only) health related articles? <br><br>As of now -
 Our first priority is Health related articles on Indian Language 
Wikipedia. After recording articles, we are planning to circulate these 
articles in underprivileged community.<br><br>5)How I can help? <br><br>Please add your name to Workshop page to help us. <br>Register : <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Club_Pune/Spoken_Wikipedia_Workshops" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Club_Pune/Spoken_Wikipedia_Workshops</a><br><br><br>Kindly do let us know if you have any doubts/queries or suggestions!<br><br><br>Keep Supporting, Keep Inspiring! :-)<br><br><br><br>Best Regards,<br><br>Abhishek Suryawanshi,<br><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:AbhiSuryawanshi" target="_blank">User:AbhiSuryawanshi,</a><br>

On Behalf of Wikipedia Club Pune</span>
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Sucheta Ghoshal | 29 Oct 2012 17:42
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The blog post

Hi all,
My story 'Editing Wikipedia and overcoming a generation gap' for Wikimedia Blog got published a few days back.
Here is the Link: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/10/26/editing-wikipedia-and-overcoming-a-generation-gap/

Its about my experience of editing Wikipedia with my Dida. It was indeed a very beautiful feeling.
I am looking to forward to take her along to the meetups and get acquainted with other editors!

Thanks for the support.

Sucheta  


<div><p>Hi all,<br>My story 'Editing Wikipedia and overcoming a generation gap' for Wikimedia Blog got published a few days back. <br>Here is the Link: <a href="http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/10/26/editing-wikipedia-and-overcoming-a-generation-gap/">http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/10/26/editing-wikipedia-and-overcoming-a-generation-gap/</a><br><br>Its about my experience of editing Wikipedia with my Dida. It was indeed a very beautiful feeling.<br>I am looking to forward to take her along to the meetups and get acquainted with other editors! <br><br>Thanks for the support.<br><br>Sucheta&nbsp; <br><br><br></p></div>
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Tanvir Rahman | 14 Aug 2012 12:32
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বাংলা উইকিপিডিয়া পাঠক জরিপ ইংরেজি উইকিপিডিয়ার সাইনপোস্টে কাভারেজ পেয়েছে

বাংলা উইকিপিডিয়ায় সদ্য সমাপ্ত পাঠক
জরিপটি নিয়ে আজ ইংরেজি উইকিপিডিয়ার
সাপ্তাহিক পত্রিকায় একটি প্রতিবেদন
প্রকাশিত হয়েছে। আগ্রহীরা প্রতিবেদনটি
পড়তে এই লিংকে ক্লিক করুন:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-08-13/News_and_notes

তানভির

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