You are missing out many more things.
I had replied earlier to Yohan's mail. He has not replied to it.
-Sudhanwa
On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 9:30 PM, Priyanka wrote:
> Apologies for missing out a key news.
>
> Our Program Director Mr. Ravishankar Ayyakkannu resigned. We all
> appreciate his endeavours and wish him all the best for his future.
> --
> From: Priyanka Tiwari
> Sent: 16-02-2016 10:53 PM
> To: Wikimedia India Community list
> Subject: Wikimedia India Chapter - January 2016 Monthly Report
>
> Greetings from Wikimedia India!
>
> Wikimedia India would like to share the monthly report of January 2016.
> Looking forward for your valuable feedback.
>
> == EVENTS HELD ==
>
> EVENT – Wikipedia’s 15th Anniversary celebration in Hyderabad (
> http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Events/15th_Wikipedia_Anniversary_Celebration_Hyderabad
> )
> SYNOPSIS –
> Agenda of the event included the following keynote activities:
> - 'Introduction to Wikipedia, How to utilize & How to contribute' – by
> Wikipedia contributors.
> - Panel discussions on Wikipedia and the Wiki communities led by Wikipedia
> contributors and academicians.
>
> EVENT – Workshop organized by Osmania University (OU) on 11th January 2016
> at NERTU Conference Hall (
> http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Events/Librarians_Workshop)
> SYNOPSIS –
> Agenda of the event included the following activities:
> - Fifteen Library and Information Science Professionals were identified to
> participate who are serious researchers and proactive users of latest tools
> and technologies and are invited as resource persons as they are experts in
> their field.
> - Uploading Images/Photos, Copyright issues, Creative Commons were also
> discussed. Three Telugu Wikipedians also attended the event and lent their
> expertise to the event. It was a learning event as all the participants did
> a collaborative effort "List of LIS Journals in India" available at
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LIS_Journals_in_India.
>
> EVENT – Wikipedia Takes Kolkata (on January 24) (
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Kolkata_V)
> SYNOPSIS –
> Wikipedia Takes Kolkata is a planned photo scavenger hunt in the spirit of
> Wikipedia Takes the City held in Kolkata. This event is aimed at increasing
> the coverage of free photographs involving the city of Kolkata so that they
> can be used in Wikipedia articles which need pictures, as well as promoting
> awareness of Wikipedia.
>
> == NEWS ==
>
> - IRC Discussions was held on 10th January 2016 for the bidders of
> WikiConference India to take questions from fellow Wikipedians on the
> organization of the event.
> (IRC Chat at http://goo.gl/5w7OZs ).
> - Hosting city for WikiConference India 2016 is Chandigarh as per IRC
> Discussions by 18 January.
> - Wikimedia India hires two admin interns – User:Jim Carter (Rudra Pratap
> Sinha) and User:Strike Eagle (Srikar Kashyap Pulipaka) to help in the
> functioning of the chapter.
> - Wikimedia India hires one HR Intern - Ms Ashmita Bose in an attempt to
> make the organization more robust and well structured.
>
> == IN THE MEDIA ==
> 1. Wikimedia Foundation distances itself from Free Basics, Hindustan Times
> (http://goo.gl/OIzqo7)
> 2. This multilingual edit-a-thon wants to improve Indian content on
> Wikipedia, DNA (http://goo.gl/uR49Kf)
> 3. Wiki turns 15, free libraries a bonanza, The Times of India (
> http://goo.gl/WVF2U4)
> 4. Wikipedia initiative Celebrating legacy of Bangalore Blue grapes online
> (http://goo.gl/FOAHKl)
> 5. Why It's Essential To Grow IndianLanguage Wikipedias, The Huffington
> Post (http://goo.gl/NviKKX)
> 6. Kannada Wikipedia not on top of the charts, The Hindu (
> http://goo.gl/xuQdmY)
>
> I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Srikar Kashyap for all
> his endeavours.
>
> This report is also available at:
> http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Reports/Jan_2016
>
>
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