Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [WikiConference India 2020] Conference & Event Grant proposal to WMF

[Bodhisattwa Mandal]

Hi Krishna,

Sorry to say, but as a volunteer, I can not find justification of spending
1 crore 60 lakhs rupees on just two conferences happening one after
another. The amount is  huge and beyond my imagination.

As a volunteer coming from West Bengal community which have always worked
on optimal budget and respected donation money, and yet delivered
consistent results through impactful projects each year, I find these
expenditure out of proportion. This money could have been otherwise spent
on several high impact projects for many years.

I cannot say on behalf of my entire community but, personally, from my
part, I cannot endorse this. Also, I guess, endorsement or opposition
doesn't matter nowadays and these proposals will eventually get approved,
in that case, I will not participate in the events in any capacity.

Sorry, if I sound too harsh, but that's only because English is not my
native language. I could have better expressed in my mother tongue.

Regards,
Bodhisattwa
(totally as a Wikimedia volunteer)



On Tue, 4 Feb 2020, 11:14 Dr. Manavpreet Kaur, 
wrote:

> Hi
>
> Great initiative. It's been 4 years since we all met and shared
> experiences. This conference will also help us plan our future initiatives.
>
> Best wishes!
> Manav
>
> On Tue, 4 Feb 2020, 08:41 Krishna Chaitanya Velaga, 
> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I am happy to inform you we have submitted the Conference & Event Grant
>> proposal for WikiConference India 2020
>> [1]
>> to the Wikimedia Foundation. I kindly request all the community members to
>> go through the proposal -- including the community engagement survey
>> report, program plan, venue and logistics, participation and scholarships,
>> and the budget + FAQs
>> [2],
>> and provide us with your suggestions/comments on the talk page
>> [3]
>>  (also
>> do read the FAQs section before making any comments related to the budget).
>> You can endorse the proposal at
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WikiConference_India_2020#Endorsements[4],
>>  please
>> do add a rationale for endorsing this project.
>>
>> According to the timeline of Conference and Event Grants program,
>> community can review from 3 February to 14 February 2020, post that we will
>> start integrating all the received feedback to make modifications to the
>> proposal. Depending on the response of community members, an IRC may be
>> hosted next week, especially if there are many questions/concerns that need
>> to be addressed.
>>
>> Let me know if you any questions.
>>
>> Regards,
>> User:KCVelaga
>>
>> [1]
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WikiConference_India_2020
>> [2]
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WikiConference_India_2020#FAQs
>> [3]
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:Conference/WikiConference_India_2020
>>
>> [4]
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WikiConference_India_2020#Endorsements
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [WikiConference India 2020] Conference & Event Grant proposal to WMF

[Rajeeb Dutta]

Hello, 
I think such initiative is a need at the moment. It will be definitely showcase 
our future initiatives. I wish you and everyone all the best.

Best wishes,

Rajeeb.

(Sent from my iPhone pardon the brevity) 

> On 04-Feb-2020, at 8:41 AM, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I am happy to inform you we have submitted the Conference & Event Grant 
> proposal for WikiConference India 2020[1] to the Wikimedia Foundation. I 
> kindly request all the community members to go through the proposal -- 
> including the community engagement survey report, program plan, venue and 
> logistics, participation and scholarships, and the budget + FAQs[2], and 
> provide us with your suggestions/comments on the talk page[3] (also do read 
> the FAQs section before making any comments related to the budget). You can 
> endorse the proposal at 
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WikiConference_India_2020#Endorsements[4],
>  please do add a rationale for endorsing this project.
> 
> According to the timeline of Conference and Event Grants program, community 
> can review from 3 February to 14 February 2020, post that we will start 
> integrating all the received feedback to make modifications to the proposal. 
> Depending on the response of community members, an IRC may be hosted next 
> week, especially if there are many questions/concerns that need to be 
> addressed.
> 
> Let me know if you any questions.
> 
> Regards,
> User:KCVelaga
> 
> [1] 
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WikiConference_India_2020
> [2] 
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WikiConference_India_2020#FAQs
> [3] 
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:Conference/WikiConference_India_2020
>
> [4] 
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WikiConference_India_2020#Endorsements
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [WikiConference India 2020] Conference & Event Grant proposal to WMF

[Dr. Manavpreet Kaur]

Hi

Great initiative. It's been 4 years since we all met and shared
experiences. This conference will also help us plan our future initiatives.

Best wishes!
Manav

On Tue, 4 Feb 2020, 08:41 Krishna Chaitanya Velaga, 
wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I am happy to inform you we have submitted the Conference & Event Grant
> proposal for WikiConference India 2020
> [1]
> to the Wikimedia Foundation. I kindly request all the community members to
> go through the proposal -- including the community engagement survey
> report, program plan, venue and logistics, participation and scholarships,
> and the budget + FAQs
> [2],
> and provide us with your suggestions/comments on the talk page
> [3]
>  (also
> do read the FAQs section before making any comments related to the budget).
> You can endorse the proposal at
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WikiConference_India_2020#Endorsements[4],
>  please
> do add a rationale for endorsing this project.
>
> According to the timeline of Conference and Event Grants program,
> community can review from 3 February to 14 February 2020, post that we will
> start integrating all the received feedback to make modifications to the
> proposal. Depending on the response of community members, an IRC may be
> hosted next week, especially if there are many questions/concerns that need
> to be addressed.
>
> Let me know if you any questions.
>
> Regards,
> User:KCVelaga
>
> [1]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WikiConference_India_2020
> [2]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WikiConference_India_2020#FAQs
> [3]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:Conference/WikiConference_India_2020
>
> [4]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WikiConference_India_2020#Endorsements
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[Wikimediaindia-l] [WikiConference India 2020] Conference & Event Grant proposal to WMF

[Krishna Chaitanya Velaga]

Hello everyone,

I am happy to inform you we have submitted the Conference & Event Grant
proposal for WikiConference India 2020
[1]
to the Wikimedia Foundation. I kindly request all the community members to
go through the proposal -- including the community engagement survey
report, program plan, venue and logistics, participation and scholarships,
and the budget + FAQs
[2],
and provide us with your suggestions/comments on the talk page
[3]
(also
do read the FAQs section before making any comments related to the budget).
You can endorse the proposal at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WikiConference_India_2020#Endorsements[4],
please
do add a rationale for endorsing this project.

According to the timeline of Conference and Event Grants program, community
can review from 3 February to 14 February 2020, post that we will start
integrating all the received feedback to make modifications to the
proposal. Depending on the response of community members, an IRC may be
hosted next week, especially if there are many questions/concerns that need
to be addressed.

Let me know if you any questions.

Regards,
User:KCVelaga

[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WikiConference_India_2020
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WikiConference_India_2020#FAQs
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:Conference/WikiConference_India_2020

[4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WikiConference_India_2020#Endorsements
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