Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India Chapter : December 2011 Report
Thanks Naveen for the detailed report :) On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Ramesh N G wrote: > Wonderful report. > Thanks for sharing Naveen > > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 10:39 AM, Naveen Francis wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> Greetings from Wikimedia India !!! >> >> We are delighted to present the last monthly Wikimedia India report of >> the year 2011, almost a year after the chapter received the formal >> recognition from the Government of Karnataka on 3 January 2011. The journey >> so far wasn't easy, but we appreciate your continued patronage , support >> and participation. >> *Organisational Updates* >> >> *Formation of Task Forces:* >> >> As announced earlier, with the objective of increasing the engagement and >> participation of the members of the chapter actively in various >> initiatives, the India chapter has come up with focused Task Forces for >> coordinating and driving various chapter activities [1]. There are two >> types of Task Forces - Project Task Forces and Operations Task Forces. The >> Project Task Forces are focused on growing the Wikimedia projects. The >> Operations Task Forces are critical functions to enable the Project Task >> Forces and the Chapter in growing the movement. The operations group >> consists of Administration, Fund raising, & Communications. The Projects >> task force consists of City and Langugage SIGs and Special Projects. The >> new task forces will be led by the following people: >> >>- Anirudh Bhati, Head, Fundraising. >>- Arun Ramarathnam, Chair, Special Projects. >>- Srinivas Gunta, Head, Administration. >>- Sudhanwa Jogalekar, Chair, City and Language Special Interest >>Groups. >>- Tinu Cherian, Head, Communications, PR & Media Relations. >> >> *Membership:* >> The Chapter membership stands at 190 members as of 31 December 2011. >> >> *Donations:* >> Total donations received in Dec 2011 - INR 700 >> Average donations in Dec 2011 - INR 350 >> >> *FCRA:* >> Our application for FCRA prior permission under the Foreign Contribution >> (Regulation) Act with the Government of India is still pending. An official >> from the Home Ministry has visited Arjuna Rao Chavala, President. >> >> *Internet Relay Chat(IRCs):* >> From time to time, Wikimedia India conduct planned online IRC chat >> sessions. The Dec 17, 2011 was anchored by Arun with the focus on Chapter >> City & Language Special Interest Groups. [2] >> >> *Board Meetings:* >> The Chapter Executive Committee had two Tele-conference meetings in the >> month of December (dated 07 Dec and 14 Dec, 2011). The Wikimedia India >> chapter and Wikimedia Foundation had one joint co-ordination call on 21 Dec >> 2011, which was attended by Arjuna Rao Chavala, Arun Ramaratnam, Naveen >> Francis, Sudhanwa Jogalekar, Tinu Cherian, Anirudh Bhati, Asaf Bartov and >> Hisham Mundol. The summary of the joint coordination call was shared >> earlier [3]. >> Community City and Language Special Interest Groups >> >> City and Language Special Interest Groups are a mechanism to engage the >> diverse interests of members across India. The objective is to grow the >> wiki projects in their areas of interest by reviewing the status, planning >> and executing events of interest through growing the community involvement. >> The leadership of these groups is part of the extended leadership of the >> Chapter. >> >> The Wikimedia Chapter is proud to announce the appointment of the next >> batch of City and Language Special Interest Group Chairs [4] as given >> below: >> >> >> *City* >> >>- Delhi SIG - Noopur Raval (noopur [at] wikimedia [dot] in) >>- Bangalore SIG - RadhaKrishna (Arkrishna [at] wikimedia [dot] in) >>- Mumbai SIG - Kundan Amitabh (kundan.amitabh [at] wikimedia [dot] >>in) >>- Pune SIG - Mandar Kulkarni(mandar.kulkarni [at] wikimedia [dot] in) >>- Kolkata SIG - Kalyan Sarkar (kalyan [at] wikimedia [dot] in) >> >> *Languages* >> >>- English SIG - Ashwin Baindur (ashlin [at] wikimedia [dot] in) >>- Kannada SIG - Omshivaprakash H L (omshivaprakash [at] wikimedia >>[dot] in) >>- Marathi SIG - Mahitgar (mahitgar [at] wikimedia [dot] in) >>- Telugu SIG - Rahimanuddin Shaik (rahimanuddin [at] wikimedia [dot] >>in) >> >> The current sign-ups of Members for the SIGs are as follows: >> >> *City Special Interest Groups* >> City Members Bangalore 10 Delhi 2 Mumbai 3 Pune 6 Kolkata 2 >> >> *Language Special Interest Groups* >> Language Volunteers Bengali 1 English 15 Hindi 1 Kannada 3 >> Marathi >> 4 Malayalam 8 Nepali 1 Odia 3 Sanskrit 2 Telugu 3 Events >> >> A round-up of Wikimedia events and initatives around the nation is as >> follows. >> >>- *Wiki Academy @Jaya Engineering college * ( 10 Dec 2011) : The >>first Wiki Academy in Jaya Engineering college, Chennai,[5] was organized >>by the Wikimedia chapter and co-hosted by Jaya FOSS Club. Odia Wiki Chair >> & >>Chapter member, Subhashish Panigrahi explained b
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India Chapter : December 2011 Report
Wonderful report. Thanks for sharing Naveen On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 10:39 AM, Naveen Francis wrote: > Dear all, > > Greetings from Wikimedia India !!! > > We are delighted to present the last monthly Wikimedia India report of the > year 2011, almost a year after the chapter received the formal recognition > from the Government of Karnataka on 3 January 2011. The journey so far > wasn't easy, but we appreciate your continued patronage , support and > participation. > *Organisational Updates* > > *Formation of Task Forces:* > > As announced earlier, with the objective of increasing the engagement and > participation of the members of the chapter actively in various > initiatives, the India chapter has come up with focused Task Forces for > coordinating and driving various chapter activities [1]. There are two > types of Task Forces - Project Task Forces and Operations Task Forces. The > Project Task Forces are focused on growing the Wikimedia projects. The > Operations Task Forces are critical functions to enable the Project Task > Forces and the Chapter in growing the movement. The operations group > consists of Administration, Fund raising, & Communications. The Projects > task force consists of City and Langugage SIGs and Special Projects. The > new task forces will be led by the following people: > >- Anirudh Bhati, Head, Fundraising. >- Arun Ramarathnam, Chair, Special Projects. >- Srinivas Gunta, Head, Administration. >- Sudhanwa Jogalekar, Chair, City and Language Special Interest >Groups. >- Tinu Cherian, Head, Communications, PR & Media Relations. > > *Membership:* > The Chapter membership stands at 190 members as of 31 December 2011. > > *Donations:* > Total donations received in Dec 2011 - INR 700 > Average donations in Dec 2011 - INR 350 > > *FCRA:* > Our application for FCRA prior permission under the Foreign Contribution > (Regulation) Act with the Government of India is still pending. An official > from the Home Ministry has visited Arjuna Rao Chavala, President. > > *Internet Relay Chat(IRCs):* > From time to time, Wikimedia India conduct planned online IRC chat > sessions. The Dec 17, 2011 was anchored by Arun with the focus on Chapter > City & Language Special Interest Groups. [2] > > *Board Meetings:* > The Chapter Executive Committee had two Tele-conference meetings in the > month of December (dated 07 Dec and 14 Dec, 2011). The Wikimedia India > chapter and Wikimedia Foundation had one joint co-ordination call on 21 Dec > 2011, which was attended by Arjuna Rao Chavala, Arun Ramaratnam, Naveen > Francis, Sudhanwa Jogalekar, Tinu Cherian, Anirudh Bhati, Asaf Bartov and > Hisham Mundol. The summary of the joint coordination call was shared > earlier [3]. > Community City and Language Special Interest Groups > > City and Language Special Interest Groups are a mechanism to engage the > diverse interests of members across India. The objective is to grow the > wiki projects in their areas of interest by reviewing the status, planning > and executing events of interest through growing the community involvement. > The leadership of these groups is part of the extended leadership of the > Chapter. > > The Wikimedia Chapter is proud to announce the appointment of the next > batch of City and Language Special Interest Group Chairs [4] as given > below: > > > *City* > >- Delhi SIG - Noopur Raval (noopur [at] wikimedia [dot] in) >- Bangalore SIG - RadhaKrishna (Arkrishna [at] wikimedia [dot] in) >- Mumbai SIG - Kundan Amitabh (kundan.amitabh [at] wikimedia [dot] in) >- Pune SIG - Mandar Kulkarni(mandar.kulkarni [at] wikimedia [dot] in) >- Kolkata SIG - Kalyan Sarkar (kalyan [at] wikimedia [dot] in) > > *Languages* > >- English SIG - Ashwin Baindur (ashlin [at] wikimedia [dot] in) >- Kannada SIG - Omshivaprakash H L (omshivaprakash [at] wikimedia >[dot] in) >- Marathi SIG - Mahitgar (mahitgar [at] wikimedia [dot] in) >- Telugu SIG - Rahimanuddin Shaik (rahimanuddin [at] wikimedia [dot] >in) > > The current sign-ups of Members for the SIGs are as follows: > > *City Special Interest Groups* > City Members Bangalore 10 Delhi 2 Mumbai 3 Pune 6 Kolkata 2 > > *Language Special Interest Groups* > Language Volunteers Bengali 1 English 15 Hindi 1 Kannada 3 Marathi > 4 Malayalam 8 Nepali 1 Odia 3 Sanskrit 2 Telugu 3 Events > > A round-up of Wikimedia events and initatives around the nation is as > follows. > >- *Wiki Academy @Jaya Engineering college * ( 10 Dec 2011) : The first >Wiki Academy in Jaya Engineering college, Chennai,[5] was organized by the >Wikimedia chapter and co-hosted by Jaya FOSS Club. Odia Wiki Chair & >Chapter member, Subhashish Panigrahi explained basics of Wikipedia, how it >is edited by millions of volunteers, how Wikipedia is exclusively >encyclopedic and kind of articles and notability of articles in Wikipedia, >how Wikipedians communicate and form com
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India Chapter : December 2011 Report
Aweome report and good progress, Naveen. Going great guns, I see. A few more months like this and all the old fears of the community will be forgotten. Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur -- On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 10:39 AM, Naveen Francis wrote: > Dear all, > > Greetings from Wikimedia India !!! > > We are delighted to present the last monthly Wikimedia India report of the > year 2011, almost a year after the chapter received the formal recognition > from the Government of Karnataka on 3 January 2011. The journey so far > wasn't easy, but we appreciate your continued patronage , support and > participation. > *Organisational Updates* > > *Formation of Task Forces:* > > As announced earlier, with the objective of increasing the engagement and > participation of the members of the chapter actively in various > initiatives, the India chapter has come up with focused Task Forces for > coordinating and driving various chapter activities [1]. There are two > types of Task Forces - Project Task Forces and Operations Task Forces. The > Project Task Forces are focused on growing the Wikimedia projects. The > Operations Task Forces are critical functions to enable the Project Task > Forces and the Chapter in growing the movement. The operations group > consists of Administration, Fund raising, & Communications. The Projects > task force consists of City and Langugage SIGs and Special Projects. The > new task forces will be led by the following people: > >- Anirudh Bhati, Head, Fundraising. >- Arun Ramarathnam, Chair, Special Projects. >- Srinivas Gunta, Head, Administration. >- Sudhanwa Jogalekar, Chair, City and Language Special Interest >Groups. >- Tinu Cherian, Head, Communications, PR & Media Relations. > > *Membership:* > The Chapter membership stands at 190 members as of 31 December 2011. > > *Donations:* > Total donations received in Dec 2011 - INR 700 > Average donations in Dec 2011 - INR 350 > > *FCRA:* > Our application for FCRA prior permission under the Foreign Contribution > (Regulation) Act with the Government of India is still pending. An official > from the Home Ministry has visited Arjuna Rao Chavala, President. > > *Internet Relay Chat(IRCs):* > From time to time, Wikimedia India conduct planned online IRC chat > sessions. The Dec 17, 2011 was anchored by Arun with the focus on Chapter > City & Language Special Interest Groups. [2] > > *Board Meetings:* > The Chapter Executive Committee had two Tele-conference meetings in the > month of December (dated 07 Dec and 14 Dec, 2011). The Wikimedia India > chapter and Wikimedia Foundation had one joint co-ordination call on 21 Dec > 2011, which was attended by Arjuna Rao Chavala, Arun Ramaratnam, Naveen > Francis, Sudhanwa Jogalekar, Tinu Cherian, Anirudh Bhati, Asaf Bartov and > Hisham Mundol. The summary of the joint coordination call was shared > earlier [3]. > Community City and Language Special Interest Groups > > City and Language Special Interest Groups are a mechanism to engage the > diverse interests of members across India. The objective is to grow the > wiki projects in their areas of interest by reviewing the status, planning > and executing events of interest through growing the community involvement. > The leadership of these groups is part of the extended leadership of the > Chapter. > > The Wikimedia Chapter is proud to announce the appointment of the next > batch of City and Language Special Interest Group Chairs [4] as given > below: > > > *City* > >- Delhi SIG - Noopur Raval (noopur [at] wikimedia [dot] in) >- Bangalore SIG - RadhaKrishna (Arkrishna [at] wikimedia [dot] in) >- Mumbai SIG - Kundan Amitabh (kundan.amitabh [at] wikimedia [dot] in) >- Pune SIG - Mandar Kulkarni(mandar.kulkarni [at] wikimedia [dot] in) >- Kolkata SIG - Kalyan Sarkar (kalyan [at] wikimedia [dot] in) > > *Languages* > >- English SIG - Ashwin Baindur (ashlin [at] wikimedia [dot] in) >- Kannada SIG - Omshivaprakash H L (omshivaprakash [at] wikimedia >[dot] in) >- Marathi SIG - Mahitgar (mahitgar [at] wikimedia [dot] in) >- Telugu SIG - Rahimanuddin Shaik (rahimanuddin [at] wikimedia [dot] >in) > > The current sign-ups of Members for the SIGs are as follows: > > *City Special Interest Groups* > City Members Bangalore 10 Delhi 2 Mumbai 3 Pune 6 Kolkata 2 > > *Language Special Interest Groups* > Language Volunteers Bengali 1 English 15 Hindi 1 Kannada 3 Marathi > 4 Malayalam 8 Nepali 1 Odia 3 Sanskrit 2 Telugu 3 Events > > A round-up of Wikimedia events and initatives around the nation is as > follows. > >- *Wiki Academy @Jaya Engineering college * ( 10 Dec 2011) : The first >Wiki Academy in Jaya Engineering college, Chennai,[5] was organized by the >Wikimedia chapter and co-hosted by Jaya FOSS Club. Odia Wiki Chair & >Chapter member, Subhashish Panigrahi explained basics of Wikipedia, how it >
[Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India Chapter : December 2011 Report
Dear all, Greetings from Wikimedia India !!! We are delighted to present the last monthly Wikimedia India report of the year 2011, almost a year after the chapter received the formal recognition from the Government of Karnataka on 3 January 2011. The journey so far wasn't easy, but we appreciate your continued patronage , support and participation. *Organisational Updates* *Formation of Task Forces:* As announced earlier, with the objective of increasing the engagement and participation of the members of the chapter actively in various initiatives, the India chapter has come up with focused Task Forces for coordinating and driving various chapter activities [1]. There are two types of Task Forces - Project Task Forces and Operations Task Forces. The Project Task Forces are focused on growing the Wikimedia projects. The Operations Task Forces are critical functions to enable the Project Task Forces and the Chapter in growing the movement. The operations group consists of Administration, Fund raising, & Communications. The Projects task force consists of City and Langugage SIGs and Special Projects. The new task forces will be led by the following people: - Anirudh Bhati, Head, Fundraising. - Arun Ramarathnam, Chair, Special Projects. - Srinivas Gunta, Head, Administration. - Sudhanwa Jogalekar, Chair, City and Language Special Interest Groups. - Tinu Cherian, Head, Communications, PR & Media Relations. *Membership:* The Chapter membership stands at 190 members as of 31 December 2011. *Donations:* Total donations received in Dec 2011 - INR 700 Average donations in Dec 2011 - INR 350 *FCRA:* Our application for FCRA prior permission under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act with the Government of India is still pending. An official from the Home Ministry has visited Arjuna Rao Chavala, President. *Internet Relay Chat(IRCs):* >From time to time, Wikimedia India conduct planned online IRC chat sessions. The Dec 17, 2011 was anchored by Arun with the focus on Chapter City & Language Special Interest Groups. [2] *Board Meetings:* The Chapter Executive Committee had two Tele-conference meetings in the month of December (dated 07 Dec and 14 Dec, 2011). The Wikimedia India chapter and Wikimedia Foundation had one joint co-ordination call on 21 Dec 2011, which was attended by Arjuna Rao Chavala, Arun Ramaratnam, Naveen Francis, Sudhanwa Jogalekar, Tinu Cherian, Anirudh Bhati, Asaf Bartov and Hisham Mundol. The summary of the joint coordination call was shared earlier [3]. Community City and Language Special Interest Groups City and Language Special Interest Groups are a mechanism to engage the diverse interests of members across India. The objective is to grow the wiki projects in their areas of interest by reviewing the status, planning and executing events of interest through growing the community involvement. The leadership of these groups is part of the extended leadership of the Chapter. The Wikimedia Chapter is proud to announce the appointment of the next batch of City and Language Special Interest Group Chairs [4] as given below: *City* - Delhi SIG - Noopur Raval (noopur [at] wikimedia [dot] in) - Bangalore SIG - RadhaKrishna (Arkrishna [at] wikimedia [dot] in) - Mumbai SIG - Kundan Amitabh (kundan.amitabh [at] wikimedia [dot] in) - Pune SIG - Mandar Kulkarni(mandar.kulkarni [at] wikimedia [dot] in) - Kolkata SIG - Kalyan Sarkar (kalyan [at] wikimedia [dot] in) *Languages* - English SIG - Ashwin Baindur (ashlin [at] wikimedia [dot] in) - Kannada SIG - Omshivaprakash H L (omshivaprakash [at] wikimedia [dot] in) - Marathi SIG - Mahitgar (mahitgar [at] wikimedia [dot] in) - Telugu SIG - Rahimanuddin Shaik (rahimanuddin [at] wikimedia [dot] in) The current sign-ups of Members for the SIGs are as follows: *City Special Interest Groups* City Members Bangalore 10 Delhi 2 Mumbai 3 Pune 6 Kolkata 2 *Language Special Interest Groups* Language Volunteers Bengali 1 English 15 Hindi 1 Kannada 3 Marathi 4 Malayalam 8 Nepali 1 Odia 3 Sanskrit 2 Telugu 3 Events A round-up of Wikimedia events and initatives around the nation is as follows. - *Wiki Academy @Jaya Engineering college * ( 10 Dec 2011) : The first Wiki Academy in Jaya Engineering college, Chennai,[5] was organized by the Wikimedia chapter and co-hosted by Jaya FOSS Club. Odia Wiki Chair & Chapter member, Subhashish Panigrahi explained basics of Wikipedia, how it is edited by millions of volunteers, how Wikipedia is exclusively encyclopedic and kind of articles and notability of articles in Wikipedia, how Wikipedians communicate and form community, and organization of Wikimedia foundations and active projects. Then he took the audience through active editing by signing up, searching for articles, choosing articles to create. Then he demonstrated about creating an article by using the Edit toolbar, citing the text by searchi
