[Wikimediaindia-l] CIS-A2K 2.0 and new Programme Associates

Dear Wikimedians, It gives me immense pleasure to announce that CIS-A2K is implementing its new model of working - CIS-A2K version 2.0. This model takes on board many of the criticisms that have been made of our work so far. We will be eliminating the rol

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Legal threat for Wikimedia community volunteers in India getting WMF grants

Dear Ravi, Thanks so much for all the feedback and the useful questions that you are asking. On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 11:29 AM, Ravishankar wrote: > The former WMF India programs did not get any financial support from the > Wikimedia India > Trust

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: Re: [Wikipedia-gu] Urdu Wikipedia crosses the 50, 000 mark

Dear Dhaval, Thanks so much for your question. Access to CIS email id, admin privileges on our website content management system, subscription to staff newsletter, access to staff calendar etc. are only revoked when a ex-partner, ex-staffer, ex-intern and ex-volunteer makes a request or there is g

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] why to donate

Dear Rudolph the Rd Nosed Reindeer, On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 6:52 PM, Rudolph the Rd Nosed Reindeer wrote: > Interesting isn't it? That one should have timed that A2K bulletin to come > out exactly when the Chapter is having a fundraiser and leave people like > the good Doctor here confused about

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [A2K]: The Access to Knowledge - Bulletin - January '13

Dear Theo, On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 8:45 PM, Theo10011 wrote: > 1) I can't seem to understand the rationale behind hiring academicians here > at all. There was no rationale behind hiring academics. It just happens that two of the three people that the recruitment committee selected turned out to

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [A2K]: The Access to Knowledge - Bulletin - January '13

Dear Theo, On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 8:45 PM, Theo10011 wrote: > 3) I am still curious about some of the relationships here. As far as I know > achal still serves on your board? because I have a distinct memory of there > being some association here. He also still serves on the Advisory board of >

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [A2K]: The Access to Knowledge - Bulletin - January '13

Dear Theo, On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 8:45 PM, Theo10011 wrote: > 2) The hiring process wasn't nearly as neutral as you are suggesting. From > what I know CIS didn't have 1 in 5 vote, it first picked who got selected > for the first round to even have a vote, and I am told that qualified > candidate

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] why to donate

about how CIS is spending the grant allocated do not hesitate to ask me. Best wishes, Sunil Original Message Subject: Training of CIS-A2K team on 23 or 24 of February Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:48:42 +0530 From: Sunil Abraham To: Wikimedia India EC Attn: Sudhanwa Jogalekar Ka

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Volunteer for CIS's A2K programme director recruitment committee

On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Vickram Crishna wrote: > True. Your explanation clarifies that what is needed is leadership > experience, possibly either with large or small teams, obviously somebody > who has enough time to devote during the next month or two for this task, > but not for the role

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Volunteer for CIS's A2K programme director recruitment committee

Dear Yuvi and Vickram, On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 3:50 PM, Vickram Crishna wrote: > > On Aug 5, 2012 3:05 PM, "Yuvi Panda" wrote: >> >> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 2:41 PM, Sunil Abraham wrote: >> >> Simply out of curiosity, what would constitute 'sufficie

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Volunteer for CIS's A2K programme director recruitment committee

Dear Adethya, Apologies for sending the previous message prematurely. On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Adethya Sudarsanan wrote: > I would like to nominate myself to the " CIS's A2K Programme Director > recruitment committee". I am based out of Chennai. Thanks for volunteering for the recruitmen

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Volunteer for CIS's A2K programme director recruitment committee

On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 2:41 PM, Sunil Abraham wrote: > 2. One member from the Wikipedia Chapter (Wikimedia India Program > Trust) community. To be nominated by the Chapter Executive Committee. Apologies - for messing up with the legal name for the Chapter. It should be Wikimedia Chapter a

[Wikimediaindia-l] Vacancy for Programme Director - Access to Knowledge

Dear Wikimedians, This is the announcement that we have published on the jobs sections of the CIS website for the Director of the Access to Knowledge Programme. Please share with interested friends, colleagues and communities. Please send me feedback if any, I am happy to make some incremental ch

[Wikimediaindia-l] Volunteer for CIS's A2K programme director recruitment committee

Dear Wikimedians, I would like to request members of the Indian Wikipedia community to nominate themselves to serve on the CIS's A2K Programme Director recruitment committee. This programme will hopefully receive large grant from Wikimedia Foundation and we would greatly benefit from community inp

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-l] Changes to India Program

Dear Hari, On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Hari Prasad Nadig wrote: > discussion running up to these changes. My specific concern is how the > Chapter would evolve going ahead from here, and given that CIS has helped > the Chapter activities in the past, what role CIS plans to play in > strength

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-l] Changes to India Program

Dear Hari, On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Hari Prasad Nadig wrote: > discussion running up to these changes. My specific concern is how the > Chapter would evolve going ahead from here, and given that CIS has helped > the Chapter activities in the past, what role CIS plans to play in > strength

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-l] Changes to India Program

Dear Wikipedians, On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 4:18 PM, Barry Newstead (WMF) wrote: > > Hisham’s departure coincides with another change in the India Program. We are > pleased to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation has approved a grant to the > Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in Bangalore t