Hi there,
With help from Rahmanuddin (nani1only(a)gmail.com), I prepared the invitation
for January 23, 2011. Assuming that all volunteers and organizers are in
agreement, this email may be freely forwarded to your contacts, shared
across social networking sites, etc.
*10 Years of Wikipedia Celebrations*
On January 15, 2011, Wikipedia will turn 10. The free encyclopedia anyone
can edit will celebrate its tenth anniversary. Around the world, people are
organizing events and online activities to commemorate the day. In
Hyderabad, a group of wikipedians have planned for a program for those
interested in knowing about Wikipedia or would like to contribute to it.
*Program*
1. Forenoon Session
a) Invocation – A short video talk by Jimmy Wales (Founder of Wikipedia)
b) Cake cutting and distribution of Wikipedia merchandise
c) Telugu Wikipedia (te-wiki)
i) FAQs - Why wiki? What is it? How to contribute? (approx. 20 mins
for session; 10 mins for Q&A)
ii) How to edit wikipedia articles (approx. 20 mins for demo; 10 mins
for Q&A)
iii) Hands-on session (30 mins)
2. Afternoon Session
a) Wikimedia Foundation – Introduction to Wikipedia, Wiktionary,
Wikisource, Wikiquote, Wikibooks, Wikisource, Wikimedia Commons, etc.
b) English Wikipedia (en-wiki)
i) How to edit articles? (approx. 20 min for demo; 10 min for Q&A)
ii) Hands-on session (30 mins)
c) Introduction to Wikipedia Academy
*When?*
January 23, 2011
Forenoon Session: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Afternoon Session: 02:00 PM – 04:00 PM
*Where?*
Honeypot IT Consulting Private Limited,
6-2-46, Moin Court, Advocates Colony,
AC Guards, Hyderabad.
(Google
Maps<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocod…
)
Looking forward to having you join us for the 10 year celebrations of
Wikipedia!
Best regards,
Hyderabad Wikipedians