Hello all,
Hope you all are doing well. We would like to remind you that the eleventh
Open Community Call will be happening *today* (*i.e. **29 October 2023*) where
we will be holding conversations around important aspects necessary for
communities, open space to share the ongoing activities among the
communities and their Wiki stories with others. The detailed agenda,
etherpad, call timings, and meeting link are available on the meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023/Open_Community_Ca…>
.
Please add the following to your respective calendars and we look forward
to seeing you on the call.
[WCI 2023] Open Community Call
Date: 29 October 2023
Time: 1800-1900 [6 pm to 7 pm] (IST)
Google Link: https://meet.google.com/ubk-ugun-qzu
Please join the General Chat telegram group <https://t.me/+X9RLByiOxpAyNDZl>
to share your ideas, thoughts, inputs, suggestions, or questions.
Alternatively, you can also leave us a message on the talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WikiConference_India_2023/Open_Communi…>
.
Look forward to connecting with you all,
Thank you!
Warm regards,
WCI 2023 Team
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section.
Greetings,
We are happy to announce the Indic Wikimedia Hackathon 2023 by Indic
MediaWiki Developers User Group!
This exciting event is set to take place on the 16-17 December 2023. We
invite all enthusiastic contributors, developers, translators, designers,
technical writers, and anyone passionate about Wikimedia's technical spaces
to join us.
*Event Details:*
- Dates: 16, 17 December 2023
- Location: Pondicherry, India
- Event Page:
https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikimedia_Hackathon_2023
*At the Indic Wikimedia Hackathon 2023, you can:*
- Collaborate on technical projects
- Contribute to Wikimedia's development
- Address technical challenges and bugs
- Brainstorm tooling ideas
- Network with fellow contributors
The event is for everyone who contributes to Wikimedia’s technical spaces,
code developers, maintainers, translators, designers, technical writers and
other related technical aspects. Along with that, contributors who don't
necessarily contribute to technical spaces but have good understanding of
issues on wikis and can work with developers in addressing them can join
too. You can come with a project in mind, join an existing project, or
create something new with others. The goal of this event is to bring
together technical contributors from India to resolve pending technical
issues, bugs, brainstorm on tooling ideas, and foster connections between
contributors.
Scholarships are offered to assist you in attending the event, which will
cover expenses such as travel, accommodation, food, and related costs.
The *deadline
for scholarship applications is 15 October 2023 (Sunday)*.
Please apply at
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_Qqctj7I87QfYt5imc6iPcGPWuPfncCO…
We look forward to your active involvement in the Indic Wikimedia Hackathon
2023 as we come together to enhance Wikimedia's technical spaces and build
lasting connections.
Best,
Indic MediaWiki Developers UG
Hello everyone,
I hope you are all doing well. I wanted to inform you about the Image
Description Month in India campaign, which began today. If you're
interested in contributing or participating in this initiative, please sign
up on the dedicated page.
You can find all the details on the Meta page here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Events/Image_Description_Month_in_I…
<https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Events/Image_Description_Month_in…>
If you have any questions or doubts, please feel free to reach out at
nitesh(a)cis-india.org.
Regards,
Nitesh (CIS-A2K)
On Thu, 28 Sep 2023 at 12:11 AM, Nitesh Gill <gillteshu(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you Fiona :)
>
> On Thu, 28 Sep 2023 at 12:07 AM, Fiona Romeo <fromeo(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
>> Dear Nitesh,
>>
>> I appreciate you so much for organising this!
>>
>> Fiona
>>
>> On Wed, 27 Sept 2023 at 19:35, Nitesh Gill <gillteshu(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear everyone,
>>>
>>> I trust this email finds you in good health. We are excited to announce
>>> the upcoming Image Description Month in India description-a-thon, a
>>> collaborative effort, Image Description Month
>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image_Description_Month>, aimed at
>>> enhancing image-related content across Wikimedia projects. This event is
>>> scheduled to run for an entire month, from October 1st to October 31st,
>>> 2023.
>>>
>>> During the course of this event, our focus will revolve around three
>>> primary areas: Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons. We have several
>>> tasks lined up, including adding captions to images on Wikipedia,
>>> associating images with relevant Wikidata items, and improving the
>>> organization, categorization, and captions of media files on Wikimedia
>>> Commons etc.
>>>
>>> To stay updated and get involved, please visit our dedicated event page
>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Events/Image_Description_Month_in_I…> We
>>> encourage you to sign up on the respective meta page and generously
>>> contribute your time and expertise to make essential and impactful edits.
>>>
>>> *Please note that our event page is currently under construction, and we
>>> are diligently working to complete it by October 1st.*
>>>
>>> If you have any questions or require further information, please do not
>>> hesitate to reach out to me at nitesh(a)cis-india.org.
>>>
>>> Your active participation will play a significant role in enriching
>>> Wikimedia content, making it more accessible and informative for users
>>> worldwide.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Nitesh
>>> Program Officer
>>> CIS-A2K
>>>
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