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
Hello all,
This email is a reminder that the *tenth Open Community Call* scheduled
today (*i.e. **10 September 2023*) will start at 6 pm IST. We request you
all to join today's call.
The agenda of today's call is as follows: (Available on the meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023/Open_Community_Ca…>
as
well)
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U4CBC (Universal Code of Conduct Building Committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Comm…>)
Conversation
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Learning experience from Wikimania Participants
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Community Update
[WCI 2023] Open Community Call Details:
Date: 10 September 2023
Time: 1800-1900 [6 pm to 7 pm] (IST)
Google Link: https://meet.google.com/ubk-ugun-qzu
Look forward to connecting with you all!
Thank you!
Warm regards,
WCI 2023 Team
Hello all,
Hope you all are doing well. We would like to remind you that the tenth
Open Community Call will be happening *today* (*i.e. **10 September
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: 10 September 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
Hey! If you are interested in joining one of these calls, click on this public
link
<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/2?cid=Y182ZWY5ZGQwODA4OWI2ZTdiNGRkNm…>
and
add the “Open Community Call” to get meeting invitations directly to your
calendar. If you are interested in moderating one of these calls, you can
sign up under the Moderator Sign-up
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023/Open_Community_Ca…>
section.
Dear Wikimedians,
I hope this message finds you well. We are excited to invite you to the
third call of the Indic Community Monthly Engagement Calls initiative
scheduled for September 8, 2023, where we are hosting “Learning Clinic:
Collective learning from grantee reports in South Asia” by Let’s Connect.
This event is designed to foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing among
community members interested in the region's progress, grantees, potential
grantees, and Regional Fund Committee members. Here are the details:
Date: September 8th
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM IST
Language: English
Facilitation: Jessica Stephenson (WMF - Let’s Connect), Pavan Santhosh
(CIS-A2K), Chinmayee Mishra (Let’s Connect working group)
Duration: 1.5 hours
Zoom Link: We will share the Zoom link by the 6th of August on the mailing
list and event page.
Event page: Indic Community Monthly Engagement Calls/September 8, 2023 Call
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Events/Indic_Community_Monthly_Enga…>
What is this Learning Clinic for?
This clinic aims to collectively reflect on the work happening in South
Asia using data from grantees' reporting in 2022. We will focus on one or
two topics for discussion, drawing practical recommendations for future
work in the region, especially within the next round of grant proposals
starting in September 2023. This will include elements that grantees can
incorporate into their organizational and programmatic work, as well as
ways CIS and/or the Wikimedia Foundation can offer support.
What Do I Need to Prepare?
To make our session productive, please prepare the following:
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Read this Learning document: Analysis based on grantee reporting in
South Asia
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Va1NT6O3OBZhh1XVepXV5einFsv-Biqmx0Zw_yK…>
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Be ready to engage in a collective understanding of key work happening
in the region, which can inform future grant proposals and regional
discussions.
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Help draw practical recommendations that can be considered in the next
round of funding proposals and for ongoing work in the region.
If you have any questions or need further information, please do not
hesitate to contact nitesh(a)cis-india.org.
Regards,
Nitesh Gill,
Program Officer,
CIS-A2K