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Odia Wikipedia 9th Anniversary Celebration
Jan 29, 2013 from 02:30 AM to 04:30 AM — Academy of Media Learning, M-6, Samanta Vihar, Bhubaneswar, — by Prasad KrishnaThe Centre for Internet & Society, New Delhi is celebrating the ninth anniversary of Odia Wikipedia. The event is being held at Academy of Media Learning, M-6, Samanta Vihar in Bhubaneswar from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Promoting GLAM in Goa
— by Nitika Tandon — last modified Jul 26, 2013 11:27 AMWe organised an introductory Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums (GLAM) session at Goa State Central Library on December 13, 2012. It was well attended by about 45 interested people coming from over 10 different GLAM institutes in Goa.
Bringing Konkani Encyclopedia in Public Domain
— by Nitika Tandon — last modified Jul 26, 2013 11:35 AMOn December 14, 2012, a meeting was scheduled with the Vice Chancellor Dr. Satish R Shetye to discuss the possibility of bringing Konkani Encyclopedia in public domain. Nitika Tandon shares the development in this blog post.
A Wiki Workshop at Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology, Ghaziabad
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jan 22, 2013 03:09 AMThe Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team organized a Wikipedia workshop at Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology (RKGIT), Ghaziabad in collaboration with Metawings on January 17, 2013. Subhashish Panigrahi summarizes the happenings from the one-day workshop in this blog post.
Celebrating the success of Wikipedia in Wikipedia Summit Pune 2013
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Apr 16, 2013 12:48 PMWikipedia Club Pune, a local community based outreach user group in Pune has recently organized Wikipedia Summit Pune 2013 to spread words about “Spoken Wikipedia”, a project to add recorded audio for Indic language Wikipedia articles which will help the disabled to access Wikipedia and “Bridging Editor Gender Gap.”
Indic Language Wikipedias — Statistical Report — 2012
— by Shiju Alex — last modified Feb 03, 2013 02:40 AMI have compiled the statistical update of the Indic language Wikipedias for the year 2012. As usual, in this report, my aim is to provide my perspectives on the health of various Indic language communities as well as the state of various Indic language wikipedias.
Wikipedia in St. Xavier's College, Mapusa, Goa
— by Nitika Tandon — last modified Jul 26, 2013 11:33 AMA three hour Wikipedia workshop was organized by the Centre for Internet & Society, Delhi, in the morning of December 14, 2012 at St. Xavier's College in Mapusa, Goa. Over 30 participants attended the session.
The Violence of Knowledge Cartels
— by Nishant Shah — last modified Jan 18, 2013 07:33 AMWe are all struck with a sense of loss, grief and shock since we heard of the death of Aaron Swartz, by suicide. People who have been his friends have written heart-felt obituaries, saluting his dreams and visions and unwavering commitment to a larger social good.
Aaron Swartz Memorial Hacknight
Jan 19, 2013 from 06:00 AM to 12:00 AM — The Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore, No. 194, 2nd 'C' Cross, Domlur, IInd Stage - 560071 (Near Domlur Club and TERI Complex), — by Prasad KrishnaOn Saturday, January 19, 2013, HasGeek and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) are organizing a hacknight to understand Aaron’s work and contribute to his projects. The event starts from 2.00 p.m. onwards and ends at 8.00 a.m., the next day morning.
Two-day Wiki Workshop in Goa University: An Introduction
— by Nitika Tandon — last modified Jan 25, 2013 06:30 AMLast month, on December 12 and 13, 2012, the Access to Knowledge team from the Centre for Internet & Society along with Wikipedia community members organized a two-day workshop for M.A. and Ph.D. students at the Goa University. Nitika Tandon participated in the event and shares with us the developments.
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