Wiki Conference India
Wiki Conference India was a event held in India for users of Wikimedia projects. It was hosted by the Mumbai users of Wikimedia and Wikimedia India Chapter [1][2] with the help of the Wikimedia Foundation.[3] The conference is a national event happening every year for Wikimedia in India and people from all nations can participate in it. Its basically for things about India on Wikipedia and other sister projects in English and Indian languages.[2][4]
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| Status | Active |
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| Venue | Mumbai University (Fort Campus) |
| Location | Mumbai, India (2011) |
| First held | 2011 |
| Organizer | Mumbai Wikipedia Community, Wikimedia India Chapter Wikimedia Foundation |
| Filing status | Non-profit |
| Official website | Wiki Conference India 2011 |
Wiki Conference India Media
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Jimmy Wales inaugurating the conference: The slide reads - Knowledge is peace
Jimmy Wales with one of the contributors to the Wikipedia before the Keynote address
A Hackathon (attendees pictured) was held in concurrently with the conference
Katherine Maher and eminent poet Surjit Patar with cultural group
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Wiki Conference India 2011
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Related pages
References
- ↑ IANS. Mumbai to host first WikiConference in India (9 November 2011)India Current Affairs. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Unattributed. Mumbai To Host First Ever National WikiConference In India. EFY Times (9 November 2011)EFY Enterprises. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ↑ IANS. Wikipedia conference comes to India, set for Nov 18 (9 November 2011)Northern Voices Online. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ↑ Unattributed. Wikipedia eyes India for language growth (10 November 2011)Dawn.com. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
Other websites
- "Wiki Conference India 2011" at Meta-Wiki, a Wikimedia project coordination wiki
- News reports
- "Wikipedia eyes India for language growth" Archived 2011-11-12 at the Wayback Machine Agence France-Presse November 09, 2011
- "WikiConference comes to town" Times of India November 10, 2011
- "Mumbai to host first WikiConference in India" Deccan Herald November 09, 2011
- #wci11