Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Happy Birthday Wikipedia!

On January 15, 2011, Wikipedia will turn 10! I am planning to attend the celebrations at Hyderabad.

Venue:Honeypot IT Consulting Private Limited,
6-2-46, Moin Court, Advocates Colony,
AC Guards, Hyderabad.

Date: January 23, 2011

Time: Forenoon Session: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Afternoon Session: 02:00 PM – 04:00 PM
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

I am indebted to Wikepedia and it is my duty to spread the word...

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