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WikiConference India 2023: Program submissions and Scholarships form are now open

Dear Wikimedian,

We are really glad to inform you that WikiConference India 2023 has been successfully funded and it will take place from 3 to 5 March 2023. The theme of the conference will be Strengthening the Bonds.

We also have exciting updates about the Program and Scholarships.

The applications for scholarships and program submissions are already open! You can find the form for scholarship here and for program you can go here.

For more information and regular updates please visit the Conference Meta page. If you have something in mind you can write on talk page.

‘‘‘Note’’’: Scholarship form and the Program submissions will be open from 11 November 2022, 00:00 IST and the last date to submit is 27 November 2022, 23:59 IST.

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(on behalf of the WCI Organizing Committee)

WikiConference India 2023: Help us organize!

Dear Wikimedian,

You may already know that the third iteration of WikiConference India is happening in March 2023. We have recently opened scholarship applications and session submissions for the program. As it is a huge conference, we will definitely need help with organizing. As you have been significantly involved in contributing to Wikimedia projects related to Indic languages, we wanted to reach out to you and see if you are interested in helping us. We have different teams that might interest you, such as communications, scholarships, programs, event management etc.

If you are interested, please fill in this form. Let us know if you have any questions on the event talk page. Thank you MediaWiki message delivery (ڳالھ مُہاڑ) ٢٠:٢١, ١٨ نومبر ٢٠٢٢ (PKT)

(on behalf of the WCI Organizing Committee)

WikiConference India 2023: Open Community Call and Extension of program and scholarship submissions deadline

Dear Wikimedian,

Thank you for supporting Wiki Conference India 2023. We are humbled by the number of applications we have received and hope to learn more about the work that you all have been doing to take the movement forward. In order to offer flexibility, we have recently extended our deadline for the Program and Scholarships submission- you can find all the details on our Meta Page.

COT is working hard to ensure we bring together a conference that is truly meaningful and impactful for our movement and one that brings us all together. With an intent to be inclusive and transparent in our process, we are committed to organizing community sessions at regular intervals for sharing updates and to offer an opportunity to the community for engagement and review. Following the same, we are hosting the first Open Community Call on the 3rd of December, 2022. We wish to use this space to discuss the progress and answer any questions, concerns or clarifications, about the conference and the Program/Scholarships.

Please add the following to your respective calendars and we look forward to seeing you on the call

• WCI 2023 Open Community Call
• Date: 3rd December 2022
• Time: 1800-1900 (IST)
• Google Link': https://meet.google.com/cwa-bgwi-ryx

Furthermore, we are pleased to share the email id of the conference contact@wikiconferenceindia.org which is where you could share any thoughts, inputs, suggestions, or questions and someone from the COT will reach out to you. Alternatively, leave us a message on the Conference talk page. Regards MediaWiki message delivery (ڳالھ مُہاڑ) ٢١:٢١, ٢ دسمبر ٢٠٢٢ (PKT)

On Behalf of, WCI 2023 Core organizing team.

WikiConference India 2023:WCI2023 Open Community call on 18 December 2022

Dear Wikimedian,

As you may know, we are hosting regular calls with the communities for WikiConference India 2023. This message is for the second Open Community Call which is scheduled on the 18th of December, 2022 (Today) from 7:00 to 8:00 pm to answer any questions, concerns, or clarifications, take inputs from the communities, and give a few updates related to the conference from our end. Please add the following to your respective calendars and we look forward to seeing you on the call.

• [WCI 2023] Open Community Call
• Date: 18 December 2022
• Time: 1900-2000 [7 pm to 8 pm] (IST)
• Google Link: https://meet.google.com/wpm-ofpx-vei

Furthermore, we are pleased to share the telegram group created for the community members who are interested to be a part of WikiConference India 2023 and share any thoughts, inputs, suggestions, or questions. Link to join the telegram group: https://t.me/+X9RLByiOxpAyNDZl. Alternatively, you can also leave us a message on the Conference talk page. Regards MediaWiki message delivery (ڳالھ مُہاڑ) ١٣:١١, ١٨ دسمبر ٢٠٢٢ (PKT)

On Behalf of, WCI 2023 Organizing team