Grants/Wiki Academy at IIT Kharagpur


 * Grant contact name: Kalyan Sarkar
 * Grant contact username or email: kalyan@wikipedia.in
 * Grant contact title (position): Chair, Kolkata SIG
 * Project lead name: Kalyan Sarkar
 * Project lead username or email: kalyan@wikipedia.in
 * Project lead title (position), if any: Chair, Kolkata SIG
 * Full project name: Wiki Academy at IIT Kharagpur
 * Amount requested (in INR): 5,000/-
 * Provisional target start date: 26 January 2013
 * Provisional completion date: 26 January 2013

Budget breakdown

 * Travel: 3,000/-
 * Food: 1500/-
 * Miscellaneous: 500/-

Project scope

 * Presentation on Wikipedia and sister projects
 * Presentation on Bengali Wikipedia and Bengal related projects
 * Live demonstration on how to edit Wikipedia
 * Hands on session(s) on editing Wikipedia
 * Distribution of certificates to the participants of Wiki Academy
 * Distribution of certificates to the winners of photo contest

Project goal
To conduct Wiki Academy and Commons photo contest at IIT Kharagpur.

Non-financial requirements

 * 1) Infrastructure would be provided by SpringFest management.
 * 2) Pick up and drop to Kharagpur railway station to be provided by SpringFest.
 * 3) Accommodation, if required, shall be provided by SpringFest management.

Fit to strategy
Wiki Academy has been a proven method for mass outreach among the students. IIT Kharagpur is one of the premier institutions of the country. Wiki Academy at IIT Kharagpur would definitely help not only in terms of outreach but also in terms of contributors in the near future. Moreover, the Commons photo contest would add a different dimension to the outreach program. Certificates for the Wiki Academy participants and photo contest winners is a great strategy to generate the interest in the student community and boost the outreach program.

Other benefits

 * 1) Possibility of outreach through the mainstream media.
 * 2) Outreach through internet through Wikimedia logo in SpringFest website.

Measures of success

 * Number of attendees at the Wiki Academy
 * Number of entries for the photo contest

Team members (optional)

 * 1) Jayanta Nath
 * 2) Biswarup Ganguly
 * 3) Kalyan Sarkar
 * 4) Rangan Datta
 * 5) Sucheta Ghosal
 * 6) Partha Sarathi Banerjee