Grants/Wikipedia Summit India, Pune, India


 * Grant contact name: Adethya Sudarsanan
 * Grant contact username or email:adethyasjce@gmail.com
 * Grant contact title (position): Wikipedia Volunteer
 * Project lead name:N/A
 * Project lead username or email: N/A
 * Project lead title (position), if any: N/A
 * Full project name: Participation in Wikipedia Summit Pune.
 * Amount requested (in INR): 21,000
 * Provisional target start date: 11th January 2013
 * Provisional completion date: 13th January 2013

Budget breakdown

 * Travel (Chennai - Pune & return) - INR 15,000
 * Accommodation in Pune for 3 nights - INR 5,770 (Please note that this is negotiated fare, actual cost is more than INR 7,000)
 * Food - INR 0 (taken care by self)
 * Local Surface Transport - INR 0 (included in accommodation price)
 * Transport to & from summit venue - INR 0 (taken care by self)

Project scope
I am an active Wikipedia volunteer who participates in wiki events across India. I participated in WikiConference India 2011 at Mumbai as a speaker. If this funding is available, I will be able to participate in Wikipedia Summit India at Pune as a speaker. I will be speaking on developing iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch applications for students which will help them edit/use the Wikipedia. I observed that lack of access to resources among the growing student community as one of the strong points which needs to be addressed to improve editor base for Wikipedia. I am also closely working with other NGO's to make them aware of Wikipedia's noble intentions on free knowledge.

I will also involve myself in volunteer activities around the summit, which is also one of the main reasons I would like to participate in this event.

Project goal
As I am working with NGO's, I will be able to establish sense of Wiki in those organizations, make them use Wikipedia, edit Wikipedia and enable them to become potential long-term editors of Wikipedia. In addition to that, I will also make sure that, the NGO's involve themselves to advocate for free knowledge.

Non-financial requirements
This initiative will bring the following to Wikipedia
 * More editors
 * Retain existing editors
 * Make Wikipedia as the first reference for users.
 * Improve the credibility of open information among people.

Team members (optional)

 * 1)  Adethya Sudarsanan