Reports/July 2012 Report

Dear all,

Greetings from Wikimedia India !

Organisational Updates
Elections

Election Notice and vacancies in executive committee was published. Nominations for executive committee were invited.

Membership: Membership as of 31 July, 2012 is 100.

Donations: Donations till date for the current FY is Rs 100/-

Internet Relay Chat(IRCs): IRC on Elections was organised by Gautam and Sundar along with EC on 30 July 2012

Board Meetings: Board had one phone conference in July.

WikiConference 2011 Accounts are submitted to Auditor. We expect Audit report in couple of weeks.

Community & Special Interest Groups
Events:
 * "The Fifth Elephant",Conference on the big data ecosystem, 27 & 28 July 2012, Bangalore - Wikimedia Chapter participated as Partner and had a stall in the Exhibition. Several visitors learnt about  Wikimedia and few of them signed up for membership

Upcoming Events
 * 6 Aug 2012, Wiki Academy at Dravidian Univ, Kuppam.

A round-up of Wikimedia events, academies and initiatives around the nation are updated here.

Media Coverage
Media Coverage on Wikimedia India and Wikipedia is updated here

Grants Funded

 * Kannada Wikipedia Anniversary Celebration was funded

We look forward to your continued support and active participation.

Best, On behalf of Wikimedia Chapter (India)

Naveen Francis Secretary