Grants/Wikipedia Day 2013 Kolkata


 * 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: Wikipedia Day Celebrations 2013 (Bengali Wikipedia)
 * Amount requested (in INR): 3,000/-
 * Provisional target start date: 15 January 2013
 * Provisional completion date: 15 January 2013

Budget breakdown

 * Hall: 2,000/-
 * Cake: 500/-
 * Snacks: 500/-

Project scope

 * Share the progress of the Kolkata and Bengali SIG with the community
 * Celebrate the Wikipedia Day with cake
 * Networking with members through Google Hangout

Project goal
Wikipedia Day Celebrations

Non-financial requirements
None

Fit to strategy
Wikipedia Day celebrations bring together users, contributors and enthusiasts together in a single place, which enables mutual sharing of knowledge and helps fostering co-operation among themselves. For the last two years we have seen more and more people joining and new editors joining the movement. Wikipedia Day celebrations increases the reach as well as participation.

Other benefits
There is a possibility of outreach through the mainstream media as well.

Measures of success
Number of new Wikipedians joining the celebrations.

Team members (optional)

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