Events/Wiki13/Pune/Wikipedia Workshop Pune 2014

Project Scope
This is a Wikipedia Workshop celebrating the 13th Anniversary of Wikipedia. Its goal is to use the opportunity of the anniversary to increase awareness about Wikipedia & equip its participants with the rudiments of contributing to Wikipedia, and to introduce it as a concept to them. The participants will be encouraged to edit Wikipedia in their regional language .Also part of the workshop will be a session on women empowerment.New women editors will also be able to interact with existing women editors. The workshop is free and open to everyone.

Project Aim

 * Primary goals
 * 1) To Celebrate Wikipedia's 13th Anniversary.
 * 2) To introduce Wikipedia as an encyclopaedia and a concept to new editors.
 * 3) To Promote Marathi Wikipedia Community & promote the use of regional languages in Wikipedia.
 * 4) To promote more Women editors to join the community & to tackle the problems faced by current Women editors.
 * 5) To have an open interaction within the editors, existing as well as new.


 * Secondary goals
 * 1) To spread the awareness of Wikipedia as a powerful tool.
 * 2) To encourage community building among the many contributors of Wikimedia & its sister projects.
 * 3) Use the occasion for a massive outreach programme.
 * 4) Increase communication and collaboration between Wikimedia supporters in Pune & India

Launch
Date : 18th January 2014 Place : Pune,Maharashtra,India

Team members

 * 1)  Yohann Thomas
 * 2)  Tahera Bharmal
 * 3)  Nikhil Kawale
 * 4)  Niraj Suryawanshi
 * 5)  Sanket Oswal