Grants/Creative commons event organization


 * Grant contact name: T Sowmyan
 * Grant contact username or email: tsowmyan@wikimedia.in
 * Grant contact title (position): Executive Manager
 * Project lead name: Omshivaprakash
 * Project lead username or email:
 * Project lead title (position), if any: Kannada SIG Chair
 * Full project name: Seminar on Knowledge Sharing through GLAM
 * Amount requested (in INR): 9000
 * Provisional target start date: 25 Feb 2013
 * Provisional completion date: 25 Feb 2013

Budget breakdown

 * Catering: INR 6,500 (assuming 85 to 100 people at Rs 55 per head, transportation of Rs 300, plus taxes at 11.5%
 * Memento: INR 1000 (for speakers from Creative commons)
 * Conveyance, Xerox, tips, etc: INR 1500

Project scope
This is a event organized following a organizational level understanding to support Creative Commons team's communication through seminars and work shops in India. This event is planned to enable WMIN to leverage the occasion to introduce GLAM through Chitrakala Parishath to Indian GLAM institutions.

The event will create awareness not only for Creative Commons but also for GLAM initiative of Wikimedia and pave the way for bringing GLAM institutions to tie up with us. This will enable Wikipedians to get access to content available with the GLAMs.

Project goal
The goal is to spread awareness of GLAM initiative and Creative Commons licensing tools. Nearly 85 visitors have signed up. About 15 members of College of Fine Arts are expected to participate. About 55 students of Journalism are also expected to participate.

Non-financial requirements
Time and energy of Chapter members Omshivaprakash, and Arun Ram.

Fit to strategy

 * Increasing reach to more artists, art historians, photographers, bloggers, and journalists.
 * Improvement in quality of content in India portal and articles related to GLAM institutions
 * Credibility through association with yet another global organization such as Creative Commons
 * New opportunity to start GLAM work in Bangalore

Other benefits
We also expect to build a relationship with Creative Commons, and Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad

Measures of success
Number of attendees

Number of new members

Number of new enthusiasts signing up for a Wikiacademy workshop

Team members (optional)

 * 1) TS-Sowmyan 13:32, 24 February 2013 (IST)
 * 2) Omshivaprakash
 * 3) Arun Ram