விக்கிப்பீடியா:தமிழ் விக்கிப்பீடியா 16 ஆண்டுகள் நிறைவுக் கொண்டாட்டம்/நல்கை விண்ணப்பம்

Legal name of chapter or non-chapter group

Tamil Wikimedians

Grant contact Name

Muthusamysarma Sivakosaran

Grant contact username or email

Sivakosaran, kosaran [at] gmail.com

Grant contact title (position)

Lead Coordinator, Tamil Wikipedia 15 years celebrations

Full project name

Tamil Wikipedia 15 years celebrations

Project lead username or email

Sivakosaran, kosaran [at] gmail.com

Amount requested (in USD)
US$
Provisional target start date

August 1, 2018

Provisional completion date

March 31, 2019

Budget breakdown தொகு

Tamil Wikimedians gathering தொகு

No Item Amount (LKR) Notes
1 Conference hall 50000 Attempts will be made to get a hall free of charge. Some expenses like audio, lighting arrangements may still cause expenses. This amount is allocated to cover that and if we could not get a hall free of charge.
2 Sponsorship for Accommodation 120000 LKR 2000 per day per person for 2 days for 30 persons.
3 Sponsorship for Travel 760000 Travel sponsor breakdown (Only for attendees from Sri Lanka and India)
  • 35000 LKR each for 20 Wikipedians in India
  • 5000 LKR each for 10 Wikipedians from Sri Lanka
  • 1000 LKR each for 10 Wikipedians from Sri Lanka
4 Food 40000
  • Lunch for 40 persons on day 1 at LKR 200
  • Dinner for 40 persons on day 1 at LKR 200
  • Lunch for 60 persons on day 2 at LKR 200
  • Breakfast, Snacks and drinks provided during second day morning & evening session LKR 12000
5 Felicitation Certificates and Postage 10000 For 100 active contributors
6 Cultural Tour in and around Jaffna 50000 Tourist bus per day rental
7 Professional video and photo coverage 120000 Two days of coverage with focus on shooting profile pictures and videos, promotional videos for outreach, recording of second day sessions.
8 Miscellaneous 50000
Total 1200000

Essay contest தொகு

No Item Amount (INR) Notes
1 Prizes 30000 Prizes breakdown
  • One first prize of 10000 INR
  • Two second prizes of INR each
2 Certificates and Postage
Total '

Outreach தொகு

No Item Amount (INR) Notes
1 Media Outreach 10000
2 T-Shirts 60000 100 T-Shirts at a cost of 600 LKR each
3 Contribution Handbook 10000
Total 80000

Total requirement: LKR

Sponsorship money collected so far: LKR.

Net requirement: LKR

Notes: We will strive to find sponsors where possible, and return any balance to the Wikimedia Foundation.

Project scope தொகு

The relevant RFC and discussion where community consensus was reached is here.

These celebrations include three major parts:

Gathering of International Tamil Wikimedians for two days during September 2018 தொகு

This gathering can be thought of as a WikiConference for Tamil Wikimedians.

We expect around 40 core Tamil Wikimedians from India, Sri Lanka, Canada, Australia and Europe to attend this event besides participants from like-minded organizations which work towards a common goal. More than a hundred persons are expected to attend the 2nd day evening event. A good number of these will be like-minded people from the academia, press and other FOSS projects.

The first day of this gathering will be marked by a tour to places of cultural interest in and around Jaffna. The objective is for the participants to get to know each other, engage in informal brainstorming and also to capture as many snapshots for Wikimedia Commons as possible.

The second day will have two sessions. In the morning, there will be tutorials for Tamil Wikimedians. In the evening, there will be a public event to celebrate the 15 years of Tamil Wikimedia.


Offline outreach efforts தொகு

Commemorating Tamil Wikipedia's 15 years, we plan to do a few offline outreach efforts:

  • Bring out special issues/articles in Tamil mainstream magazines and newspapers.
  • Tamil Wikipedia T-shirts to spread awareness about the Tamil version of Wikipedia and to give a sense of belonging and pride for the Tamil Wikimedians.
  • Releasing a stamp through Indian Postal Service for Tamil Wikipedia. This is a symbolic effort which also helps to document Tamil Wikipedia's presence in a traditional way.

Non-financial requirements தொகு

  • Permission for use of Wikimedia logo and brand in outreach efforts.
  • A blog post in Wikimedia blog regarding the ten year growth of Tamil Wikipedia.

Fit to strategy தொகு

  • Participation and Community: This public celebration of the fifteen years of growth of Tamil Wikipedia will help us strengthen the community, review our progress and plan our future. The conference will help create a better environment for collaboration, particularly in resolving policy differences.
  • Increase Reach: The conference will provide an excellent outreach opportunity to popularize Tamil Wikimedia projects through the mainstream media, social media and direct outreach. The conference will attract the general public, the academia, Tamil enthusiasts, professionals, journalists and well-wishers, raising awareness and drawing a considerable number of active contributors to Tamil Wikipedia.
  • Quality Content: The essay contest will help us improve the quality of the most important articles that should be present in each Wikipedia.
  • Credibility: Putting faces behind the hundreds of contributes behind Tamil Wikimedia will add to the credibility of Wikimedia projects. Conference will also provide many opportunities for general public, press and active contributors to ask questions and seek clarifications regarding the inner workings of Wikimedia projects.

Measures of success தொகு

We would deem these celebrations a success, if

  • At least 100 active Wikipedians and enthusiasts attend the conference, including participants from Sri Lanka and Malaysia.
  • At least 10 mainstream media articles are published highlighting Wikimedia projects.
  • A detailed documentation of ideas/issues/strategies/policies discussed at the conference is produced,
  • The active contributor count is maintained around 200 or above consistently.
  • 500 important articles that should be present in each Wikipedia are expanded from their current stub form.

Team members தொகு

Coordinators
  1. Sivakosaran
  2. Mayooranathan
  3. சஞ்சீவி சிவகுமார்
  4. Shriheeran
  5. Kalaiarasy
  6. Maathavan
  7. தமிழ்க்குரிசில்
  8. Dineshkumar Ponnusamy
  9. Aathavan

References தொகு