Centre for Internet & Society

What is happening in South America and how Openness is an opportunity to Social, Political and Activist Movements?

by Prasad Krishna - The Centre for Internet and Society (opposite Domlur Club) and near to TERI Complex, No.194, 2nd C Cross, Domlur 2nd Stage, Bangalore 560071

Pilar Saenz, project coordinator from the Karisma Foundation in Colombia and Ulises Hernandez, an engineer in electronics and telecommunication will give a talk on Openness as an opportunity for social, political and activist movements in South America. The talk will be held at the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) office in Bangalore on January 17 at 6.00 p.m.

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Introductory talk about "Wikipedia in Academics"

by Prasad Krishna - KIIT School of Technology

Subhashish Panigrahi gave a talk on Wikipedia in Academics. Subhashish spoke about the use the Wikipedia in academics, students' role as contributors to Wikipedia to keep the facts correct and editing Wikipedia articles in Indic languages.

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Odia WikiMeetup

by Prasad Krishna - Bhubaneswar

CIS-A2K organized an Odia Wiki meetup in Bhubaneswar on January 11.

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You Too Can Write on Wikipedia! — Training workshop

by Prasad Krishna - Gachibowli, Hyderabad

The Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team in collaboration with Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation and National Institute of Tourims and Hospitality Management is organizing a two-days training workshop (December 5-6, 2013) in Gachibowli, Hyderabad.

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Odia Wikipedia Workshop @ IIMC

by Prasad Krishna -

The CIS-A2K team is organizing an Odia Wikipedia workshop at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal, Odisha on November 18 and 19, 2013 from 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

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Tenth Anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia

by Prasad Krishna - H N Multimedia Hall, National College, Basavanagudi, Bangalore

Kannada Wikipedia has completed 10 years. The Kannada Wikipedia community will be celebrating the tenth anniversary of Kannada Wikpedia on Nov 17, 2013 from 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. at H N Multimedia Hall, National College, Basavanagudi, Bangalore. CIS-A2K is a co-sponsor for the program.

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Wikipedia Orientation Programme for the Second Language Students of Christ University

by Prasad Krishna - Christ University, Bangalore

The Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge team will organize an Orientation Workshop entitled on Wikipedia for the undergraduate language students of the Christ University, Bangalore on November 16, 2013.

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Documentation and Wikipedia Contribution — A One Day Workshop

by Prasad Krishna - Kalinga Institute of Social Studies (KISS), Bhubaneswar

On November 14, the CIS-A2K team is organizing a one day orientation workshop on 'Documentation and Wikipedia Contribution' at the Kalinga Institute of Social Studies (KISS), Bhubaneswar from 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

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The Relaunch of Creative Commons India

by Prasad Krishna - India Islamic Cultural Centre Auditorium: 87 - 88, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India

Wikimedia India, the Centre for Internet and Society, and Acharya Narendra Dev College invite you to the Relaunch of Creative Commons India in New Delhi on November 12, 2013 with the Minister of State for Human Resource Development Dr. Shashi Tharoor as the Chief Guest.

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Train the Trainer — Four-day long Residential Training Workshop in Bangalore

by Prasad Krishna - Bangalore

Train the Trainer is a four-day long residential training workshop to enable Indian Wikipedia community members conduct outreach sessions effectively and independently. It is being conducted by the CIS-A2K team in Bangalore in the first week of October.

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