Event:Wikimedians of Kerala/Events/Annual General Body Meetup 2024/Report

Report of Annual General Meetup

Wikimedians of Kerala User Group

Date: December 29, 2024

Location: Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur

Participants of Annual General Body Meetup 2024

Report

The Wikimedians of Kerala User Group successfully held its Annual General Body Meeting (AGBM) on December 29, 2024, at the Kerala Agricultural University, Mannuthy, Thrissur. The event was held in conjunction with Wiki Conference Kerala 2024, providing a valuable platform for members to connect and collaborate. 17 people participated in the meetup.

Report

The meeting began with a presentation summarizing the user group's activities and major projects undertaken in 2024. Active participation in national campaigns like Wiki Loves Folklore India, Wiki Loves Birds India, and Wiki Loves Onam resulted in significant contributions to Wikimedia projects. We organized a Wikimedia hackathon, fostering innovation and technical development within the Wikimedia community.

There was some project ideas about conducting workshops on structured data on Commons.

We discussed about approaching Govt of Kerala in the occassion of Wiki Conference India 2025 to release old books in Public Domain.

Wiki Conference India 2025

The group discussed the possibility of collaborations with government projects and institutions like Kerala Sahitya Academy, Dept of Archeology etc. for future events. Strategies were discussed to secure funding for satellite programs connected to Wiki Conference India 2025. There was discussion about the theme of Wiki Conference India 2025 and creating a mascot for WCI 2025. Participants suggested "Varayad" (Nilgiri Thar) as mascot. Suggested themes for the conference included "Inclusivity, Diversity," "Sharing Knowledge, Sharing Culture," and "Building Wiki Communities." Incorporating traditional Kerala elements like "Pookkalam" (floral arrangements), "Kuruthola" (ornament created from coconut leaf) into WCI 2025 also discussed. The group proposed presenting a Wikimedia Barnstar memento to recognize and celebrate notable Wikipedians from all language communities in India. The group proposed to conduct an edit-a-thon in Wikipedias in India related to Kerala culture.

Upcoming Projects

We discussed about upcoming events like Wikivoyage workshops, Wiki Loves folklore India 2025, Wiki Loves Earth India 2025, Wiki Loves Birds India 2025, Wiki Loves Onam 2025, Wiki Conference India 2025 and made initial ideas.

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