Wikimedians of Kerala/WCI2025

Wikimedians of Kerala User Group is organizing Wiki Conference India with Core Organizing Team of WCI2025.

Kochi

Contact

You can reach out the community on Talk:Wikimedians_of_Kerala (preferred) or wci[at]wikimediakerala[dot]in

Team

• /Core Working Team
• Supporting Team
• Support/Partner Organizations

Todo

• Finalize the Supporting Team
• Finalize the Organization Representatives
• Communicate with Core Organizing Team of Wiki Conference India 2025 for Including the members from Wikimedians of Kerala Usergroup in COT.
• Schedule Meeting with COT of WCI
• Finalize the Venue and Sign the Agreement with Venue Partner.
• Finalize the Dates of the Events
• Design Pre-Events and Timelines
• Logo
• Satellite Events

Timeline

• Meeting with Tanveer Hasan A.K. (CIS-A2K) and Venue scouting on 08 Dec 2024 (Planning)
• [WCI 2025] All hands call on 29 Nov 2024
• Meeting on 27 Nov 2024
• CWT Meeting on 16 Nov 2024
• During the November community call, the user group members generally appreciated the coordinated collective effort behind the bid and decided to form a Core Working Team (CWT), along with an extended supporting team. This team will focus on communication with other organizations and the main COT of WikiConference India (WCI) 2025
• On November 2, the City Selection Committee announced the bid results, and Kochi was selected as the venue for WikiConference India (WCI) 2025.
• Forty Wikimedians have expressed their support and eagerness to get involved and volunteer for WikiConference India (WCI) 2025, well before the bid deadline of October 30, 2024.
• The Bid Committee working group has reached out to organizations and institutions for collaboration in supporting the Open Knowledge Movement and helping host WikiConference India (WCI) 2025 in Kochi. We are pleased to have secured support from seven key entities within the ecosystem.
• It was the Wikimedians of Kerala User Group Who submitted the first expression of Interest for Hosting WCI 2025 on 20 Oct 2024.
• Bid Committee Working Group Formed on 13 Oct 2024.
• User Group Monthly Meetup, discussion on 12 Oct 2024, participants explored the idea to submit a bid for hosting the WCI 2025 in Kerala. The participants expressed their support for the idea, and decided to form a dedicated group was to work on proposal and submit the bid for Kochi as location.