Dear Wikimedians,
Greetings to all of you.
As you are aware, Wikidata is celebrating its remarkable journey as it marks its 11th birthday, reflecting on the remarkable transformation of the past decade.
These birthday festivities span a wide array of events taking place both online and offline across the globe https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eleventh_Birthday/Events, attracting participation from Wikimedians, data enthusiasts, and open knowledge advocates. Through activities such as edit-a-thons, workshops, and meetups, these gatherings serve as a unifying force for contributors and open data enthusiasts.
To celebrate Wikidata's 11th birthday, we've organized a series of thrilling events and activities in India.
*Datathon*
A *11 day long Wikidata data-thon* is planned to celebrate Wikidata's 11th birthday in India.[1] The data-thon is organised to celebrate the birthday of Wikidata along with learning how we can contribute to Wikidata and make use of it in different Wikimedia projects.
The data-thon aims to enhance Wikidata items by incorporating labels and descriptions in your native language, along with the addition of references, qualifiers, and statements. Additionally, it encourages the utilization of India-related properties within these items, ultimately contributing to the improvement of structured data in Wikidata.
To stay updated and get involved, please have a look at the event page https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/Wikidata_Eleventh_Birthday [1] and join the datathon by adding your name in the participants section. The page also provides details about the tasks and activities scheduled as part of the datathon.
- *Date:* Oct 26th - Nov 5th 2023 (Online) - *Event Page: *Wikidata:WikiProject India/Events/Wikidata Eleventh Birthday Datathon
Your contributions play a pivotal role in shaping the success and impact of the data-thon, and it will help enrich the shared knowledge that benefits us all.
*Community Meetup and Birthday Celebration*
We *Wikimedians of Kerala UG https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Kerala *is thrilled to celebrate Wikidata's 11th birthday this year along with the OpenStreetMap Community. Joining hands with the OSM Kerala Community meetup https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Kerala_Community_Meetup_2023, we're joyfully organising Wikidata's 11th birthday with a delightful cake-cutting ceremony, enlightening talks, and engaging data-a-thons
We cordially invite you to join us for the in-person community event and birthday celebration in Thrissur, Kerala.
We are pleased to announce that a limited number of scholarships for travel and accommodation facilities are available for those traveling to attend the event from India. Please check the event page https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Kerala/Events/Wikidata_Eleventh_Birthday [2] for more information on how to apply for these scholarships and register for the event.
- *Event page: *Wikidata Eleventh Birthday celebration in Kerala https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Kerala/Events/Wikidata_Eleventh_Birthday - *Date:* Nov 4th - Nov 5th 2023 - *Venue: *Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Thrissur, Kerala, India - *Registration: * https://airtable.com/app2OaYApDXzm9ib5/shrneKnUQU4AHGzEF
Join us in celebrating Wikidata's birthday celebrations in Thrissur, Kerala and let's continue to support and enrich the world of open knowledge.
*Discover More Celebrations*
We have a page to list all the birthday celebrations happening online and offline in India https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eleventh_Birthday/India.[3] If you're planning to host a Wikidata birthday celebration (virtual meetup, a local gathering) in your community, please feel free to add it to the event page.
Additionally if you or your community have created any presents for Wikidata's birthday those can be presented online during the WikidataCon 2023. To register for a slot, please read the instructions and add your project to this page https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WikidataCon2023-BirthdayLTsession.[4]
If you have any questions or need support, feel free to contact me.
[1] - Datathon - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/Wikidata_Ele... [2] - Community Meetup and Birthday Celebration in Kerala - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Kerala/Events/Wikidata_El... [3] - 11th Birthday Celebrations in India - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eleventh_Birthday/India [4] - Projects to present during WikidataCon https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WikidataCon2023-BirthdayLTsession
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