Kannada Language Workshop/activity

Pre-event discussions

29-11-2024 meeting notes: particpants: Anoop, Vikash Hegde, Bharathesha Alasandemajalu, Kavitha G Kana.; Discussion highlights: Bangalore event to planned for January month, Mangalore event will be conducted on St Aloysius college along with Wikimedia Asian Month event for Kannada and Tulu Wikimedians and Students of St. Aloysius Deemed to be University, Monthly community calls to be held for wiki topics discussion. Also Bharathesha expressed need of monthly community online meets to be held with inclusion community members of other languages to facilitate wiki discussions and May need Wikimedians gathering inperson events. Kavitha madam informed due to examinations around December some Education institutions should also moved post examination and also informed willingness of participation by wikimedians of Kasaragod.

Event Type	Workshop Name	Location	Date	Details
Wikipedia Asian Month event	Wikipedia Asian Month offline event, Growth tool demonstration	Event:WikipediaAsianMonth-Kannada&Tulu workshop-St.Aloysius,Mangalore-16-12-2024	16-December-2024	Wikipedia Asian month offline editing for students of St. Aloysius Deemed to be University, Explanation growth tools Newcomer Homepage A special page offering resources for newcomers, including a "newcomer tasks" feed and a link to a volunteer mentor for guidance. Newcomer Tasks A curated feed of suggested edits to help newcomers learn editing, featuring structured tasks and recommendations. Help Panel A resource platform integrated into the editing process, guiding newcomers as they complete tasks. Mentorship Tools to connect newcomers with experienced editors for advice and support.
Wikisource Workshop	Advanced Wikisource Editing for community	Event:Wikisource-workshop-Mangalore-15-12-2024	15-December-2024	Workshop aimed at experienced users to delve deeper into Wikisource-specific tools and advanced editing techniques. Kannada Language Workshop/activity/15122024-Eventnotes

Event Type	Workshop Name	Location	Date	Details
Wikidata Workshop	Wikidata basics	Google meet/zoom	26-12-2024, 7:15pm to 8:45pm IST	Wikidata basics, some interesting tools for editing wikidata mainly wikidata-todo
Wikisource (Wikidata specific) Workshop	Wikisource Editing Workshop	Google meet/zoom	27-12-2024, 7:15pm to 8:45pm IST	editing & use of Wikidata on Wikisource.
Pywikibot/PAWS	Wikisource Editing Workshop	Google meet/zoom	28-12-2024, 7:15pm to 8:45pm IST	Pywikibot is a Python library and set of scripts that allows developers and contributors to interact programmatically with Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and others. It is primarily used to automate tasks such as editing pages, adding content, updating data, and querying the wiki databases. tools to access Pywikibot: PAWS

Event Type	Event topic	details	Location & Date
community meetup	Discuss Kannada related wiki topics	Discuss Kannada Wikipedia and Wiktionary activities , Wikisource has recently gained momentum, it's time to focus on developing Kannada Wikiquote for growth of Kannada Wikimedia projects.	To be decided
	Wikidata Kannada label adding event	Introduction to Wikidata Workshop covering Wikidata editing, focusing on Kannada language entries and structured data.
	Wikipedia Template Editing Workshop for community	A session focused on Kannada Wikipedia template creation, customizations, including local templates for Kannada ensuring proper formatting and coding.

Event Type	Workshop Name	Location	Date	Details
Wikisource Workshop	Wikisource Editing Workshop	Vijaya College, Mulki	on hold , due to exams	Focus on contributing and editing Kannada texts on Wikisource. Participants will learn the basics of Wikisource.
Wikisource Workshop	Wikisource Editing Workshop	Canara College, Mangalore	on hold , due to exams	A dedicated workshop for introduction to Kannada Wikisource including transcription and formatting.

workshops to be scheduled