User:Gopavasanth/Events and Activities
(Redirected from User:Gopavasanth/Hackathons)
This is a personal space to quote down my various involvements with the Wikimedia movement.
Upcoming events
[edit]| Name of the event | Location | Country | Year | Date of the event | Role | Links | Remarks |
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Past events
[edit]| Event / Program Name | City / Venue | Country / Region | Year | Dates | Role / Contribution | Reference Links | Highlights / Remarks |
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| Wikimedia Hackathon 2026 | Milan | Italy | 2026 | May 1 - 3 | Participant & Mentor | Wikimedia Hackathon 2026 | Made: https://wise.wmcloud.org/
Blog: TBA |
| Developer Skill Development Program India 2025 | Delhi | India | 2026 | 27-29 March 2026 | Organiser | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Developer_Skill_Development_Program_India_2025#In-person_conclusion | |
| WMA End of Year Hack Challenge 2025 | Virtual | Africa | 2025 | Dec 12th-19th, 2025 | Tech Contributor | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WMA_End_of_Year_Hack_Challenge_2025 |
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| Regional Grants Commitee Member | Virtual | South Asia | 2025 | Since Sep, 2025 | RFC Member | https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Regions/South_Asia#Regional_Committee | |
| Developer Skill Development Program India 2025 | Virtual | India | 2025 | May – Dec 2025 | Coordinator & Mentor | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Developer_Skill_Development_Program_India_2025 | |
| IndiaFOSS 5.0 | NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bengaluru | India | 2025 | 20–21 Sep 2025 | Lead Coordinator | Event Page · Booths | Organized and led the Wikimedia booth, focusing on community engagement and awareness through interactive activities. The initiative was highly successful, with 35+ participants sharing positive experiences on LinkedIn. |
| WMA Tool Series - ISA Spotlight Session | Virtual | Africa | 2025 | 30 Aug 2025 | Speaker | https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WMA_Tool_Series_-_ISA_Spotlight_Session | https://isa.toolforge.org/ |
| Wikimania 2025 | Nairobi | Kenya | 2025 | 5-10 Aug 2025 | Speaker | https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025 | |
| Youth conference 2025 | Prague | Czech Republic | 2025 | 16-18 May 2025 | Participant | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Youth_Conference_2025 | |
| Wikimedia Hackathon | Istanbul | Turkey | 2025 | 2-4 May 2025 | Participant | https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadget-TranslateTagger.js | Built Translatetagger gadget |
| Outreachy Round 30 | Virtual | India | 2025 | May - Aug 2025 | Coordinator & Org-Admin | Outreachy/Round 30 | Organized and led multiple activities, including the welcome call, mid-program check-in, and closing ceremony. Coordinated closely with mentors, interns, and the Outreach team along with the WMF to ensure smooth communication and effective program management throughout the round. Outreachy30_May2025.png |
| MediaWiki Training at SATI | Bhopal | India | 2024 | 8th Nov 2024 | Resource person | https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFNtThCm1M/?img_index=1 | Organised training workshop on MediaWiki software |
| 3rd Wikimedia Technology Summit - WTS 2024 | Hyderabad | India | 2024 | 4th-5th Oct | Speaker | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/3rd_Wikimedia_Technology_Summit_(WTS_2024) | Mentored at mini-hackathon and delivered updates from Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WTS_2024_Indic_MediaWiki_-_Annual_Plan_and_Updates.pdf |
| WikiClub Tech | Online | India | 2024 | Sep 27th 2024 | Speaker | https://www.wikiclubtech.org/home | Talked about tech eco-system of Wikimedia projects |
| indiaFOSS 4.0 | Bangalore | India | 2024 | Sep 7-8 2024 | Deligate | https://fossunited.org/indiafoss/2024 | Post |
| Wikimedia Mini-Hackathon | Guwahati | India | 2024 | Jul 5-6 2024 | Organiser | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikimedia_Mini-Hackathon:_Guwahati,_2024 | Brought back the tool to live: |
| Wikimedia Hackathon | Tallinn | Estonia | 2024 | May 3-5 2024 | Participant | https://m.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2024 | Post, Built Year in Review tool |
| wmhack Kochi | Kochi | India | 2024 | May 25-26 2024 | Organiser | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_Kochi_-_2024 | |
| Cloud Native Community Groups | Online | India | 2024 | 18 April 2024 | Speaker | https://community.cncf.io/events/details/cncf-greater-noida-presents-fundamental-of-data-science-and-get-started-with-wikiclub/ | Delivered session on tech areas of Wikimedia & PAWS. |
| WishathonMarch2024 | Online | India | 2024 | 15-17th March 2024 | Participant | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WishathonMarch2024 | - Outcomes: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Tech/Wishathon/March_2024/DabFix- Built tool dabfix along with Soham - https://dabfix.toolforge.org/ |
| Wikimedia Technology Training - 2024 | Online | India | 2024 | 26 Feb 2024 | Speaker | https://iiit-ac-in.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrf-Ggrz4jGdPDZLL57I7AKhjs82eB-TFS#/registration | Post |
| Wikimedia Tech Safari | Online | Africa | 2024 | 10 Feb 2024 | Speaker | Wikimedia Tech Safari Program/Schedule | Talked on VideoCutTool along with Soham Datta
Architecture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V-AoYUKl23LlKtIG5rZk0NLpEosE2B49/view |
| Tech talk on WikiTech training | Online | India | 2024 | 14 Jan 2024 | Speaker | Post | |
| Indic Wikimedia Hackathon 2023 | Chennai | India | 2023 | Dec 15-16 | Organiser | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikimedia_Hackathon_2023 | Post |
| IndiaFOSS 3.0 | Bangalore | India | 2023 | Oct 28-29 | Participant representing Wikimedia Foundation | https://indiafoss.net/2023 | |
| Google Summer of Code 2023 Mentor Summit | California | USA | 2023 | Oct 13-15 | Delegate from Wikimedia Foundation | https://sites.google.com/view/gsoc2023mentorsummit/home | Lightening talk: https://sites.google.com/view/gsoc2023mentorsummit/schedule/lightning-talks-speaker-order |
| Wikimania 2023 | Singapore | Singapore | 2023 | Aug 15th-20th | Program committee member for technology track + Participant | https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Wikimania | Event Expierence Post
Produced tool: https://tool-watch.toolforge.org/ |
| Wikimedia Hackathon | Athens | Greece | 2023 | 19-21 May 2023 | Participant | wmhack2023 | Post |
| Indic MediaWiki Developer User Group Meeting | Bangalore | India | 2023 | 13th and 14th of May 2023 | Core committee member | Report - Coming soon.. | |
| Wiki Conference India | Hyderabad | India | 2023 | 28-30 April | Participant & Speaker | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023 | Represented and presented the Indic Mediawiki Developers UG work |
| 2nd Wikimedia Technology Summit | IIIT Hyderabad, Telangana | India | 2023 | 3rd and 4th of March 2023 | Participant | Event: 2nd Wikimedia Technology Summit | |
| Mini-Hackathon | IIIT Hyderabad, Telangana | India | 2023 | 2nd March 2023 | Volunteer & Participant | Event: 2nd Wikimedia Technology Summit | Outcomes: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IIIT_Hyderabad_Mini_Hackathon_2023 |
| Wikimedia amFOSS Hackathon | Amritapuri, Kerala | India | 2023 | 24th-26th Feb 2023 | Organiser & Speaker | Event: Wikimedia amFOSS Hackathon | Posts: Event post |
| Webinar for SVECW College Grads | Virtual | India | 2022 | 8th Dec 2022 | Speaker | Event: Dive Into OpenSource | Session: Experience post |
| Fosscomm 2022 Conference | Virtual | Greece | 2022 | 18 - 20 Nov 2022 | Participant/Speaker | Event: Fosscomm 2022 | Session: Wikipedia 101 for new Community Developers |
| WikiArabia 2022 conference | Dubai | UAE | 2022 | 28 - 30 Oct 2022 | Participant/Speaker | Event: WikiArabia 2022 | Experience post |
| Indic Wikimania Hackathon 2022 | Bangalore | India | 2022 | 12 - 14 Aug 2022 | Organiser | Event: Indic Wikimania Hackathon 2022 | Blog post |
| Indic Wikimedia Hackathon 2022 | Hyderabad | India | 2022 | 21 & 22 May 2022 | Organiser | Event: Indic Wikimedia Hackathon 2022 | Blog post |
| Wikimedia Hackathon 2021 | Virtual | 2021 | May 2021 | Mentor / Participant | Event: Wikimedia Hackathon 2021 | Improved look and feel of VideoCutTool along with Khr2003 | |
| Wikimedia Hackathon 2020 | Virtual | 2020 | May 2020 | Mentor / Participant | Event: Wikimedia Hackathon 2020 | Blog post | |
| MediaWiki Training Program | Guntur | India | 2019 | Oct 2019 | Trainer / Resource person | Event: VVIT WikiConnect MediaWiki Training | |
| MediaWiki Training 2019 | Bangalore | India | 2019 | 7 - 9 June 2019 | Participant | Event: CIS Mediawiki Workshop 2019 | |
| Wikimedia Hackathon 2019 | Prague | Czech | 2019 | 17 - 19 May 2019 | Participant | Wikimedia Hackathon 2019 | Wikimedia Hackathon 2019, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Wikimedia Contribution Drive 2018 | Amritapuri, Kerala | India | 2019 | 4th November 2019 | Trainer | Wikimedia_Contribution_Drive_amFOSS | |
