South Asia Open Community Call

South Asia Open Community Call
Dates	25 October, 2026
Call Time	1800–1900 , IST
Google Meeeting link	https://meet.google.com/hpm-thxw-vdz
Etherpad	Etherpad Link
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About

The Open Community Calls (OCC) is an online space to share activities like Edit-a-thons, Workshops, and meetups (especially updates related to WikiConference India 2023) with a wider community audience who are contributing to Indic Wikimedia projects and beyond. This is a monthly call where communities come together. Everyone is welcome to participate, share their community activities, and ask questions in the moderated discussions.

Any community member who is contributing to Wikimedia projects in the Indic language and beyond can join these calls.
These are monthly calls which will be scheduled every month on a Sunday.
To share your ideas/suggestions/thoughts with the organizers of OCC, you are free to use the talk page.
Alternatively, you can join the Telegram group for the same

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Details of the upcoming meeting

The next Open Community Call is on 25 October 2026.

25 October 2026

Moderator:

Agenda:
- Opening and Icebreaker
- Survey: WikiWomen Camp - Manavpreet Kaur/Nitesh Gill

Open Community Updates

Etherpad Link: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/South_Asia_Community_Call
Meeting details:
- Date: 25 October 2026
- Timings: 6:00 PM (IST)
- https://meet.google.com/hpm-thxw-vdz

Previous meetings – 2026

Previous Moderators:

27 September 2026

Moderator:Nabin K. Sapkota

Agenda:
- Opening and Icebreaker
- EduWiki Hub Starter Kit: James Rhoda 10 mins
- Open Knowledge Conference Update: Pavan Santosh (5 mins)
- Announcements
  - OC and CRC appointments: Manavpreet ( 5 mins)
  - Wikimania Scholarships: Rachit (2 mins)
  - Women with Extended Rights survey: Nitesh

Open Community Updates
- ~~Wiki Loves Peace, Presenter: ❯❯❯ Raydann ^(Talk), 10 minutes~~
- Reflections from WikiConference India 2026:

Etherpad Link: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/South_Asia_Community_Call
Meeting details:
- Date: 27th September 2026
- Timings: 6:00 PM (IST)
- https://meet.google.com/hpm-thxw-vdz

16 August 2026

Moderator: Nitesh Gill

Agenda:
- Opening and Icebreaker
- Wikiconference India 2026 Update: Netha Hussain
- Open Knowledge Conference: Nivas, Open Knowledge Initatives
- Indic MediaWiki User Group Updates: Navya Sri Kalli

Open Community Updates
- Community Activity Alert Tool Showcase: Navya Sri Kalli & Swayam Agrahari
- Users with Extended Rights Conference: Rachit, WMF
Etherpad Link: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/South_Asia_Community_Call
Meeting details:
- Date: 16 August 2026
- Timings: 6:00 PM (IST)
- https://meet.google.com/hpm-thxw-vdz

28 June 2026

Moderator: Manavpreet Kaur

Agenda:
- Opening and Icebreaker
- Montage Tool: Abhinav Mohan das
- Train the Trainer 2026: Pavan Santosh
- Upcoming Wikimania Updates: Rachit sharma
- Wikiconference India Updates: Amrit Sufi

Open Community Updates

Etherpad Link: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/South_Asia_Community_Call
Meeting details:
- Date: 28 June 2026
- Timings: 6:00 PM (IST)
- https://meet.google.com/hpm-thxw-vdz

24 May 2026

Moderator: Tamanpreet Kaur

Agenda:
- Opening and Ice Breaker
- Train the Trainer 2026: Pavan Santosh
- WikiEval Tool Demo: Aditya & Gauri
- Wikiconference India Updates: Chinmayee Mishra

Open Community Updates

Etherpad Link: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/South_Asia_Community_Call
Meeting details:
- Date: 24 May 2026
- Timings: 6:00 PM (IST)
- https://meet.google.com/hpm-thxw-vdz

17 April 2026

Moderator: Nitesh Gill and Rachit (WMF)

Agenda:
- Opening and Ice Breaker
- Annual Planning and Global Trends, WMF
- Ukrainian Cultural Diplomacy Month '26 : Olesia Lukaniuk
- South Asia Newsletter Updates
- WCI 2026 updates

Open Community Updates
- Wiki Club SATI (South Asia Technical Initiatives) (Open Mic)

Etherpad Link: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/South_Asia_Community_Call
Meeting details:
- Date: 17 April 2026
- Timings: 1930–2045 (IST or UTC+0530)
- Registration Link

Note: The meeting link will be shared with registered participants closer to the event.

22 March 2026

Moderator:Tamanpreet Kaur

Agenda:
- Opening and Ice Breaker
- WCI 2026 scholarship Update: WCI team
- Wiki Games Project: Haley Nordeen

Open Community Updates:
- Developer Skill Development Program updates – Gauri Gupta (IMD-UG)
AOB
- tBD

Etherpad Link: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/South_Asia_Community_Call
Meeting details:
- Date: 22 March 2026
- Timings: 1800 to 1900 [6 – 7 pm] (IST or UTC+0530)
- Meeting Link: https://meet.google.com/ffs-izis-bow

22nd February, 2026

Moderator: Navya

Agenda:
- Opening and Ice Breaker
- WCI 2026 updates
- Wikimania program update
- WMF annual plan update

Open Community Updates:
Open Community Updates:
- Wiki Science Competition India 2025 Update – by Gauri Gupta
- WLF – Khajuraho dance festival 2026 photowalk Update by Wiki Club SATI

Etherpad Link: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/South_Asia_Community_Call
Meeting details:

25 January 2026

Moderator:Navya Srikalli

Agenda:
- Opening and Ice Breaker
- Wikimedia Core Curriculum : Asaf Bartov
- OKI Updates:
  - Wikimedia Technology Summit – Community Engagement Survey, Future of the Commons and Indic Community Insights Dashboard: Nivas (OKI)
  - Indic Community Mapping Study and OKI Annual Report update : Pavan Santhosh (OKI)

Open Community Updates:
- Wikipedia@25

Etherpad Link: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/South_Asia_Community_Call
Meeting details:

Date: 25 January 2026
Timings: 1800 to 1900 [6 – 7 pm] (IST or UTC+0530)
Meeting Link: https://meet.google.com/ffs-izis-bow