From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ricardo Wurmus Subject: Re: Participating in the next Outreachy round of internships? Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 19:15:23 +0200 Message-ID: <877e8284ic.fsf@elephly.net> References: <87ftmq8p92.fsf@elephly.net> <878ssigr8j.fsf@nckx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:47036) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hrmlf-0000UB-Gz for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Jul 2019 13:15:32 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hrmle-0004K4-4g for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Jul 2019 13:15:31 -0400 Received: from sender-of-o51.zoho.com ([135.84.80.216]:21264) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hrmld-0004Gr-Oe for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Jul 2019 13:15:30 -0400 In-reply-to: <878ssigr8j.fsf@nckx> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org Tobias Geerinckx-Rice writes: >> My schedule is quite confused at the moment, but I would be >> interested in >> serving as a community coordinator this time. However i am not sure >> what >> does it involve. Could you send a message with the details, so that >> I can >> find out if I can manage that? > > That would be great, considering your previous experience as a mentor. I second this. > If it wouldn't work out, I'm also interested in coordinating, but > would also like to know more about what's expected (from me & from my > schedule). The Outreachy website displays this paragraph to explain what the role of the coordinator entails: Each internship project must be associated with a free and open source software community participating in Outreachy. That community provides funding for interns, either directly from community funds, or by finding a company or foundation to sponsor interns. Each community has one or more coordinators, who review submitted projects, approve mentors, and generally provide a communication link between the mentors and Outreachy organizers. There=E2=80=99s a short list of duties here: https://www.outreachy.org/mentor/#coordinator It=E2=80=99s really just about ensuring that there are mentors, that they propose projects (this is not like GSoC where a rough idea somewhere in a Wiki is sufficient), that the proposed projects are suitable, that there really still are mentors after the projects have been approved, etc. Much of the work happens *before* the internship begins. Coordinators are also expected to help mentors reach decisions regarding interns. Being familiar with Outreachy from the inside due to past experience as a mentor will come in handy, but it is not absolutely required. -- Ricardo