Participating in the next Outreachy round of internships?

Participating in the next Outreachy round of internships?

[Ricardo Wurmus]

Hello Guix,

the next round of Outreachy internships will take place at the end of
the year.  Communities need to sign up to participate by September 5 and
mentors need to submit projects by September 24.

I will not be able to serve as community coordinator this time around,
nor will I be able to mentor a project.

If you would like to help Guix participate in the next round of
internships, please consider taking over community coordination, or
think about a project proposal that you could submit by the end of
September as a mentor.

Note that projects don’t have to primarily consist of programming work.
Projects involving documentation, workflows, community building, etc are
all possible — as long as there are actionable project proposals.

If you’ve got questions about this, feel free to ask me or the Outreachy
mentors of previous rounds on this list.

--
Ricardo

Re: Participating in the next Outreachy round of internships?

[Gábor Boskovits]

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Hello Ricardo,

Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net> ezt írta (időpont: 2019. júl. 28., V,
11:48):

> Hello Guix,
>
> the next round of Outreachy internships will take place at the end of
> the year.  Communities need to sign up to participate by September 5 and
> mentors need to submit projects by September 24.
>
> I will not be able to serve as community coordinator this time around,
> nor will I be able to mentor a project.
>

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?


>
> If you would like to help Guix participate in the next round of
> internships, please consider taking over community coordination, or
> think about a project proposal that you could submit by the end of
> September as a mentor.
>
> Note that projects don’t have to primarily consist of programming work.
> Projects involving documentation, workflows, community building, etc are
> all possible — as long as there are actionable project proposals.
>
> If you’ve got questions about this, feel free to ask me or the Outreachy
> mentors of previous rounds on this list.
>
> --
> Ricardo
>
>
>
Best regards,
g_bor

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Re: Participating in the next Outreachy round of internships?

[Tobias Geerinckx-Rice]

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Gábor, Ricardo,

Gábor Boskovits 写道：
> Hello Ricardo,
>
> Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net> ezt írta (időpont: 
> 2019. júl. 28., V,
> 11:48):
>
>> Hello Guix,
>>
>> the next round of Outreachy internships will take place at the 
>> end of
>> the year.  Communities need to sign up to participate by 
>> September 5 and
>> mentors need to submit projects by September 24.
>>
>> I will not be able to serve as community coordinator this time 
>> around,
>> nor will I be able to mentor a project.
>>
>
> 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.

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).

Kind regards,

T G-R

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Re: Participating in the next Outreachy round of internships?

[Ricardo Wurmus]

Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr> 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’s a short list of duties here:
https://www.outreachy.org/mentor/#coordinator

It’s 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