Can we mentor from afar or do we have to be in Berlin? Thanks, Michael On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 3:11 AM, Lucie Kaffee <lucie.kaf...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
> Ladies That FOSS https://wikimedia.de/wiki/Ladies_that_FOSS is WMDE's > first > Open Source Hack Event aimed primarily at women who want to join a Free and > Open Source Software (FOSS) project but don’t know where to start. This is > a unique opportunity for nonbinary and woman coders to test out uncharted > waters and code FOSS by meeting some people who already got the FOSS flu > and are deeply involved in projects. > > So this is how it works. This day will be a one-day hack event where women > get the chance to dive into the FOSS movement and try out projects. > Projects will give women the chance to hack with them on something which > can be accomplished on that day. While hacking, the new women on the team > can get to know the FOSS movement and see what impact they can have. > > This is an event which will offer newcomers the opportunity to engage > closely with the projects. Only four to six participants are matched with a > project. A unique chance to get to know some of the coolest projects and > coders out there and become part of the FOSS community. There will be > plenty of time for learning, trying, chatting, eating and *most of all, > coding FOSS*. > > We already welcome Wikidata, Mozilla's Firefox Browser, Coala and MediaWiki > - BUT the collaboration is missing Apache projects! Please contact us, if > you are involved with a Apache project and want to become mentor and join > this event. > > Where? In Berlin, at the Wikimedia Germany Office > When? 29th of October > > We are looking forward to meet you! > > Lucie and Julia > > -- > Lucie-Aimée Kaffee > Software Development > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin > Phone: +49 (0)30 219 158 26-0http://wikimedia.de > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in > the sum of all knowledge. > That‘s our commitment. > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg > unter der Nummer 23855 B. > Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, > Steuernummer 27/029/42207. >
