Thanks very much Sage On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 11:18 PM Sage Sharp <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi ASF folks, > > Below is an email summarizing the Outreachy schedule for this round. The > community CFP is now open, so if one of the ASF coordinators wants to sign > up as a community, they can do so: > > https://www.outreachy.org/communities/cfp/ > > Please let me know what questions you have about the next round's > schedule! I haven't been closely reading the ASF diversity mailing list, so > you may need to explicitly tag me into conversations by adding my email > address to the To header. > > Sage Sharp > Outreachy Organizer > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Sage Sharp - Outreachy Organizer <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 3:10 PM > Subject: Changes to Outreachy application process > To: <[email protected]> > > > Today we're announcing changes to the Outreachy application process. This > change will impact applicants, mentors, and coordinators. Please read the > details here: > > https://www.outreachy.org/blog/2019-07-23/outreachy-schedule-changes/ > > December 2019 to March 2020 round schedule for mentors: > > Sept. 5, 2019 at 4pm UTC - Deadline for community sign up > Sept. 9, 2019 at 4pm UTC - #OutreachyChat on Twitter > Sept. 24, 2019 at 4pm UTC - Mentor project submission deadline > > Oct. 1, 2019 - Contribution period begins > Nov. 5, 2019 at 4pm UTC - Final application deadline > Nov. 14, 2019 - Intern selection deadline > Nov. 19, 2019 - Outreachy organizers finalize intern selections > > Nov. 26, 2019 at 4pm UTC - Interns are publicly announced on the alums page > Dec. 3, 2019 to March 3, 2020 - Internships period > > There's three major differences for coordinators and mentors this round. > > First, the community sign up and project submission deadline is sooner > than previous rounds. Communities need to sign up to participate by > September 5. Mentors need to submit projects by September 24. > > The second change is that all applicants will begin making contributions > at the same time. Applicants will receive an email if their initial > application is approved on October 1. The full project details will be > available to them at that time. That means mentors need to be prepared for > applicants on October 1. > > Third, projects no longer have a "late" deadline. All projects will have > the same final application deadline (November 5 at 4pm UTC). If mentors > have too many applicants, they can close their project to new contributors > at any time during the contribution period. > > This schedule change is a big one! We're communicating the changes in > advance so that communities have time to sign up. We really need mentors > and coordinators' help to ensure the project list is finalized by the time > the contribution period opens. > > I know the schedule changes may have a negative or positive impact on > mentors and coordinators. I'll send a check-in email to the mentors' > mailing list half-way through the contribution period and after the > contribution period is over to gauge what the mentor experience has been > like. > > Please let me know what additional questions you have! > > Sage Sharp > Outreachy Organizer >
