Hello Ed, I would love to mentor again this year :)
Thanks Gaurav On 25 Oct 2016 02:56, "Ed Cable" <edca...@mifos.org> wrote: > Hello community, > > We are considering applying to be a mentoring organization for Google > Code-In <https://developers.google.com/open-source/gci/timeline>. Google > Code-In is a program run by Google aimed towards pre-university students > where students compete to complete as many bite-sized tasks (3 to 5 hours) > as possible across the following buckets: Code, Documentation/Training, > Outreach/Research, Quality Assurance, or User Interface. > > The GCI timeline can be found at: > https://developers.google.com/open-source/gci/timeline > > Important dates include: > - Mentoring Org Application Deadline: Oct 24 > - Accepted Orgs Announced: Nov 7 - this is when we begin listing out all > our tasks > - Students begin working: Nov 28 - this is when students start working and > we must be quick to mentor, and review and close off tasks as completed. > - last date to submit tasks - Jan 16 - students must complete all work on > competing tasks. > > We last participated in 2014 and were very pleased and impressed withe > output of our students who contributed more than 650 hours. However, this > program is very intensive and requires the strong and active commitment of > mentors. Unlike Google Summer of Code where the mentorship is heaviest up > front and then the students work somewhat independently throughout the > summer, Google Code-In is intensive with hands-on engagement the entire > time since we must keep a steady pool of hundreds of open tasks and review > and mentor students as they complete their tasks. > > Before we even consider applying, I want to put a call out to all members > of the community to see if they're interested in mentoring - this would > both involve coming up with tasks, mentoring students as they complete > tasks, and reviewing the completed tasks. > > You don't need to be a developer to participate as the tasks are technical > and non-technical in nature. > > If interested in mentoring, please email me within the next two days or > fill out this quick Google Form - https://goo.gl/forms/V7NDMbbCaHx2VFHI3 > > Based on interest level, we'll determine if we apply. > > -- > *Ed Cable* > Director of Community Programs, Mifos Initiative > edca...@mifos.org | Skype: edcable | Mobile: +1.484.477.8649 > > *Collectively Creating a World of 3 Billion Maries | *http://mifos.org > <http://facebook.com/mifos> <http://www.twitter.com/mifos> >
