Hello again! I wanted to check in one more time to see if anyone was interested in getting involved with mentoring? And have some free student labor :) The window is closing but I am happy to help try to make it happen if anyone is interested. -Kendall On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 8:33 AM Kendall Nelson <kennelson11@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello Everyone!

I recently presented this topic at the AC meeting today (Aug 17th) but I wanted to make sure we have as much visibility as possible :) So!

There are two opportunities that are rapidly approaching for mentoring students to work on Kata Containers.

Outreachy - Would be one intern from December until March - Next Steps- Get setup as a project in the program + propose a project for the potential intern to work on - Deadline to get project proposal submitted: September 3rd

Boston University - Would be about 5 students working together from September till December - Next Step- I will connect mentor(s) interested with the professor and help you draft a project proposal for the students to work on - Deadline to get draft project proposal submitted: September 2nd

Both opportunities would be great to get involved in! If you are interested in mentoring but are scared about the time commitment, you can co mentor with another, but in my experience it ranges from one to three hours a week, where most of the time is spent reviewing the students/mentee's patches.

These sorts of opportunities are really good for bringing new contributors into the community. New contributors bring different perspectives and new energy which is worth a lot, especially these days when we all have been in a bit of a slump the last couple years with the virus, etc.

If you are interested in one of these, please let me know ASAP! I am happy to answer any questions I can and support Kata getting involved!

-Kendall Nelson (diablo_rojo)