Outreachy/Round 20

Wikimedia takes part as a mentoring organization for Outreachy Round 20. Read information for participants  Read information for mentors



Program timeline
(borrowed from https://www.outreachy.org/apply/project-selection/)

Recommended steps for accepted interns
Here are some recommended steps for accepted interns before the internship period kick-off:


 * Refine your project proposal with guidance from mentors.
 * Join Zulip to keep yourself up to date with the announcements related to the program and opportunities for participating in Wikimedia activities.
 * Write blog posts (first due by May 20, 2020) in a language you are most comfortable with and add it to the Bi-weekly Reports page.
 * Add your updates about non-coding tasks (e.g., writing a blog post, joining Zulip, etc.) in the Accepted projects' Updates section above.
 * Setup your MediaWiki user page, link it with your name in the accepted projects section above and keep it up to date with your project work and reports. (e.g., User:Martyav, User:Amrit_sreekumar)
 * Stay in touch with Wikimedia technical discussions by subscribing to the mailing list: wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org.
 * Read stories from across the Wikimedia movement on Wikimedia Foundation’s blog.
 * Read stories on Wikimedia technical blog about the technology and software behind running Wikipedia and its sister projects.
 * Watch previous videos on Wikimedia technical topics here.

Contact

 * Reach out for general questions on the #gsoc20-outreachy20 Zulip chat (preferred) or send an email to the organization administrators: Srishti Sethi (ssethi@undefinedwikimedia.org) and Pavithra Eswaramoorthy (pavithraes@undefinedoutlook.com).
 * Read how to communicate effectively and get help on technical questions.