Talk:Outreach programs/Possible mentors

GSoC Mentor Summit
The Google Summer of Code Mentor Summit is approaching!


 * When: 19-20 October, 2013
 * Where: Google Headquarters, Mountain View, California

If you are interested in attending sign up below. We have only 2 slots, and perhaps a 3rd if we get accepted in the waiting list (Quim happens to live in Mountain View). It will be easier to decide if you help explaining your reasons for attending.


 * Your name here.
 * I've been told it is definitely worth attending but haven't been able to attend in previous years. --Nikerabbit (talk) 06:25, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
 * My reason to go there would be to find partner organizations and proposals for joint ventures in next editions. --Micru (talk) 22:51, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
 * It would be useful to learn more about the other open source (and GSOC) projects and meet people. Also maybe squeeze in a visit to the WMF office, which I've not been to for a few years now, and be able to chat in person with tech staff about Wikidata stuff. I am primary mentor of one student and second mentor of another. Aude (talk) 16:41, 20 June 2013 (UTC)
 * I am generally interested, because from the description, the event sounds genuinely useful. It can be a bit unusual for me with the schedule, though - I'll probably work in SF for some time in early to mid-September. October 20 is a bit far from that, but maybe I could stay a bit longer? Just thinking out loud. --Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 21:57, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm interested but being only a co-mentor, I wouldn't want to take one of the guaranteed spots. I would look forward to representing a math&science related project, connecting with the few scientific projects for long term collaboration. Pkra (talk) 16:00, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

We still don't have a criteria to make the selection. Ideas welcome. Here is one: getting your student completing the community bonding period on time is a good sign. :)


 * After a discussion with all parties we have agreed that Aude and Micru will take the two slots. I'm in the waiting list, hoping to get an extra slot.--Qgil (talk) 18:16, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

Indian English
It would perhaps be useful to link wikt:Category:Regional English or more specifically wikt:Category:Indian English. We have many applicants from India and their English can sometimes sound even hostile if one doesn't carefully assume that any weirdness is due to the regional English. Some common astonishments are "doubt" for "question", "kindly" for "please", "Sir" and "Madam" everywhere, "on/for the same". --Nemo 11:08, 20 March 2014 (UTC)