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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D;background:white">Greetings from the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="outlook-search-highlight"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D">community</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D;background:white"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D;background:white">of
programmers of IIT Guwahati and IIT Patna!<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D"><br>
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<span style="background:white">This is Gautam Sharma, pursuing a BTech in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. I am also Competitive Programming Head at Coding Club, IIT Guwahati. We at Coding Club,
IIT Guwahati were truly awe-inspired by your project<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="https://kde.org/" title="https://kde.org/"><span class="outlook-search-highlight"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0058B9">KDE</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0058B9;text-decoration:none"> </span></span><span class="outlook-search-highlight"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0058B9">Community</span></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D;background:white">!
Apart from the wonderful open-source<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="outlook-search-highlight"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D">community
</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D;background:white">that constantly improves and develops<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="outlook-search-highlight"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D">KDE</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D;background:white"> </span></span><span class="outlook-search-highlight"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D">Community</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D;background:white">,
we would like to invite you to put<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="outlook-search-highlight"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D">KDE</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D;background:white"> </span></span><span class="outlook-search-highlight"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D">Community</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D;background:white"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D;background:white">at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://www.codepeak.tech/" title="https://www.codepeak.tech/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0058B9">CodePeak-2023</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D;background:white"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D;background:white">for
contributions!<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D"><br>
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<span style="background:white">Every year, the Coding Club, IITG organizes CodePeak, which is a month-long open-source event organized in collaboration with NJACK, IIT Patna. The event invites participants to contribute to various projects, aiming to lay a
foundation for future involvement in larger programs like GSoC and Outreachy. The event targets first-timers who wish to participate in Free and Open Source(FOSS) Contributions and the experienced developers who want to show their skills by contributing to
real-world projects.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
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<span style="background:white">CodePeak 2023, now in it's third iteration is one of the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b>biggest open-source events for Indian college students</b><span style="background:white">, serving as a pre-cursor for
many prestigious events like GSoC and Outreachy. We have had<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">over 6000 participants</span></strong><span style="background:white">, with<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">over
150 projects</span></strong><span style="background:white">, and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">3800 pull requests</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background:white"> </span></span><span style="background:white">in
the past iterations of CodePeak! The contributors and mentors are also rewarded handsomely for their efforts towards open source by the organizers and our respected sponsors! This year, the winners will get a chance to visit Oxford!<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Mentoring<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="outlook-search-highlight">KDE</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background:white"> </span></span><span class="outlook-search-highlight">Community</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background:white"> </span></span><span style="background:white">at
CodePeak 2023 can go a long way, making it mainstream/known to the untapped talent pool of open-source enthusiasts who would definitely enjoy contributing to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="outlook-search-highlight">KDE</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background:white"> </span></span><span class="outlook-search-highlight">Community</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background:white"> </span></span><span style="background:white">during
and after CodePeak 2023.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Kindly refer to the mentor guide of CodePeak 2023<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zgjsiAMsqqExznSTFi1k3lloNOi7LY4O/view?usp=sharing" title="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zgjsiAMsqqExznSTFi1k3lloNOi7LY4O/view?usp=sharing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0058B9">here</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D;background:white">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D"><br>
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<span style="background:white">Looking forward to your reply and involvement in CodePeak 2023!<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
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<span style="background:white">CodePeak 2023:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.codepeak.tech/" title="https://www.codepeak.tech/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0058B9">www.codepeak.tech</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D;background:white"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D"><br>
<span style="background:white">Coding Club IITG Instagram Page:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/codingclubiitg/" title="https://www.instagram.com/codingclubiitg/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0058B9">www.instagram.com/codingclubiitg/</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D;background:white"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D1D1D"><br>
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<span style="background:white">Warm Regards<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
<span style="background:white">Gautam Sharma<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
<span style="background:white">Competitive Programming Head, Coding Club IITG<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
<span style="background:white">Department of Computer Science and Engineering<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
<span style="background:white">Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
<span style="background:white">Assam, India</span></span></p>
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