Hello GSoC students - Akademy 2019 is coming

[Shakeb Ameen]

Hello Valorie,

A question, is Academy trip sponsorship and participation only for GSoC
participants?



On Wed, May 15, 2019, 10:52 Valorie Zimmerman <valorie.zimmerman at gmail.com>
wrote:

> See https://akademy.kde.org/2019 and talk to your mentors. Ask them how
> to submit a talk idea, how to ask for travel support, and why you should
> come to Akademy!
>
> Also, you can band together with some of your fellow students and give a
> talk together, as a panel, or get a "BoF" together. BoF is short for "birds
> of a feather" and it is a gathering in a smaller room to do anything from a
> talk, panel or even a workshop on a particular project or other common
> focus. We often have a GSoC/GCi/SoK Bof during Akademy week, and will have
> a time for all students who are sponsored to tell everyone about your
> project. Those are usually very short talks, 3-5 minutes, depending on the
> timeframe we have available and how many students want to talk.
>
> If you ask for sponsorship money, we do expect you to stay around during
> the week. In the past we've had students leave to do various touristy
> things around the city, and that's really not fair. The KDE e.V. has only a
> certain amount of money to put towards travel sponsorship, so please use it
> to make KDE an even better project.
>
> Another thought -- think big! If you are part of a strong student
> community, consider putting in a proposal to host Akademy in your city next
> year or the one after. Of course KDE has an awesome Akademy team, but they
> rely on local volunteers for a lot of the local work.
>
> Valorie
>
> PS: If you are having any trouble getting your blogs to appear on the
> planet or getting your git config set up correctly, please ask for help! Do
> not suffer in silence!
>
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