Hello GSoC students - Akademy 2019 is coming

[Valorie Zimmerman]

On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 12:54 AM Shakeb Ameen <shakebameen at gmail.com> wrote:

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

Indeed not. Everyone is welcome. However, *sponsorship* is for people who
are already contributing, and need to meet up with others to further that
contribution. Many teams use their BoF time as a mini-sprint; reviewing the
past work and planning together the road map in the coming year. Ask your
team!

There will be another round of sponsorships considered later, so don't
worry if your plans are not yet complete. Again, ask around.

Valorie

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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