Hello GSoC students - Akademy 2019 is coming

[Akshay Kumar]

Hi Valorie,
I have a question, is there accommodation available at the venue for
Akademy 2019?

On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 1:34 PM Valorie Zimmerman <
valorie.zimmerman at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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