Hi all, if you were accepted to a Fedora Summer Coding program for Summer 2019, this email includes important info for you about registering and attending the annual Fedora contributor conference, Flock, in Budapest, Hungary from 8-11 August:
What's in this email? =====================
1. Mentor discussion 2. Registration / visa letters 3. Travel / accommodation assistance 4. Summer Coding showcase 5. Call for Proposals (CfP)
Mentor discussion =================
Flock is an opportunity to meet other Fedora Summer Coding students, your mentor(s), and other Fedora community members. While it is not a mandatory component of Summer Coding, all students are highly encouraged to make an effort to attend.
Discuss with your mentor(s) about attending Flock. Your mentor(s) can advise you on how Flock may fit into your milestones during the internship. This can also be a great opportunity to interact with the rest of the Fedora community in regards to your project work. For example, a GSoC student ran 15 minute usability tests on her project work with randomly-selected people at the conference.
Registration / visa letters ===========================
Do not delay registration and requesting a visa letter if needed. Registration is handled on Eventbrite. Flock 2019 includes a small *optional* registration fee to help offset the costs of swag and lunch. This fee is scaled by country using the Big Mac Index and is based on a $25 Fee in the United States:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flock-to-fedora-2019-tickets-55502933769
If you are a citizen in a country that requires a Schengen visa to travel to EU/Hungary (e.g. India), **please request a visa invitation letter as soon as possible**:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexQqHA9gN-KuxT6GAxqN-jt3OXRXThh9qR...
Travel / accommodation assistance =================================
Funding is available for travel, accommodation, and other costs to make Flock accessible to you. If you need financial assistance to attend Flock, please apply for travel funding as soon as possible:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18BYuHS-91gt5_zaNAskn4-aF5cNimshuZzXu4yo_fz4
Summer Coding showcase ======================
Fedora Summer Coding mentors and admins will organize a Summer Coding showcase at Flock 2019. This is an opportunity for all Summer Coding interns to summarize their work and show any demos of their project work to the rest of the Fedora community. Each Summer Coding intern will have about 15 minutes to present their work.
If you will attend Flock, discuss with your mentor later this summer about what to include in the showcase.
Call for Proposals (CfP) ========================
The Flock call for proposals opened today. We encourage all students to present their intern work in the Summer Coding showcase, but you may also submit a talk to go into greater detail or to cover a specific component of your work. If you submit a standalone session, we encourage you to work with your mentor(s) on
To submit a topic for the CfP, see more info below:
Questions? ==========
If you have general questions, please ask on this mailing list. If you have specific questions to your project, please reach out to your mentor(s).
On behalf of the Summer Coding 2019 mentors and admins, congrats on your acceptance and we hope to see you there at Flock 2019!
summer-coding@lists.fedoraproject.org
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Justin W. Flory