We’re excited to open the call for mentors and project proposals for the
2020 LF Networking Mentorship Program
<https://wiki.lfnetworking.org/display/LN/LFN+Mentorship+Program>. This is
the first year we're bringing all community intern/mentor projects, under
an integrated program schedule. This is intended to provide a formal
structure to connect mentors and student developers from around the globe,
to contribute their enthusiasm, time, and experience toward building
sustainable LFN communities.

  *I am interested in mentoring but how do I get started? *

   - Please submit a project proposal
   <https://wiki.lfnetworking.org/display/LN/Mentorship+Projects> for
   consideration by the TSC no later than Friday, *February 28th*.
   - Please reference 2020 program schedule
   
<https://wiki.lfnetworking.org/display/LN/LFN+Mentorship+Program#LFNMentorshipProgram-2020ProgramSchedule*>as
   you plan out your project and commitment.
   - Please review the project proposal guidelines
   <https://wiki.lfnetworking.org/display/LN/Project+Proposal> before your
   submit your proposal


*Why should you consider mentoring for LF Networking Mentorship Program?*

   - You believe in the value of mentorship in helping new developers to
   navigate open source development, the culture, the tooling and
   infrastructure to be a productive member of the community.
   - You are passionate about teaching and guiding student developers, many
   of whom may be first time open-source contributors,
   - You are eager to bring in new perspectives, new ideas, and new talent
   into your community and projects.
   - You have a narrowly scoped mentorship project with clear learning
   objectives/outcomes and a mentee's work and potential contributions could
   add value to the project or community of which you're an active developer
   or maintainer.


*What are the elements the LFN Mentorship Program will implement to
maximize mentor/mentee collaboration success?*

   - Mentor and mentee onboarding will be conducted at the start of the
   Program
   - Mentor and mentee guide will be available as part of the Linux
   Foundation CommunityBridge Mentorship initiative
   - Project planning that includes deliverables, milestones, and tasks
   will be completed collaboratively between the mentors and mentees during
   the first two weeks of the program and posted on the wiki to increase
   transparency and accountability.
   - Mentee presentations will be required to sharpen both presentation
   skills and to cultivate the ability to provide constructive feedback and
   critique that’s the norm in the open source community for developing
   technologies collaboratively and openly.
   - Mentee evaluation will be conducted on a regular cadence tied to
   milestone deliverable schedules to help mentors and LFN staff formalize and
   respond to progress.

While mentors will be on a voluntary basis, the hired mentees will be
eligible to receive a stipend. As an added bonus, each mentee who
successfully completes the Program will be invited and financially
sponsored by LF Networking to attend an event/conference and present their
work to the broader community (specific event TBD but will be during Q3 or
Q4 of this year or Q1 of the following year).

If you have any questions, please contact mentors...@lfnetworking.org

We look forward to your submission of a mentorship project and thank you in
advance for volunteering your time to contribute to the training of the new
talent pool in the LF Networking communities.

-- 
Trishan R. de Lanerolle
Technical Program Manager & Community Architect
Networking, Linux Foundation
voice: +1.203.699.6401
skype: tdelanerolle
email: tdelanero...@linuxfoundation.org
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