Outreachy/Round 18
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Wikimedia is participating in Outreachy Round 18. Internship period runs from May 20th to August 20th, 2019.
Program timeline
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| Feb. 18, 2019 | Applicants start making contributions to internship projects |
| March 5, 2019 | Last date for new mentoring community listings |
| March 12, 2019 | Last date for mentors to submit new internship project listings |
| March 26, 2019 at 4pm UTC | Application deadline. Last day to finish any contributions to internship projects. Applications who made a contribution must submit the rest of their project application by this date. |
| April 2, 2019 at 4pm UTC | Late application deadline for specific projects (see below for which projects are accepting late applications) |
| March 26, 2019 to May 6, 2019 | Applicants are encouraged to continue making contributions |
| May 6, 2019 | Accepted interns announced on the alums page at 4pm UTC |
| May 20, 2019 to Aug. 20, 2019 | Internships period |
Accepted projects
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Name | Location
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Project | Mentor(s) | Updates |
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| Doris Zhou | Better understand impact of content translation tools | Isaac Johnson |  Done Joined Zulip
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| Jerop Brenda | Kenya | Documentation improvements to the ~20 top 70 most viewed MediaWiki Action API pages on-wiki | Srishti Sethi, Sarah Rodlund |
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| Khyati Soneji | India | Improve Programs & Events Dashboard for use in the #1lib1ref campaign | Sage Ross, Wes Reid |
Recommended steps for current interns
[edit]Here are some recommended steps for current interns before the internship period kick-off:
- Refine your project proposal with guidance from mentors.
- Join Zulip to keep yourself up to date with the announcements related to the program and opportunities for participating in Wikimedia activities.
- Write blog posts (first due by May 20th) in a language you are most comfortable with and add it to the Bi-weekly Reports page.
- Add your updates about non-coding tasks (e.g., writing a blog post, joining Zulip, etc.) in the Accepted projects' Updates section above.
- Setup your MediaWiki user page, link it with your name in the accepted projects section above and keep it up to date with your project work and reports. (e.g., User:Martyav, User:Amrit_sreekumar)
- Stay in touch with Wikimedia technical discussions by subscribing to the mailing list: wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org.
- Read stories from across the Wikimedia movement on Wikimedia Foundation’s blog.
- Watch previous videos on Wikimedia technical topics here.
Ideas for projects
[edit]View ideas for projects promoted during the application period
Contact
[edit]- Reach out for general questions on the #gsoc19-outreachy18 Zulip chat
- Read how to communicate effectively and get help on technical questions.