FLOSS Mentorship Unconference: A Community Event to Share, Shape, & Scale Mentoring Efforts in Op...
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Unconference builds the agenda live and breaks into working sessions that actually produce notes on a public GitHub repo (ossna.flossmentoring.org); attendees share concrete programs (Outreachy, Google Summer of Code, LFX, Contributor Catalyst, CodeDay), operational lessons (LFX runs tri‑annually, CNCF reports 24 mentees→maintainers since 2020, one cycle saw ~450 apps for seven projects), and tools for sustainability (Discord, monthly calls, a shared Google Doc). Planned sessions: start here guide, finding collaborators and partners, non‑code contributions, and use or overuse of AI — expect checklists, contact leads, and an action list.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00FLOSS Mentorship Unconference
- 0:22Introductions and goals
- 1:05Mentorship programs overview
- 2:31Event structure and participation
- 14:12Pitching discussion topics
- 27:27New contributors guide
- 44:03Finding university partners
- 1:03:40Non-code contributions
- 1:23:29AI tools in mentorship
- 1:54:48Closing remarks and engagement
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