hi, also this link says the programme is already there for ambassadors.. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora-Student_Mentor_Programme I happen to be an ambassador although i cant contribute much at this stage.. can someone please tell me the procedure of requesting a mentor and choosing a project etc.?? so i could contribute a little quicker?? --- On Wed, 18/6/08, susmit shannigrahi <thinklinux.ssh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: susmit shannigrahi <thinklinux.ssh@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Student partnership program. Extending fedora mentor program to students. > To: "For discussions about marketing and expanding the Fedora user base" <fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx>, fedora-ambassadors-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Cc: "Sankarshan da" <sankarshan.mukhopadhyay@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wednesday, 18 June, 2008, 8:14 AM > Hi all, > > In our previous APAC ambassadors meeting we were discussing > about this idea[1]. > > Generally the final/pre-final year engineering students > need to do > some project work on a topic. > What I personally saw that they desperately search for one. > > we can make a lot of new contributors if we provide them > with a > project to work, some guidence > and may be a certificate at the end. (As they say, target > this segment :)) > > This way we can make much more widespread effect as the > student > partners themselves will spread Fedora within their peers > and their > college. > > Also we may talk about officially tie-up with some > colleges. > > The basic idea is here[2]. > > Now the question id if this is worth taking up. > If yes, lets refine it here. > > > > [1]https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-ambassadors-list/2008-June/msg00241.html > [2]http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora-Student_Mentor_Programme > > -- > Regards, > Susmit. > > ============================================= > ssh > 0x86DD170A > http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/user:susmit > ============================================= > > -- > Fedora-marketing-list mailing list > Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list Check out the all-new face of Yahoo! India. Go to http://in.yahoo.com/ -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list
