Hi all, In London we will once again be running the IETF Mentoring Program. We will be pairing IETF participants who are new or otherwise in need of guidance with existing IETF participants. Unlike at previous meetings, anyone will be able to sign up for a mentor regardless of how many meetings they have attended. The goal is to provide a resource for participants that can assist them with integrating into the IETF community. Mentors and newcomers will be paired prior to IETF 89. We're seeking IETF participants to volunteer to be mentors. As a mentor, we would ask that you be willing to assist your mentoring participant before, during, and (hopefully) after IETF 89. The actual level of interaction will be driven by an agreement between the mentor and the mentoring participant. Additionally, we would need a brief description of your areas of expertise, technical interests, and conversational languages. A description of the Mentor Program (including a FAQ describing how to volunteer to be a mentor) is available: http://www.ietf.org/resources/mentoring-program.html. Anyone interested in being a mentor who has not previously signed up should follow the sign-up instructions contained in the above URL. If you have previously signed up as a mentor, you do not need to sign up and you should have received an email requesting that you confirm whether you will be available to mentor in London. Please consider volunteering. The more volunteers we have, the stronger the program will be! Regards, IETF Chair
