On 15-Apr-21 11:37, Marc Petit-Huguenin wrote: > On 4/14/21 4:17 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote: >> On 15-Apr-21 10:23, Marc Petit-Huguenin wrote: >> ... >>> But I am thinking that the key could be a mentorship that would extend beyond a meeting week. >> >> That was always the theory. I acted as a mentor several times under the original version of the mentoring scheme, and did follow-up mails (phone calls were never practical). But my success rate with the follow-ups was approximately zero. Successful mentoring is not easy outside a more traditional work environment with frequent personal contact. >> > > So no nothing in the plus column. But did any of the mentorees complained that they felt mistreated by the IETF? Even if they cannot be added to the plus column, I expect that they cannot either be added on the minus column. Good point. Yes, I think they all gave me the impression that they were glad of the mentoring, found it useful as first-time attendees, and didn't find that they were unwelcome. But they didn't find the IETF to be a "must do" for the future. Regards Brian > > But you are right that it is hard to build a successful mentorship with someone with whom you do not already have some commonalities. I think there is a step missing there -- where to meet and how to select these candidates? > > Oh well, if the candidate I have in mind accept, I have a year to figure it out how to find the next one. >
