### More about Outreachy program:
Outreachy: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Round_27
### Timeline
Outreachy: https://www.outreachy.org/apply/project-selection/
### TODO
#### Before the program starts
[x] Recruit organization administrators @Sheilakaruku
[x] Setup [[ https://wikimedia.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/399895-outreachy27 | Zulip chat stream for Outreachy Round 27 ]]
[x] Set up a [[ https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Round_27 | Outreachy Round 27 ]] page on MediaWiki.org
[x] Create a Outreachy-Round-27 project tag on Phabricator
[x] Sign up as a mentoring organization on Google Summer of Code and Outreachy's website
[] Recruit ideas for projects and mentors. Call for projects announcement in the following possible venues:
[x] Wikitech-l
[x] Wikimedia-l
[x] Wikidata-I
[] Wikimedia Foundation Optional mailing list
[x] Telegram channels https://t.me/wmhack/11307 and https://t.me/WikimediaGeneral/20837
[x] WMF Slack Channels (#general, #product-tech-dept)
[] Newsletters (Wikimedia Technical Community)
[] Maybe Twitter/ Facebook (wikimediatech, Wikimedia)
[] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Discord|English Wikimedia Discord]] `#technical` channel
[] Get mentors to submit their project proposal on Outreachy's website.
[] Create a private stream on Zulip for mentors where they can ask each other questions about the program.
#### After the applications open
[] Promote Wikimedia's participation in Outreachy
[] Optional: Participate in the Outreachy Twitter chat
#### After the application deadline
[] Start an email thread with mentors and facilitate the selection process
#### After the results are announced
[] Send accepted participants a congratulations email and instructions to join Zulip, community building, etc.
[] Send rejected participants an email with opportunities to stay involved
Notified on Phabricator tickets.
[] Update the program page on MediaWiki with necessary information (accepted candidates, next steps, etc)
[] Organize a welcome call for mentors and interns
#### During the program
[] Remind students to continue working on projects and write reports.
[] Host three sessions for interns to allow space for peer-to-peer sharing.
[] Opening
[ ] Middle
[] Closing
[] Outreachy contract renewal.
[] Ask a tech admin in WMF to provide latest doc for generating contract request
[] Provide relevant info in the contract doc
[] Ask tech admin to enter it in Coupa for legal review
[] In the meantime obtain invoice from SFC
[] Add finance members to the Coupa request to review it and make payment
[] Organize a check-in session for mentors
#### After the program
[] Host a project showcase
[] Write a blog post
[] Archive the workboards on Phabricator
[] Update wiki page https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Past_projects