Timeline for the next round is:

• September 7 - application period opens
• October 23 - contributions and applications are due
• November 9 - interns announced
• December 5, 2017 to March 5, 2018 - internship period.

TODOS

For:

Before the program starts

• Inform Outreachy about Wikimedia's interest in participating in the next round
• Set up a Round 15 page on Wiki
• Recruit additional organization administrator
• Create a Outreachy-Round-15 project tag on Phab
• Recruit ideas for projects and mentors
  • Approach mentors of projects on New Developers landing page
  • Announce Wikimedia's participation in mailing lists - Wikitech-I, Wikimedia-I
  • Contact Bryan Davis about the possibility of a documentation project to be promoted for Outreachy
  • Host an informal meeting for staff members to learn more about Outreachy (NOT HOSTING)
    • Interest not received to attend the meeting but to mentor projects, works :)
  • Announce in the next CE meeting

After the applications open

• Promote Wikimedia's participation in Outreachy beyond our usual circles
  • Spread the word through the channels of current interns
  • Social media channels of women in tech, underrepresented/ minority groups, etc.
    • Outreachy
    • ChickTech
    • Techtonica
    • SheCode, etc.
  • Wikimedia social media channels
  • Call for participation in the wrap-up blog post of Outreachy and GSoC
  • Or a separate call for participation in the following format https://18f.gsa.gov/2016/04/06/take-our-code-18f-projects-you-can-reuse/
• Fix the Outreachy website links on the /Outreachy/Participants page
• Participate in the Outreachy Twitter chat on September 25th, 8 am PDT

After the application deadline

• Start an email thread & group chat on Phabricator with mentors and faciliate the selection process

After the results are announced

• Send accepted participants a congratulations email
• Instructions to join Zulip, Community Building, etc.
• Send rejected participants an email with opportunities to stay involved
  • Ask Quim and Outreachy organizers if it is okay to do so Note: Didn't hear back from Outreachy organizers
• Write a blogpost
• Update the event wiki

During the program

• Remind students to continue working on projects and write reports
• Promote interns' reports through MW social media
• Outreachy contract renewal

After the program

• Host a project showcase