Timeline for the next round is:

• Sept. 19, 2018 - Outreachy application period opens for applicants and most FOSS communities are listed
• Sept. 24, 2018 - Join the #OutreachyChat on Twitter to ask questions of Wikimedia coordinators, mentors and alums
• Oct. 2, 2018 - Last date for FOSS communities to sign up to participate
• Oct. 9, 2018 - Last date to add new Outreachy internship projects
• Oct. 30, 2018 - Outreachy application period ends for most communities
• Nov. 6, 2018 - Outreachy application period ends for communities with an extended deadline
• Nov. 16, 2018 - Interns are publicly announced at 4pm UTC

TODOS

Before the program starts

• Sign up as an mentoring organization on Outreachy's website
• Set up a Round 17 page on Wiki
• Create a Outreachy-Round-17 project tag on Phabricator
• Recruit ideas for projects and mentors
• Get mentors to submit their project proposal on Outreachy's website
• Zulip chat stream setup for potential candidates

After the applications open

• Promote Wikimedia's participation in Outreachy
• Participate in the Outreachy Twitter chat

After the application deadline

• Start an email thread with mentors and faciliate 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
• Update the event wiki with necessary information (accepted candidates, next steps, etc)

During the program

• Remind students to continue working on projects and write reports
• Outreachy contract renewal

After the program

• Host a project showcase
• Write a blog post