Hello, At this time, we have a few spots open for the upcoming October 23 online scikit-learn sprint organized by Data Umbrella. If you reside outside of the Africa and Middle East region, you are now able to apply. https://afme2021rc.dataumbrella.org/home Note 1: we offer a stipend of $10 USD to cover the cost of internet access, and you can indicate such on your application. Note 2: if you need a translator, please indicate so on your application. Key Notes: a) There is a pre-sprint event on Saturday October 16 from 5-6pm EAT. This pre-sprint event is *optional* and an opportunity to answer any questions in general and aid in setting up your virtual environment. b) Sprint is on *Saturday, October 23 at 5pm - 9pm EAT (East Africa Time) *on our Discord server. c) There is a post-sprint event on Saturday November 23 from 5-6pm EAT. This post-sprint event is *optional* and an opportunity to ask the core devs questions on open pull requests. d) There is 3-4 hours of pre-work for the sprint. Here is the checklist: https://afme2021rc.dataumbrella.org/about/prep-work Please feel free to send any questions to me off the mailing list. Best, Reshama Reshama Shaikh she/her Blog <https://reshamas.github.io> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/reshamas> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/reshamas/> | GitHub <https://github.com/reshamas> Data Umbrella <https://www.dataumbrella.org> NYC PyLadies <https://meet.meetup.com/wf/click?upn=pEEcc35imY7Cq0tG1vyTt6zEs68RbcMfjPcajNH...> On Sat, Sep 25, 2021 at 5:05 PM Reshama Shaikh <reshama.stat@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
Data Umbrella is organizing a scikit-learn sprint for this October 23, with a focus on **Africa and the Middle East**. This event is free.
A sprint is a 4-hour hands-on hackathon where we work on beginner issues in the scikit-learn GitHub repository. Participants will be paired with another person. There will be core contributors available to answer any questions.
Event website is: https://afme2021rc.dataumbrella.org We encourage folks to read the website and then complete the application.
The event can be shared in these ways: - Retweet: https://twitter.com/DataUmbrella/status/1435972074842034184 - Share post on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6841738994305294336/
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Cheers, Reshama Shaikh she/her