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.

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


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
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