[Chicago] ChiPy Spring Mentorship Program!

[Ray Berg]

Have you finished your application yet? Why not?!

https://chipymentor.org/

Reminder that Applications are due THIS SUNDAY! January 14th. 2018! Common
Era! Earth!!!

Forward this to the people you know who would make great Mentees or
Mentors!


Respectfully,
Ray Berg

On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 12:23 PM, Ray Berg <raymondwberg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Happy Holidays Folks!
>
> As we go into some final celebrations and enjoy the last bits of holiday
> giving-ness...it's not too late to give your friends and family the most
> Pythonic gift of all: Tell them about the ChiPy Mentorship Program!
>
> https://chipymentor.org/
>
> Hopefully, you've noticed how awesome this program has been for ChiPy and
> the Chicago Tech Community. Patrick Boland and I love this program with all
> our hearts, and we want it to flourish. But to keep it up, *we need
> Mentors and Mentees for our Spring session*. Forward this email to a
> couple people you think would do great as a Mentor or Mentee. We'll explain
> for them what we need:
>
>   *Mentee*: You're anyone who wants to learn more Python than what you
> know. You've done at least some Python work (at least you have finished the
> CodeAcademy Python Course), and are looking for more help. Maybe you are
> new to programming or struggling with basic concepts (loops, conditionals,
> classes, building your first project). You could be a budding Web Developer
> that doesn't understand anything or as much as you'd like about building
> websites. Or you could be looking to become a better data analyst/scientist
> either coming from R or hoping to improve your chops. Really anything! If
> you've got the drive, we'll help you get where you're going.
>
>   *Mentor*: See the above? If you could help a beginner get to building
> classes or doing an API call, you could be a mentor. If you have another
> skill set in Data Science or Web Development you could help someone orient
> themselves in this new environment. Rarely does a good mentor have all the
> answers, but they know enough about the landscape to show folks where
> resources are or to talk out problems with good principles and a bit of
> patience. You'll learn a lot in the process! It's winds up being one
> meeting a week plus 4 events over the year, and all on your schedule.
>
> If you are or know of a good person to become a Mentor or a Mentee, have
> them check out our application portal at https://chipymentor.org/portal. *We
> are taking applications until January 14th at 11:59PM. *
>
> All of the information on the Spring Term is available on the
> https://chipymentor.org site! Get answers to questions you might have
> about the program. Drop us a note on the site if you still have a question.
>
> This offering is again supported by our Featured Sponsor: *Twilio*.
> They've been an *awesome partner* to provide giveaways like T-Shirts,
> Raspberry Pis and paying for Pizza at our events. We love the folks at
> Twilio (and their great SMS/Voice APIs twilio.com) and appreciate their
> support for our program. We hope you'll join them in supporting our awesome
> program this spring. Become a Mentor or Mentee!!
>
> Respectfully,
> Ray Berg
>
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