[polarsys-iwg] Facebook Open Academy for Fall 2015

[Andrew Ross <andrew.ross@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Everyone,

(x-posted all over the place, feel free to forward to anyone who might 
be interested)

Facebook Open Academy (FOA) is about to start up again for the fall. For 
those unfamiliar, here's a synopsis:

FOA is a program that matches top students with open source projects. 
Students work roughly 8 to 10 hours per week to complete features, fix 
bugs, and generally participate in the project's community. Typically 
they do so working in groups of 4 or more.

Mentors are expected to invest a few hours per week to mentor. The 
program also includes a face to face code sprint running for 3 days. We 
anticipate multiple code sprint locations this fall including ones in 
North America & Europe. (Facebook generously reimburses mentors for 
travel costs)

For what it's worth, I highly recommend the program.

I will be following up soon with a link to the form to apply. If you are 
interested, please plan to complete the form, but also give me a heads 
up so I can advocate for you. Competition is fierce!

Cheers!

Andrew