Subject: [94attendees] Sign up for Speed Mentoring Event : Yokohama IETF94

From: <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 13:27:58 +0000 (UTC)

Mentees, 

You may sign up for the Speed Mentoring event by sending an RSVP to [email-masked].   This is the first time that we are trying this event and we are accepting only 10 mentees.  So, the sooner you respond, the better.  You may sign up if you have attended fewer than 5 IETF meetings live.

The time of the event is Monday, Nov. 2nd from 7:45am - 8:45am. 

The event operates as follows: 
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We will have 10 mentees and 10 mentors (experienced IETF contributor).  Each mentee will talk to a mentor for 5 minutes. Then, the coordinator will announce "Switch". The mentee will then rotate to a new position. 

The goal of the event is to help to quickly build the mentee's network of contacts within the IETF.

The more people you know and feel comfortable talking with, the smoother your experience at the IETF will be.  For example, if you are at a session and do not understand what is going on, you may now already know someone you may ask a question of.  If you have a draft underway, you may ask advice of these people.   If you want to know how to best contribute, you have people you may go to. 

During the Speed Mentoring session, mentees may talk to mentors about specific RFCs or drafts that the mentor has authored or co-authored.   (I will send a list in the Welcome message, if you are accepted.) 

Alternatively, you have some suggested questions below, or, of course, you may improvise: 

1. What do you feel is your most important contribution to the IETF? 
2. What is the most important thing that I should know about the IETF? 
3. Why is the IETF important? Why have you spent so much of your time willingly contributing to it. 

The list of mentors includes: (in alphabetical order) 
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1. Joseph Abley 
2. Mike Ackermann 
3. Fred Baker 
4. Bob Briscoe 
5. Marius Georgescu 
6. Daniel Kahn Gillmor 
7. Joel Halpern 
8. Mahesh Jethanandani 
9. Dan Romascanu 
10.Damien Saucez 

Thanks, 

IETF Mentoring Team 

Nalini Elkins 
Marius Georgescu 
Vinayak Hegde 
Kevin Chege 

Mentoring Coordinators 

Dan Romascanu 
Wes Eddy