Subject: Request for experienced IETFers for Quick Connections (formerly speed mentoring)

From: Karen O'Donoghue <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 19:42:21 +0000

Folks,

As I suspected might be the case, we are short of experienced IETFers to support the IETF Quick Connections session. Please consider signing up or stopping by to see if se still need extra helping hands.

Regards,
Karen

Working Group Chairs,

IETF 101 is almost here and we are looking forward to seeing you in London.

Please consider participating in IETF Quick Connections (formerly Speed Mentoring) at IETF 101. We will hold a one-hour Quick Connections session on Sunday, 18 March from 15:00-16:00 in the Sandringham room of the Hilton London Metropole, directly prior to the Meet and Greet.  Beverages and snacks will be provided to all IETF Quick Connections participants. Pre-registration is required and participation is strictly limited to the first twenty mentors who register, so please sign up only if you are confident that you will be attending IETF 101 in London.

The IETF Quick Connections program is a quick and effective way to be of help to a variety of IETF newcomers. You will spend five-to-ten minutes with each match before moving on to another person. While this is not a lot of time, it is enough to cover the basics (e.g. areas of interest) and then of course you are encouraged to continue the conversation throughout the meeting week. We anticipate that you will speak with fifteen different people in this one-hour session. Newcomers consistently report that this session is one of the most helpful components of the IETF newcomers' program.

After the IETF Quick Connections session concludes, we encourage you to remain in Sandringham to participate in the Newcomers' Meet-and-Greet from 16:00-17:00.

Register as a mentor for the IETF Quick Connections session here: https://goo.gl/forms/En1pJkSZZOzGHHis2.

Regards,

Alexa Morris
IETF Executive Director