Want to help out at a newbie-friendly virtual hackathon? Girl Develop It is organizing a virtual hackathon November 10-12 for people who are new to coding! You must attend this orientation session to participate as a mentor. What do mentors do? Mentors encourage, rally, and support our wonderful teams to create fun and unique software project. You can either be a dedicated team mentor, assigned to a team for the entire hackathon, or you can be a floating mentor. Dedicated Team Mentors commit to working with a single team from start to finish. You support your team and cheer them on throughout the whole hackathon process including: The expectation is that you will be available in your dedicated team room at times that you agree on with the team members. Floating Mentors commit to 3 hour shifts to host our Help Desk breakout rooms and field questions in Slack such as: Be available with notifications on for Slack during your assigned time. Propose a newbie-friendly hackathon talk that can help teams succeed in building their projects, or volunteer to present at one of our pre-hackathon events! Propose a topic here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfe-aZczzxs0Dx-6a3h_Dbrwqq53zup5B7oP74AAq4JFvAiYg/viewform We also need volunteers to help with registration, stage management, setup, communication, marketing, and more! Email brenda@girldevelopit.com to discuss! The GDI mission is focused on providing opportunities for women to learn web and software development, but our classes and events are open to all genders and identities. We are dedicated to providing a welcoming and comfortable environment for all to learn to code and every attendee is expected to uphold our Code of Conduct (http://www.girldevelopit.com/codeofconduct).Be a speaker!
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Want More from GDI? GDI offers a variety of ways you can join our community! Whether you are brand new to tech or want to advance the experience you've already racked up, we have something for you. When you join as a member, you develop your own pathway to develop code, confidence, and community. If you just want to get your feet wet or want a personal coach to land your dream job, GDI has memberships to match your interest, availability, and budget. Learn more here. Code of Conduct: Girl Develop It is focused on providing opportunities for women and non-binary individuals to learn web and software development, but our classes and events are open to all genders and identities. We are dedicated to providing a welcoming and comfortable environment for all to learn to code and every attendee is expected to uphold our Code of Conduct (http://www.https://girldevelopit.com/code-of-conduct/).
