I signed up as a mentor for an environmental hackathon hosted by NatGeo and EarthX. They are still looking for mentors so hop on and help if you can. Here is the info email I received: Hello Mentors, We’re thrilled to have you with us for EarthxHack. Before we say anything else, we have to take a moment to thank you for the wealth of knowledge you bring to this event. Mentorship in a virtual hackathon can be as active or as passive an experience as you would like. You are not required to stare at the screen all day waiting for questions to come through. We will have over 60 hours worth of content to keep you entertained, but if you do wander away from your screen that is absolutely ok. We just ask that you occasionally monitor the mentor’s channel on Discord to see if there is someone that could use your help. We’ll also be hosting a few mentorship virtual office hour sessions that we’d love your attendance in (you can find times for those on our schedule). We want to make sure you are ready for the weekend so below is some important information to get started: The live site. This year's live site is the ultimate source of information. We will also be living streaming all of our workshops, talks, and activities there on the front page. You can also find information about our challenges, prizes, and most importantly, the schedule. https://astr.sk/earthxhack-live Mentorship tools We also have a few different tools that we hope you’re familiar with, and if not, we can help you become familiar with. Discord - This year, our Discord will be the official communication platform during the event. You can interact with other attendees, mentors, sponsors, and staff members there. Zoom - We’ll be using Zoom for the Mentorship Virtual Office Hour sessions, as well as most talks and workshops. Links will be provided for Zoom sessions in the Discord. Stack Overflow - You know it, you love it. One of the best resources for problem shooting. You can find the link on the live site So, what are the next steps for you as a mentor? Sign up for discord. Here is the link: https://astr.sk/earthxhack-discord Direct message anyone with a [STAFF] tag, ask them to give you a mentor tag. You can find staff members under the staff group under all users. Join the #mentor-help channel. Add what company you work for in the note section of your profile. You can do this by clicking your name + icon, and editing the note. Interact with attendees and others! Look for questions that you can help answer on Discord and reach out! Also, don’t be afraid to just say hi and introduce yourself; with all of us online, anything we can do to add a bit of face to our usernames goes a long way. Feel free to share this email with others in your organization if they would like to mentor but didn't fill out the mentor signup form. Have fun and reach out on Discord or email experience@weareasterisk.com if you have any questions! We do have prizes (Amazon Gift Cards) for the most helpful mentors. As well as swag we will send after the event. If you are also interested in helping judge the projects next week please fill out this FORM. Cheers 🍻 #tech #career #mentor
Also feel free to join as a participant. There is over $30k in cash prizes to win. Might be enough winnings to be able to cover a months rent in SF. 😅