13:00:06 <bh526r> #startmeeting Weekly Technical Discussion 153
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13:00:16 <bh526r> #topic Roll Call
13:00:25 <bh526r> #info Bin Hu
13:04:06 <bh526r> #info Al Morton
13:04:12 <bh526r> #info Mike Fix
13:04:19 <bh526r> #info Mark Shostak
13:04:24 <bh526r> #info Sridhar Rao
13:05:19 <bh526r> #topic Community Development / Attracting Talents - Letter of Recognition for Student Volunteers (Unpaid)
13:06:10 <bh526r> #info Sridhar summarized that LFN has an intern program, but limited budget / interns
13:06:39 <bh526r> #info Many students are willing to volunteer as unpaid interns
13:07:14 <acmacm> #info Al Morton
13:07:40 <bh526r> #info In order to attract more talented developers, and expand OPNFV's outreach in academia
13:08:27 <bh526r> #info it is good to recognize those unpaid interns, or student volunteers
13:08:47 <bh526r> #info Sridhar and Al contacted LFN, and got the answer "No"
13:08:48 <SRao> #info Projects PTL's Responsiblity: Create a well-defined project, Select Students, Define work and ensure its done, Assess the work.
13:09:58 <bh526r> #info Sridhar and Al suggested that OPNFV should issue the Letter of Recognition to those student volunteers / unpaid interns
13:10:32 <bh526r> #link https://github.com/acmacm/Student_Volunteer/blob/master/Letter_text.md
13:10:59 <bh526r> #info Al provided a simple, exemplary Letter of Recognition
13:12:20 <bh526r> #info The Letter could be on LF Letterhead, or a Letterhead with OPNFV Logo
13:13:36 <bh526r> #info Mike wondered why LFN didn't want to do this for unpaid intern
13:13:53 <bh526r> #info Al said he was shocked too.
13:14:18 <bh526r> #info Mark asked that LFN just didn't explain anything why
13:14:53 <bh526r> #info Al indicated no explanation.
13:15:05 <bh526r> #info Mark asked who got paid
13:15:44 <bh526r> #info Everyone working for a company and LFN is paid. So the topic here is specifically for students.
13:16:52 <bh526r> #info Mike asked what is the qualification/criteria to get the Letter of Recognition from OPNFV
13:17:27 <bh526r> #info Sridhar explained that we need a well-defined project, Select Students, Define work and ensure its done, Assess the work.
13:22:55 <bh526r> #info Mark asked what was rejected by LFN
13:27:12 <bh526r> #info Sridhar explained that he requested to send Letter of Certification to unpaid interns/student volunteers. We would use the same process, and the only difference is that student volunteers are not paid
13:27:46 <bh526r> #info Mike suggested to ask LFN again
13:28:56 <bh526r> #info All agreed that we should discuss this topic of community development in TSC, and ask LFN to expand the intern program to cover unpaid interns / student volunteers with the Letter of Certificaiton only
13:29:54 <bh526r> #info Depending on the answers from LFN, TSC may discuss next steps such as Student Volunteer program administered by OPNFV community
13:34:04 <bh526r> #topic AOB
13:34:11 <bh526r> #info Meeting adjourned
13:34:16 <bh526r> #endmeeting