Proposal Mentorship

Are you a seasoned speaker and want to mentor new presenters? Are you considering submitting a proposal to PyCon US 2025 and would like guidance on your proposal?

If you answered yes to either of these questions, this mentorship program is for you!

Mentees

The purpose of this program is to pair experienced proposal submitters with those who are seeking guidance for all proposal types (Talks, Charlas, Tutorials, and Posters). Mentees may be in different stages of their proposal writing and may need help with different aspects of their proposal.

Mentors

Mentors will be paired with at least one mentee and help guide them with the following:

• Help answer questions folks may have about their proposal.
• Help proposal submitters better understand what information goes into the proposal form.
• Help review proposal drafts.
• Help identify where information is lacking or excessive.
• Guide mentees to online resources such as the ones listed here:
  • Proposal Guidelines
  • Proposing a Talk
  • Proposing a Tutorial
  • Proposing a Poster
  • Proposing a Charla

How will this work?

We need mentors -- we typically get twice the number of mentees seeking support to volunteer mentors.

Our goal is to have one mentor per mentee. We are looking to find pairs in the same timezone or even in the same country to make meeting a bit simpler.

Once folks are paired up, we will introduce mentors and mentees via email, ask mentees to share prepared material, and recommend that reviews happen asynchronously. We know folks are busy so we are recommending everyone start with asynchronous review and take it from there. If folks want to schedule video calls or virtual check-ins, they can do so on their own.