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Orientation Period

Bug Status : ASSIGNED
Bug Whiteboard : Orientation period or Pending Signature

If the applicant is approved to become a Mozilla Rep, his/her mentor should help him/her to get started. This period is called the orientation period (also known as the "hand-holding" period) where the mentor makes sure the new Mozilla Rep completes the following activities:

Tasks for the new Rep (mentee)

creates a user profile on the ReMo wiki and on the Mozilla Reps website.
signs up to the ReMo mailing list
signs and returns the Mozilla Reps Agreement (or the version for minors if the applicant is under 18 and over 14)
is briefed on the ReMo tools
is briefed on all the SOPs
signs up to mozillians.org, the Mozilla community directory
- Adds him/herself to the "mozilla reps" group at https://mozillians.org/en-US/group/471-mozilla-reps
asks all the questions they may have

Tasks for the Mentor

Invite the new Rep in our Portal
- Go to invite page
- Enter her bugzilla email and press invite.
- Notify for this via email :) They should file their profiles!
Add new Rep's bugzilla account to mozilla-reps group
- To do this, go to Bugzilla > Administration (up right) > Users (on left) > Search by bugzilla mail
- Click on the email resulted > Check the mozilla-reps group
- Save Changes > Done!
If the new Rep has not yet been vouched for at the mozillians.org community directory, open the mentee's profile and approve it
If the new Rep uses Twitter, suggest him/her to follow the following accounts
- @mozillareps at https://twitter.com/mozillareps
- @firefox
- @wquiviger, @ppapadeas, @majken, @brianking, and many others (feel free to extend this list)
If the new Rep uses Facebook, recommend him/her to join the Remo group
- Group name Mozilla Reps (ReMo) at https://www.facebook.com/groups/mozilla.reps/
- New Rep applies for membership and Group Admins (Remo Mentors) automatically receive an email with a link to approve the applicant

Warm-up activities and Probation Period

Reps are accepted into the program based on their skills and for some on their previous involvement in other volunteer programs(non-mozilla activity) and the orientation period should not last more than a couple of weeks although each Mozilla Rep is strongly advised to regularly liaise with their mentors.

The mentor should get his/her Rep involved in some simple but mandatory "warm-up" activities to help them get their footing in the program. These activities can involve:

organizing or attending an event
host an informal Mozilla meetup (eg. MozCoffee!)
giving a talk about Mozilla at a local school or university
joining open Mozilla calls (eg. Community Marketing Call, WebMaker's call, Mozilla All-Hands etc..)
joining regional meetings on IRC (eg. ReMo regional meeting, ReMo webdev office hours etc...)

If a rep's first 3 monthly reports do not say anything, his/her mentor should contact the rep and decide with the rep if it is better for him/her to leave the program for the time being.

Ultimately, the goal of mentors is to provide as many opportunities/guidance as possible for a Rep to reach his/her full potential.

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 ** New Rep applies for membership and Group Admins (Remo Mentors) automatically receive an email with a link to approve the applicant
-=== Warm-up activities + Probation Period ===
+=== Warm-up activities and Probation Period ===
 Reps are accepted into the program based on their skills and for some on their previous involvement in other volunteer programs(non-mozilla activity) and the orientation period should not last more than a couple of weeks although each Mozilla Rep is strongly advised to regularly liaise with their mentors.