(This template is for students applying to code outreach programs with Public Lab. Use this link to start writing a post: https://publiclab.org/post?n=899&tags=soc,outreachy,outreachy-2018,outreachy-2018-proposals You can delete this line once you've started filling it out.)

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## About me

_Tell us about yourself!_

**Affiliation**  (optional - organization/school)

**Location:** (optional - generally where you are in the world)

## Project description

_Here, you don't have to have a complete proposal when you begin. Just tell us some of your ideas and we'll help you refine it into a full proposal gradually!_

### Abstract/summary (<20 words):



### Problem

_What problem(s) does your project solve?_


### Timeline/milestones

_Break your project up into small projects -- one per week!_

See this page for guidance on breaking your plan up into small, self-contained parts: https://publiclab.org/notes/warren/01-18-2018/software-outreach-modularity-is-great-for-collaboration


### Needs

_What resources will you need: people, documentation, literature, sample data, hardware if applicable_



### First-time contribution

_Have you looked over our welcome page and are you familiar with how to make your first contribution? Have you already made it? We're eager to see that you've had a good experience making a small initial contribution to our site. Please check out our welcoming page: _

https://code.publiclab.org/#r=all

And paste in links to your initial contributions here so we can see!

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### Experience

_Tell us how you've learned about writing software; what languages you've  been learning, if you've worked on other projects, links to GitHub or other code repositories or samples._


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### Teamwork

_Describe teams you've worked with before, whether open or closed source, and in what capacity you participated._

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### Passion

_What about our projects, and Public Lab, interests you? What are you passionate about? Open science, environmental justice?_

### Audience

_Whom do you want your work to help? We especially appreciate proposals which make technologies and techniques more welcoming and friendly to those who've often been excluded._