adding plans for LFX 2025 T2 & T3

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Proposed timelines for Term 2 & 3. We should double check the dates against Kubecons and Various national holidays.

Term 02 - 2025 Jun - Aug

Timeline

Activity	Dates (2025)	Notes
Project Proposals Open	Wed, April 16 – Tue, May 13	~4 weeks for mentors/orgs to propose projects. Ends the tuesday after GSoC projects are announced
Mentee Applications Open	Wed, May 14 – Tue, May 27
Application Review/Admission Decisions	Wed, May 28 – Tue, June 3	1 week to review applications
Selection Notifications	Wed, June 4
Mentorship Program Begins (Work Phase, Week 1)	Mon, June 9
Midterm Mentee Evaluations & First Stipend Payment	Wed, July 16 (Week 6)
Final Mentee Evaluations & Second Stipend Payment	Wed, August 27 (Week 12)
Last Day of Term	Fri, August 29	End of Week 12 (just before the weekend and end of the month)

Term 03 - 2025 Sept - Nov

Timeline

Activity	Dates (2025)	Notes
Project Proposals Open	Wed, July 2 – Tue, July 29	~4 weeks for mentors to propose and finalize projects
Mentee Applications Open	Wed, July 30 – Tue, August 12	2 weeks
Application Review/Admission Decisions	Wed, August 13 – Tue, August 26	2 weeks
Selection Notifications	Wed, August 27
Mentorship Program Begins (Work Phase, Week 1)	Mon, September 8	Avoiding US Labor Day (Sep 1)
Midterm Mentee Evaluations & First Stipend Payment	Wed, October 15 (Week 6)	Occurs after China’s National Day (Oct 1–7)
Final Mentee Evaluations & Second Stipend Payment	Wed, November 26 (Week 12)	Day before US Thanksgiving (Nov 27)
Last Day of Term	Fri, November 28	The Friday of Thanksgiving week in the US

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Lazy consensus: If no-one objects, I'll merge this in on Wednesday Jan 22, 2025.

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lazy consensus triggered, merging (skipping approval reqs).