Google Summer of Code 2008 Administrative

Central page for administering OSGeo participation in Google Summer of Code 2008.

= Background =


 * Wolf Bergenheim will act as Administrative contact, with support from Frank Warmerdam.
 * Google documentation on the program is at: http://code.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=10442
 * There is also a Google Wiki page about the program: http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/WikiStart
 * Last years GSoC submission: http://code.google.com/soc/2007/osgeo/about.html
 * Last years GSoC page: Google Summer of Code 2007
 * Mentoring HOWTO: http://primates.ximian.com/~federico/docs/summer-of-code-mentoring-howto/index.html
 * Advice for Mentors from the Google Wiki: http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/AdviceforMentors

= Timeline =


 * March 3rd: Project applications will be accepted
 * March 17th: OSGeo has been accepted as a Google Summer of Code 2008 Mentoring Organization!
 * March 24th: Student applications

= Project Ideas Lists =

Please link project specific proposed projects here:


 * GDAL SoC Ideas
 * GRASS SoC Ideas
 * Mapbender SoC ideas 2008
 * OpenLayers & Mapbuilder SoC Ideas
 * Quantum GIS SoC Ideas
 * MapServer 2008 SOC Ideas
 * Laval University/CamptoCamp 2008 SoC ideas
 * GeoServer SoC 2008
 * GeoTools SoC 2008
 * uDig SoC 2008

these need updating!


 * MapGuide Soc Ideas
 * PostGIS SoC Ideas
 * OpenJUMP 2007 SOC Ideas

The "Student Landing Page" is Google Summer of Code Ideas.

= Documents =


 * OSGeo 2008 Google SoC Application
 * SoC Application Rankings by Project

How to register as an admin

 * 1) Add your name, and google account information to the mentor list in the Wiki (or get your project leader to do that for you)
 * 2) Login to your Google Account.
 * 3) Start registration by reviewing and accepting the Google program Terms of Service.
 * 4) Once you have accepted the Terms of Service, you should automatically be redirected to the mentor dashboard.
 * 5) Click on the "My Profile" link[5] in the left hand navigation menu. Please update your personal information.
 * 6) At the bottom of the profile page, there will be a list of all organizations accepted into the program. Click the checkbox next to OSGeo and submit by clicking the "Become a Mentor" button.
 * 7) Subscribe to the OSGeo SoC mailinglist

= Project Milestones = 2008 Google SoC Project Milestones

= Project Pages = Each accepted Soc Project should be listed here, and the page should be updated with information about the progress of the project.