Google Summer of Code 2009 Administrative




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Central page for administering OSGeo participation in Google Summer of Code 2009.

= Background =


 * Wolf Bergenheim will act as Administrative contact, with support from Landon Blake and Hamish Bowman
 * FAQ on the program is at: http://code.google.com/opensource/gsoc/2009/faqs.html
 * 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/2008/osgeo/about.html
 * Last years GSoC page: Google Summer of Code 2008
 * 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
 * The Google Summer of Code 2009 site
 * There is an OSGeo SoC flyer to look at and post in appropriate places - Marketing Committee is working on a 2009 version.

= Timeline =

The official timeline


 * ✅ March 9th - 13th: Project applications will be accepted:
 * ✅ March 12th Our application needs to be ready.
 * ✅ March 18th: List of accepted mentoring organizations published on the Google Summer of Code 2009 site.
 * ✅ We are accepted - so we should start talking to students immediately after!
 * ✅ Student applications accepted from March 23 - April 3, 2009.

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 * ✅ April 15: All mentors must be signed up and all student proposals matched with a mentor
 * ✅ April 20: Accepted student proposals announced on the Google Summer of Code 2009 site
 * May 23: Students begin coding for their GSoC projects

= Documents =


 * OSGeo Google SoC Application 2009
 * SoC Application Rankings by Project
 * The "Student Landing Page" is Google Summer of Code 2009 Ideas.
 * The OSGeo home at melange is http://socghop.appspot.com/org/home/google/gsoc2009/osgeo

How to register as a mentor
Please apply to become a mentor today! After you have applied you will get an invitation notification in the melange system. You need to accept the invitation, and fill in the form to become a registered mentor. In details:


 * 1) Register yourself at the Melange site
 * 2) Subscribe to the OSGeo SoC mailinglist. Introdce yourself and give this info:
 * 3) Melange Link ID
 * 4) Project you want to/can mentor for
 * 5) Area(s) of interest
 * 6) Feel free to tell more about yourself
 * 7) Apply to become a mentor
 * 8) Accept the invitation that you receive, and fill in your Mentor information
 * 9) Go read and comment on student applications

= Project Milestones = Google SoC Project Milestones 2009 - todo

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

The list of proposals can be found here: Google Summer of Code 2009 Ranking