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#* As the green box on top of profile page tells you that profile is saved, follow the link "You can now apply to Google Summer of Code". Pick up OSGeo from the list of accepted organisations, or follow this [http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/connection/pick/google/gsoc2014 link] to the accepted organisations. Select OSGeo: you will be redirected to the mentor connection form. | #* As the green box on top of profile page tells you that profile is saved, follow the link "You can now apply to Google Summer of Code". Pick up OSGeo from the list of accepted organisations, or follow this [http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/connection/pick/google/gsoc2014 link] to the accepted organisations. Select OSGeo: you will be redirected to the mentor connection form. | ||
#* Fill up the request form with a short message and your name, referring to the mail you sent on soc mailing list. | #* Fill up the request form with a short message and your name, referring to the mail you sent on soc mailing list. | ||
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#* Once you've been accepted, you can go to your dashboard (link on left sidebar) and browse the list of student applications. | #* Once you've been accepted, you can go to your dashboard (link on left sidebar) and browse the list of student applications. | ||
# Accepted mentors will be invited to the [https://groups.google.com/group/osgeo-gsoc-mentors?hl=en osgeo-gsoc-mentors] mailing list. | # Accepted mentors will be invited to the [https://groups.google.com/group/osgeo-gsoc-mentors?hl=en osgeo-gsoc-mentors] mailing list. | ||
Revision as of 03:20, 26 February 2015
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- Back to the main OSGeo Google Summer of Code 2015 @ OSGeo wiki page.
This is the central page for OSGeo administrative information in Google Summer of Code 2015.
Contacts
- Margherita Di Leo will act as Administrative contact, with support from Anne Ghisla. Feel free to email us with any questions, we're here to help mentor the mentors as much as anything else!
- Would-be mentors and students: you are invited to sign up to the OSGeo SoC mailing list right now. The list is the central communication channel for mentors, students and administrators. It is used for general GSoC announcements, specific OSGeo announcements, and for clarification about the program.
2015
- OSGeo Google Summer of Code Application 2015
- The 2015 GSoC Melange site
- The 2015 OSGeo home at Melange
Previous years
Learn more
Guides, FAQ and mentors information
GSoC general information: timeline, program site, FAQ
- The official timeline
- The official Google Summer of Code program site
- Google's FAQ on the program
- There is also a Google Knowledge Base Wiki about the program (link to mentors' osuosl wiki?)
A Mentor's Responsibilities
Being a mentor can take anywhere from 2-10 hours a week of your time depending on the student (it really is in your best interest to take on the strongest students you can find :). You must have the time to be responsive and an advocate for the student. No matter how cool the project is and how much your team needs the job done, if you can't commit to supporting it, experience shows that the best thing to do is not start it, i.e. even with the best of intentions don't set a student up to fail. Long story short, student projects simply can't go ahead without proper mentoring support.
Every student project will also have a backup mentor, this person should come from your programming team and should at minimum keep up to date with the student's weekly developments. The best way is if the student is well integrated into your development team from the start, it lessens the workload on you and betters the buy-in from the rest of the community once you're ready for the final code merge.
You must be available at some time during the midterm and final evaluation period. If you will be away during these time periods please arrange with the OSGeo org admins and your backup mentor so that one of us can fill in your answers for you. These are hard cutoffs -- evaluations must be filed within these dates.
Guides for mentors
- The GSoC Mentoring Guide - A must. Do get all useful info and tips from many years of experience from GSoC mentors.
- Same thing, different colors
- GNOME GSoC Mentoring HOWTO
- An excellent summary of mentoring, from A. Jesse Jiryu Davis
Melange guides and issue tracker
How to register as a mentor
Until acceptance annoncement, we don't accept mentor registrations. The procedure is also likely to be adjusted.