Google Summer of Code 2011 Administrative

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Central page for administering OSGeo participation in Google Summer of Code 2011.

Background

• Wolf Bergenheim will act as Administrative contact, with support from Anne Ghisla and Hamish Bowman

• Previous years' SoC involvement: 2008, 2009, 2010

• There is a 2010 version of the OSGeo SoC flyer to look at and post in appropriate places.

• Last year(s) OSGeo GSoC wiki pages: 2008, 2009, 2010

Timeline

The official timeline

Links

• The official Google Summer of Code 2011 program site
• Mentoring HOWTO
• Advice for Mentors from the Google Wiki
• Google's FAQ on the program
• There is also a Google Wiki page about the program
• Melange User's Guide
• Melange guide for organization administrators
• Melange issue tracker

Documents

• OSGeo Google Summer of Code Application 2011 (see also 2009, 2010)

• SoC Application Rankings by Project

• The "Student Landing Page" is Google Summer of Code 2011 Ideas.

• The 2011 OSGeo home at melange is (http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/org/show/google/gsoc2011/osgeo)

How to register as a mentor

Please apply to become a mentor today! Just follow these steps:

1. Sign up to the OSGeo SoC mailinglist.
2. Present yourself on soc@lists.osgeo.org Here are some suggested topics:
   • Project you want to/can mentor for
   • Area(s) of interest
   • Feel free to tell more about yourself
3. Register yourself at the Melange site (if you haven't done so already).
4. Fill in the Mentor form
5. Apply to become a mentor:
   • Go to Melange homepage. Below the picture of happy programmers and the big "Students: apply now" there is a smaller link to apply as mentor. Click it and follow the procedure to create [the link_id, if you don't have one from past years, and] the profile.
   • You can now pick up OSGeo from the list of accepted organisations, and click the link on top of OSGeo homepage, or follow this direct link.
   • Fill up the request form with a short message, referring to the mail you sent on soc mailing list.
   • Wait for administrator's approval. If you wait for more than 24 hours, complain :)
   • Go to your dashboard (link on left sidebar) and browse the list of student applications (now open)