Google Summer of Code 2012 Administrative

@

• Back to the main OSGeo Google Summer of Code 2012 @ OSGeo wiki page.

Central page for administering OSGeo participation in Google Summer of Code 2012.

Background

• Anne Ghisla will act as Administrative contact

• Previous years' SoC involvement: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

• There is a 2011 version of the OSGeo SoC flyer to look at and post in appropriate places. (TODO: update to 2012)

• Last year(s) OSGeo GSoC wiki pages: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Timeline

• The official timeline

Links

• The official Google Summer of Code 2012 program site
• The GSoC Mentoring Users' Guide -- READ THIS eBOOK
• 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 2012 (see also 2009, 2010, 2011)

• SoC Application Rankings by Project

• The "Student Landing Page" is Google Summer of Code 2012 Ideas.

• The 2012 OSGeo home at melange is (i.e. will be, if we are accepted) (http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/org/show/google/gsoc2012/osgeo)

How to register as a mentor

BE PATENT, WE HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM YET

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 [FIXME: last year's url / check it] 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.
   • 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 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, send a mail to the administrators :). Until approval, your dashboard will be empty.
   • Once you've been accepted, you can go to your dashboard (link on left sidebar) and browse the list of student applications (now open)