<div dir="ltr">FYI. Please consider this as a kind reminder to submit your contributor proposals. The deadline is <b>April 4th, 2023 1800 UTC</b>. <div>All the best!<br></div><div><br></div><div>OSGeo GSoC Admins Team</div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 23, 2023 at 11:38 AM Rajat Shinde <<a href="mailto:rajatshinde2303@gmail.com">rajatshinde2303@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Dear All,<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br>FYI, the GSoC Contributor proposal period has started. This email is a gentle reminder to the potential <span>GSoC</span> contributors interested in participating in <span>GSoC</span> 2023.<div><div><br></div><div><b><i>If you are a contributor interested in contributing to the geospatial open source with <span>OSGeo</span> as an umbrella organization, then this is high time</i></b>:<div><ol><li style="margin-left:15px">To go through the <b><i><span>OSGeo</span> <span>GSoC</span> 2023 project ideas list</i></b> [1]. Make sure to check the list frequently, as it is being updated regularly with new ideas.</li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b><i>Contact the project mentors</i></b> via the Developers' mailing list or the community chat channels to discuss the project idea/ideas <span>of</span> your interest.<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Start working on the <b><i><span>proposal</span> draft</i></b> and share it with the community as soon as possible to receive feedback and comments.</li></ol></div><div>Please go through the <span>GSoC</span> Contributors/Students Guide [2] to get an overall understanding <span>of</span> the problem. <i>From <span>Google</span> admins: "<span>GSoC</span> Contributors who engage with their organization early (and often) are more likely to be accepted and then succeed"</i>.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Remember to submit your <span>proposal</span> well in advance, so that you can make the most out <span>of</span> the feedback from mentors and the community at large and refine your <span>proposal</span> until the final deadline. Read the application instructions here [3]. The same page contains all the info you need before taking action, so please read it carefully.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Please note that the contributor application period starts <u>March 20, 2023 - 18:00 UTC</u> and all the student <span>proposals</span> must be submitted before <u>April 4, 2023 - 18:00 UTC</u>. Please don't wait for the deadline. Refer to the <span>GSoC</span> Timeline [4] for more details.<br></div><div><br></div><div>We are looking forward to working with you toward another awesome edition <span>of</span> <span>GSoC</span>! Good luck everyone!<br></div><div><br></div><div>Please forward this email to your developer and community mailing list.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,<br>Your <span>OSGeo</span> <span>GSoC</span> Admins</div></div><div><br></div><div><div>[1]. <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_2022_Ideas" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.<span>osgeo</span>.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_2023_Ideas</a> </div><div>[2]. <a href="https://google.github.io/gsocguides/student/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://<span>google</span>.github.io/gsocguides/student/</a></div><div>[3]. <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_Recommendations_for_Students#Application_instructions" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.<span>osgeo</span>.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_Recommendations_for_Students#Application_instructions</a></div><div>[4]. <a href="https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/timeline" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://developers.<span>google</span>.com/open-source/<span>gsoc</span>/timeline</a></div></div></div></div>
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