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Hi All,<br>
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Recently I received a reminder from Hamish. Quoted here:
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<pre wrap="">a reminder for any projects wishing to participate in OSGeo's Google
Summer of Code 2014: we need your ideas pages up and
fully QA'd ASAP! We submit our org application tomorrow, and it will
be assessed by Google early next week. They've repeatedly stated that
the ideas pages are amongst the most important thing they look at, and
the previous good-stead orgs have been rejected due to slack ideas
pages.
So far we only have links to ideas from GRASS, QGIS, pgRouting, and
PyWPS. Last year we had 13 more projects than that involved, so I
know there are more of you out there! <span class="moz-smiley-s1" title=":-)"></span>
Also Google wishes to know ahead of time how many mentors we have
lined up to help, so please add mentor names and how-to-contact info
to each idea in your ideas pages where you can, &/or say hello on this
list or the public <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:soc@lists.osgeo.org">soc@lists.osgeo.org</a> one.
thanks,
Hamish & the OSGeo GSoC 2014 admin team</pre>
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I upgrade GSoC page in WiKi: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/SummerOfCode">http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/SummerOfCode</a><br>
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We need some new ideas and mentors/co-mentors. It seems to me this
is very urgent.<br>
Maybe some activity in melange needed.<br>
<br>
Also Hamish wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">thanks, GDAL is now listed on the main osgeo ideas list. Could you ask
the GDAL team to perhaps add some more details to the individual
ideas? One sentence really isn't enough:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://en.flossmanuals.net/GSoCMentoring/making-your-ideas-page/">http://en.flossmanuals.net/GSoCMentoring/making-your-ideas-page/</a>
"""
Making Your Ideas Page
It all begins with the "Ideas Page". This is where you compile a list
of possible summer projects for your organization. The Ideas Page is a
major piece of your organization's application to Google. It also
serves as a recruiting and selection tool for students and mentors
alike.
Depending on how your organization operates, the source of material
for your Ideas Page may come from an existing list of projects
maintained by your community year-round, from potential mentors as
they are recruited, or from the org admin. Regardless of how it is
generated, an Ideas Page should have the following:
* Brief descriptions of projects that can be completed in about 12 weeks.
* For each project, a list of prerequisites, description of
programming skills needed and estimation of difficulty level.
* A list of potential mentors.
The best pages include links to more detailed descriptions and related
materials for each project. They might even include actual use cases!
Keep in mind that this page is often the first view of your
organization by Google and potential student applicants. A link to
your bug tracker does not an Ideas Page make. Put your best foot
forward. In addition to a basic list, you might also consider
providing links to relevant resources for mentors and students,
particular FAQ entries, the timeline, etc. You might include a section
on communication, giving specific advice on which mailing lists,
channels and emails to use and how to use them. If your organization
puts together an application template for students, you should include
that on your page as well. Think of your Ideas Page as the GSoC portal
to your organization.
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Best regards,
Dmitry</pre>
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