[SoC] OSGeo - GSoC 2017: proactive students wanted!

[Helmut Kudrnovsky]

Dear OSGeo community, students,

OSGeo has been selected as a mentor organization for the 2017 edition of GSoC! [1]

*According to the Google Summer of Code 2017 Timeline [2]:

February 27 - March 20 	Potential student participants discuss application ideas with mentoring organizations
March 20 16:00 UTC 	Student application period opens

* Would-be students:
 
please read carefully the recommendations [3] and browse the ideas page at [4] and join the OSGeo's project communities 
to discuss your exciting ideas with the communities.

* How to increase your chances of being selected [5]

- Be proactive
- Demonstrate your skills
- Demonstrate your intention to stay

Happy coding!

The OSGeo GSoC Team

[1] https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/soc/2017-February/003550.html
[2] https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/timeline
[3] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_Recommendations_for_Students
[4] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_2017_Ideas
[5] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_Recommendations_for_Students#How_to_increase_your_chances_of_being_selected