Re: GSoC 2009

Scott MacVicar wrote: > Hi Everybody, > > It's almost that time again where we rush at the last minute to organise > something for the Google Summer of Code, so in the interest of being > prepared I'm thinking it's time to start collecting ideas for potential > students. I've updated a few of the Wiki pages with some things relevant > from the Mentor Summit I attended last year about the idea and applying > process. > > One of them is collecting ideas sooner rather than later and trying to > make sure there as detailed as possible, including what the deliverables > are of the project and any ideas of how it should be implemented. If you > don't have a Wiki account feel free to email me with your ideas and I'll > add it to the page on your behalf. > > If we're accepted to the program this year, we can discuss the student > selection process a bit more. But first lets get the ideas going. > > Scott > > ps. > How many people went "Hi Dr Nick"? Just my $0.02 I think we really should encourage at least two active mentors for each project this year. I think it helps both the students (always someone to annoy) and the mentors (less stress and time out of their lives) and provides a safety net if a mentor has real life issues come up. But for that we need more people willing to mentor ;) Thanks, Elizabeth Smith