Chris, thanks for the heads up.
Folks, I'd like us to get started with this ASAP. The application period hasn't started yet but we need to get the word out to our projects and have them collect ideas. I've got some cycles and would volunteer as the org admin again. Any others? Also I think we should look at our procedures and discuss if anything needs to be improved. One thing is the "who goes to the mentor summit" discussion we had last year. Historically these were the org admins. I was there last year as one of the org admins but I would have liked it if there was one of the mentors as well because I missed some insights into the actual mentoring. I'm therefore proposing that this year we send at least one mentor. We'll have to establish criteria for chosing a mentor to send but I could think of tying this to additional effort put into the program such as mentoring more than one student or creating publicity with blog posts about the projects they are mentoring. Thoughts? Uli On 11.02.2013 21:22, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) wrote: > Guys FYI. > > From: Carol Smith <car...@google.com<mailto:car...@google.com>> > Reply-To: > "gsoc-mentors-announce+own...@googlegroups.com<mailto:gsoc-mentors-announce+own...@googlegroups.com>" > > <gsoc-mentors-announce+own...@googlegroups.com<mailto:gsoc-mentors-announce+own...@googlegroups.com>> > Date: Monday, February 11, 2013 11:02 AM > To: > "gsoc-mentors-annou...@googlegroups.com<mailto:gsoc-mentors-annou...@googlegroups.com>" > > <gsoc-mentors-annou...@googlegroups.com<mailto:gsoc-mentors-annou...@googlegroups.com>> > Subject: [GSoC Mentors Announce] Google Summer of Code 2013 > > Hi GSoC mentors and org admins, > > We've announced that we're doing Google Summer of Code 2013 [1]. Yay! > > If you would like to help spread the word about GSoC, we have presentations > [2], logos [3], and flyers [4] for you to use. Please host meetups, tell your > friends and colleagues about the program, go to conferences, talk to people > about the program, and just generally do all the awesome word-of-mouth stuff > you do every year to promote the program. > > The GSoC calendar, FAQ, and events timeline have all been updated with this > year's important dates, so please refer to those for the milestones for this > year's program. NB: the normal timeline for the program has been modified for > this year. You'll probably want to examine the dates closely to make sure you > know when important things are happening. > > Please consider translating the presentations and/or flyers into your native > language and submitting them directly to me to post on the wiki. Localization > for our material is integral to reaching the widest possible audience around > the world. If you decide to translate a flyer, please fill out our form to > request a thank you gift for your effort. [5] > > If you decide to host a meetup, please email me to let me know the date, > time, and location so I can put it on the GSoC calendar. Also, remember to > take pictures at your meetup and write up a blog post for our blog using our > provided template for formatting [6]. If you need promotional items for your > attendees, please fill out our form [7] to request some; we're happy to send > some along. We can provide up to about 25 pens, notebooks, or stickers and/or > a few t-shirts. Please keep in mind, though, that shipping restrictions and > timeline vary country-to-country; request items early to make sure they get > there on time! If you have questions about hosting meetups, please see the > section in our FAQ [8]. > > Please also consider applying to participate as an organization again this > year or maybe joining as a mentor for your favorite organization if they are > selected this year. > > We rely on you for your help for the success of this program, so thank you in > advance for all the work you do! > > [1] - > http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2013/02/flip-bits-not-burgers-google-summer-of.html > [2] - http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/ProgramPresentations > [3] - http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/GsocLogos > [4] - http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/GsocFlyers > [5] - http://goo.gl/gEHDO > [6] - http://goo.gl/wbZrt > [7] - http://goo.gl/0BsR8 > [8] - http://goo.gl/2NGfp > > Cheers, > Carol > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Summer of Code Mentors Announce List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to > gsoc-mentors-announce+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:gsoc-mentors-announce+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/gsoc-mentors-announce?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > >
