Hello again --just sent to ASF PMCs as well as to the Committers list. Here's hoping you have a great response.
Best, Sally - - - Vice President Marketing & Publicity Vice President Sponsor Relations The Apache Software Foundation Tel +1 617 921 8656 | s...@apache.org On Mon, Nov 2, 2020, at 21:13, Sally Khudairi wrote: > Excellent --thanks, Maxim! I'll review and announce shortly. > > Best, > Sally > > - - - > Vice President Marketing & Publicity > Vice President Sponsor Relations > The Apache Software Foundation > > Tel +1 617 921 8656 | s...@apache.org > > > On Mon, Nov 2, 2020, at 21:09, Maxim Solodovnik wrote: >> Hello Sally, >> >> https://community.apache.org/gsoc.html was just updated :) >> Let's proceed with the announcement :) >> >> On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 at 21:07, Gilles Sadowski <gillese...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hello. >>> >>> Le jeu. 29 oct. 2020 à 05:03, Maxim Solodovnik <solomax...@gmail.com> a >>> écrit : >>> > >>> > Hello Sally, >>> > >>> > below is the email from Google regarding next GSoC >>> > >>> > Can we announce it Apache-wide? >>> > Maybe dev@ list of all Apache projects? >>> >>> +1 >>> >>> Please confirm whether or not the announcement will be sent to >>> all projects' "dev" ML. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Gilles >>> >>> > >>> > this year rules and dates were changed significantly, so it's worth >>> > announcing :) >>> > >>> > ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>> > From: 'Stephanie Taylor' via Google Summer of Code Mentors Announce List < >>> > gsoc-mentors-annou...@googlegroups.com> >>> > Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 at 04:30 >>> > Subject: [GSoC Mentors Announce] GSoC 2021 is on with a few chages >>> > To: Google Summer of Code Mentors Announce List < >>> > gsoc-mentors-annou...@googlegroups.com> >>> > >>> > >>> > Hello GSoC Mentors and Org Admins, >>> > >>> > We are pleased to announce Google Summer of Code 2021 <http://g.co/gsoc>, >>> > the 17th consecutive year of the program! >>> > >>> > As many of you might have heard if you attended the Mentor Summit a couple >>> > of weeks ago (or chatted with someone who did) we are making a few changes >>> > for the 2021 program. We’ve spent a lot of time evaluating the GSoC >>> > program >>> > and have been looking at where we can make some changes to help meet the >>> > #1 >>> > goal of GSoC - bring new, diverse contributors into your communities that >>> > stay in your communities after their GSoC program ends. And with the >>> > challenges of the pandemic and the strains it has put on everyone’s time >>> > (students, mentors and org admins alike) we are looking to provide more >>> > flexibility in 2021. >>> > >>> > What are the changes for 2021 from 2020? >>> > >>> > >>> > 1. *Smaller project size** - *all students participating in the 2021 >>> > program will be working on a 175 hour project (instead of a 350 hr >>> > project). This change will also result in a few other changes >>> > including the >>> > student stipend being cut in half. >>> > >>> > >>> > - Currently we are missing out on many wonderful students who could >>> > never commit to such a huge project and time commitment but would be >>> > great >>> > contributors to your community. This is a significant change as we now >>> > are >>> > no longer strongly encouraging students to focus only on GSoC over >>> > their >>> > summer. Students have many other responsibilities especially during the >>> > pandemic that make it hard for them to spend 30 hours a week on a >>> > project. >>> > - We realize this is going to require all of you to think about smaller >>> > projects and update your project ideas which is why we wanted to give >>> > you >>> > 3+ months to start talking it through with your communities. >>> > - The mentor stipends will be adjusted to $400 per student mentored. In >>> > feedback from the mentor summit it was pointed out that the effort from >>> > mentors will not be half as much even though the project size is cut in >>> > half so we adjusted from $250 to $400. >>> > >>> > >>> > 1. *Shortened coding period* - the *coding period will be 10 weeks* >>> > with >>> > a lot more flexibility for the mentor and student to decide together >>> > how >>> > they want to spread the work out over the summer. Some folks may >>> > choose to >>> > stick to a 17-18 hour a week schedule with their students, others may >>> > factor in a couple of breaks during the program (for student and >>> > mentor) >>> > and some may have students focus 30 hours a week on their project so >>> > they >>> > wrap up in 6 weeks. This also makes it a lot easier for students with >>> > finals or other commitments (weddings, etc.) to adjust their schedules. >>> > 2. >>> > >>> > *2 evaluations (instead of 3)* - There will be an evaluation after 5 >>> > weeks and the final evaluation will take place after the 10th week. We >>> > are >>> > also no longer requiring students complete their first evaluation >>> > (though >>> > we encourage them to do so), so if a student doesn’t complete the first >>> > evaluation they will not automatically be removed from the program. >>> > They >>> > are still required to complete the final evaluation. >>> > 3. >>> > >>> > *Eligibility requirements* - In 2020 there are many ways students are >>> > learning and we want to acknowledge that so we will be allowing >>> > students >>> > who are 18 years old AND currently enrolled (or accepted into) a >>> > post-secondary academic program as of May 17, 2021 or have graduated >>> > from a >>> > post-secondary academic program between December 1, 2020 and May 17, >>> > 2021 >>> > to apply to the GSoC program. >>> > >>> > >>> > - What this means is that now the program will be open to folks >>> > participating in a variety of different academic programs, not just >>> > accredited university programs. This includes licensed coding camps, >>> > community colleges, and many other programs that may not be accredited >>> > yet >>> > but are post-secondary academic programs. >>> > >>> > These changes were made to help find more diverse students who we hope >>> > will >>> > stay involved in your communities after their GSoC ends. We look forward >>> > to >>> > these changes and will definitely be getting feedback from all of you as >>> > the 2021 program goes on to see what is working and what we should >>> > consider >>> > adjusting for any possible future program. >>> > >>> > The program announcement >>> > <https://opensource.googleblog.com/2020/10/google-summer-of-code-2021-is-bringing.html> >>> > , timeline <https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/timeline>, >>> > marketing >>> > materials >>> > <https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/resources/marketing> >>> > (slide >>> > deck, flyers), FAQs <https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/faq>, >>> > and short videos <https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/videos> >>> > with >>> > tips for mentors and students are all available. You'll also notice the >>> > 2020 program has now been archived >>> > <https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2020/organizations/>. >>> > >>> > *Organizations* -- If you would like to apply for the 2021 program please >>> > start thinking about the ~175 hr projects you would like students to work >>> > on and also reach out to your community members to ask if they would like >>> > to be mentors for the program. Having a thorough and well thought out list >>> > of Project Ideas is the most important part of your application. >>> > >>> > Encourage other open source orgs to apply -- Please also consider >>> > encouraging other open source projects to apply and be a first time GSoC >>> > org - we’re hoping to accept more orgs in 2021 than ever before with a >>> > good >>> > number of them being first time orgs. When orgs apply they can put your >>> > org >>> > down as a reference. >>> > >>> > *Please note that Org applications will open on January 29th. * >>> > >>> > We are looking forward to another exciting year of GSoC! >>> > >>> > For any questions about the programs please email us at >>> > gsoc-s...@google.com >>> > <https://groups.google.com/> >>> > >>> > Best, >>> > >>> > Stephanie Taylor >>> > >>> > GSoC Program Lead >>> > >>> > -- >>> > 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%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>> > To view this discussion on the web visit >>> > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gsoc-mentors-announce/81a3ac0c-8ab5-44f3-9f1c-d2e6c74b0618n%40googlegroups.com >>> > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gsoc-mentors-announce/81a3ac0c-8ab5-44f3-9f1c-d2e6c74b0618n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> > . >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Best regards, >>> > Maxim >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org >>> >> >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Maxim
