Thanks! I wouldn't say better :))
On Tue, 3 Nov 2020 at 10:53, Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> wrote: > 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. > > 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 > > > -- Best regards, Maxim
