Thanks, Sally! On Tue, Nov 3, 2020, 06:02 Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> wrote:
> Thank you, Maxim. Here's hoping that we get a good turnout this year. > > Best, > Sally > > - - - > Vice President Marketing & Publicity > Vice President Sponsor Relations > The Apache Software Foundation > > Tel +1 617 921 8656 | s...@apache.org > > > On Tue, Nov 3, 2020, at 05:27, Maxim Solodovnik wrote: > > 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 > <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 > >> > > > > > > -- > > Best regards, > > Maxim
