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Free Developer Sprint for North American GSoC students!

jefferai — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:34:46 +0000

For anyone that hasn't seen the Dot story, check it out.

GSoC 2009: Last chance for student applications

jefferai — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:58:38 +0000

A friendly reminder: you have just under 24 hours to get your applications updated (if you are a student...you've already submitted it, right?) or to get students to update their applications (if you are a mentor). Applications that arrive before the deadline will not be penalized (and applications that arrive afterwards won't be accepted at all) so it's not too late to get your SoC on...

Important: Submit your GSoC application NOW

jefferai — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:40:35 +0000

Google has just asked all students to ensure that their application is submitted *now*, even if they are not done. You will still have until 19:00 UTC April 3rd to modify them, but Google is having trouble gauging participation because so many students (in all organizations) are discussing applications with mentors and refining them outside of the official site. So if you are a student, or mentoring students, please ensure that your applications are submitted ASAP.

GSoC 2009: Student Application Deadline Reminder

jefferai — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:26:11 +0000

Remember: the student application deadline is April 3rd at 19:00 UTC. If you are a student, you should be checking for comments and revising your application while you still have the chance. If you are a mentor, you should be checking the applications and commenting on them as appropriate.

Reminder: Student Application period for GSoC2009 open…

jefferai — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:15:59 +0000

...NOW! Students have until April 3rd to get their applications finalized and turned in. Good luck!

GSoC 2009: We’re in!

jefferai — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:47:00 +0000

We've been accepted to participate in GSoC 2009. Hooray!

This means we have a lot of great work ahead of us. The first order of business is that everyone that wants to be a mentor needs to sign up at http://socghop.appspot.com. You'll need a Google account (which does not have to be a Gmail account). Click the link that says "Apply to become a Mentor" and proceed as instructed. You should also ensure that you're on the kde-soc-mentor mailing list.

Students: now that we're accepted, get to it with contacting mentors! The application period opens March 23rd and closes April 3rd, so it's not a huge amount of time to get all the details of your proposals worked out. Be sure to check the ideas page at http://techbase.kde.org/index.php?title=Projects/Summer_of_Code/2009/Ideas, or contact the appropriate mentor if you have a different idea for a project that you'd like to work on.

I'll be sure to keep everyone informed of events as they occur and deadlines as they arrive. Here's to a successful summer!

GSoC 2009: Application Submitted

jefferai — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:49:00 +0000

Today the application for KDE to participate in GSoC 2009 was submitted. They check out our ideas page when they're evaluating applications, so be sure to get your ideas up there! We'll hear back by March 18th. Some other upcoming dates:

March 18-23: Students discuss applications with mentoring organizations (you can and should do this earlier, of course)
March 23: Student application period opens
April 3: Student application period closes

Of course, this hinges on us being accepted...but past years have shown that we have a good shot.

#kde-soc

jefferai — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:21:00 +0000

Just a note to make people aware that #kde-soc exists. There's basically no activity in there right now, which is rather expected, but as SoC-related activities pick up steam so will the channel.