On Feb 15, 2013, at 4:24 AM, Ulrich Stärk <u...@spielviel.de> wrote:
> 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? Hi Uli, I am willing to help co-ordinate and I will be mentoring project as well. I do not know the time commitments for admins. So I will not sign up for official admin, but will be mostly around to help you guys as needed. Suresh > > 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. >> >> >>
