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
