Hi all, Just a reminder that haven't expressed an interest in being a mentor,please do so via this form: https://goo.gl/forms/Nv1PjbLLeYT9omv12
As a reminder, prospective mentors (please no students as of yet) we have a call this Friday (originally scheduled for 1400GMT) but I have to move to 1300GMT as I have a flight I have to catch that morning. Register at: https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/4779555451592106242 Ed On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 11:57 PM Ed Cable <edca...@mifos.org> wrote: > Hello all, > > We just concluded Google Code-In and we've already got to prepare for > hopefully our next Google Open Source Programs initiative - GSOC! Our goal > is for Mifos to get accepted for the eighth year and have interns work on > both Mifos X web and mobile apps as well as Fineract and Fineract CN. > > Google Summer of Code applications open on January 15 and are due February > 6. So right now we need to ready our application which means we need a > group of committed mentors and and most importantly a solid ideas list. > > The coding program officially runs from May 27 to Aug 26 (two weeks later > than last year) . > > 2018 was our biggest year of participation in GSOC to date with 13 interns > mentored by the Mifos Initiative. With that high volume of students, and a > few mentors that weren't available, we tested the limits of our mentors. So > I want to emphasize this year that if you express interest in being a > mentor, know the commitment it takes. > > Mifos participation is in addition to whatever participation Apache > Fineract might do as part of the umbrella organization, Apache Software > Foundation. > > *Developers!* > This program is one of our most impactful ways to extend our software but > most importantly grow our community over the long run. Our most active > volunteers, committers, and maintainers in the community have all been > former GSOC students so if you're a senior community member looking for a > great way to give back, this is it! > > I gave a talk this past year that explains how GSOC is truly the lifeblood > and organic growth engine for our community - > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtxBX7Sbqv0 > > In case you forgot, here's a wrap-up of our 2018 GSOC: > https://mifos.org/blog/2018-google-summer-of-code-wrap-up/ > > If interested please *fill out this form* > <https://goo.gl/forms/Nv1PjbLLeYT9omv12> and/or reply to this email > thread. If you know someone who would be a good mentor, don't hesitate to > invite them. > > We have a developer meeting scheduled for January 18 at 1400GMT > <https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/4779555451592106242> so let's use > that as a means to solidify our list of ideas and answer any questions you > might have about mentoring! > > *Partners & Users!* > > Regarding our list of Ideas, this year we'll both revisit some of the > ideas that weren't picked up last year, continue evolving the apps that > students have worked on in the past and try to do more projects on Apache > Fineract CN, the Gen 3 architecture. > > As we did last year, the majority of ideas we'll submit for our > application will be related to Mifos X distribution powered by Apache > Fineract 1.0 including web app (Community App), mobile apps (field officer, > mobile banking, mobile wallet ), and other modules (data import tool, etc.) > powered by Apache Fineract. > > We'll be refining the list of ideas started at > 2019 GSOC Ideas > <https://docs.google.com/a/mifos.org/document/d/1-FkvbLQntJsTOoeh3gtzz5HCsAz01u0C0aOIzAJGDv0/edit?usp=drive_web> > > and then adding them to the 2019 Ideas page at > https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/spaces/RES/pages/812810251/Google+Summer+of+Code+2019+Ideas > > We especially need more functional use cases of what the mobile apps > should support - if you would like to see new innovation and more > development - this is your chance to have your feedback be heard! > > Mark your calendars and register for our January 18 developer meeting > <https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/4779555451592106242> - we'll use > part of it to discuss what it means to be a GSOC mentor, and refine our > list of ideas. > > Cheers, > > *Ed Cable* > President/CEO, Mifos Initiative > edca...@mifos.org | Skype: edcable | Mobile: +1.484.477.8649 > > *Collectively Creating a World of 3 Billion Maries | *http://mifos.org > <http://facebook.com/mifos> <http://www.twitter.com/mifos> > > -- *Ed Cable* President/CEO, Mifos Initiative edca...@mifos.org | Skype: edcable | Mobile: +1.484.477.8649 *Collectively Creating a World of 3 Billion Maries | *http://mifos.org <http://facebook.com/mifos> <http://www.twitter.com/mifos>
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