Sugar Labs has been accepted into Google Summer of Code 2009<http://socghop.appspot.com/org/show/google/gsoc2009/sugarlabs>. Yay! Now we have work to do. Remember: the more students apply to our program, the better our chances of getting more actual slots assigned, so both publicity and making a good impression count. Go ahead, blog it, tweet it, tell your friends.
-We can expect most of those students to check out at least the pages linked to directly by our organization profile<http://socghop.appspot.com/org/show/google/gsoc2009/sugarlabs>. That is: http://sugarlabs.org/ , http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Summer_of_Code/Student_application_template , and http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/DevelopmentTeam/ProjectIdeas . Go look at those pages, pretending you're a GSoC student who's never heard of Sugar Labs. Do they answer your questions? -We need to be ready to answer student questions on IRC, sugar-devel, and iaep. -If you would like to be a mentor, we can still add mentors. Please sign up. -If you are already signed up as a mentor, please set up your profile on http://socghop.appspot.com/ and then privately email your link_id to walter bender, mel chua, and(or) me. -Random answers: right now we have 11 mentors signed up; OLPC did not get in :( ; new organizations are usually limited to 2 slots but it is all discretionary by LH and other GSoC admins, and she is very reasonable, so I suspect we may "inherit" OLPC's history; otherwise, slots are generally proportional to student applications (more FAQ on slot allocations<http://socghop.appspot.com/document/show/program/google/gsoc2009/studentallocations>); list of accepted orgs<http://socghop.appspot.com/program/accepted_orgs/google/gsoc2009>; timeline<http://socghop.appspot.com/document/show/program/google/gsoc2009/timeline>: student applications from March 23 through April 3, then we madly decide, then acceptances are announced April 15th. Hooray! Jameson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <socghop.nore...@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 11:48 AM Subject: Congratulations! To: jameson.qu...@gmail.com Hi Jameson Quinn, Your "Sugar Labs (a member of the Software Freedom Conservancy)" organization application for Google Summer of Code 2009 has been accepted. ... For full instructions on how to create a home page and best practices for creating it, please see our User's Guide at http://socghop.appspot.com/document/show/program/google/gsoc2009/userguide It is worth taking a look at the in-depth documentation for tips even if you are familiar with the program or a past participant. You will now also be able to review and accept mentor applications for your organization. Congratulations! We look forward to having you with us for Google Summer of Code 2009. Best regards, Google Open Source Programs
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