Hi all,
you may have seen the announcement that the Xen Project and that we are
also participating in round 8 of the Outreach Program for Women. The
portals for both programs are here:
* http://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/GSoc_2014
* http://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/OutreachProgramForWomen/Round8
Both programs have a very similar structure: the main difference are
differences in application deadlines and forms. As I will be on holidays
in the coming weeks, Russell volunteered to help coordinate activities
related to both programs. He also has administrator rights for the
Google GSoC system
The other main difference is that OPW requires applicants to make a code
contribution *before* the application. This requires working with the
mentor and a reference to the contribution in the application. This can
be a bug fix, code refactoring, writing a test case, etc. and is
designed to get interns familiar with the tooling and culture in the
project.
Although we do not require GSoC students to submit code before they
apply, we *strongly encourage* them to do so and the application form is
designed to encourage references to a students first contributions
(bugs, wiki, etc.) and public communications on mailing lists. See
http://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/GSoc_2014#Finding_a_project_that_fits_you
== Program Mangement Committee for Mentors ==
To manage both programs, I propose that we set up a Commitee made up of
3-4 experienced GSoc and OPW mentors and former GSoC students to sanity
check and review project proposals and provide advice to other mentors.
Better the project proposals = happier mentors = happier
students/interns = better outcome for the Xen Project and students.
Russell volunteered to reach out to candidates for the committee and to
organize the first meetings (ideally sometimes next week). Once we have
all applications in and mentors signed up, the committe would become a
regular meeting for all mentors across GSoC and OPW who are mentoring
students. We also need to decide which students to accept for both
programs by April 18.
For mentors: please make sure that you only take on one intern or
student. Mentoring more than one student is too hard.
== OPW ==
Intern application deadline: March 18th
Close of Intern Selection: April 18
Accepted participants announced: April 21
Internship Period: May 19 - August 18
Request to mentors:
* please update your projects on
http://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/OutreachProgramForWomen/Round8
* please hang out on the #xen-opw channel in the coming weeks, if you
can and engage with interns
* please give interns small achievable tasks (on a public list) that
help us identify whether the intern can can complete a project, prior to
the application. This can be a bug fix, code refactoring, writing a test
case, etc. and is designed to get interns familiar with the tooling and
culture in the project.
== Google Summer of Code ==
Student application deadline: March 21th
Close of Student Selection: April 18
Accepted participants announced: April 21
Coding Period: May 19 - August 18
Request to mentors:
* please update your projects on http://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/GSoc_2014
* please sign up to the GSoC website, aka
** create an account on
https://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2014
** sign in
** fill out
https://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/connection/pick/google/gsoc2014 -
"chose Xen Project"
* please hang out on the #xen-opw channel in the coming weeks, if you
can and engage with students
* please give students small achievable tasks (on a public list) that
help us identify whether the student can complete a project, prior to
the application. This can be a bug fix, code refactoring, writing a test
case, etc. and is designed to get students familiar with the tooling and
culture in the project.
Best Regards
Lars
you may have seen the announcement that the Xen Project and that we are
also participating in round 8 of the Outreach Program for Women. The
portals for both programs are here:
* http://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/GSoc_2014
* http://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/OutreachProgramForWomen/Round8
Both programs have a very similar structure: the main difference are
differences in application deadlines and forms. As I will be on holidays
in the coming weeks, Russell volunteered to help coordinate activities
related to both programs. He also has administrator rights for the
Google GSoC system
The other main difference is that OPW requires applicants to make a code
contribution *before* the application. This requires working with the
mentor and a reference to the contribution in the application. This can
be a bug fix, code refactoring, writing a test case, etc. and is
designed to get interns familiar with the tooling and culture in the
project.
Although we do not require GSoC students to submit code before they
apply, we *strongly encourage* them to do so and the application form is
designed to encourage references to a students first contributions
(bugs, wiki, etc.) and public communications on mailing lists. See
http://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/GSoc_2014#Finding_a_project_that_fits_you
== Program Mangement Committee for Mentors ==
To manage both programs, I propose that we set up a Commitee made up of
3-4 experienced GSoc and OPW mentors and former GSoC students to sanity
check and review project proposals and provide advice to other mentors.
Better the project proposals = happier mentors = happier
students/interns = better outcome for the Xen Project and students.
Russell volunteered to reach out to candidates for the committee and to
organize the first meetings (ideally sometimes next week). Once we have
all applications in and mentors signed up, the committe would become a
regular meeting for all mentors across GSoC and OPW who are mentoring
students. We also need to decide which students to accept for both
programs by April 18.
For mentors: please make sure that you only take on one intern or
student. Mentoring more than one student is too hard.
== OPW ==
Intern application deadline: March 18th
Close of Intern Selection: April 18
Accepted participants announced: April 21
Internship Period: May 19 - August 18
Request to mentors:
* please update your projects on
http://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/OutreachProgramForWomen/Round8
* please hang out on the #xen-opw channel in the coming weeks, if you
can and engage with interns
* please give interns small achievable tasks (on a public list) that
help us identify whether the intern can can complete a project, prior to
the application. This can be a bug fix, code refactoring, writing a test
case, etc. and is designed to get interns familiar with the tooling and
culture in the project.
== Google Summer of Code ==
Student application deadline: March 21th
Close of Student Selection: April 18
Accepted participants announced: April 21
Coding Period: May 19 - August 18
Request to mentors:
* please update your projects on http://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/GSoc_2014
* please sign up to the GSoC website, aka
** create an account on
https://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2014
** sign in
** fill out
https://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/connection/pick/google/gsoc2014 -
"chose Xen Project"
* please hang out on the #xen-opw channel in the coming weeks, if you
can and engage with students
* please give students small achievable tasks (on a public list) that
help us identify whether the student can complete a project, prior to
the application. This can be a bug fix, code refactoring, writing a test
case, etc. and is designed to get students familiar with the tooling and
culture in the project.
Best Regards
Lars