Google Summer of Code 2011 (English)

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English version of a presentation I did about the Google Summer of Code (GSoC). GSoC is a program, sponsored by Google, aimed at getting students interested in open source development by paying them a stipend to work on an open source project for the summer.

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$5000

Motivation

For your résumé

Is Googleevil

?

Organizations apply for participation;List published March 18

Students apply with theorganizations:March 28 - April 8

Orgs rating applications;List of students: April 25

Community Bonding Period

Coding PeriodMay 23 - August 22

Evaluation

11 %

89 %

Success rate 2010

"I figured, hey, they know I'm a student so

they must know I don't know everything

yet... So I figured I would apply and see

how it went."

Get involved early

Make contact

The Application

Q&A

Meetyour

Mentors

CreditsPresentation: Dirk Haun,GSoC Logo: Google,Linux Journal cover via KatherineD on yfrog.com,GSoC Mentor Summit group photo via google-opensource.blogspot.com

Other photos via Flickr, in order of appearance:

"Twenties" by The.Comedian,"Thinking..." by Klearchos Kapoutsis,"Creative hire Resume T-shirt by BlackBirdTees" (A + B) by SOCIALisBETTER,"Sleepy Queue Day ?" by surprise truck,"erin and i wait in line for the costume ball" by striatic,"Winners podium moves along to Stage 7" by MoBikeFed,"Anéis | Rings" by Jeff Belmonte,"first class" by D'Arcy Norman,"Meeting Lille Metropole" by fdecomite,"I'm thankful for the typical mornings." by ben.seid,"Conversation" by atomicjeep,"Ideas never run out" by adihrespati,"Instructions" by flattop341,"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart" by katerha

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