Thank you Guido, I just replied you privately with the link to the subscription form. After that, you wait for further instructions. Thanks!!
On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 3:57 PM, Guido Stein <gst...@appgeo.com> wrote: > I would be interested in participating, is there a list I should join or > form I should fill out to help out? > > -Guido > > > > On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 7:48 AM Margherita Di Leo <direg...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Dear Community, >> >> great news! Google Code-in has just been officially announced [1] and we >> are excited to apply for the first time as mentoring organization! Google >> Code In is a program addressed to students aged 13 to 17. >> >> As always, we need your help! We need mentors. >> Mentors for Google code in are not necessarily top developers (they are >> also needed, but not only). Also educators, advocates, researchers are much >> needed, people that normally take care of documentation and preparation of >> educational material, that give presentations, take care of web site or >> wiki etc. >> >> In fact, the tasks for google code in are supposed to take 3 to 5 hours >> for students to complete, and entail: >> * coding >> * documentation / training >> * outreach / research >> * quality assurance >> * user interface >> >> See examples here [2]. >> >> The idea is to individuate suitable tasks and submit them in the bug >> tracker with a special keyword like "beginner" or something TBD. In this >> way, students can easily find and claim the task they're interested in. >> >> Note that the whole "how to" is to be discussed yet, for the moment, >> let's try to create a critical mass of interested volunteers. >> >> Here [3] I created a wiki page with relevant info, instructions, timeline >> etc. Kindly take a look and if you are willing to participate, please write >> an email to gsoc-admin AT osgeo.org, we will send you a form to fill >> with your data. Next step: in less than one week from now we'll have the >> first kickoff meeting on IRC in the channel #osgeo-gsoc at Freenode. >> Everyone that will have filled the form will be informed about exact date >> and time. >> >> Please, do participate, and bring your questions, your ideas and your >> energy with you. We don't have all the answers, but will try to figure >> things out together.. We believe that engaging the young generation will >> bring in OSGeo a breeze of innovation and fresh energy. Don't miss the >> opportunity to be part of the change! >> >> Cheers!! >> >> >> [1] https://opensource.googleblog.com/2017/09/announcing-google-code-in- >> 2017.html >> [2] https://developers.google.com/open-source/gci/resources/example-tasks >> [3] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Google_Code_In_2017 >> >> -- >> Margherita Di Leo >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > This e-mail message and any attachments may contain confidential or > legally privileged information. If you are not an intended recipient or > otherwise authorized to receive this message, you should not use, copy, > distribute, disclose or take any action based on the information contained > in this e-mail or any attachments. If you have received this message and > material in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and > delete this message. Thank you on behalf of Applied Geographics, Inc. > (AppGeo). -- Margherita Di Leo
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