being an admin is relatively little work. Perhaps we can indeed skip this year, in particular as the GSoC format got changed so that the projects are to be considerably shorter, stipends smaller too, high school leavers became eligible, etc. (so more PR for Goog, less substance, I think)
https://opensource.googleblog.com/2020/10/google-summer-of-code-2021-is-bringing.html?m=1 On Wed, 10 Feb 2021, 19:19 Matthias Koeppe, <matthiaskoe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sounds like Travis is asking if a previous admin would be willing to be > the mentor for new admins. > > Perhaps if we have a mentoring program for new admins, we will be able to > recruit more admins. > > On Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 12:22:36 AM UTC-8 Travis Scrimshaw > wrote: > >> I think I could probably manage being part of the admin, but I definitely >> could not do it alone without someone who knows more about how it works. >> >> Best, >> Travis >> >> >> On Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 11:46:55 PM UTC+10 David Coudert wrote: >> >>> This year is difficult for all of us and we lack motivation for this >>> edition of GSoC. >>> On the other end, it is more important than ever to push/motivate/help >>> students. >>> >>> Other Sagemath contributors than the usual could be involved in >>> mentoring activity. >>> I think many contributors are not really aware of this program and what >>> it means. >>> Furthermore, this year the GSoC period has been shortened (by half) and >>> so it is no longer necessary to be around till end of August. >>> This could be an extra motivation to attract new mentors. >>> >>> Concerning the admin part, I don't know how heavy it is, what it means >>> exactly, etc. >>> >>> Of course, if we are too few ready to help/mentor for GSoC this year we >>> can pass. >>> >>> Le lundi 8 février 2021 à 15:17:43 UTC+1, mmarco a écrit : >>> >>>> I have participated as mentor other years... but this year I just don't >>>> think I have the needed energy. >>>> >>>> I think Harald's proposal to pass this year and reconsider the next one >>>> makes sense (sadly). >>>> El domingo, 7 de febrero de 2021 a las 17:54:07 UTC+1, >>>> harald....@gmail.com escribió: >>>> >>>>> Hi, a word from my side: I would really like to stop being admin as >>>>> well and hope someone else can take over. I'm the one writing the >>>>> application each year and I could this time around, but in general I want >>>>> to focus on other things after all those years. >>>>> >>>>> Despite that, looks like there are only two mentors. Feels like this >>>>> is below the threshold where it makes sense to pursue this? Maybe we >>>>> should >>>>> pass this year and re-evaluate for the next one? >>>>> >>>>> -- Harald >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sage-devel" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-devel/4352020f-1998-4b12-ac5a-55bad09f3affn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-devel/4352020f-1998-4b12-ac5a-55bad09f3affn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-devel/CAAWYfq3uN5pCQdJD_J56bYxuooOWoWEiBs0yoY3%2B8JGZjuRtgw%40mail.gmail.com.
