Re: [gci-discuss] Signing in

The contest does not open until November 28th at 9am PT. At that point students will be able to go to g.co/gci and register for an account. On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 5:03 AM, Abijith Warrier wrote: > >

Re: [gci-discuss] How to claim tasks from organizations?

When you are logged into the contest site go select a task that interests you. No, you are not too late, the contest only began an hour ago. On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 10:25 AM, wrote: > I registered today on 28th Nov17 as soon as I heard about GCI.How should I > now proceed with claiming task fro

Re: [gci-discuss] Anyone know if the website will stop me from selecting more than two beginner tasks?

Yes, the website will not allow you to select a third beginner task. You can also see how many beginner tasks you have completed on your dashboard. On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 10:29 AM, Ali-F wrote: > The rules say that I can't do more than two beginner tasks, so if I > accidentally choose a third o

Re: [gci-discuss] Where to upload images for [Git] Getting started with Git task?

Hi Kevin, You upload your work via your dashboard on the g.co/gci site. Best, Stephanie On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 4:55 AM, Kevin Su wrote: > Hi guys! > Just wondering, where should I upload the images for the Getting started > with Git task by SUSTAINABLE COMPUTING RESEARCH GROUP (SCORE)? > > Th

Re: [gci-discuss] Can I see the rating of the participants?

No. On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 9:05 PM, Кирилл Кудрявцев wrote: > Can I see the rating of the participants? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Code-in Discuss" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send

Re: [gci-discuss] GCI Site

You should go to your dashboard and use the 'comment' feature on your task which to ask this question of your mentors. An email will be sent directly to the mentors so they can tell you exactly what they are looking for. On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 12:36 AM, wrote: > In my first tasks, the last instr

Re: [gci-discuss] by mistakenly i press submit the task

If you did not mean to submit the task for review just send along a comment and say that. It will let the mentor know you are still working on the task and they don't need to review your incomplete work. On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 8:33 AM, Y saikoushik wrote: > by mistakenly i pressed submit the tas

Re: [gci-discuss] issue with parental consent

Hello, my parent entered the wrong email id, but the form is now approved > how can I make changes? > You can't. You can print off the parental consent form from the g.co/gci site so your parent has a record of what they signed. If they supplied an incorrect email address to receive the confirma

Re: [gci-discuss] error: authentication credentials were not provided.

Please contact our gci-supp...@google.com email address with more details (and a screenshot) of this so we can try and replicate it. On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 7:58 PM, wrote: > Hi, has anyone else gotten this error when trying to upload a task? Thanks > in advance for your help > > -- > You receiv

Re: [gci-discuss] WHAT TO DO-GCI

Hello, I HAD SUBMITTED A TASK FOR REVIEW 16 HOURS BEFORE.BUT IT HAS BEEN NOT > REVIEWED TILL NOW..SO I HAD REQUESTED THEM TO REVIEW IT FAST AS ONLY FEW > HOURS ARE LEFT FOR DEADLINE SO IF ANY CHANGES ARE NEEDED I CAN MAKE THAT OR > CLAIM OTHER TASKS > Mentors have up to 36 hours to approve your

Re: [gci-discuss] Why i can't claim new task.

Mentors have up to 36 hours to approve your work. Please be patient. Mentors try to approve all tasks in under 24 hours but during the very busy times it can be closer to 36 hours. Remember that the mentors are all volunteers and are trying to help you. And Program Administrators review forms in

Re: [gci-discuss] Parental Consent Form Awaiting Approval

Program Administrators review forms in under 24 hours (usually under 5 hours, except when we are sleeping). Please be patient. On Sat, Dec 2, 2017 at 6:20 AM, wrote: > How long does it usually take. I have had my first task approved but I > cannot move on because of this. Is there a problem with

Re: [gci-discuss] weekend

Yes, the contest continues until January 17th. There may be some delays in reviews and responses during this first week as mentors are reviewing and responding to students as fast as they can. A few organizations have had huge numbers of students claim tasks and they are currently swamped. They wi

Re: [gci-discuss] Re: Mentors not replying

Hello, I was asking them something, i did not submit my work. > I sent a message 2 days , that is 48 hours ago > almost all of them live in the same time zone as me. > You should be sure to try and use the organization's preferred communication channels as listed on their profile page (and often

Re: [gci-discuss] how to see who is on the top from all organisation

Hello, please tell me the process to see who is on the top from all organisations. > That is not possible. You have to go to each organization page to see who the current leaders are. The students completing the most tasks are listed alphabetically. Those lists will be constantly changing. --

Re: [gci-discuss] Not able to clain 2nd task

Yes, after approval of your first task and then approval of your parental consent form you can claim a second task. On Dec 16, 2017 8:55 AM, "Himanshu" wrote: > would i be able to claim 2nd task after approval of first task? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Go

Re: [gci-discuss] tasks

where to see our tasks, we claimed You can see you claimed tasks on your dashboard when you are logged in to site. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Code-in Discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send

Re: [gci-discuss] email about digital certificate and tshirt was disappear

You must have deleted or archived the email in your gmail, it doesn't just disappear. Tshirts will be sent in late February. You will receive an email with the tracking number in a few weeks. On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 11:00 PM, Rayno Sebastian wrote: > why was google code in email dissapear in my

Re: [gci-discuss] Registration Date For 2018

The Google Code-in program has not been announced for 2018. Any program updates will be announced on the Google Open Source blog and our other social media accounts. On Thu, Aug 9, 2018, 11:55 AM Arihant Tripathy wrote: > What is the registration date for Google Code-In 2018? > > -- > You receiv

Re: [gci-discuss] Gci 2018

That is still to be determined. I know, everyone says it will be announced on the website. But I just want > to confirm that there will be a gci 2018? > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Code-in Discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group

Re: [gci-discuss] Organization Registration GCI'18

Organizations register for GCI starting September 6th on the program site g.co/gci Organizations that apply have to have already participated in the GSoC program and have plenty of mentors to work with the students during the 7 week contest. On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 2:49 PM, Precious Tom wrote:

Re: [gci-discuss] Previous finalists

Hi Muaaz, Yes, if you were a finalist you can compete in the contest again and it would be possible to be named as a finalist or winner with the org you worked with before. Best, Stephanie On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 2:15 PM, Muaaz Kasker wrote: > Hi, if I was a finalist before, though not a winner

Re: [gci-discuss] General Queries

It varies greatly. It can be anywhere from 10-40. Quality is more important than quantity. On Mon, Oct 1, 2018 at 10:04 AM, Samarth Grover wrote: > Thanks a lot > > and i was just curious how many tasks does a finalist usually do > > On Mon, Oct 1, 2018 at 10:13 PM 'Christopher Sean Morrison' vi

Re: [gci-discuss] Concerns about my name in Google Codein

Hello, I was just wondering that do I have to use my real name throughout the > event or I can use my nickname which I use on all programming-related > communities (like, DudeCoder)? > Great question! We actually encourage students to use a nickname (not their first name and last name) in the co

Re: [gci-discuss] Is middle name necessary?

> > > When I registered I used my entire name(First Name + Middle Name + Last > name) but I don't like my middle name showing there. Is there a problem if > I delete my middle name? Or do I have to keep my entire name. > Your display name can be whatever you want it to be (that is appropriate). We

Re: [gci-discuss] Unable to new tasks

We're sorry you are having issues. We're investigating this right now, but need more information: What browser and operating system are you using? Can you disable any adblocker and try again? That has worked for a couple of people. Can you try on a different browser or device (i.e. your phone?) a

Re: [gci-discuss] New to Google Code-in

Your mentor will review the work you submitted and if it is acceptable they will approve it and you will receive an email notification it was approved and you will see it on your GCI dashboard. If it needs more work your mentor will send it back for you to fix and then you can make the needed chang

Re: [gci-discuss] What do mentors do??

Hello, > > I am new to GCI. I have few doubts: > Welcome! 1)What do mentors do? > When you are working on a task the mentors that are assigned to that task are the ones that review your work and if you have any questions when completing the task you ask then and they can help you. > 2)How do

Re: [gci-discuss] Time taking mentors to reply

Mentors can take up to 36 hours to reply though they try to reply in under 24 hours most of the time. The first week of the contest is always the busiest so there will be delays. The mentors are all volunteers trying to help students and they are doing this in their free time so please be patient.

Re: [gci-discuss] Re: Time taking mentors to reply

You should contact the mentors using the preferred contact method if the org as stated on their org page under contact me. Usually it's an IRC or slack channel or possible a mailing list of the org, etc. On Thu, Oct 25, 2018, 7:20 AM Alex Marginean wrote: > On some of the tasks you can find the

Re: [gci-discuss] Communication points

The organizations will decide on their finalists and winners by looking at the students that have helped other students in their community. Most of the mentors are also members of this list so if they see you are actively contributing here to answer other students questions they will likely notice

Re: [gci-discuss] Taking New Tasks

Hello, Can i only work on a single task at a point of time or i can opt for > multiple? > You can only claim one task at a time. > > Also, can i take a new task once i have submitted my previous task(before > the assessment of the task by mentors)? > No, you can not claim another task until yo

Re: [gci-discuss] Submission error

Hello, So basically i clicked the submit button from actually submitting my > project. I did submit my project in the next 4 minutes of clicking the > submit button. Will it cause any trouble taking into consideration that i > still have 2 days left for my task? > As long as you submitted the act

Re: [gci-discuss] Can I do a task I haven't claimed

Hello, If I'm waiting for a task to be approved, am I allowed to work on an > unclaimed task that I'm going to choose next? > You can not claim another task until your task has been approved. If you choose to work on a task before claiming it you risk the task being taken by another student befor

Re: [gci-discuss] how to get a mentor

The mentors are assigned based on the task you choose. Once you register for the contest you can select a task and then if you have questions when working on the task the mentors can help you. On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 3:00 PM, joy wrote: > i can t get a mentor could anyone help me > > -- > You re

Re: [gci-discuss] Is CURRENT LEADERS automatic based on points?

Hello, Some orgs have posted "Current Leaders" list. Is this posted automatically > based on points or do orgs post a list manually. > Some orgs have only one leader or none, does this mean the rest have equal > points? > > Each org has their own list of leaders that will show once students comp

Re: [gci-discuss] Fedora org - position

Hello, > > How can I know my position(for now) in fedora organization? Also how many > people completed how many tasks? > Only the people completing the most tasks with an org are shown alphabetically on the org page. And no one shows up in that list until they complete at least 5 tasks. -- You

Re: [gci-discuss] Quebec student

Yes, same reasons for Brazil and Italy unfortunately. I don't know what the specific law in each country is I just know that we are told by our legal team we can not run programs in these locations because of the current laws around contests for minors in these locations. On Wed, Oct 31, 2018 at

Re: [gci-discuss] Further Clarification On Winners

Hello, So, each organization picks 2 people as Grand Prize Winners to Google HQ > and 3 as Finalists, right?. > No this year each org picks 2 winners and 4 finalists. Why is it that some Orgs have about 10 leaders now and some have only just > 1. > Students completing the most tasks with an org

Re: [gci-discuss] Rules

> We have to do tasks from only one organisation to be a winner? Or we can > do tasks from any org and win > > Organizations look at the work you completed with their org so if you wish to be a finalist or winner you should focus on one organization. -- You received this message because you are s

Re: [gci-discuss] Task approval

> It takes a long time in task approval and so is, I can not claim another > task. I am trying to give my fullest but due to this I can not devote > myself to a long time and hence I need to wait to claim a task for a long > time. Mentors have up to 36 hours to approve your work. Please be patien

Re: [gci-discuss] About number of task

Hello, I am participating in GCI 2018 with Drupal/ But I want to know that how > many task does a top student complete till now to get know about how more > to work hard. > There is not a given number of tasks that must be completed. You have to be one of the 20 students completing the most tasks

Re: [gci-discuss] Leaders Per Org Clarification

Only th e10 leaders with the most tasks completed show up in the leaderboard. And no one shows up in there until they complete at least 5 tasks. So if 10 more people have completed more tasks than you then yes, you won't be on the leaderboard. On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 7:20 AM, wrote: > About a w

Re: [gci-discuss] Final few days of Google Code-in 2018 - important deadlines to remember

> Hello! I want to ask, if the date of receiving digital certificate is > officially announced by google? As I didn’t received my digital certificate > yet. > All digital certificates were sent out by 12/15. Be sure to check your spam folder. If it is not in your spam folder then email us at gci

Re: [gci-discuss] Statistics for Countries

We don't give out numbers on tasks per country. We will have more stats posts later in January. On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 8:13 PM Loganaden Velvindron wrote: > Hello GCI folks, > > Thanks for organizing GCI this year. I would like to get more > statistics on participants/countries, tasks/countrie

Re: [gci-discuss] Which Organization's are participating in Google Code In 2019 ?

We have not announced a GCI 2019 program yet. On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 10:00 AM wrote: > Which Organization's are participating in Google Code In 2019 ? > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Code-in Discuss" group. > To unsubscribe from th

Re: [gci-discuss] Loved GCI

We just finished the 2018 program, we have not announced a 2019 program. Generally we announce the programs in September or October should we do it again. On Sun, Jan 27, 2019 at 12:11 PM mehr sachal wrote: > When will be the dates for GCI'19 be updated? > > -- > You received this message becau

Re: [gci-discuss] When does 2019 Contest begin

Hello, I am new to google code-in. When does the next contest / task begin ? > We have not announced a GCI 2019. If there is a 2019 contest it would generally begin either in October or November. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Code-in Discu

Re: [gci-discuss] When it will start and what is the deadline to register?

We have not announced if there will be a Google Code-in 2019 yet. Generally announcements are made in September for the contests. Stay tuned to g.co/gci and the Google Open Source blog for updates. On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 10:37 AM lakshya shishir wrote: > hi, > > there is no information availa

Re: [gci-discuss] how to apply

Thanks for your interest in Google Code-in. We have not announced a GCi 2019 program yet. You can visit g.co/gci for more information from the 2018 program. Any announcements about 2019 would likely be in September or October. On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 11:05 PM karan bisht wrote: > I want to ap

Re: [gci-discuss] Start Date/Other Contests

We have not announced a Google Code-in 2019 yet. Please check out our contest site at g.co/gci for updates as we normally make announcements about the program in late September. On Sun, Sep 8, 2019 at 8:01 PM Sahithi wrote: > Hi, > > I'm new to google code in, and was wondering when is the star

Re: [gci-discuss] GCI 2020

> Will there be a Google Code-In 2020? > We have not announced a Google Code-in 2019 yet. Please check out our contest site at g.co/gci for updates as we normally make announcements about the program in late September. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [gci-discuss] GCI 2020

Timelines vary each year. We have not announced the 2019 program at all yet. Org applications are always open about 2 months before students start participating in the contest. > On Mon, Sep 9, 2019 at 5:33 AM 'Google Code-in Support' via Google Code-in > Discuss wrote: > &g

Re: [gci-discuss] Announcing Google Code-in 2019 - 10 years of GCI!

Isn't that just too short? > *That is 7 weeks for the contest, just like we have been doing for the last 9 years.* > > On Tue, Sep 24, 2019, 02:45 'Stephanie Taylor' via Google Code-in Discuss < > gci-discuss@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> We are excited to announce the 10th year of the Google Co

Re: [gci-discuss] Announcing Google Code-in 2019 - 10 years of GCI!

Hello, > According to the website "*Open source organizations are selected by > Google based on their success mentoring students in Google Summer of Code > . These organizations are devoted to guiding students > and giving them an introduction to open source software developmen

Re: [gci-discuss] Please help me

Hello, I am turning 18 in the month of November, and unfortunately this time the > contest is in December. There's really just a month's gap. Would I be > eligible for the contest? > You must be no older than 17 when you register for the contest and the first day of registration for 2019 is Decem

Re: [gci-discuss] Regarding Eligibility

Hello, I am under the age of 18 but taking a gap year. Am I eligible to apply? > No, you are not eligible. You must be enrolled in a pre-university program and between the ages of 13-17 to be eligible. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Code-in

Re: [gci-discuss] Deadline for applying

> I'm just a little bit confused about the date for student applications. > Can someone pls clarify me on the same? > Registration for students begins December 2nd, when the contest starts. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Code-in Discuss" gro

Re: [gci-discuss] Eligibility of middle school students in Finland

> The Finnish system is somewhat special: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Finland#Basic_comprehensive_education > > Quote: "In order to avoid confusion in English, it is best to describe the > Finnish compulsory education system as consisting of 6-year primary > schools, called alakoul

Re: [gci-discuss] Regarding the Start of Registration process....

Hello, Is the Registeration process of the GCI-2019 started?? > If yes, please share the link(s) to the online registeration form(s) for > the school participants... > The contest has now started so yes, students can register for the contest at g.co/gci and when they register the Parental Consen

Re: [gci-discuss] Mentors reply really slowly

> I would like to point out that mentors replies to submissions very slowly. > Sometimes it takes few hours. Is there any chance that they will be > replying faster or players will be able to do multiple tasks at the same > time in near future? > Be patient. A few hours is not slow. Mentors have

Re: [gci-discuss] how to submit

You can submit the link in the comments but you have to be sure to still click the 'Submit work for review' button so the system will trigger the mentor to review your work and allow them to approve it. If you don't hit the submit your work for review button the mentor's approve task button won't

Re: [gci-discuss] Re: How to win a jacket

Finalists will win the jacket. > > That's a great question. I would like to get one too - my size is M :) > > If you get an answer, let us know! > > Matej > > > On Thursday, 5 December 2019 19:00:34 UTC+1, AI_Ranger wrote: >> >> In the homepage, it is mentioned that jackets are one of the prizes.

Re: [gci-discuss] Re: Tasks being deleted

No students can't tell which tasks have multiple instances and which are unique. Most beginner tasks definitely have multiple instances. On Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 9:59 AM Calix Huang wrote: > Okay, thank you for the information. Is there any way to tell which tasks > are unique and which aren't? >

Re: [gci-discuss] Re: Abandoned Task

You can not claim the same task after abandoning it. On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 10:35 PM Daniel wrote: > Hello, first try to choose a task you can do and then try your best to > finish the task. If you want to abandon the tasks, someone else might take > that task. I don't think you would be able

Re: [gci-discuss] Regarding the instances left for a particular task..

Hello, > I wanted to ask that whether we will be able to know how many instances > are left for a particular task or not ? > No you can not tell if there are more instances of a task available. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Code-in Discus

Re: [gci-discuss] Re: Challenging Task

Hello, I agree with Daniel, but I suppose that activities with more time (like > seven days) are more challenging than a 4-days task, so mentors will > consider it. > *That is not necessarily true. Some mentors put up longer time to complete deadlines just in case students need longer to complete

Re: [gci-discuss] Tasks

There is no answer to that question, it depends on how many students are working with an org and how many end up in the top 20 in the org for the org to consider. Remember, quality work and involvement in the community is more important than sheer number of tasks completed. Often students completi

Re: [gci-discuss] Re: Leaders

Yes, the leaderboard shows the 20 students completing the most tasks per org. Students will not be shown until they have completed at least 5 tasks. Stephanie GCI Program Lead On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 8:44 AM Maathu Maathavan wrote: > are the top 20 selected by it?? > > On 9 Dec 2019 12:47, "Dan

Re: [gci-discuss] GCI Certificates

GCI Digital Certificates will be sent later next week (by Thursday) to all students completing at least 1 task. On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 12:22 PM Lakshya Tyagi wrote: > It is mentioned on the website that we will receive our Certificates via > e-mail after the contest ends and on the website it

Re: [gci-discuss] mentors

Most org have a public chat channel or discussion list that was how folks communicated during the contest, you can still communicate with them that way. And thank all of the mentors wit the org and if there is a specific mentor you wish to give thanks to you can say that. : ) On Fri, Jan 24, 2020

Re: [gci-discuss] When is the next GCI ? (GCI 2020)

> > When is the next Google Code-in ? > Will it start around December like last year ,or Google has some other > plans for this year ? > Google Code-in 2019 ended back in January. We have not announced any other programs. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Gro

Re: [gci-discuss] From Pasindu,

> Can I Apply For GCI 2020? > GCI 2019 just ended in January, We have not announced any future programs. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Code-in Discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email

Re: [gci-discuss] Google Code in contest in 2020-21

> Are there any plans for Google Code in contest in 2020-21. If yes, when do > they typically get announced? > We have not announced if there will be another Google Code-in. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Code-in Discuss" group. To unsubscr