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Subject: Re: GSoC 2009
From: auroraeosrose@gmail.com (Elizabeth M Smith)

Scott MacVicar wrote:
> Hi Everybody,
> 
> It's almost that time again where we rush at the last minute to organise
> something for the Google Summer of Code, so in the interest of being
> prepared I'm thinking it's time to start collecting ideas for potential
> students. I've updated a few of the Wiki pages with some things relevant
> from the Mentor Summit I attended last year about the idea and applying
> process.
> 
> One of them is collecting ideas sooner rather than later and trying to
> make sure there as detailed as possible, including what the deliverables
> are of the project and any ideas of how it should be implemented. If you
> don't have a Wiki account feel free to email me with your ideas and I'll
> add it to the page on your behalf.
> 
> If we're accepted to the program this year, we can discuss the student
> selection process a bit more. But first lets get the ideas going.
> 
> Scott
> 
> ps.
> How many people went "Hi Dr Nick"?

Just my $0.02

I think we really should encourage at least two active mentors for each
project this year.  I think it helps both the students (always someone
to annoy) and the mentors (less stress and time out of their lives) and
provides a safety net if a mentor has real life issues come up.  But for
that we need more people willing to mentor ;)

Thanks,
Elizabeth Smith