Jenkins year-round GSoC schedule
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AUG 2018 - FEB 2019
Call for GSoC project proposals/mentors
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period of year where we pro-actively seek for project proposals
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pre-book SMEs, ask them to make a few hours per coding phase in their schedule (even more so if their SIG participates in GSoC)
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form mentor groups
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preplanning meetings
Mentor and project champion recruitment
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period of the year when we actively search for mentors from various sources like SIGs and mailing list
SEP 16
Presence at DevOps World - Jenkins World conference in San Francisco, California, United States
FEB 26 - MAR 25
A schedule of communications to students and mentors
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list of what mentors need to discuss with students (e.g. eligibility check such as CPT)
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when to send deadline reminders
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when to send expectation reminders
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when to setup office hours
Potential student participants discuss application ideas with mentoring
APR 9 - SEP 3
Personalized thank you letters to all participants schedule (at end of application period, at end of last coding period)
MAY 6 - 27
Community Bonding Period: Students get to know mentors, read documentation, get up to speed to begin working on their projects
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have co-mentors agree on project general direction before talking to students
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explicitly state that design work needs to happen during this phase
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do pair coding to get student going
JUN 28
Phase 1 Evaluation deadline
Work Period: Students work on their project with guidance from Mentors
JUL 26 - OCT
Plan post-GSoC activities schedule
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create a path for students to become mentors, and see their project continue in next GSoC
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create epic of remaining work (perhaps do this at end of last coding phase)
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keeping the student engaged by giving more responsibilities and more ownership
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review and retrospective
JUL 26
Phase 2 Evaluation deadline
Work Period: Students continue working on their project with guidance from Mentors
AUG 2019 - FEB 2020
Call for GSoC project proposals/mentors
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period of year where we pro-actively seek for project proposals
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pre-book SMEs, ask them to make a few hours per coding phase in their schedule (even more so if their SIG participates in GSoC)
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form mentor groups
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preplanning meetings
Mentor and project champion recruitment
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period of the year when we actively search for mentors from various sources like SIGs and mailing list
AUG 12 - 15
Presence at DevOps World - Jenkins World conference in San Francisco, California, United States
SEP 3
Final results of Google Summer of Code 2019 announced
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Update your resume to include your work as a Google Summer of Code student
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Keep working on your project
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Attend a Meetup or Conference
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Tell others about GSoC
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Be a mentor and help others
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Stay in touch with your mentors and the community
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Want to apply for a role at Google?