Jenkins year-round GSoC schedule
| The Official Timeline from Google always takes precedence over the timeline posted here. The timeline posted here maps the Google Summer of Code Timeline to the GSoC related Jenkins organization events and activities. It is not an official timeline for the program. |
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?