Information Session for Google Summer of Code
Friday, March 7, 2013
3:30 p.m.
CSE AE108 (in the EE Main Office)
Open source software is changing the world and creating the future for the 10th year in a row.
Want to help?
Google Summer of Code has brought together over 7,500 students with 440 open source projects to create millions of lines of code. We’re looking for mentors and students to join us in making 2014 the best Summer of Code yet!
The Google Summer of Code program is designed to encourage student participation in open source development. Kicking off in 2005, the program has several goals:
● Inspire young developers to begin participating in open source development
● Provide students in Computer Science and related fields the opportunity to do work related to their academic pursuits during the summer
● Give students more exposure to realworld software development scenarios (e.g., distributed development, software licensing questions, mailinglist etiquette, etc.)
● Get more open source code created and released for the benefit of all
● Help open source projects identify and bring in new developers and committers
We’ll be offering successful student contributors a 5,500 USD stipend, enabling them to focus on their coding projects for three months. This program is done completely online. Students and mentors from more than 100 countries have participated in past years. Google will accept applications from open source projects from 3-14 February, 2014. Student applications will be accepted from 10-21 March, 2014.
Find full details on requirements for participating, including how to apply and info on the all-important tshirt at http://www.googlemelange.com
