[GSoC] GSoC Mentor Summit / Student Reunion

Wed May 21 21:50:25 UTC 2014

I think mentors should go first. They are the long term contributors.

Both Francesco and Chris have put in years of support to GSoC - that
does not rhyme with a first come first go.

Pj.

On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 12:17:03PM -0700, Eric Talevich wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
> It appears that we can also send current GSoC students as delegates to the
> summit. One of our JSBML students Victor spoke up already off-list, leaving
> one slot for Chris or Francesco. Chris e-mailed the list first, so he has
> priority as the second delegate, and Francesco as backup if either of the
> others can't go.
> 
> Does that sound like a fair solution to you guys? if so, I'll send the
> details along separately so you can make travel arrangements and get
> reimbursed.
> 
> -Eric
> 
> On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 8:31 PM, Raoul Bonnal <bonnal at ingm.org> wrote:
> 
> >
> > I think that is a very valuable experience and if we (OBF) can push or
> > organize/propose a meeting/session during the  on Open Science and report
> > how we tackled this GSOC 2014 expanding our "dev" base that would be great.
> >
> > On May 16, 2014, at 12:19 PM, Francesco Strozzi <
> > francesco.strozzi at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > if possible, I would like to attend too.
> > >
> > > Francesco
> > >
> > > On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 6:12 PM, Eric Talevich <eric.talevich at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >> Folks,
> > >>
> > >> The GSoC Mentor Summit is an annual "unconference" held by Google in
> > >> Silicon Valley after every GSoC.  This year, Google is hosting a
> > supersized
> > >> GSoC Mentor Summit and Student Reunion on October 23--26. More info
> > here:
> > >> https://sites.google.com/site/gsocmentorsummitstudentreunion/home
> > >>
> > >> *Mentors:*
> > >> As a GSoC 2014 organization, OBF can send two mentors/admins to the
> > summit
> > >> as delegates at Google's expense. If you'd like to attend, let me know.
> > >>
> > >> *Students, mentors, former students/mentors/admins:*
> > >> Google is also holding a "lottery" to select another 220 individuals to
> > >> attend the event at their own expense (travel & hotel). Full details
> > are in
> > >> the e-mail below.
> > >>
> > >> Note that this is a change from Google's earlier announcement; it looks
> > >> like the delegate role is for current mentors/admins only, and the
> > lottery
> > >> is being held for students and those who were planning to attend on
> > their
> > >> own.
> > >>
> > >> Past attendees, like Raoul here, say they're enjoyed the event.
> > >>
> > >> Cheers,
> > >> Eric
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > >> From: Google Open Source Programs Office <ospoteam at gmail.com>
> > >> Date: Mon, May 12, 2014 at 1:25 PM
> > >> Subject: [GSoC Mentors Announce] Enter the lottery to attend the Google
> > >> Summer of Code Reunion!
> > >> To: GSoC Mentors Announce <gsoc-mentors-announce at googlegroups.com>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Hello Google Summer of Code Enthusiasts-
> > >>
> > >> As we mentioned earlier today, the Google Open Source Programs Office is
> > >> inviting up to 600 former students, mentors, and org admins to join us
> > at a
> > >> three-day unconference in San Jose, California. We hold a similar
> > >> conference annually for our current mentors, but this year we???re also
> > >> inviting former GSoC students and mentors to join the fun and make it a
> > >> GSoC Reunion!
> > >>
> > >> DETAILS
> > >>
> > >> When: October 23-26, 2014
> > >>
> > >> Where: San Jose
> > >> Marriott<http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sjcsj-san-jose-marriott/
> > >and
> > >> Hilton
> > >> San Jose<
> > http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/california/hilton-san-jose-SJCSHHF/index.html
> > >,
> > >> CA, USA
> > >>
> > >> Why: The opportunity to meet face-to-face with other FOSS community
> > members
> > >> is a valuable experience, as is the time spent discussing ideas in a
> > casual
> > >> forum where everyone's voice can be heard. There will also be surprises,
> > >> fun events, and a chance to visit the Google campus in Mountain View
> > >>
> > >> Agenda:  Visit the Reunion
> > >> website<
> > https://sites.google.com/site/gsocmentorsummitstudentreunion/home>
> > >> for
> > >> more details about the agenda.
> > >>
> > >> How do I attend?: Because we have a limited amount of space available
> > for
> > >> this Reunion and can not invite all 14,000 past participants to attend
> > the
> > >> Reunion, we have set up a lottery system to choose ~220 guests (the
> > other
> > >> ~380 guests are Delegates, mostly mentors, chosen by the GSoC 2014
> > >> participating orgs, more information about Delegates is available in the
> > >> Delegate email that we sent to this list earlier today).* This lottery
> > >> system is for GSoC students, mentors and org administrators that
> > >> participated in the program anytime over the last 10 years who wish to
> > >> attend the Reunion but are not one of their org???s designated Delegates.
> > We
> > >> will randomly select names from the lottery pool that will be named our
> > >> Lottery Winners. These Lottery Winners will then be able to sign up to
> > >> attend the Reunion at their own cost. For more detailed information see
> > the
> > >> Reunion website.
> > >>
> > >> * Note: The GSoC 2014 organization administrators will be choosing
> > their 2
> > >> Delegates separately. If you have been told by the org admin that you
> > will
> > >> be a GSoC 2014 Delegate you do not need to sign up for the lottery.
> > >>
> > >> Agenda:  Visit the Reunion
> > >> website<
> > https://sites.google.com/site/gsocmentorsummitstudentreunion/home>
> > >> for
> > >> more details about the agenda.
> > >>
> > >> IMPORTANT INFORMATION (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)
> > >>
> > >> 1. By filling out the form below, you are entering a lottery to attend.
> > You
> > >> are not confirmed to attend the Reunion until you hear back from the
> > Google
> > >> team.
> > >>
> > >> 2. Attendees who are chosen to attend the Reunion are responsible for
> > >> paying for their own flight, hotel, visa costs, and ground
> > transportation.
> > >> Google will provide most meals and transportation to Reunion-related
> > >> activities.
> > >>
> > >> 3. Please register by Monday, June 16 to secure a spot in the lottery.
> > >>
> > >> 4. Lottery winners will be notified by email on Monday, June 23.  For
> > those
> > >> people who signed up for the lottery but do not win the initial lottery
> > on
> > >> June 23rd, they will be automatically added to a waitlist.
> > >>
> > >> 5. Lottery winners then have until Monday, July 7 to confirm attendance.
> > >>
> > >> 6. If a lottery winner does not confirm their attendance by the July 7
> > >> deadline, they forfeit their spot and a new lottery winner will be
> > chosen
> > >> from the waitlist.
> > >>
> > >> 7. Please visit the Reunion
> > >> website<
> > https://sites.google.com/site/gsocmentorsummitstudentreunion/home>for
> > >> more detailed information.
> > >>
> > >> ENTER THE LOTTERY HERE BY MONDAY, JUNE 16
> > >>
> > >>
> > https://sites.google.com/site/gsocmentorsummitstudentreunion/lottery-entry-form
> > >>
> > >> For more information please visit the Reunion
> > >> website<
> > https://sites.google.com/site/gsocmentorsummitstudentreunion/home>or
> > >> email the Google Open Source Programs Office at
> > >> ospoteam at gmail.com.
> > >>
> > >> We hope to see you in October!
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Google Open Source Programs Office
> > >>
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Francesco Strozzi
> > >
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> >
> >
> >
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