[OSM-dev] Application for Google Summer of Code 2015

[Kate Chapman]

Hi All,

I just wanted to mention that I specifically talked to GSoC about if it was
an issue if OSM and HOT applied separately. They said it wasn't.

Key is to have solid applications and have really good project lists.

Serge, I think over the past two years what has been helpful is OSM hasn't
had a ton of students. Instead we've had just a few, that way we get people
really interested. The years before when we were getting 6 or 7 slots it
was hard to find mentors and hard to find quality interested students.

Best,

-Kate

On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 4:51 PM, Cristiano Giovando <
cristiano.giovando at hotosm.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 1:19 PM, Serge Wroclawski <emacsen at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 2:43 PM, Peter Barth <osm-peda at won2.de> wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> there seems nobody eager to apply to GSoC this year.
> >
> > That's not true at all. I was discussing this with Kate Chapam just
> > yesterday, and was discussing how successful our last two years have
> > been.
>
> Hi Serge and Peter - HOT is planning to apply for GSoC as well, see my
> previous email to the list [1]. We don't want by any mean overlap
> efforts, but instead collaborate if there are projects that could
> benefit both HOT and the OSM community in general. Let us know if you
> see anything that may be more relevant to the humanitarian OSM
> mapping, and please add it to the list here [2]
>
> > I was the mentor for our project last year.
> >
> >> Tordanik and I are willing to step forward and do the
> >> administrative tasks, including applying OpenStreetMap to
> >> GSoC. As time rushes, we will wait for this weekend for any
> >> objections. We also hope to get access to the (admin) documents
> >> of last year's application.
> >
> > I just don't have a good grasp of the application process, but I'd be
> > happy to mentor again.
>
> The main part of the organization application - which is due in 7 days
> - is a list of proposed project ideas, with details for what each one
> requires. See more information here [3]. In addition you have to
> answer a list of about 11 questions [4].
>
> Cheers,
>
> Cristiano
>
>
> [1]
> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/dev/2015-February/028292.html
> [2] https://github.com/hotosm/HOT-Project-Ideas/labels/GSoC2015
> [3]
> http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2015/help_page#3._What_is_an_Ideas_list
> [4]
> http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2015/help_page#2._What_should_a_mentoring_organization
>
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