[Gsoc-orga] Youthmappers and Google Summer of Code

[Tobias Knerr]

Hi Sarah,

ich kann mich nicht mehr erinnern – hatten wir letztes Jahr überhaupt 
Werbung unter möglichen Mentees gemacht?

Es scheint jedenfalls, als wäre unser letzter Blogpost 2019 gewesen:
https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2019/03/30/spend-a-summer-of-code-with-openstreetmap-2/

Viele Grüße,
Tobias


Am 31.01.23 um 16:14 schrieb Sarah Hoffmann:
> Hi,
> 
> soviel zu meinem Vorsatz, mich zurückzunehmen. ;) Hat vielleicht einer
> von euch eine Standard-Mail, auf der wir da aufbauen könnten? Ich
> meinte, dass wir letztes Jahr auch ein Blog-Post auf blog.osm.org
> hatten, kann aber nichts finden.
> 
> Sarah
> 
> On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 04:00:46PM +0100, Sarah Hoffmann wrote:
>> Hi Patricia,
>>
>> thank you for your insights. That sounds all very good to me. I'd say
>> let's try with the email message and see how much response that gets. We
>> don't have a mail ready yet but will draft something in the next couple
>> of days. We'd probably need a slightly different appraoch if we are
>> targeting the presidents/mentors. I'll discuss this with my fellow orga
>> members.
>>
>> I'll also make sure to point you to our tweets once the official
>> announcement is out. That's always a good way to spread the word.
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>> Sarah
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 09:32:59PM +0000, Patricia Solis wrote:
>>> Hello Sarah,
>>>
>>> Thank you for your kind and encouraging words.
>>>
>>> What a great idea about the GSOC! I do know about it but did not make the connection that there were OSM opportunities there. I agree that we can make the YouthMappers students aware. Generally there are two ways we disseminate information of this nature: one is through a message to them via email (sent to me, where I forward) to the Officers listserv. These are the presidents and/or mentors and/or communication officers of each chapter.
>>>
>>> We also share a lot of details out on the twitterverse. That makes it’s way around.
>>>
>>> There are a few additional communications means, like via OSM Teams (which is not everyone yet, just those who have agreed to send their OSM Username, still about 2,000 students); and there are Whatsapp channels, a Telegram channel, facebook page, linked in page etc. Which are all fine and just a way to repeat messaging.
>>>
>>> We also have a blog – this is written by students – so if there happens to be a student who participated in the past whether a YouthMappers member or not, we would welcome sharing their voice in this way, too.
>>>
>>> Let me know if any of this strikes you as interesting. If you have a ready made message, that is great. We send messages in several languages, but find that hitting English, Spanish and French are the best ways to reach nearly everyone.
>>>
>>> Thanks again,
>>> Patricia
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Sarah Hoffmann <lonvia at denofr.de>
>>> Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023 at 4:28 AM
>>> To: Patricia Solis <patricia.solis at asu.edu>
>>> Cc: gsoc-orga at openstreetmap.org <gsoc-orga at openstreetmap.org>
>>> Subject: Youthmappers and Google Summer of Code
>>> Hi Patricia,
>>>
>>> thank you a lot for your presentation at the OSMF board meeting. I
>>> really like what Youthmappers are trying to achieve as it reminds me very
>>> much of the spirit of "just doing what is interesting" in the early days
>>> of mapping in Europe.
>>>
>>> I don't know if you are already aware of the Google Summer of Code
>>> programme (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!bJeanValC0onCq6FRsO8ulksdDb91BXqHYTqZt8yGgg_3MUy93V62cAahoYB-2waNICUhoHgvADvvucd6a-y$ ). It tries to introduce
>>> students to the ways of Open Source. OpenStreetMap has been
>>> participating in the programme as a mentor organisation almost
>>> continually since 2006. The results have been mixed. We had some good
>>> outcomes but many projects just died after the programme. Despite that
>>> we think that the goal of teaching students how contribution to open
>>> source works, is worthwhile.
>>>
>>> One of the main issues we had over the years is that most of the
>>> students participating had never contributed to OSM before. This usually
>>> means that they have a double learning curve: understanding the OSM
>>> community and the software project they contribute to. But it also means
>>> that the rate of people we retained is rather low.
>>>
>>> Which brings me to why I'm writing to you. Listening to your
>>> presentation I realised that you have access to a large pool of
>>> enthusiastic students that have already been introduced to the OSM
>>> community. Exactly what we are looking for. So we really should reach
>>> out explicitly to them.
>>>
>>> We are still in the early process of application for GSOC 2023.
>>> Organisation application ends this week and we'll only know by end of
>>> February if we have been accepted. That is also when students can start
>>> to apply. Nonetheless, now would be a good time to remind students that
>>> GSOC exists, so they can look into projects and make up their mind if
>>> they want to participate. What do you think is the best means to reach
>>> Youthmapper students?
>>>
>>> Looking forward to your thoughts.
>>>
>>> Sarah
>>
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