Sugar Labs has been <a href="http://socghop.appspot.com/org/show/google/gsoc2009/sugarlabs">accepted into Google Summer of Code 2009</a>. Yay! Now we have work to do. Remember: the more students apply to our program, the better our chances of getting more actual slots assigned, so both publicity and making a good impression count. Go ahead, blog it, tweet it, tell your friends.<br>
<br>-We can expect most of those students to check out at least the pages linked to directly by <a href="http://socghop.appspot.com/org/show/google/gsoc2009/sugarlabs">our organization profile</a>. That is:
<a href="http://sugarlabs.org/" rel="nofollow">http://sugarlabs.org/</a> , <a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Summer_of_Code/Student_application_template">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Summer_of_Code/Student_application_template</a> , and <a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/DevelopmentTeam/ProjectIdeas" rel="nofollow">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/DevelopmentTeam/ProjectIdeas</a> . Go look at those pages, pretending you're a GSoC student who's never heard of Sugar Labs. Do they answer your questions?<br>
<br>-We need to be ready to answer student questions on IRC, sugar-devel, and iaep.<br><br>-If you would like to be a mentor, we can still add mentors. Please sign up.<br><br>-If you are already signed up as a mentor, please set up your profile on <a href="http://socghop.appspot.com/">http://socghop.appspot.com/</a> and then privately email your link_id to walter bender, mel chua, and(or) me.<br>
<br>-Random answers: right now we have 11 mentors signed up; OLPC did not get in :( ; new organizations are usually limited to 2 slots but it is all discretionary by LH and other GSoC admins, and she is very reasonable, so I suspect we may "inherit" OLPC's history; otherwise, slots are generally proportional to student applications (more <a href="http://socghop.appspot.com/document/show/program/google/gsoc2009/studentallocations">FAQ on slot allocations</a>); <a href="http://socghop.appspot.com/program/accepted_orgs/google/gsoc2009">list of accepted orgs</a>; <a href="http://socghop.appspot.com/document/show/program/google/gsoc2009/timeline">timeline</a> : student applications from March 23 through April 3, then we madly decide, then acceptances are announced April 15th.<br>
<br>Hooray!<br>Jameson<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername"></b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:socghop.noreply@gmail.com" target="_blank">socghop.noreply@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 11:48 AM<br>Subject: Congratulations!<br>To: <a href="mailto:jameson.quinn@gmail.com" target="_blank">jameson.quinn@gmail.com</a><br>
        
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                Hi Jameson Quinn,
                
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Your "Sugar Labs (a member of the Software Freedom Conservancy)" organization application for Google Summer of Code 2009 has been
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For full instructions on how to create a home page and best practices for creating it, please see our User's
Guide at <a href="http://socghop.appspot.com/document/show/program/google/gsoc2009/userguide" target="_blank">http://socghop.appspot.com/document/show/program/google/gsoc2009/userguide</a>
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It is worth taking a look at the in-depth documentation for tips even if you are familiar with the program or a
past participant.<br>
You will now also be able to review and accept mentor applications for your
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Congratulations! We look forward to having you with us for Google Summer of Code 2009.
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Best regards, <br>Google Open Source Programs
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