<div><span class="gmail_quote">Fowarding mail by <strong>Eric Wilhelm</strong> .</span></div>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">Summer of code is arriving, all interested pl. read on and the deadline for students is 31st March and not 24th as advertised below.</span></div>
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<div><br>Hi all, Please forward this to your groups. (Also feel free to break<br>into a discussion as to whether or how students are involved in the<br>perl community, what we can do to connect with more universities and<br>
etc.)<br><br><br>The Perl Foundation is participating in Google's 2008 Summer of Code(tm)<br>and we have a lot of capable, willing mentors looking forward to working<br>with some talented, driven students. So, we would like you to help<br>
find those students (and quickly -- the students must apply before<br>March 24th.)<br><br>This is a rare opportunity for students to get a chance to get a paid<br>summer of hacking on exciting projects like Parrot, Perl 6, Moose,<br>
Jifty, SVK, Catalyst, or their very own Perl modules or applications.<br>It also brings new talent into the community and gives the student a<br>hefty "real world" experience with a knowledgable mentor. Further,<br>
employers love to see this sort of demonstration of teamwork, handling<br>deadlines, communication skills, resourcefulness and etc.<br><br>We're looking for promising students who are interested in open source<br>(or maybe you know someone who *should* be interested in open source.)<br>
Knowledge of Perl is optional if the project is Parrot-related. The<br>student doesn't need to be an expert in the problem domain (after all,<br>learning is part of the process), but should bring a big pile of<br>creativity, problem-solving skills, and determination.<br>
<br>Students should review the page of suggested projects, but are<br>encouraged to bring their own proposals (those are often the best.)<br>The most important first step is getting in touch with the community<br>and discussing their project idea with potential mentors.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi?gsoc2008_projects">http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi?gsoc2008_projects</a><br><br>Additional information and links can be found here.<br><br><a href="http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi?gsoc2008">http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi?gsoc2008</a><br>
<br>Google has posted some flyers if you happen to have a university<br>bulletin board or hallway handy:<br><br><a href="http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/GsocFlyers">http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/GsocFlyers</a><br>
<br>Additional info:<br><br><a href="http://code.google.com/soc/2008/">http://code.google.com/soc/2008/</a><br><a href="http://code.google.com/soc/2008/faqs.html">http://code.google.com/soc/2008/faqs.html</a><br><br>(Note that google has particular requirements to do with the fact that<br>
they are paying the students. The student must be able to show their<br>eligibility regarding enrollment and employability.)<br><br>Remember, the Perl community draws talent from many fields, so if you<br>came to Perl from a non-computer-science major and still have contacts<br>
in that department from your university, it is probably worth<br>mentioning to them.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Eric</div>