[Krakow-pm] Fwd: [pm_groups] Summer of Perl -- call for student proposals

[Zbigniew Lukasiak]

Do tego ogloszenia chcialbym dodac, ze zapisalem sie jako mentor do
http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi?gsoc2008_projects#rest_friendly_crud_framework
(jestem autorem Catalyst::Example::InstantCRUD - wiec mam pewne
doswiadczenie w tym).

pozdr.
Zbyszek

On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Bartosz Jakubski <b.jakubski at gmail.com> wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>  From: Eric Wilhelm <scratchcomputing at gmail.com>
>  Date: Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 8:55 AM
>  Subject: [pm_groups] Summer of Perl -- call for student proposals
>  To: PM Groups <pm_groups at pm.org>
>
>
>  Hi all,  Please forward this to your groups.  (Also feel free to break
>   into a discussion as to whether or how students are involved in the
>   perl community, what we can do to connect with more universities and
>   etc.)
>
>
>   The Perl Foundation is participating in Google's 2008 Summer of Code(tm)
>   and we have a lot of capable, willing mentors looking forward to working
>   with some talented, driven students.  So, we would like you to help
>   find those students (and quickly -- the students must apply before
>   March 24th.)
>
>   This is a rare opportunity for students to get a chance to get a paid
>   summer of hacking on exciting projects like Parrot, Perl 6, Moose,
>   Jifty, SVK, Catalyst, or their very own Perl modules or applications.
>   It also brings new talent into the community and gives the student a
>   hefty "real world" experience with a knowledgable mentor.  Further,
>   employers love to see this sort of demonstration of teamwork, handling
>   deadlines, communication skills, resourcefulness and etc.
>
>   We're looking for promising students who are interested in open source
>   (or maybe you know someone who *should* be interested in open source.)
>   Knowledge of Perl is optional if the project is Parrot-related.  The
>   student doesn't need to be an expert in the problem domain (after all,
>   learning is part of the process), but should bring a big pile of
>   creativity, problem-solving skills, and determination.
>
>   Students should review the page of suggested projects, but are
>   encouraged to bring their own proposals (those are often the best.)
>   The most important first step is getting in touch with the community
>   and discussing their project idea with potential mentors.
>
>   http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi?gsoc2008_projects
>
>   Additional information and links can be found here.
>
>   http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi?gsoc2008
>
>   Google has posted some flyers if you happen to have a university
>   bulletin board or hallway handy:
>
>   http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/GsocFlyers
>
>   Additional info:
>
>   http://code.google.com/soc/2008/
>   http://code.google.com/soc/2008/faqs.html
>
>   (Note that google has particular requirements to do with the fact that
>   they are paying the students.  The student must be able to show their
>   eligibility regarding enrollment and employability.)
>
>   Remember, the Perl community draws talent from many fields, so if you
>   came to Perl from a non-computer-science major and still have contacts
>   in that department from your university, it is probably worth
>   mentioning to them.
>
>   Thanks,
>   Eric
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