FYI<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br><span class="gmail_quote">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Eric Wilhelm</b> <<a href="mailto:scratchcomputing@gmail.com">scratchcomputing@gmail.com</a>><br>Date: 18 Mar 2008 07:55<br>
Subject: [pm_groups] Summer of Perl -- call for student proposals<br>To: PM Groups <<a href="mailto:pm_groups@pm.org">pm_groups@pm.org</a>><br><br></span>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 31th.)<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<br> <br>--<br> Request <a href="http://pm.org">pm.org</a> Technical Support via <a href="mailto:support@pm.org">support@pm.org</a><br> <br> pm_groups mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:pm_groups@pm.org">pm_groups@pm.org</a><br>
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