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

[Grant McLean]

-------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: Eric Wilhelm <scratchcomputing at gmail.com>
> To: PM Groups <pm_groups at pm.org>
> Subject: [pm_groups] Summer of Perl -- call for student proposals
> Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:55:24 -0700
> 
> 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