[gci-announce] Organization Applications now open for Google Code-in 2015

[Nicholas Skaggs]

On 11/04/2015 02:23 PM, Benjamin Kerensa wrote:
> The last attempt was by myself and Luke Faraone it wasn't so much a 
> lack of mentors but our application process was difficult to navigate 
> because we needed sign off from Canonical. We finally got it in and 
> Google declined is.
>
> We have had other non Google mentoring programs alongside Ubuntu that 
> worked like a The WOU and Purdue classes I mentored on Ubuntu Dev work.
>
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> On Wednesday, November 4, 2015, Elizabeth K. Joseph <lyz at ubuntu.com 
> <mailto:lyz at ubuntu.com>> wrote:
>
>     On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 1:46 PM, José Antonio Rey <jose at ubuntu.com
>     <javascript:;>> wrote:
>     > Hey everyone,
>     >
>     > I got this email today and believe this would be a great
>     opportunity to get
>     > fresh people in the community. What do you say?
>
>     I love these programs and think it would be great for Ubuntu get
>     involved with one (whether it be a Code-in, or GSoC or Outreachy). But
>     we've always struggled to find mentors and administrators for the
>     program.
>
>     So I think the better question is:
>
>     Are there any volunteers who would like to run this? Two org admins
>     are required.
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>     Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph || Lyz || pleia2
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I'll volunteer as well. I like the idea, and I'm happy to help as 
needed. I agree with Liz though. Many hands make light work, and the 
success of initiatives like this depend on having a few volunteers to 
help run it. Anyone else willing to put there name in to help make it 
happen?


Nicholas