[Dspace-general] Please Promote DSpace @ Google Summer of Code to your students and at OR08...

[Mark Diggory]

I'd also add that $4500.00 USD stipend paid by Google to the student  
is a nice incentive as well! ;-)

On Mar 28, 2008, at 8:34 PM, Mark Diggory wrote:

> DSpace Community,
>
> While its not fully official yet, it really looks like we will have
> another week to accept student applications for GSoC.  Its been
> determined that many students were away on vacation during the last
> couple weeks  and the topic is getting allot of response on the
> mentors list.
>
> We have less than 1/4 the applicants we had last year (3), If we
> don't get more proposals, there will not be as good a pool of
> applications to choose the top few from. So "Get the Word Out" while
> your at the Conference and let your community know that now is the
> time for students to sign up!
>
> Proposals do not have to be based on the ideas documented on our page/
> wiki. If your a university student and you think to have a good idea
> for a software project that involves DSpace, put in an application
> and see where it takes you. Participation in Google Summer of Code
> will look great on your Resume'!
>
> Applications and IDeas can be accessed at the following locations!
>
> http://code.google.com/soc/2008/
> http://groups.google.com/group/google-summer-of-code-announce/web/
> guide-to-the-gsoc-web-app-for-student-applicants
> http://code.google.com/soc/2008/dspace/about.html
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Mark R. Diggory - DSpace Developer and Systems Manager
> MIT Libraries, Systems and Technology Services
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>
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