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webchick - Tue, 02/19/2008 - 11:21pm
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SESSION OVERVIEW
Summer of Code 2008 was just announced. Hooray! Since most of the smartest people in Drupal will be at Drupalcon, let’s find a corner to meet for an hour to get on the same page so we can make this program a shining success. :)

AGENDA
* Compile list of folks interested in mentoring, and if so, in what areas
* Brainstorm some SoC project proposals for students to claim
* Identify holes in our getting started documentation
* Discuss strategies for managing students/mentors/projects
* Prepare SoC mentor organization application

GOALS
We’ll try and come away with a few solid project proposal ideas, as well as some overall strategy for better management of SoC this year.

RESOURCES

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More tips on managing students and mentors

cryptonomikon - Wed, 02/27/2008 - 11:04am
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Hi Angie,

Posting the link to the excellent Google Mentors’ session where Sigurd gave tips on how to manage students and mentors: GSoC notes. I believe these are your notes :)

Excerpts:

Community participation

  • Get them involved in choices
  • Frequent public communication
  • Introduce students early on to the community
  • Get them on the community resources (IRC, mailing lists…)

Tools

  • Give them a blog on the project blog.
  • Add public wiki repository
  • Common mailing list
  • Regular reports through IRC, etc.
  • Treat them like any other developer
  • Public discussions
  • Have well-defined review process.
  • Give them rights equal to others on the project.
  • Mentoring program

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