English slides for my presentation about the Google Summer of Code for the PHP User Group meeting in Stuttgart, Germany, 2010-03-10

1. Google Summer of Code™
"Flip bits not burgers"
http://socghop.appspot.com/

2. Google is paying
students to write
Open Source software.

3. In cooperation with
approx. 150 Open
Source organizations.

4. (arbitrary selection from 2009)

5. Goals
• Motivate students to write Open
Source software
• Provide "Real World" experience in
software development
• Help organizations find new members
for their community
• not a recruiting program

6. Roles
Google ... Open Source Orgs ...
• selects Open Source • provide project ideas
organizations for the
program • select students
• sets number of student • provide mentors
slots per organization
• decide whether the
• pays the students project was successful

7. $5000 + T-shirt

8. Payment
• $500 at the start of
the Coding Period
• $2250 after the Mid-
Term Evaluations
• $2250 after the Final
Evaluations
• T-shirt + certificate

9. Benefits for Students
• get some real-life
experience in
software development
• ... and Open Source
development
• software created will
actually be used
• have "Google" in your
CV

10. Benefits for
Organizations
• get new functionality
and improvements
implemented
• get new members for
the community

11. Benefits for Google?
• not a recruiting
program
• but reserve right to
make an offer to
outstanding students
• give back to the Open
Source community

12. Participants
Organizations Students
1500
1125
1125 1000 1000
900
750 630
400
375
130 175 150 150
100
40
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

13. Success Rate 2009
successful not successful
15 %
85 %

14. March 8-12
Application period for
Open Source organizations

15. March 18
Announcement of accepted
Open Source organizations
March 29 - April 9
Students apply with the
Open Source organizations

16. Recommendations
• Talk to the organization before
sending your application!
• Student ideas are often welcome, but
do some research first.
• Application should contain an "about
myself" and a (rough) project plan
• Check for feedback!

17. April 26
Announcement of
accepted students
also: cut-off date for
eligibility requirements
(18 years old, being enrolled)

18. followed by:
"Community Bonding Period"
May 24 - August 16
Coding Period
July 12-16
Mid-Term Evaluations

19. Meet your mentors

20. Overview
• http://socghop.appspot.com/ or
http://code.google.com/soc/
• List of organizations: March 18
• Student application period:
March 29 - April 9
• Coding Period: May 24 - August 16

21. Credits
• Photos via flickr,
thanks to: Tim
Samoff, Jorge Gaspar
Sanz Salinas,
secretlondon123, Seb
Ruiz, Pınar Yanardağ,
warthog9, manuki
• Data & GSoC Logo:
Google