[Ubuntu-be] [OT] Students (with ideas and skills) wanted for Google Summer Of Code

[Marc Portier]

Hi,

[warning: shameless plug ahead]

Most of you will probably already know, but I guess they will not mind
being reminded.

The Google summer of code has started again and is searching for
students to participate.

For those new to the concept: Google pays a 4500 USD stipend to students
that work for 3 months during summer on one of the open source projects
that are participating.  The open source projects offer mentoring
support to the students.

This concept is to my believe a great opportunity for students to get
practical experience in actual system building. Guided by the OSS
professionals out there, working in an atmosphere of open knowledge sharing.

If you are such a student, or you know of anyone that fits the
discription you better get your application form filled in and your
project-idea for this summer on the rails (deadline for application is
shortby)




[here comes the plug]

Outerthought in Ghent (the creators of the open source DaisyCMS project)
is again participating in the program this year.  Our engineers will
thus be mentoring the participating students again. As a bonus to the
Belgian students we can add some extra's to the Google offer:
- you can come and work in our offices in Ghent, having an actual
work-space and environment with direct access to the engineers will be
helpful
- as a Belgian company we can also fill in the required paperwork to let
this summer-work count as an official 'training' in your education (thus
gaining the attached study-credits)


kind regards,
-marc=

[1] http://code.google.com/soc/
[2] http://cocoondev.org/daisyscratchpad/291-cd.html