GSoC Mentor Summit 2008

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Welcome to the Google Summer of Code Mentor Summit 2008 Wiki!

The summit will take place on Saturday and Sunday, 25 & 26 October at Google's Mountain View, California, USA Headquarters. There will also be fun stuff to do on Friday evening.

[edit] Tags and Labels for Summit Related Content

Please label your photos, blog posts, etc. with the tag "mentorsummit08" and "mentorsummit".

If you are feeling very very ambitious, please label past photos from summit and past blog entries from summits with the appropriate year tag and "mentorsummit".

BTW, the first search return result on Google for "mentor summit" is us. We rule. :)

[edit] Photos

I'd like to see (links to) the photos of especially the group photos and girl group photos. Any other ones too.

[edit] Reading student's final survey

Due to a bug in the GSoC web system, there are no links to the final student surveys. You can read them anyway as follows: First, go to the midterm report of the student. The URL for that is something like

http://code.google.com/soc/2008/scummvm/midterm_student_survey.html?csaid=SOME_ID_STRING

Simply change the substring 'midterm' to 'final', so

http://code.google.com/soc/2008/scummvm/final_student_survey.html?csaid=SOME_ID_STRING

[edit] Sessions

See Saturday Sessions and Sunday Sessions

If you move your session UPDATE THE WIKI

[edit] Session Notes 2008

[edit] Mentor Summit IRC

Join us in #mentorsummit on irc.freenode.net during the weekend!

[edit] Attendee List 2008

Please add your name to the attendees list.

[edit] Bios Page

Tell your fellow summit attendees a bit more about yourself.

[edit] Getting Around

Use this page to plan ride sharing, get information on public transportation, tips on where to rent a car, etc. See also the Pre-Summit Fun page for rides offered to get to downtown Mountain View on Friday evening.

[edit] Stuff to Do in and around Mountain View

Share your favorite restaurant suggestions, tell everyone about your favorite pub, let people know where to pick up computer equipment, etc.

[edit] Travel Information

Visit this page for flight and hotel information. This page includes travel and hotel FAQs, as well as information on getting your travel expenses reimbursed.

[edit] Pre-Summit Fun

Use this page to plan pre-summit fun. This page will also house information about our traditional Friday evening festivities.

[edit] Pre-Summit Checklist 2008

Stuff to do before you get to the Bay Area and before the summit. Every attendee needs to read this page. If you follow the instructions on it, we will be forever grateful.

This page also tells you what to expect when you arrive at the summit. Read it, use it, it's awesome.

[edit] Shuttle Information

There will be shuttle pickups and dropoffs at both the Domain and Wild Palms Hotels on both Saturday and Sunday.

[edit] Summit Schedule

[edit] The summit will take place on Saturday and Sunday, 25 & 26 October

The summit is an unconference, but these pages provide the skeletal schedule for the event and provide more information about the available rooms for sessions. For now, list your session ideas and start planning what you'd like to talk about with your fellow mentors.

[edit] Key Signing

If you have a GPG key, come along and get it signed and sign other people's keys.

[edit] Prior Summits

The prior summit wikis contain a lot of information about the sessions held and notes from those sessions:

[edit] Proposed Session Topics

Add proposed unconference sessions on this page.

[edit] Visa Letters

If you are travelling into the United States, it may be helpful for you to request a letter of invitation from Google in order to obtain a travel visa. Visit this page for guidelines on how to request such a letter and for other information on visa/passport requirements for entering the US.