GSOC Presentation.

1. GSoC - Google Summer of Code
Another year passing, another year coming forth; the key is how do you make
the latter one more valuable.
Maimoona Kausar
Email: maimoonak.mk@gmail.com
Linkedin: maimoonak

2. About Me
● NEDian - BCIT + MCIT / 2013, NED University of Engg. and Technology
● Mainly design and architect the Java applications
● 10+ years of experience with e-health systems
○ Public healthcare sector taking care of underprivileged communities
○ Zindagi Mehfooz, Vital
○ Vast experience and contribution to opensource systems like OpenMRS, OpenSRP
○ Travelled across various regions (Africa, Asia, US) for opensource systems
○ Mentor in 2016, 2017 and 2019 GSoC
● Currently working with VentureDive
○ Urban Mobility
○ Urban Tech
○ Healthcare
○ Logistics
○ Financial Services

3. “You don’t have to be great to start,
but you have to start to be great”

4. GSoC - Google Summer of Code
● Global program
● Focused on introducing students to open source software development
● 10 week programming project with an organization
● Paired with a mentor
● Gaining exposure to real-world software development and techniques
● Opportunity to learn while earning a stipend
● Past year stats
○ 16th year
○ 65 countries
○ 98 open source organizations
○ 1,106 students
○ 2,000 mentors
○ 12 weeks

5. Collaboration
“A group of experts from different domains working together for the benefit of a shared objective “
● Specialization or mastery requires collaboration
● Leads to projects having better financial success
● People have higher participation
● Solve complex problems
● Learning from each others experiences
● Bigger Picture
● New doors to opportunities
● Higher morale
● Better contribution

6. Opensource
“Source code of software is publicly and freely available; can be viewed, modified and used by third parties “
● Global community
● High-quality source code
● High performance and stability
● High level of security and reliability
● High level of innovation
● Quick marketing
● Cost effective
Linux Apache Mozilla Firefox
Android

7. GSoC - Timeline (link)
Organizations Applications January - March 10, 2021
Student Applications March 29, 2021 - April 13, 2021
Application Review and Announcement April - May 17, 2021
Community Bonding May 17, 2021 - June 7, 2021
Coding June 7, 2021 - August 16, 2021
Mid Evaluations July 12 - 16, 2021
Final Evaluations August 16 - 23, 2021
Results Announced August 31, 2021
Note ** : Follow the updated and complete timeline on GSoC website (link)

8. GSoC - Important points
● Must be a student (any program)
● Code of conduct (criteria and faq and dos and donts and full details)
○ Individual
○ 3 projects max
○ Respectful attitude
○ Hard work, Commitment, and Dedication
○ Active participation
○ No Plagiarism
● Never miss any deadline
● Fair and transparent to mentor

9. GSoC - Why
● Global renowned community
● Get connected with experts
● Work on real software project
● Hands-on on tools and standards software industry uses
● Familiarity with industry best practices
● Stipend (link)
● Get chance to mentor
● Visit the Silicon Valley (link)
● Represent your country

10. Link to video

11. GSoC - Organizations(2020)
● Fedora to Mozilla to Git
● GSoC guide on how to choose an organization (link)
● OpenMRS
○ GSoC 2021 announcement (link)
○ Students starting point (link)
○ GSoC 2020 (link)
● Outreachy (link)
○ Opening in May
○ GSoC guide (link)
○ Eligibility (link)
● Fedora (link)
● Python (link)
● Apache (link)

12. Other Google Programs
● Google code-in (link)
● Google season of docs (link)
● OpenMRS GSoD (link)
○ 3 months with open source community
○ Technical writing expertise to the project's documentation
○ Stipend

13. Stay blessed!
Thank you!