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diff --git a/community/gsoc/organization_application.mdwn b/community/gsoc/organization_application.mdwn index 711f55e5..be6867bb 100644 --- a/community/gsoc/organization_application.mdwn +++ b/community/gsoc/organization_application.mdwn @@ -198,17 +198,23 @@ should go smoothly. * What steps will you take to encourage students to interact with your project's community before, during and after the program? -As part of the application process, we will ask students to answer very -specific questions about our organisation and the project they chose, which -they won't be able to answer without contacting us and discussing details -already during the application phase. This way we make sure we only get -studends able and willing to communicate with us. - -During the program, we will be asking the students actively about the work they -do, problems they face, decisions they take etc. - -After the program we will continue discussing the projects, and ask the -students to take part in these discussions. +We try to make it very clear that we expect the students to get into regular +contact with us before the end of the student selection process, and won't +consider their applications otherwise. This way we know that the students are +able and willing to communicate with us in the first place. + +After the selection, the regular contact will be kept up: We require the +students to participate in weekly IRC meetings, where we ask the students +actively about the work they do, problems they face, decisions they take etc. +Furthermore, we will ask them to hang around on IRC most of the time while +working on their projects, so we keep in close contact. + +We also require the students to join our main development mailing list, so any +design questions etc. can be discussed there. We will encourage them to take +part in other conversations, not directly related to their projects, as well. + +After the program we continue the regular meetings, still discussing the +projects: The application of the code created, future directions etc. * What will you do to ensure that your accepted students stick with the project after GSoC concludes? |