SoC2008Announcement

Hey, folks! :) The Summer of Code start date is approaching rapidly: let's have a round of introductions from each of the students to talk a little about themselves! Who are you? What's your project, and why is it awesome? Where are you from? What's your major and what school do you go to? How'd you come to choose Drupal as your mentoring organization? What do you like to do for fun? And anything else you care to share. :)

Also, if everyone could make sure they have a picture uploaded for themselves, that'd really help put some faces to names. :)

Welcome, accepted Summer of Code students! This post contains important information about prerequisites for starting your project. Please read it carefully.

Google has awarded Drupal 21 slots for Google Summer of Code. This year there were many strong applications, and narrowing the field to the top 21 was not an easy task. Thanks to all the mentors who helped out with the evaluating, and congratulations to all of the students. We look forward to working with you this summer! :)

Although coding doesn't formally kick off until May 26, according to Google's program timeline, there are a few things that need to get sorted out first. If you have questions about how to do any of these things, don't be shy! :) Post to the http://groups.drupal.org/soc-2008 or ask in #drupal on irc.freenode.net, and we'll get you hooked up.