<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The COIN-OR Foundation is applying to
be a "mentoring organization" in the </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">2008 Google Summer of Code (GSoC).
The GSoC program gives away </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">money to students to work on open-source
projects. </font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Is there something you've wanted but
no one's had the bandwidth to do it? </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Now's the chance to make it happen.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Got a project idea? </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Interested in having a student work
on your project this summer? </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Willing to put your sterling proposal
writing skills to good use for COIN-OR? </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Just opinionated and willing to add
your 2 cents?</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> Join the </font><font size=3><b>GSoC
Conference Call: Tues, March 4, 2008, 10AM (EST).</b> </font>
<br><font size=3>Call-in: 1-877-421-0033 Participant Passcode: 576666#.
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<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">For agenda, links, and commentary see
the wiki at https://projects.coin-or.org/Events/wiki/GoogleSummerOfCode2008</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Application deadline for GSoC: March
12th. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Robin</font>
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Robin Lougee-Heimer, PhD<br>
Program Manager, COIN-OR<br>
IBM TJ Watson Research Center<br>
1101 Kitchawan Road, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598<br>
ph: 914-945-3032 fax: 914-945-3434 <br>
robinlh@us.ibm.com<br>
http://www.coin-or.org<br>
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