GSoC 2011 Timeline

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=Current= =Future=
 * January 24: Program announced.
 * February 28: 19:00 UTC: Mentoring organizations can begin submitting applications to Google.
 * March 11: 23:00 UTC: Mentoring organization application deadline.
 * March 14-17: Google program administrators review organization applications.
 * March 18: 19:00 UTC List of accepted mentoring organizations published on the Google Summer of Code 2011 site. Scribus Team is accepted into the program.
 * March 18-27:  Would-be student participants discuss application ideas with mentoring organizations.
 * March 28: 19:00 UTC  Student application period opens.
 * April 8: 19:00 UTC  Student application deadline.     Interim Period:   Mentoring  organizations review and rank student proposals; where necessary,  mentoring organizations may request further proposal detail from the  student applicant.
 * April 22:  All mentors must be signed up and all student proposals matched with a mentor - 07:00 UTC  Student ranking/scoring  deadline. Please do not add private comments with a nonzero score or  mark students as ineligible (unless doing so as part of resolving  duplicate accepted students) after this deadline - 17:00 UTC  IRC meeting to resolve any outstanding duplicate accepted students - 19:00 UTC #gsoc
 * April 25: 19:00 UTC  Accepted student proposals announced on the Google Summer of Code 2011 site.     Community Bonding Period:   Students get to know mentors, read documentation, get up to speed to begin working on their projects.
 * May 23:  Students begin coding for their GSoC projects;  Google begins issuing  initial student payments provided tax forms are on file and students are  in good standing with their communities.     Interim Period:   Mentors give students a helping hand and guidance on their projects.
 * July 11: 19:00 UTC  Mentors and students can begin submitting mid-term evaluations.
 * July 15: 19:00 UTC  Mid-term evaluations deadline;  Google begins issuing mid-term student payments provided passing student survey is on file.     Interim Period:   Mentors give students a helping hand and guidance on their projects.
 * August 15:  Suggested 'pencils down' date. Take a week to scrub code, write tests, improve documentation, etc.
 * August 22: 19:00 UTC  Firm 'pencils down' date. Mentors, students and organization administrators can begin submitting final evaluations to Google.
 * August 26: 19:00 UTC  Final evaluation deadline  Google begins issuing student and mentoring organization payments provided forms and evaluations are on file.
 * August 29:  Final results of GSoC 2011 announced
 * August 30:  Students can begin submitting required code samples to Google
 * October 22 & 23:  Mentor Summit at Google:  Representatives from each successfully participating organization are  invited to Google to greet, collaborate and code. Our mission for the  weekend: make the program even better, have fun and make new friends.