GSoC Alumni Summit 2025
Time and Date (UTC)
03/27/2025, 11:00 AM - 03/27/2025, 06:00 PM
Location
Online
Community Ticket Free
GSoC Alumni Summit 2025
Time and Date (UTC)
03/27/2025, 11:00 AM - 03/27/2025, 06:00 PM
Location
Online
Free Ticket 0
About the Event
Join us in the 2025 of our GSoC Alumni Summit! This will be our 9th year participating in GSoC, and we'll take the opportunity to bring past contributors and students to share their experiences in this virtual event - with an intro by our own founder and project leader, Gabriel Engel.
Organizer
| Start Time | End Time | Session Title | Speaker | Duration | Recording | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:30 PM | 04:50 PM | Welcome to Rocket.Chat Alumni Summit 2025! | Felipe Scuciatto/Gabriel Engel/Sing Li | 20 min | ||
Description: Let's welcome all participants, contributors and Mentor! | ||||||
| 04:50 PM | 05:05 PM | Building a global network through GSoC. | Dhruv Jain | 15 min | ||
| 05:05 PM | 05:20 PM | Communication, the most important aspect of GSoC | Yuriko Kikuchi | 15 min | ||
| 05:20 PM | 05:35 PM | Community Hangout | TBD | 15 min | ||
Description: A relaxed slot for attendees and speakers to hang out, connect, and chat about all things GSoC and open source. No presentations — just open mic, friendly conversations, and space to share thoughts or ask questions. Feel free to join in, say hi, or just listen in! | ||||||
| 05:35 PM | 05:50 PM | Maximizing Your GSoC Journey: From a Great Proposal to Real-World Impact | Abhinav Kumar | 15 min | ||
| 05:50 PM | 06:05 PM | Breake | TBD | 15 min | ||
Description: Break / Placeholder | ||||||
| 06:05 PM | 06:20 PM | How Open Source opens doors to endless opportunities | Mustafa Khan | 15 min | ||
| 06:20 PM | 06:35 PM | Special Session | Felipe Scuciatto | 15 min | ||
| 06:35 PM | 06:50 PM | Special Session | Devanshu Sharma | 15 min | ||
| 06:50 PM | 07:05 PM | Open Source for Learning and Networking. | Vipin Chaudary | 15 min | ||
| 07:05 PM | 07:20 PM | Breake / Placeholder | TBD | 15 min | ||
Description: Break / Placeholder | ||||||
| 07:20 PM | 07:35 PM | Success Stories and Lessons Learned from GSoC Alumni | Umang Utkarsh | 15 min | ||
| 07:35 PM | 07:50 PM | Building a Global Network through GSoC | Karan Bedi | 15 min | ||
| 07:50 PM | 08:05 PM | Community Hangout | TBD | 15 min | ||
Description: A relaxed slot for attendees and speakers to hang out, connect, and chat about all things GSoC and open source. No presentations — just open mic, friendly conversations, and space to share thoughts or ask questions. Feel free to join in, say hi, or just listen in! | ||||||
| 08:05 PM | 08:20 PM | How to Write a Winning GSoC Proposal: Insider Tips from Alumni | Prisha Gupta | 15 min | ||
| 08:20 PM | 08:35 PM | Beyond GSoC: How opensource shaped my early career | Hardik Bhatia | 15 min | ||
| 08:35 PM | 08:50 PM | How to Write a Winning GSoC Proposal: Insider Tips from Alumni | Maria Khelli | 15 min | ||
| 08:50 PM | 09:05 PM | Placeholder | Murtaza Patrawala | 15 min | ||
Description: Break / Placeholder | ||||||
| 09:05 PM | 09:20 PM | The Hidden Benefits of Open Source: Networking, Learning, and Growth | Ashuntosh Singh | 15 min | ||
| 09:20 PM | 09:35 PM | how to increase chances of getting selected for GSoC: dos and donts | Aman Negi | 15 min | ||
| 09:35 PM | 09:50 PM | Overcoming challenges in Open Source Projects | Henit Chobisa | 15 min | ||
| 09:50 PM | 10:05 PM | How to dive into any massive Open Source codebases that you have no clue about! | Palanikannan M | 15 min | ||
| 10:05 PM | 10:20 PM | Closing Notes | Felipe Scuciatto / Devanshu Sharma | 15 min | ||