Google Code-in, an international contest to introduce 13-17 year old students to open source software development will start on Monday 26th Nov. 20 grand prize winners will win an all expenses paid trip to Google headquarters in California next Spring, with a parent or legal guardian.
Google Code-in is a global online contest introducing 13-17 year olds students to open source software development. It is a great way for students to gain real world experience working on an open source project and gain confidence in their skills while having mentors available to help guide them through the contest. Contest launches on Monday 7th December.
Some of the organizations creating tasks for students to work on in the contest include OpenMRS (medical records systems for developing countries), Systers (community dedicated to getting more women involved in CS), Wikimedia, RTEMS (operating system used in satellites, medical devices robots) and 10 other open source organizations dedicated to introducing young minds to open source development.
The contest will start for students on Monday, December 7th. Students complete tasks of their choosing in the following categories: coding, documentation, UI, outreach, quality assurance, training and research. Prizes include digital certificates, t-shirts, hoodies, and 28 grand prize winners will win a trip to Google headquarters in California, USA next June for themselves and a parent or legal guardian.
You can learn more about the details of the contest on our blog post: http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2015/11/introducing-google-code-in-2015.html and the contest site g.co/codein.
Over the last 5 years we have had 2233 students from 87 countries complete tasks in the contest.
The Google Code-in global online contest introducing 13-17 year old pre-university students to open source software development starts on Monday November 18th.
In Marino Conference Centre on Friday 6th November 48 second-level students from all over Ireland will compete for a number of prestigious awards at the SciFest 2015 National Final.
The awards include:
* SciFest 2015 Grand Award.
Trophy and an all-expenses-paid trip for the student(s) to represent Ireland at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Phoenix, Arizona in May 2016. Sponsored by SFI Discover and Intel Ireland.
* Intel Teacher of Excellence Award.
Trophy and an all-expenses-paid trip to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Phoenix, Arizona in May 2016 for the mentor of the Grand Award winner(s). Sponsored by Intel Ireland.
* Berlin Long Night of Science Award.
Trophy and an all-expenses-paid trip for the student(s) and their mentor to attend the Long Night of Science in Berlin in May 2016. Supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
* SEAI INESPO Award.
Trophy and an all-expenses-paid trip for the student(s) and their mentor to represent Ireland at the International Environment and Sustainability Project Olympiad (INESPO) in the Netherlands in May/June 2016. Sponsored by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).
* Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award.
Engraved trophy and €500. Sponsored by Boston Scientific.
* IOTI Award.
Engraved trophy and €75. Sponsored by Institutes of Technology Ireland.
* ISTA Award.
Engraved trophy. Sponsored by the Irish Science Teachers’ Association.
*Spirit of SciFest Award.
Engraved trophy. Presented by SciFest Limited.
* Excellence in STEM Awards.
Engraved plaques. Sponsored by SFI Discover.
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