Project Hackystat in Google Summer of Code 2008

I am happy to inform you that Google has selected Project Hackystat (http://www.hackystat.org) as a participant in this year's Summer of Code:

http://code.google.com/soc/2008/

In brief, this means that students from around the world can apply to work on a Hackystat-related project this summer and Google will pay them US$4500 for their efforts. This is an excellent opportunity and I hope many students will take advantage of it.  The timeline is:

• March 31: Student application deadline
• April 14: Accepted student proposals announced
• May 26:   Students begin working; Google issues initial payments.
• Aug 18:   "Pencils down" date. Projects should be submitted.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you (or students you supervise) would be interested in participating and would like further details.  Please also forward this email on to any students you know who might be interested.  Note that as long as the student is enrolled in a college or university program as of April 14, 2008, they are eligible to participate.

We have published an "Ideas" page with potential summer projects here:
http://code.google.com/p/hackystat/wiki/ResearchProjects

However, if you have another interesting idea involving the Hackystat framework, don't hesitate to discuss it with me.  We are very open to new ideas.