Partnership Opportunity for Winter of Code 5.0

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Greetings from GDG on Campus, IIIT Kalyani! Dear container-storage-interface, We are excited to invite your organisation to be a part of  Winter of Code 5.0, an open-source program by  GDG on Campus, IIIT Kalyani, scheduled from  January to March 2025. Following the overwhelming success of  Winter of Code 4.0 — with  5,600+ participants,  30+ GDG on Campus chapters, and collaborations with leading tech communities — this year’s edition aims to be  bigger, more collaborative, and more impactful. Modelled after  Google Summer of Code (GSoC), Winter of Code bridges the gap between students and open-source organisations. It enables contributors to work on real-world projects under experienced mentorship, fostering meaningful impact within the open-source ecosystem.   What We Expect from Partner Organisations Propose  1–5 open-source projects for students to contribute to. Assign  mentors/PoCs to guide and evaluate participants. Maintain communication and feedback channels throughout the program.   Tentative Program Timeline Organization Application Period: 15th Nov – 30th Nov Proposal Submission: 10th Jan – 20th Jan Bonding Period: 25th Jan – 31st Jan Coding Period: 1st Feb – 15th Mar Mentor Evaluations: 16th Mar – 31st Mar Closing Ceremony: 10th Apr To Partner With Us, Please Share: Number of projects and their GitHub repositories. Number of mentors/Points of Contact (with their details). Any proposal guidelines, ideas, or focus areas for students. More information and previous highlights can be found on our website: https://winter-of-code.tech Organisation Brochure   We’d be delighted to collaborate with your organisation to empower student developers and expand the open-source ecosystem together. Warm Regards, Saksham Jaiswal GDG on Campus Organiser, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kalyani Winter of Code 5.0

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