This is the ideas page for [Public Lab's Google Summer of Code program](/wiki/gsoc). Our main repositories can be found [on our Github organization page](https://github.com/publiclab), but a clearer listing with descriptions is [on our main developers page](/wiki/developers) **Important** -- to learn how to contribute to Public Lab software, see our [Contributing to Public Lab software page](/wiki/contributing-to-public-lab-software) ### Who to contact Generally, with programming related topics, reach out on **[plots-dev](https://groups.google.com/group/plots-dev)** - the Public Lab developers discussion list shown in the left sidebar. For chatting and real-time meetings, use the [chat room](/chat) or type directly in here (if you have already authenticated on another page): **** ### Contribution guidelines Our [Contributing to Public Lab Software](/wiki/contributing-to-public-lab-software) page has our preferred guidelines for submitting changes. Please read it over! We also love it when students show that they can work well with us by trying a `first-timers-only` issue, and even submitting a pull request. This gives us confidence that you've read our contribution guidelines and would be ready to jump into a project. To get started, see our welcome page: > Welcome page: https://publiclab.github.io/community-toolbox/ **** ### How to post a proposal (for students) Please first leave a comment on the post below, and tell us what you're interested in and a bit about your experience. It's also great to hear if you've forked [one of our codebases](/wiki/developers)) and installed it [on your computer or a test server](/wiki/developers#Simple+installation+with+Cloud9). Done with that? How about running tests? Tell us how far you've gotten, and ask us for help -- we're happy to help you get started! Read the call for proposals, ask questions, and post your ideas: > (2017 program link -- 2017 coming soon!) [Post a proposal here](/notes/warren/02-28-2017/call-for-proposals) -- and view proposals posted so far **** ## Ideas We're currently collecting ideas on this page: https://publiclab.org/talk/gsoc-ideas