GCI 2014 participant & mentor virtual meet-and-greet

Hi, my name is Toby. I live in Washington DC. I found out about Google Code-in when a mentor from copyleft games came to my school. I program robots at school (FRC), I’ve done some data visualization of ambulance response times recently as part of a project I’m working on with a friend to see how feasible it would be to link drones into the 911 service to deliver things like epi-pens, adrenaline, and other things to people in need so long ambulance response times don’t claim as many lives.

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Hello!

I’m Danny from Australia, and I’ve been doing Google Code In for a few years (I was one of the 2012 winners actually). OpenMRS sounds like an interesting web application project, and I’ve been wanting to get my feet wet with Java.

I’m more familiar with JS / Node, HTML / CSS, etc. Looking forward to contributing!

@cshah: Wow! Say hi to Liezl for me? :smile:

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Hi, I’m Max, 14 years old, from The Netherlands. This is my first time participating in GCI. I’m looking forward to contributing to this project.

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i’m Arely, 15 from the Southern United States, i don’t know anything much about computers but im very willing to learn and i hope to have a lot of fun doing it, this is my first time doing Google Code-In :slight_smile:

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Hello, I’m Heidi, a fifteen year old developer from California. I’ve participated in Google Code-In for the past two years. I mostly do front-end work, and I look forward to working with OpenMRS!

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Hi! I’m Steph, 15. This is my first year joining GCI :blush:

I’ll be focusing on UI and maybe some Android apps. Am somewhat confused about the coding parts… Also, what’s the average amount of tasks we should do? Is 10 a reasonable number?

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Hi everyone! My name is Selina, and I am a high school student from California. This is my first year participating in GCI, but I love it already. I can write code in Python and some Java, and I was so excited when I first saw the ever-changing list of tasks to claim and work on. I look forward to being an active participant in GCI and exploring the world of OpenMRS!

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Hello Everyone,

My name is Harsha Siriwardena, i mostly use harshadura as my cyber identity :slight_smile: My country is a beautiful south asian island called Sri Lanka. I work as a full time Software Engineer specialising enterprise mobile technologies. I also pursue a Masters in a part time basis.

And I have been contributing to OpenMRS project since 2012 where i also participated for two consecutive GSoC programs with OpenMRS. It was been a nice journey, i like the motto very much. “write code & save lives!” as coders which is a really possible way, isnt it?! :smile:

This is my second year in GCI, where I have participated as a GCI mentor at Fedora project in 2012.

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Hi everyone, my name is Sharan Ramjee. I am 16 years old. I am from Bangalore, India. I am very excited to be a part of OpenMRS and I look forward to contribute and learn. I want to help people in developing countries through OpenMRS. I am familiar with java. I also like to try out different types of programs as a hobby. This is the first time I am participating in google code in and I am thrilled by the wonderful idea of getting real life experience through GCI and OpenMRS at this age. Have a wonderful day! :sunny:

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Hi, my name is Nic Fishman, out of Washington, DC. CopyLeft came to my school, and that’s how I was introduced to GCI. I am currently fascinated by Genetic Programming, and work with the school’s FRC. Outside tech, I’m a martial artist and a writer.

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Hi! I’m Rebecca, I’m 17 years old, live in California and this is my first year participating in Google Code-In. I am the President of my school’s FRC team and have worked mostly on the mechanical side, but recently have been taking interest in computer programming. I’ve learned C/C++ and Java and am looking forward to exploring open-source development and contributing to OpenMRS!

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Hi! I’m Zoe, 17 from Malaysia. This is my first time participating in Google Code In. Unfortunately in my school the computer classes only go up to Form 2 which is equivalent to grade 8 and after that we have no computer science or classes at all in government schools. I hope that GCI and Open MRS will broaden my grasp on technology and information as well as making a difference in the world.

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I’m Ifeanyi Peter Matthew fromNigeria, and I am newbie to GCI. I have been with sugarlabs IRC since 2012 but i just decided to compete this year.

I am still learning JScript and Python.

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Hello Michael!

My name is Sehej, I am from California. OpenMRS is very interesting, I’ve never seen anything like it before; it is unique in functionality and design. I love to code; especially Object Oriented Programming in Java, Android Development, and Web Development with HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript! :smiley:

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Hi I’m Margeaux DeRaedt and I am 15 and from the USA. I am pretty new to coding, but I know HTML and CSS. I am currently learning JavaScript and Python. I am really excited to learn more from Google Code-in and complete new tasks! This is my first time participating in Google Code-in and I think it is great. I have been looking for different projects to get into technology, and this is perfect. Aside from coding, I enjoy playing guitar, ukelele, and bass. I love everything sci-fi, outer space, and adventurous. I also read like it’s my job.

Thank you for this great opportunity, I really look forward to meeting people in technology and getting started!

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Hi everyone, I am Eddie Salvatierra from MD. I just found out about GCI and GSoC, so this is my first time around. I am learning Java in school for AP Computer Science this year, and am self-taught in a few other languages, like C. I joined this project because I want to learn some real-world programming experience and improve my skills. I am very interested in programming and am constantly trying to learn something new (currently that something is Perl). I also love fishing, kayaking, ice hockey, and I run track for my school. I hope to contribute a lot to this project, and I hope I can learn a lot from the experience.

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Hi everybody, my name is mitchell anderosn, and i am a 15 year old developer from brisbane, australia. this is my first time participating in google code-in, and i am really enjoying it. i mainly develop for the web and for android, and my website is inconspicuoustudios.com currently, i am working on a new app, so stay tuned! :smile:

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Hello everyone! I’m Daniar Imanbayev, a 15 year old high school junior from Oregon. This is my first time participating in the google code-in, and I want to get straight to coding and wrapping up some tasks. I don’t quite understand all these preliminary steps and git and stuff, but I have worked with similar things before. I’ve used Javascript, JQuery, and HTML to create a mobile website for a healthcare organization through an internship, but I want to try new things. I will be asking many questions :smile:

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Hey Guys, I am Yashas. I am participating in Google Code In for the first time. I feel very lucky to have found OpenMRS and be a part of it. I am a student from India who is passionate about programming and learning more about computers…technology,etc.

Google Code In gives opportunity for young students to showcase their talent and at the same time help and contribute to Open Source projects. I was researching about OpenMRS to write a article. In the process, I learnt a lot aout it . . . how it helped people . . . . how developers from different countries work together as a community to develop OpenMRS. Now, I feel good to be part of the OpenMRS community. I am a Java programmer but not an expert. I am learning more in Java and I will definitely look forward to be an OpenMRS developer.

Some of my interests in technology are AI, Hacking and Cryptography (though I am a Newbie). I really like coding and developing apps and software and leaning more programming languages!!

A few people I know here are Harsha Siriwardena and Saptarshi Purkayastha. And thanks guys for helping me out on my first task!! :smile::smile::smile:

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I am From Yamunanagar. I found The Google Code In a platform for students to show their computer skills My intrest is to learn new things in softwares of different kind

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