The Google Summer of Code kicked off two weeks ago, and I am pleased to list the 18 projects being done under the Mozilla banner. This is a 50% increase on last year; we are very grateful to Google for being so generous with slots. The name of each student is linked to the location where they will be posting weekly updates on their progress, if you want to follow along with a project you are interested in. (Apart from those students who have not yet sent me this information; consider this a public reminder.) I’m sure they would appreciate any help or advice you have :-) Please make them feel welcome!