<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-">Dear Maintainer,</p>
<p class="gmail-">I hope this message finds you well.</p>
<p class="gmail-">We’re excited to introduce <strong>IEEE Summer of Code 2025</strong>, a flagship open-source initiative organized by the <strong>IEEE Student Branch at BMS Institute of Technology & Management (BMSIT)</strong>, Bengaluru. This program brings together students and mentors to contribute to real-world open-source projects that create meaningful impact.</p>
<p class="gmail-"><strong>Event Highlights:</strong></p>
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<p class="gmail-"><strong>Duration:</strong> May – June 2025</p>
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<p class="gmail-"><strong>Format:</strong> Hybrid (Online + In-Person Sessions)</p>
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<p class="gmail-"><strong>First Offline Meet Venue:</strong> BMSIT, Bangalore</p>
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<p class="gmail-"><strong>Goal:</strong> To cultivate open-source culture, strengthen student developer skills, and encourage valuable contributions under experienced mentorship.</p>
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<p class="gmail-">We’re reaching out to request permission to include your <strong>repository</strong> as part of our contributor project pool. Selected student participants will submit pull requests (PRs) under the tag <strong>#IEEESOC25</strong>. We kindly ask that these PRs be acknowledged with feedback and/or action (merge/reject) within <strong>36 hours</strong>, to maintain momentum and learning continuity throughout the program.</p>
<p class="gmail-">While your support in reviewing PRs is our primary request, we also warmly welcome optional involvement—such as sponsorship, social media amplification, internship offerings, or sending branded goodies for participants. Your collaboration would help us amplify open-source for social good and offer your project meaningful engagement from a driven developer community.</p>
<p class="gmail-">More details can be found here: <strong><a rel="noopener" class="gmail-" href="http://www.ieeesoc.xyz">www.ieeesoc.xyz</a></strong></p>
<p class="gmail-">We would love to partner with you and are happy to provide any further information you might need.</p>
<p class="gmail-">Looking forward to your response and the opportunity to work together!</p>
<p class="gmail-">Warm regards,<br>
<strong>Numa Rahamath</strong><br>
Technical Co-Head<br>
IEEE Computer Society Student Branch Chapter<br>
BMS Institute of Technology & Management (BMSIT)<br>
IEEE Summer of Code 2025 Team</p></div>