[OH-Alumni] Alumni Newsletter: September 2014

[Shauna Gordon-McKeon]

Hello Open Source Comes to Campus alumni!


You’re reading the second alumni newsletter, which goes out once a month
and will keep you informed about open source events and opportunities you
can get involved with. This is our September newsletter - a day late, but
not a dollar short, I hope!


Have something to add to the newsletter?  Email hello at openhatch.org with
“For the newsletter:” in the subject line.  Questions, comments, concerns?
Email hello at openhatch.org with “About the newsletter:” in the subject line.

Okay, let’s get started!

Upcoming Events

Open Source Comes to Campus events this fall:

DePaul University (Chicago, IL) on Saturday, October 18th

Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA) on Saturday, October 18th

University of Victoria (Victoria, BC, Canada) on Saturday, October 18th

Claremont Graduate University (greater LA area, CA) on Saturday, October
18th

SUNY Stony Brook (Long Island, NY) on Sunday, October 19th

Hartnell College (Salinas, CA) on Saturday, November 15th

University of Connecticut at Storrs (Storrs, CT) on Saturday, November 15th

Indiana University at Bloomington (Bloomington, IN) on Saturday, November
15th

Columbia University (NY, NY) on Saturday, November 15th

University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) on Sunday, November 16th

University of Washington (Seattle, CA) on Sunday, November 16th

Interested in helping organizer or mentoring?  Email hello at openhatch.org
and I’ll put you in touch with your local organizer.  Want to attend again
for a refresher?  You are totally welcome to!  Again, email me and I’ll put
you in touch with the local planner.

Other events:

   -

   The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
   <http://gracehopper.org/> will be held in Phoenix, Arizona on October
   8th-10th.  I’ll be leading an ‘Open Source 101’ workshop on the 8th, and a
   lunchtime ‘table topic’ on open source on the 9th.  I would love to meet up
   with any alumni who are attending.
   -

   PyCon <https://us.pycon.org/2015/> is one of the friendliest and most
   diverse open source conferences.  It includes tutorials and workshops,
   three days of talks and open spaces, and up to four days of sprints at the
   end of the conference.  Join OpenHatch at the conference!  While the call
   for talks has closed, you can still submit a poster.  Join us for a
   brainstorming session on #openhatch
   <http://openhatch.readthedocs.org/en/latest/community/contact.html> Weds
   Oct 1st at 8pm eastern/5pm pacific.
   -

   Alterconf <http://www.alterconf.com/> sessions are “hyper-local events
   educating the greater tech and gaming communities about the different
   aspects of diversity and how marginalization becomes an impediment. In
   spotlighting initiatives and powerful voices, we hope to strengthen the
   community's resolve to create safer, healthier spaces.”  The next event is
   in NYC on October 4th, with additional events being planned in Chicago, San
   Francisco, DC and more.
   -

   LibrePlanet <https://libreplanet.org/2015/>, a free software conference
   in Cambridge, MA, recently opened up their call for proposals
   <https://libreplanet.org/2015/call_for_sessions/>.  “LibrePlanet is an
   annual conference for free software enthusiasts. LibrePlanet brings
   together software developers, policy experts, activists and computer users
   to learn skills, share accomplishments and face challenges to software
   freedom. Newcomers are always welcome, and LibrePlanet 2015 will feature
   programming for all ages and experience levels.”  Interested in submitting,
   but want some advice?  Please email me!
   -

   Other sources to learn about FOSS events: LWN calendar
   <http://lwn.net/Calendar/> & Wikimedia events
   <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Events>.


Opportunities and Scholarships

Want financial support while contributing to open source?  There are tons
of scholarships and opportunities out there.  We keep a list of ongoing
opportunities on our wiki page <https://openhatch.org/wiki/Opportunities>.

This month’s highlights:


   -

   The GNOME Outreach Program for Women
   <https://wiki.gnome.org/OutreachProgramForWomen> has announced the dates
   for their most recent round of internships.  If you’re interested, you’ll
   need to apply by October 22nd.
   -

   You can also check out the Open Source Robotics Foundation
   <http://osrfoundation.org/jobs/>, and X.org’s Endless Vacation of Code
   <http://www.x.org/wiki/XorgEVoC/>, which offer year-round internships.
   If you want to improve your programming skills specifically, try Hacker
   School <https://www.hackerschool.com/apply>.
   -

   Have your heart set on a summer program, maybe Google Summer of Code
   <https://openhatch.org/wiki/Opportunities#Google_Summer_of_Code>?  Now
   is a great time to start thinking about your application.  The single most
   influential factor when applying to GSoC is whether you’ve already got a
   relationship with the community.  So start browsing projects!  Need help?
   You can always email us.
   -

   Already graduated?  The opportunities page is not just for students.
   Check out the fellowships
   <https://openhatch.org/wiki/Opportunities#Fellowships>, grants
   <https://openhatch.org/wiki/Opportunities#Project_Grants> and other
   opportunities
   <https://openhatch.org/wiki/Opportunities#Other_Opportunities> listed!


Have any general open source questions, or just want to hang out?  Feel
free to join us on IRC, at #openhatch on Freenode
<http://openhatch.readthedocs.org/en/latest/community/contact.html>.

Hope those of you who are still in school are enjoying a good start to your
semester - and that the rest of you are happy and healthy as well!

~ Shauna
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