[Campus-columbia-staff] logistics for open source event

[Jeffrey Lancaster]

Hi Asheesh,

   Thanks for getting in touch!  As I'm sure you can imagine, the end of
April is a busy time for all students who are getting ready for exams,
finals, and writing papers.  That said, we can't accommodate an event *in*
the Libraries right now at the expense of student working space.

   I would suggest asking the student contacts to reserve the Carleton
Lounge or another departmental lounge in the School of Engineering and
Applied Science - it's more likely those could work for your group.

   Good luck!

   --Jeffrey


On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 11:02 PM, Asheesh Laroia <asheesh at asheesh.org> wrote:

> Hi Jeffrey!
>
> I'm working with Columbia Women in CS to possibly organize a 30-ish person
> event, with lecture and hands-on exercises performed by attendees on their
> own laptops and food, to help introduce students hands-on to the world of
> open source and teach how they can become more aware and involved.
>
> Jonah Bossewitch sent me your way, to see if the Science and Engineering
> Library might be able to help out with space, which is the current limiting
> factor.
>
> It's part of this event series -- http://campus.openhatch.org/ -- if that
> helps you get a sense of it! In general, the structure is:
>
> * Morning: Lecture and exercises
>
> * Noon or so: Lunch (if necessary, we can do this out of the main room of
> the event, though I'd much prefer to at least have snacks available in the
> main room)
>
> * Afternoon: Projects time, where we help students make contributions to
> real open source projects through bug triage, submitting patches, improving
> documentation, writing up their experiences as newcomers, and more.
>
> We're shopping around for Saturdays or Sundays in April, at this rate
> either Sat Apr 20 or Sun Apr 21, that might have space available (and are
> good fits for our student contacts within Columbia Women in CS).
>
> Do you think there might be space somewhere in the Science and Engineering
> Library or some affiliated area that you can help the club use to host such
> an event?
>
> Thanks!
>
> -- Asheesh.
>



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