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[Campus-columbia-staff] planning an event for next semester

Zachary Newman zack at adicu.com
Sat Sep 28 18:39:07 UTC 2013 

Awesome! I meant that we'd prepare a big marketing push for this Monday
coming up during this weekend. End of day tomorrow is totally fine.


On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 2:37 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Zacahary,
>
> Which weekend is this weekend - the one we're in right now?  We can have a
> web page with a sign up form set up for you by the end of the day today, or
> preferably the end of the day tomorrow.  That way anyone who you reach with
> publicity can start signing up immediately.
>
> The page will be at http://columbia.openhatch.org/, if you want to add
> that to promotional materials (flyer, newsletter blurbs, emails).
>
> - Shauna
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Zachary Newman <zack at adicu.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> We're going to start putting out flyers and promoting in our newsletter
>> and some other mailing lists this weekend. All good on our end—let us know
>> if you need anything or have suggestions that we haven't yet talked about.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Zack
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 3:56 PM, Zachary Newman <zack at adicu.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Excellent! We'll take care of publicity and such for the most part. Just
>>> wanted to check to see if y'all had anything particular to this event.
>>>
>>> I'll check in again a couple days before we start marketing in earnest—I
>>> wish you luck with the events happening between now and then!
>>>
>>> Zack
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 3:50 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks for the confirmation!  The folder is here:
>>>>
>>>> https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B4HP1ey91UqPbGxSTWF3Z3Y4QmM&usp=sharing
>>>>
>>>> We sometimes do a "save the date" for target groups (usually WiCS-type
>>>> lists) ahead of time, but typically our big publicity push happens 3-4
>>>> weeks before the event, so the week of Sep 30th would be perfect.
>>>>
>>>> For publicity, we make a site with a sign up form, for example:
>>>> http://purdue.openhatch.org/
>>>>
>>>> All publicity emails/posters will link to that.  We encourage our local
>>>> hosts to do publicity where possible as we find people respond to emails
>>>> from students at their school more than from an outside organization.  That
>>>> said, we can always step in and help wherever needed.  And we have plenty
>>>> of template emails we can provide to you.
>>>>
>>>> Asheesh and I actually have a big run of events right before then -
>>>> four between the 21st and 28th - so we'll do our best to get everything set
>>>> up by the 30th and then will be able to be very present from then on.
>>>>  (We'll try to be present before then too, but it may be harder!)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Zachary Newman <zack at adicu.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Space is confirmed (sorry about the delay).
>>>>>
>>>>> With the event a little over a month away, what's the game plan for
>>>>> promotion? You've done a more of these than I have, but my instincts say
>>>>> that launching marketing on the week of September 30 (Facebook, flyers,
>>>>> mailing lists) with a ramp-up as the event grows closer would work pretty
>>>>> well, and gives us 3 full weeks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, would you mind re-adding me to the publicity folder? I seem to
>>>>> have lost the link.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Zack
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 8:50 PM, Zachary Newman <zack at adicu.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> (dina->BCC)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Great! I've added a couple of lists to the publicity spreadsheet and
>>>>>> put in the space request. I'll let you know once the space is confirmed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 6:43 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> re: advertisement, did you see the part of the email I sent to Dina?
>>>>>>>  In case you didn't, I'll copy it:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *Once we've got the day, we can get started on publicity.  It's a
>>>>>>> little early to actually send publicity, but we can figure out where we
>>>>>>> want to send to, and I can set up the publicity website/sign up form so
>>>>>>> it's ready when we are.  If you can help us brainstorm student groups,
>>>>>>> clubs, departments to send publicity emails to, that would be great.  I've
>>>>>>> added you to our planning folder, which is currently pretty empty, but
>>>>>>> there is a doc labeled 'Publicity Spreadsheet' in there.  Asheesh and I
>>>>>>> will be adding places to send publicity emails over the next few days, feel
>>>>>>> free to add as well.
>>>>>>> *
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've also added you to the planning folder.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 6:40 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Then let's go ahead.  It's not ideal, but we've managed before.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 6:39 PM, Zachary Newman <zack at adicu.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Excellent! I'll set booking the room and advertisement in motion,
>>>>>>>>> then.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We usually have a student on door duty at the beginning of the
>>>>>>>>> event, then put a sign with a cell phone number to call if you need to be
>>>>>>>>> let in. I agree that this isn't ideal, but the space meets all other
>>>>>>>>> criteria and it's the only one we can reliably book for such a long period
>>>>>>>>> of time.
>>>>>>>>>  On Aug 27, 2013 6:32 PM, "Shauna Gordon-McKeon" <
>>>>>>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I can confirm the date!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> How have you worked around letting non-students in before?  We've
>>>>>>>>>> found that there's usually a fair amount of coming and going during events.
>>>>>>>>>>  When the room we use isn't freely accessible it usually means either
>>>>>>>>>> propping a door open or having a volunteer from the hosting organization be
>>>>>>>>>> on continuous "door duty", neither of which are perfect solutions.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Zachary Newman <zack at adicu.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Shauna,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I'm really excited about this event! I have a space in mind that
>>>>>>>>>>> we should be able to reserve for that length of time; once we decide on a
>>>>>>>>>>> date, I can put in the request. It fulfills all of the criteria on the
>>>>>>>>>>> checklist, and none of the "Before the Event" TODOs should be any problem
>>>>>>>>>>> (I have adapters that will work with the projector, and we'll need to have
>>>>>>>>>>> a student let non-students in, but we've dealt with both of these before).
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Let's say Saturday, 09:00-18:00. Can you confirm?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Looking forward,
>>>>>>>>>>> Zack
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>>>>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Zach,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Pleased to virtually meet you.  We're looking for a space that
>>>>>>>>>>>> meets the first six criteria listed here:
>>>>>>>>>>>> https://openhatch.org/wiki/OSCTC_space_checklist
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> We want to run the event on either Saturday Oct 19th or Sunday
>>>>>>>>>>>> Oct 20th, and will need the space from 9am-6pm (with some flexibility on
>>>>>>>>>>>> either end.)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> best
>>>>>>>>>>>> Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 10:55 AM, Dina Lamdany <
>>>>>>>>>>>> dinalamdany at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Great!. From here on out, my friend Zach (cc'ed), another
>>>>>>>>>>>>> member of ADI, will be coordinating this event for you. I'll be responsible
>>>>>>>>>>>>> for the WICS end of it, so shoot me an email when you want WICS to start
>>>>>>>>>>>>> advertising, but he'll be taking care of booking the space, choosing a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> date, etc. with you.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 9:16 AM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Great!  We'd like to book a room that can hold the max
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> attendees (35 + 8 mentors - so 43ish) but we'll be happy with much smaller
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> attendance.  We've done small events before and they've been just as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rewarding as large ones.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We should pick between Saturday Oct 19th and Sunday Oct 20th.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Do you have a preference?  Generally we've found people tend to prefer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Saturdays, but we're up for either.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Once we've got the day, we can get started on publicity.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  It's a little early to actually send publicity, but we can figure out
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> where we want to send to, and I can set up the publicity website/sign up
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> form so it's ready when we are.  If you can help us brainstorm student
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> groups, clubs, departments to send publicity emails to, that would be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> great.  I've added you to our planning folder, which is currently pretty
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> empty, but there is a doc labeled 'Publicity Spreadsheet' in there.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Asheesh and I will be adding places to send publicity emails over the next
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> few days, feel free to add as well.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Let us know if there's anything we can do re: getting the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> space.  Just a reminder, you can use this checklist to pick an appropriate
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> space:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://openhatch.org/wiki/OSCTC_space_checklist
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 12:02 AM, Dina Lamdany <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dinalamdany at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sure, we'd be down for a smaller event, we just wanted to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> make sure that we all had the same expectations.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ok, so, cool. WICS will advertise this, ADI will advertise
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this, and ADI will book a space for the 19th. What other things need to be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> done?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 9:01 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Dina,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I understand your concern about getting 20-30 people for a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> day long event.  I was pretty surprised myself the first time I saw 30+
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people show up on a weekend to spend all day learning about open source.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  :)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We've run smaller events and still found them highly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rewarding.  We want to make sure we can accommodate a high turnout, but we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wouldn't consider a smaller event - say, 10 people - to be a failure.  That
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> said, there are a number of things we can do to improve turnout, such as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> working with other student groups, advertising to women in computer science
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from other campuses in the city, and structuring the event so that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> attendees who can only attend for the afternoon can do the tutorials ahead
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of time.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Are you still interested in helping us run the event?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Dina Lamdany <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dinalamdany at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Getting a space should be no problem--we can get it pretty
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> easily.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The biggest concern right now is the timing. Trying to get
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 20-30 people to come to an event for five hours, let alone seven, would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> take an immense marketing blitz. Given the number of other long-term events
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we have in the fall, I think we should take a rain check
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for now, but definitely revisit the option once we feel more confident in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> our membership coming out for such a large event.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 9:27 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Are you confident enough that we'll get the room that we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> could do a save the date beforehand?  Although the event is still pretty
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> far out, we probably wouldn't want to do a save the date for another couple
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> weeks.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We were actually planning to do seven hours (10am-5pm)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but we can say pretty explicitly that folks who feel they have a handle on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the tutorial sections can skip them.  We can also make sure people know
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that they're free to leave at any point during the workshop period, or even
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> phrase it as "the workshop goes until 3, but mentors & the space will be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> available until 5 for anyone who wants to continue" in order to make it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> clear that attendees should not feel awkward about ducking out after trying
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out submitting patches.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 5:27 PM, Dina Lamdany <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dinalamdany at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Booking space is pretty easy, if ADI does it--we just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> put in a space request and it gets approved. WICS has more trouble booking
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> space, but it won't be a problem.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Are you still thinking five hours? I think Saturday
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would be better for an event, regardless of time, but five hours will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> decrease turnout.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 11:44 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think we're going to go ahead with the weekend of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 19th/20th - Asheesh won't be able to make it, but he'll help remotely.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Which do you think would be better for turnout, Saturday or Sunday.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So what's the process for actually booking space?  When
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> does that happen?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 9:32 PM, Dina Lamdany <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dinalamdany at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The weekend of the 26th/27th will probably be bad for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> turnout--it's the weekend right before midterms/the last weekend before our
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fall break, so I'm not sure that would be good. The 2/3 is our fall break,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and then the 9th we're holding a hackathon--would you be interested in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> moving to the week after? It's a bit deep in November.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 10:58 AM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think Asheesh may be busy that weekend.  Without
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ruling it out - we'll wait for him to get back to us - is there another
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> weekend that might work?  The weekend of the 26th/27th?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you're willing to open the event to other
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> campuses, I'd be optimistic at finding at least 15 women who want to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> attend.  We've had similar numbers of women at other events.  That said,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all we want to do extend the invitation to as many women as possible.  If
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it ends up being majority male, c'est la vie.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We've played with the format before.  We could split
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the event into two days, 2-3 hours each - one tutorial, one
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> working-on-patches workshop - but I'm not sure if that's preferable.  We've
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gotten a full house of attendees before.  It's just a matter of picking a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> good date, publicizing well, and having a big enough base of potential
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> invitees to begin with.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The weekend of Oct 19/20 would be fine for me.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Asheesh, can you chime in on whether that would also work for you?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Dina Lamdany <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dinalamdany at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Shauna,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We think it would be difficult to get 25-30 females
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to an event like this. That being said, WICS would be happy to work on this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> event as well, and advertise it to our list-serv (we also do have Barnard
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> students in WICS and on our board.) But it is unlikely that the event will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be majority female, if that many people are expected, given the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> demographics at our events.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is there a possibility to make a shorter event?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Like an hour or two, rather than five? That would probably help attendance.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If ADI is going to collaborate on the event, which
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it would like to, October 12/13 is probably a bad date, since ADI is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hosting a startup career fair on the 11th. Would the weekend after work?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dina
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 4:12 PM, Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Dina,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No worries - I hope your internship went well, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that your trip back to the east coast (whenever you do it) is safe and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stress-free.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> re: turnout, we usually aim for 25-35 attendees.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  If you'd like to collaborate with other groups/schools, then great!  We
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> love collaboration.  One of our main goals, though, is to reach out to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> women - to that end, we're most enthusiastic about collaborations with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> women-in-CS/STEM type groups and with women's colleges.  For instance, we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have contacts at Barnard and would love to be able to invite them to this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> event.  This doesn't mean we can't collaborate with other groups, just that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we'd like to prioritize making sure women who want to attend can attend.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When do you think we could get a definite time &
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> space nailed down?  And what did you think of Oct 12/13th as a potential
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> weekend?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Dina Lamdany <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dinalamdany at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hey Shauna,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the super slow response time--I've been
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> finishing up an internship in San Francisco this week, and the past week
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> has been crazy. Kathy has graduated, so he's no longer a good point-person,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but I am.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WICS would be interested in this event, but given
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the nature of the event (a pretty big time commitment for attendees) we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think it would be best to collaborate on this event with some other CS
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> groups on campus to get a bigger turnout. WICS would definitely advertise
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the event to our list-serv, however.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm also a board member of the Application
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Development Initiative, which will have an easier time booking a space, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which would be happy to collaborate on this event. We'd also potentially be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interested in reaching out to a tech group at NYU and collaborating with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> them. What do you think?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dina
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 12:50 PM, Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Kathy and Dina,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Just wanted to follow up.  I'm CCing Melanie
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just in case our point people have, in fact, changed.  Asheesh and I will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> both be out of the country and fairly unavailable later in August, so it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would be great to figure this out beforehand.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> best
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 3:23 PM, Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Kathy and Dina,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We're looking forward to doing an Open Source
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Comes to Campus event at Columbia this semester.  Are you ready to start
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> planning again - this time, hopefully, with better luck finding space?  If
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you're no longer the best point people for organizing this, just let us
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> know.  :)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As far as timing, we've pinpointed the weekend
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of October 12th/13th as a good one, though we're flexible.  How does that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sound to you?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> best,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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