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

Shauna Gordon-McKeon shaunagm at gmail.com
Sat Sep 28 18:39:41 UTC 2013 

Great, we'll have it to you by then.


On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 1:39 PM, Zachary Newman <zack at adicu.com> wrote:

> 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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