[Campus-gmu-staff] checking in re: April 19th event

[Shauna Gordon-McKeon]

I can do Wednesday at 3.  Let's plan for you to start the hangout - this
email address should work for you to invite.


On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 3:42 PM, jrouly at masonlive.gmu.edu <
jrouly at masonlive.gmu.edu> wrote:

>  I would also like to include SRCT's VP Daniel Bond and the MasonLUG
> president Samer Masterson on the hangout. Does Wednesday at 3pm work for
> you? We are all three available at that time.
>
>
>  Thanks for the feedback on the website -- making the changes presently.
>
> 
>
> Best,
>
> Michel
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* campus-gmu-staff-bounces at lists.openhatch.org <
> campus-gmu-staff-bounces at lists.openhatch.org> on behalf of Shauna
> Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, March 24, 2014 1:49 PM
>
> *To:* campus-gmu-staff at lists.openhatch.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Campus-gmu-staff] checking in re: April 19th event
>
>  I've added you to the trello board.  I can meet tomorrow at 3pm, if that
> works for you.  It seems like you're the main organizer here - is there
> anyone else you think should be in on this meeting?
>
>  The website looks beautiful.  Looking through it, I have only a few
> suggestions:
>
>  - Instead of doing a simple email sign up, I strongly suggest using a
> form (this is our template form:
> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cK5zGD-10bnF47tKjlomnAMmFAKl17eDnTv9KXl8AWQ/viewform)
> so you can get more information from students.  This is especially useful
> for scheduling purposes (see below).  An alternative is to have students
> fill out the form after signing up, as part of the confirmation process.
>
> - Speaking of scheduling: you've allocated less time then we usually
> recommend for morning tutorials.  The intro to open source/tools lecture
> usually takes about 45 minutes (you've allotted 30) and the git activity
> takes between 45 minutes and an hour (you've allotted 30).   I would
> recommend giving these more time on the schedule.  You could shorten the
> career panel, history and ethics, or the contributions workshop (or some
> combination of the three) without losing too much value, I think.
>
>  - There is a typo in the schedule: "movitiation"
>
>  best
> Shauna
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 12:29 PM, jrouly at masonlive.gmu.edu <
> jrouly at masonlive.gmu.edu> wrote:
>
>>  Apologies for the double email. I wanted to alert you all that
>> http://hackmason.org/openhatch/ has been set up for registration +
>> public distribution.
>>
>>
>>  Best,
>>
>> Michel
>>
>>
>>  ------------------------------
>> *From:* campus-gmu-staff-bounces at lists.openhatch.org <
>> campus-gmu-staff-bounces at lists.openhatch.org> on behalf of
>> jrouly at masonlive.gmu.edu <jrouly at masonlive.gmu.edu>
>> *Sent:* Monday, March 24, 2014 12:25 PM
>> *To:* campus-gmu-staff at lists.openhatch.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [Campus-gmu-staff] checking in re: April 19th event
>>
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>>
>>  Apologies for the delay in communication, the second round of midterms
>> hit hard last week.
>>
>>
>>  I wanted to thank you for setting up the planning Trello and docs, they
>> will certainly prove useful moving forward!
>>
>>
>>  My Trello email is jrouly at gmu.edu; I'm not sure what email Daniel Bond
>> (our org's VP) uses, but I can get that sorted out soon. I'll go through
>> the new Trello board and mark tasks as completed once I get access. I think
>> we're essentially on track with your proposed timeline.
>>
>>
>>  I'd be more than willing to schedule a hangout at some point this week.
>> I'm free every business day outside of noon-3pm.
>>
>>
>>  Best,
>>
>> Michel
>>
>>
>>
>>  ------------------------------
>> *From:* campus-gmu-staff-bounces at lists.openhatch.org <
>> campus-gmu-staff-bounces at lists.openhatch.org> on behalf of Shauna
>> Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 18, 2014 4:47 PM
>> *To:* campus-gmu-staff at lists.openhatch.org
>> *Subject:* [Campus-gmu-staff] checking in re: April 19th event
>>
>>  Hi everyone,
>>
>>  I've finalized my schedule for next month and, barring an emergency,
>> will be available on the 19th to attend the event.  Looking forward to
>> meeting most/all of you!
>>
>>  In terms of planning, over the last few weeks we've tried to improve
>> our planning process.  I've created this site for you as a central resource:
>> http://osctc-planning.github.io/gmu.html
>>
>>  There are a few key things to look at here:
>>
>>  ~ http://osctc-planning.github.io/gmu.html#actionitems  Action
>> items/tasks, managed through a Trello board.  Please let me know your
>> Trello email so I can add you to the GMU board.
>>
>>  ~ http://osctc-planning.github.io/gmu.html#timeline  The timeline will
>> help us make sure we're on track with the event.  "4 weeks before the
>> event" is coming up this Saturday.  We're already set with location and
>> date, but we should distribute tasks.
>>
>>  To that end, I think it would be a good idea to go through the Trello
>> board and:
>>
>>  a) mark completed tasks as finished
>> b) assign the remaining tasks to people (or discard/add tasks as desired)
>> c) set deadlines for important non-completed tasks
>>
>>  We can do this via email.  It would probably be quicker to arrange a
>> google hangout, though.  Let me know which you prefer and, if a hangout,
>> when in the next week you'd be available.
>>
>>  Sorry that this wasn't all available when we started planning!  Let me
>> know if there's anything about the site, trello board, new process that you
>> dislike or are confused by.  Always happy to hear feedback.  :)
>>
>>  best,
>> Shauna
>>
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