[Campus-morris-staff] UM Morris Open Hatch planning

[Shauna Gordon-McKeon]

Ahh, thanks for explaining to me!  That's why it's good to have local
contacts to tell you these things.  It looks like we'll have a pretty small
event, which on the plus side means we don't need to harangue alums into
being staff.  :)


On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 10:42 PM, Nic McPhee <mcphee at morris.umn.edu> wrote:

> I've already sent an e-mail to all the faculty and professional staff on
> campus, and mailed several faculty personally. The "deparatments" you
> mention don't really exist in the way that you're thinking. We structure
> things differently here and don't actually have departments. The campus is
> broadly organized into four *Divisions* (Sci & Math, Social Science,
> Humanities, and Education) and each division has a chair and office staff
> like a department would at a larger school. The Science and Math Division,
> for example, has about 40 faculty, a division chair, and three office
> staff. Computer Science is a *discipline* and has three faculty and no
> staff or particular structure. So there's really no "department" to send an
> e-mail to, which is why I e-mailed the whole faculty. I'll forward you a
> copy of that next; it's fairly customized to our particular circumstances,
> though, so I don't know that it'll be of much use elsewhere.
>
> Thanks for all your help!
>
>    Nic
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 7:07 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Would you mind giving us the list emails, not for us to use but so that
>> we can keep track of who has been contacted?  Is that it for lists?
>>
>> One thing we like to do is contact science and engineering departments
>> and pitch the event to them.  Skimming the UMN-Morris website, we'd want to
>> contact Biology, Chemistry/Biochemistry, Economics, Environmental Science,
>> Geology, Mathematics, Music, Physics, Psychology, Social Science,
>> Statistics, Engineering, Chemistry, and Earth and Space Science.  We can
>> send these emails if you'd like, and certainly can provide you with easily
>> customizable templates if you're up for sending them.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 11:21 AM, Andrew Latterner <
>> latte048 at morris.umn.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> We have sent an email to the general student list. Today, I'll send it
>>> again and another to a more specific list.
>>> Sorry for the late response.
>>> -Andrew
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello again,
>>>>
>>>> I just wanted to bump this thread in case you missed my last email.
>>>>  It's prime publicity time now, so let's get to it!  :)  Again, let us know
>>>> how we can help.
>>>>
>>>> - Shauna
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 10:15 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Nic,
>>>>>
>>>>> Have you been able to start publicity yet?  I'm assuming from the lack
>>>>> of sign ups and the emptiness of the publicity spreadsheet that you have
>>>>> not.  Regardless, let us know if there's anything we can do to help!  We
>>>>> definitely want to start publicizing now, before people make plans for the
>>>>> 28th!
>>>>>
>>>>> best,
>>>>> Shauna
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 11:25 PM, Nic McPhee <mcphee at morris.umn.edu>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The sign-up page looks great – thanks for helping put together all
>>>>>> this infrastructure.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We are a really small campus, so there's not even really a notion of
>>>>>> "science departments" – we're all in the Division of Science and
>>>>>> Mathematics.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Our current plan is to advertise:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    - Specifically to CSci students through an existing mailing list,
>>>>>>    class announcements, etc.
>>>>>>    - To the campus-wide faculty e-mail list to encourage other
>>>>>>    faculty to encourage students in other areas.
>>>>>>    - To the campus-wide student e-mail list.
>>>>>>    - Via posters around campus.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does that seem reasonable?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We already have some draft e-mails set up (your templates were very
>>>>>> helpful) and should be able to start sending things out in the next couple
>>>>>> of days.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    Nic
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 5:57 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>> hello at openhatch.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've also added you to a mailing list created for the event,
>>>>>>> campus-morris-staff at lists.openhatch.org.  You should be able to
>>>>>>> send emails to this list and reach all of us - Nic, Elena, Andrew, Asheesh,
>>>>>>> and myself.  If there's anyone who you think should be added, let me know.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 12:39 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>>> hello at openhatch.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Great!  Here's the link to the website.  Take a look and let me
>>>>>>>> know if there's anything you'd like me to change:
>>>>>>>> http://morris.openhatch.org/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I've added the three of you (Nic, Elena, and Andrew) to a google
>>>>>>>> drive folder that we're using to organize the event.  You can see (although
>>>>>>>> please do not edit) the signups as we get them, in the doc titled "Sign
>>>>>>>> Ups".  There's also a doc for coordinating our publicity efforts, titled
>>>>>>>> "Publicity Spreadsheet".  Our next step is to populate the spreadsheet with
>>>>>>>> a list of places to publicize the event, such as computer science or tech
>>>>>>>> students group and department lists.  Since Morris is a small campus, this
>>>>>>>> should be straightforward.  If you can, we'd appreciate if you sent out
>>>>>>>> emails to Morris organizations - this kind of stuff is easier and more
>>>>>>>> effective from hosts as you know and have relationships with the people
>>>>>>>> you're contacting.  That said, we can handle it if you don't have the time.
>>>>>>>>  Templates for these emails are in the folder under 'template emails', in
>>>>>>>> the doc 'Computer Science Publicity Email'.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We'll also do a second set of publicity to science departments (the
>>>>>>>> second sheet in the doc) which we'll handle.  However if any of you have
>>>>>>>> good relationships with science professors or administrators and are
>>>>>>>> willing to contact them personally, we can give you a customized email to
>>>>>>>> send.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Let me know if you have any questions or if you don't think you'll
>>>>>>>> be able to do the computer science emails.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> - Shauna
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Nic McPhee <mcphee at morris.umn.edu>wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sorry about dropping off the planet. Classes start Wednesday and
>>>>>>>>> I've been buried in things that I should have done over the summer.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Your answers:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>    - The event is in Sci 1020 (Room 1020 in the Science
>>>>>>>>>    Building). It's a very small campus, so that's definitely sufficient.
>>>>>>>>>    - I think the host organization would be "The Computer Science
>>>>>>>>>    Discipline".
>>>>>>>>>    - Options for referring to the school: "Morris", "UMM", and
>>>>>>>>>    "University of Minnesota, Morris".
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I've got a couple of feelers to alums and still waiting to hear
>>>>>>>>> back.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>    Nic
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 7:28 AM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>>>>> hello at openhatch.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Still looking for answers for the following questions!  :)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> - Where will the event be located?  (Building #, Building
>>>>>>>>>> Address, Room #, Room name if applicable.)
>>>>>>>>>> - Is there a host organization/funding organization we should
>>>>>>>>>> credit on the website?
>>>>>>>>>> - What is the best way to refer to the school?  "Morris"?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Also, have you contacted any alums about potentially being
>>>>>>>>>> staffers?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> best
>>>>>>>>>> Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 9:39 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>>>>>> hello at openhatch.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Just wanted to ping you all again re: the questions for the
>>>>>>>>>>> website.  Once I get answers for those we can finalize the website and use
>>>>>>>>>>> it for publicity.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>>>>>>> hello at openhatch.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> We typically set up a website with a sign up form.  For
>>>>>>>>>>>> example, our most recent event:
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://boston-summer.openhatch.org/
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> It will likely take us a few days to get one up and running for
>>>>>>>>>>>> this event - we'll let you know once we do and you can include it in any
>>>>>>>>>>>> publicity you do.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Some questions that will help us set it up:
>>>>>>>>>>>> - Where will the event be located?  (Building #, Building
>>>>>>>>>>>> Address, Room #, Room name if applicable.)
>>>>>>>>>>>> - Is there a host organization/funding organization we should
>>>>>>>>>>>> credit on the website?
>>>>>>>>>>>> - What is the best way to refer to the school?  "Morris"?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll let Asheesh decide re: renting a car vs taking a shuttle.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Awesome, thanks for taking care of the rooms - both for events
>>>>>>>>>>>> and for sleeping.  :)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 5:36 PM, Nic McPhee <
>>>>>>>>>>>> mcphee at morris.umn.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the info on the schedule for the day. I was
>>>>>>>>>>>>> definitely confused by the web site's info, and others might be as well.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Running all that on the Saturday sounds great.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I suspect we can get close to 6-8 helpers, especially if we
>>>>>>>>>>>>> can get an alum or two to join us.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you want to run all the sign-ups, etc., through your site?
>>>>>>>>>>>>> We had set up a sign-up form locally, but it hasn't been advertised to
>>>>>>>>>>>>> anyone so we can drop it and ask people to go through you if you prefer
>>>>>>>>>>>>> that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> The room I've booked definitely fits all your requirements so
>>>>>>>>>>>>> we should be good. We may have to talk to someone about getting you on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> faster "internal" wifi rather than the slower, unencrypted "guest" network.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> All the students and mentors should be internal, though, so it won't be a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> problem for them.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've booked a hotel room with 2 queens for Fri/Sat, 27/28 Sep,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> at our local Super 8.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> How would you want to get from the MSP airport out to Morris?
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Standard options are to rent a car or to take the shuttle (
>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.executiveexpress.biz/City/36/Morris%20(UMM).aspx).
>>>>>>>>>>>>> The shuttle doesn't run very often, so renting a car will probably give you
>>>>>>>>>>>>> more flexibility getting to/from. Morris itself is physically quite small,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> though, so you don't really need wheels while you're here.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 4:22 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> hello at openhatch.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Nic,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We've been playing with different schedules - the one we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> prefer the most is a single day, all day schedule, with tutorials in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> morning and a patch-submission workshop in the afternoon.  (Thanks for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reminding us - we need to update that site!)  We'd plan to run that on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Saturday, if that works for you.  Anyone who joins us on the career panel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is welcome to stick around after for lunch - we've found that attendees are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> frequently too shy to ask questions on the panel but will come up to people
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> afterwards to socialize and ask questions more informally.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We usually aim for 6-8 helpers (not including Asheesh and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> myself) at events, to maintain a low staff to attendee ratio.  But it's not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the end of the world if we fall a little bit short.  Here's our blurb for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> potential helpers:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "The event runs from 10am-5pm, with coffee, bagels and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> socializing for an hour beforehand.  (Staff won't need to show up at 9am
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sharp, but should be there by quarter of ten if possible.)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We're looking for people to help mentor attendees as they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> learn how to contribute to open source projects.  Instructors with a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> variety of backgrounds are welcome: while it's great if you have tons of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> experience using git and setting up development environments, we're also
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> looking for people who've been involved with open source as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> non-programmers, who know a bit about picking bugs and submitting patches,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or who just like to talk about their experiences with open source.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If any of this sounds appealing to you, and you're available
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on the 28th, email us back at hello at openhatch.org."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Feel free to use any or all of that in your email to alums.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  As it says above, interested volunteers should email us at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hello at openhatch.org for the most timely response.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As for the room, we use this checklist to make sure the room
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is appropriate:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://openhatch.org/wiki/OSCTC_space_checklist  The first
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> six questions (under "Before choosing a location") are the ones we like to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> answer affirmatively before choosing a room.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Nic McPhee <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mcphee at morris.umn.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Elena's out of the country at the moment, and I'm working on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some of the set-up.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  I've booked a classroom room that we think will work well
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for the event, and I'll see if we can get a room for you for Fri/Sat (27/28
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sep).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm a little unclear on what you want/need from us by way of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mentors. There aren't a lot of us in the faculty (and one is on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sabbatical), and while we're enthusiastic, we don't have *
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tons* of experience with open source development (although
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we're familiar with most of the toolkit that you describe). There aren't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> likely to be lots of other pros in the area with this sort of experience
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because there aren't a lot of software developers our in our part of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> state. One interesting exception is our campus director of IT (Jim Hall)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> who is in his last year of a Master's focussing on Open Source development
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and who has actively participated in a number of Open Source projects. He's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> free on the 28th and would very much like to participate.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> One of the upsides of doing this over Homecoming weekend is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that there may be more alums on campus than usual, and it might be easier
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to find some alums that have an interest in open source development for the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> panel. Your on-line schedule (
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://openhatch.org/wiki/Schedule) places the panel from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12-12:30 and that doesn't appear to overlap with anything particular on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> homecoming calendar. If we're willing to stick with that time, I'll send
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out an invite to our UMM CSci e-mail list and see if there are any
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interested parties.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On your website (http://campus.openhatch.org/curriculum/)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you talk about *two* days: One for the workshop, and a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> second project day. Since you probably won't be here for a second day, is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the idea that we'll run the project day a week or two after you leave (so
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> early/mid-October)?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks a ton for all your help,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>    Nic
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hello at openhatch.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That sounds great!  Part of our schedule is usually a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> career panel where our mentors/helpers talk about their work in open source
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - if any alums wanted to join us for that, they'd be welcome.  Otherwise an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> informal get together afterwards also sounds wonderful.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We only need one room.  I think we'll be staying both
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Friday and Saturday nights.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 1:34 AM, Elena Machkasova <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> elenam at morris.umn.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Hi Shauna and Asheesh,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the 28th is Homecoming at UMM, but we talked about it, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it looks like we should be able to do it. It may actually be a good thing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> since some of our alums do open source development, so we can have an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> informal discussion afterwards if you guys are interested (we usually have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a small get-together for CS alums and students during Homecoming, so we can
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> integrate it into the day's program).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We'd need to reserve hotel and rooms for the event right
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> away, though, since our two hotels tend to get overbooked quickly for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Homecoming. How many rooms do you need? Are you staying both Friday and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Saturday nights?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Elena
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/3/2013 8:14 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello again!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  My apologies for the delay in responding.  We'd love get
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> started with planning and publicizing the event, which means of course
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nailing down a date.  I know we spoke about September 14th, but what do you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think of doing the event on Saturday, September 28th?  The reason we ask is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that we'll be in MN the next weekend for the Grace Hopper Celebration of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Women in Computing.  Doing the Morris event the week before would minimize
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> travel for Asheesh and myself.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  best
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Elena Machkasova <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> elenam at morris.umn.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear Asheesh,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we've tried to contact the Twin Cities campus about the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> event. We've received several emails from them, but the last we've heard
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (and that was a while ago) they still didn't have a confirmation that they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would like to do it. So I think we should at this point work under the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> assumption that they aren't interested.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The way I see it there are a few options:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. We can go ahead and just schedule a Morris-only event.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's a bit more expensive for us, but should be do-able. It would also be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unfortunate to fly you guys all the way to MN for just one event when other
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> schools here could benefit from your workshop as well.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. You can try to contact other schools in the area:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Macalester, Carleton, St. Olaf, St. John's, etc. Things get a bit more
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> complicated with a Sunday event since some students and faculty in some of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> these schools attend church on Sunday (and we in Morris typically avoid
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sunday morning events, partly for the same reason). It may also be a bit
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> too late for them to plan an event for early Fall semester.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. We could wait on the whole thing until later in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fall (scheduling may be problematic for us because our students typically
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> attend two programming contests, and then we have a senior seminar which we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> run as a Saturday all-day event as well) or early spring, and hope that we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> can get either Twin Cities or one of the other schools on board by then.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What do you think about these options?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My apologies about the issues. I really didn't expect
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that communication with the TC campus would take so long.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Elena
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 5/3/2013 11:32 PM, Asheesh Laroia wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 2 May 2013, Nic McPhee wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Given that it's a 3 hours drive between here and the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Twin Cities, when would you prefer to travel?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Would you want, for example, to drive out to Morris
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Friday night, spend Saturday here, and drive back to Cities Saturday
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> evening for your Sunday event (assuming it goes that way)?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That sounds reasonable to me. Doing it the opposite way
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> could also work; I'm 2:1 in favor of the way you put it, but don't have a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> very strong opinion.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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