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

Elena Machkasova elenam at morris.umn.edu
Mon Sep 16 02:53:50 UTC 2013


On 9/15/2013 9:48 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon wrote:
> 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.  :)
Let's wait a few days and see -- it might not be that small. Our CS 
students are well-known for signing up later rather than earlier. I am 
pretty sure there's more interest than the current list indicates. We'll 
announce it in classes again on Monday and Tuesday, and we also need to 
wait a bit for faculty in other disciplines to announce it in their 
classes.

We have some alums coming, so we should have 5-ish helpers (faculty, 
staff, and alums).

Thanks!

Elena
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 10:42 PM, Nic McPhee <mcphee at morris.umn.edu 
> <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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
>                     <mailto: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
>                         <mailto: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
>                             <mailto: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
>                             <mailto: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
>                                 <mailto: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
>                                     <mailto: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
>                                         <mailto: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
>                                             <mailto: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
>                                                 <mailto: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
>                                                     <http://www.executiveexpress.biz/City/36/Morris%20%28UMM%29.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
>                                                     <mailto: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
>                                                         <mailto: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
>                                                         <mailto: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
>                                                         <mailto: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
>                                                             <mailto: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
>                                                                 <mailto: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
>>                                                                     <mailto: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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