[Campus-neiu-staff] A few last minute things

Fri Apr 25 20:36:44 UTC 2014

Meg that's a good idea. We currently have 22 confirmed btw.

On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 3:26 PM, meg ford <meg387 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Just a final note -- it's probably a good idea for us to bring live isos
> in case students need to set up Linux in a VM for the contributions
> section. I have a couple I can bring of Fedora 20 and I'll make a couple
> more tonight.
>
> Meg
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure how I made so many mistakes!  You all are correct, and the
>> doc should be up to date.
>>
>> re: the git activity - yes, as it is now it doesn't need a presenter, but
>> someone should plan to take charge of forming people into groups.  I think
>> it's better to work in small groups than alone, as students can help each
>> other.  And it's better to pair advanced students with advanced students
>> (and mentors who are comfortable with advanced stuff) and newcomers with
>> newcomers.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 2:43 PM, Jim Campbell <jcampbell at fastmail.fm>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I thought Zach was going to lead the got activity. Initially it was me
>>> (Jim C), but we switched it up.
>>>
>>> Jim C.
>>>
>>> On April 25, 2014 12:21:54 PM CDT, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 1) Do we still need floating mentors for contributions workshop?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My understanding is that there are a couple of people on this list who
>>>> can help as mentors who haven't put their names there. For instance,
>>>> Francisco and Rachel.  There should be at least one person.  If there is
>>>> not a single floating mentor, then it is important for the small groups
>>>> leaders to, from time to time, take a quick survey of the room and see if
>>>> anyone needs help.  If they do, invite them over to your small group so
>>>> they can get help from you while you are still with your group.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 3) Which Jim is introducing the Git activity and assigning groups (we
>>>>> have two Jims)?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I believe that's Jim Campbell.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>  4) Who is officially moderating the career panel?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sheila is.  The career panel will be Zach and Paul in person, and Sean
>>>> Lip remotely.  We should make sure the room has audio as well as video so
>>>> that people can hear Sean talk.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 5) We still need someone to take pictures.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It's my understanding that several people are willing to take pictures.
>>>>  What we'd like is someone to bring a nicer camera than a phone camera, if
>>>> they have it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Please take the time to review the Day-of-Responsibilities sheet and
>>>>> correct anything that you see fit. Also, I put my phone number in the
>>>>> contacts section on top of the page if anyone needs to contact me directly.
>>>>> I will try to fill in for any other needs we may have. Add yours if you
>>>>> desire. If you don't have access to this sheet, let Shauna know. Shauna, I
>>>>> don't know if this sheet is in the Google Drive folder, could you put it
>>>>> there if not?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The sheet is in the google drive folder.  I've put my contact info up
>>>> there and also Asheesh's.  I will be simultaneously running an event at
>>>> MIT, so contact Asheesh if it's something you think anyone at OpenHatch can
>>>> answer, or if it's a technical question.  You can still text or email me
>>>> and I will try to respond, but my latency will be something like 10-20
>>>> minutes depending on what I'm doing at the other event.  (In past events,
>>>> I've been contacted 0-2 times by local organizers, so I'm hoping this won't
>>>> be an issue or that Asheesh will be able to manage whatever you need.)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Shauna, do we have a sign-in sheet template? If not I will make one
>>>>> with a "has laptop" field so we will know right from the beginning when
>>>>> people show up, who has a laptop and who does not.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> No, we don't have a template!  That's a great idea.  Can you add it to
>>>> this repo (
>>>> https://github.com/openhatch/open-source-comes-to-campus/tree/master/publicity/flyers)
>>>> whenever you get the chance, so we can use it for future events?
>>>>
>>>>
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