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[Campus-princeton-staff] [EMAIL DRAFT -- please send suggestions/edits] Contribute to Open Source on Nov 22nd!

Lisha Ruan lruan at princeton.edu
Sun Nov 9 02:38:36 UTC 2014 

Fantastic, thanks Catherine! I see you sent the email to the OSAP mailing
list (which I'm on), but I don't know why I haven't received it yet. Maybe
email delivery is just lagging and I'll get it soon.

On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 9:23 PM, Catherine Wu <cathwu at princeton.edu> wrote:

> got forbes!
>
> On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 9:20 PM, Catherine Wu <cathwu at princeton.edu> wrote:
>
>> Made the changes! I'm working on the Mathey and Forbes listservs. The
>> people I asked all had removed themselves but I reached out to new people
>> over fb and am waiting for responses. Email has been sent to Whitman,
>> Butler, Wilson, and Rocky. Also sent to ACM and OSAP. Also posted to the CS
>> group and made a fb event (INVITE PPL :D). I plan on sending the professor
>> emails on Sunday night so that it doesn't get buried in their weekend
>> emails.
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 8:38 PM, Lisha Ruan <lruan at princeton.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Haha, sorry for another update, but I think we should also mention the
>>> day of the week of the workshop in the email.
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> Hey [insert mailing list name]!
>>>
>>> Do you want to contribute to an Open Source project but are unsure of
>>> where to start? Do you want to gain real-world coding experience and
>>> speak to mentors from prominent tech firms?
>>>
>>> Come to* Open Source Comes to Campus @ Princeton University* on *Saturday,
>>> November 22nd from 10AM to 5PM*! Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
>>> The first half of the workshop will focus on acclimating you to the Open
>>> Source environment; the second half will consist of contributing to Open
>>> Source with the help of experienced mentors. The projects we will be
>>> contributing to include *Firefox, the Linux kernel, and OpenMRS *(a
>>> medical records system used in developing countries)!
>>>
>>> *For more information or to sign up, click HERE
>>> <http://goo.gl/pAGvrc> !! *
>>>
>>> We can't wait to meet you!
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Open Source at Princeton team
>>>
>>> If you have any questions, please feel free to email Catherine Wu (
>>> cathwu at princeton.edu) or Lisha Ruan (lruan at princeton.edu)
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 8:26 PM, Lisha Ruan <lruan at princeton.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Oops, forgot to update the projects listed. Here's the actual version
>>>> of the email:
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> Hey [insert mailing list name]!
>>>>
>>>> Do you want to contribute to an Open Source project but are unsure of
>>>> where to start? Do you want to gain real-world coding experience and
>>>> speak to mentors from prominent tech firms?
>>>>
>>>> Come to* Open Source Comes to Campus @ Princeton University* on *November
>>>> 22nd from 10AM to 5PM*! Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The
>>>> first half of the workshop will focus on acclimating you to the Open Source
>>>> environment; the second half will consist of contributing to Open Source
>>>> with the help of experienced mentors. The projects we will be contributing
>>>> to include *Firefox, the Linux kernel, and OpenMRS *(a medical records
>>>> system used in developing countries)!
>>>>
>>>> *For more information or to sign up, click HERE
>>>> <http://goo.gl/pAGvrc> !! *
>>>>
>>>> We can't wait to meet you!
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> Open Source at Princeton team
>>>>
>>>> If you have any questions, please feel free to email Catherine Wu (
>>>> cathwu at princeton.edu) or Lisha Ruan (lruan at princeton.edu)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 8:22 PM, Lisha Ruan <lruan at princeton.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I gave Catherine the OSAP account password (Catherine, let me know if
>>>>> you want me to send it to you again). I think the email is ready. I already
>>>>> emailed RockyWire. I'm pasting the email below with the missing "you" added
>>>>> + breakfast mentioned.
>>>>>
>>>>> ---
>>>>>
>>>>> Hey [insert mailing list name]!
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you want to contribute to an Open Source project but are unsure of
>>>>> where to start? Do you want to gain real-world coding experience and
>>>>> speak to mentors from prominent tech firms?
>>>>>
>>>>> Come to* Open Source Comes to Campus @ Princeton University* on *November
>>>>> 22nd from 10AM to 5PM*! Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The
>>>>> first half of the workshop will focus on acclimating you to the Open Source
>>>>> environment; the second half will consist of contributing to Open Source
>>>>> with the help of experienced mentors. The projects we will be contributing
>>>>> to include *Wikipedia, WordPress, and Firefox!*
>>>>>
>>>>> *For more information or to sign up, click HERE
>>>>> <http://goo.gl/pAGvrc> !! *
>>>>>
>>>>> We can't wait to meet you!
>>>>>
>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Open Source at Princeton team
>>>>>
>>>>> If you have any questions, please feel free to email Catherine Wu (
>>>>> cathwu at princeton.edu) or Lisha Ruan (lruan at princeton.edu)
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 8:17 PM, Katherine Ye <kye at princeton.edu>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> You can also add that breakfast is provided! Cat, do you have the
>>>>>> OSAP account password? I can also email whitmanwire (let me know when the
>>>>>> email's ready)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2014-11-08 20:13 GMT-05:00 Lisha Ruan <lruan at princeton.edu>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also, you can email the OSAP mailing list now, too. (The emails are
>>>>>>> in a draft on opensourceprinceton at gmail.com.) Let me know when
>>>>>>> you've done that and when all the res colleges are covered.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 8:11 PM, Lisha Ruan <lruan at princeton.edu>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Also, I just noticed that the second sentence is missing a "you":
>>>>>>>> It should be "Do *you* want to gain real-world coding
>>>>>>>> experience...." Not a big deal, but in future emails we can correct it. :)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Lisha
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 4:40 PM, Lisha Ruan <lruan at princeton.edu>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Actually, you probably don't need to add "Beginners are welcome",
>>>>>>>>> since you already put "but are unsure of where to start". :)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Lisha
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 4:39 PM, Lisha Ruan <lruan at princeton.edu>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hey Catherine,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I just emailed RockyWire. Have the other res colleges been
>>>>>>>>>> emailed? Also, it just occurred to me -- could you add something like
>>>>>>>>>> "Beginners are welcome!" to the email?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>>>> Lisha
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 12:22 PM, Lisha Ruan <lruan at princeton.edu>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Great, thanks! How are you planning on covering the res college
>>>>>>>>>>> listservs? I can email the Rocky listserv.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 12:16 PM, Catherine Wu <
>>>>>>>>>>> cathwu at princeton.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Okay great! I will send that email out today and keep everyone
>>>>>>>>>>>> updated.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Regarding the flyers, I like Wellesley's save the date (
>>>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/openhatch/open-source-comes-to-campus/blob/master/publicity/flyers/publicity_flyer_templates/Wellesley_savethedate.jpg).
>>>>>>>>>>>> I am currently downloading GIMP so that I can edit it and see how that
>>>>>>>>>>>> turns out.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Regarding announcing the workshop to COS classes, I am open to
>>>>>>>>>>>> going to the classes to make the announcement and I'll add that the the
>>>>>>>>>>>> email I was planning on sending to professors.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 12:07 PM, Lisha Ruan <
>>>>>>>>>>>> lruan at princeton.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hey Catherine, I think you can list Firefox, the Linux kernel
>>>>>>>>>>>>> (David Gilhooley volunteered to lead students in contributing to it), and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wikipedia's backend code (you should probably mention "backend code" so
>>>>>>>>>>>>> they don't assume we're contributing to the content).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 11:53 AM, Catherine Wu <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> cathwu at princeton.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi everyone! What projects do you think I should list in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> email announcement? I selected Wiki, WordPress, and Firefox since they were
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some of the projects listed on the sign up sheet. I really want to send
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this out asap so please reply soon :)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 6:32 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We're highly likely to be able to get a Mozilla mentor.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wikipedia - or at least MediaWiki should also be doable.  Wordpress is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entirely possible but I don't know any pre-existing OpenHatch
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> friends/volunteers I'd ask, so I'd say that's least likely of the three.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5 outside mentors plus a few student mentors should be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enough to have a great event, even if it might not involve quite as much
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> networking and help from professionals as we'd like.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not really relevant for this event, but: Asheesh and I have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> been discussing the workflow of these events, and we think it makes sense
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> going forward to first get a team of mentors together, and then pick a time
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that works for them + the school.  We're hoping to spread out the number of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people who can represent OpenHatch at these events so "on a weekend that an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OpenHatch person can be around" covers a lot more weekends than when it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just me.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 6:27 PM, Lisha Ruan <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lruan at princeton.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think remotely would be okay. Catherine, I'm just not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sure where you got those specific projects from?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Besides the two who signed up, we also have Sunil from Two
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sigma who's confirmed. We're talking to Bloomberg, who said they can
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> provide mentors, and ThoughtWorks, who said maybe, but no one's signed up
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yet. I'm hoping we'll get at least 2 more mentors, so at least 5, which I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think would be doable -- but of course it'd be great to have more.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lisha
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 6:21 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We can probably get those folks remotely, but it seems
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like a stretch to get them at the event.  We may want to dial back our
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> expectations for the # of mentors -- so far I've only gotten two
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> confirmed.  Not sure who you've managed to find.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 5:53 PM, Lisha Ruan <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lruan at princeton.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hey Catherine,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This looks great! Just to make sure -- is it confirmed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that Wikipedia, WordPress, and Firefox are among the projects we'll
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> contribute to at the workshop? Do we have people from those projects who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will be helping us?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lisha
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 11:17 AM, Catherine Wu <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cathwu at princeton.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hey [insert mailing list name]!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you want to contribute to an Open Source project but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are unsure of where to start? Do want to gain real-world
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> coding experience and speak to mentors from prominent
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tech firms?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Come to* Open Source Comes to Campus @ Princeton
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> University* on *November 22nd from 10AM to 5PM* (lunch
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is provided)! The first half of the workshop will focus on acclimating you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to the Open Source environment; the second half will consist of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> contributing to Open Source with the help of experienced mentors. The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> projects we will be contributing to include *Wikipedia,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WordPress, and Firefox!*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *For more information or to sign up, click HERE
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <http://goo.gl/pAGvrc> !! *
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We can't wait to meet you!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Open Source at Princeton team
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you have any questions, please feel free to email
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Catherine Wu (cathwu at princeton.edu) or Lisha Ruan (
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lruan at princeton.edu)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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