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

Katherine Ye kye at princeton.edu
Sun Nov 9 03:58:51 UTC 2014 

Thanks Catherine! Friendly suggestion: for students, it's usually better to
send emails in the afternoon / early evening, because it'll arrive at the
top of the stack just as people start checking email.

2014-11-08 21:59 GMT-05:00 Catherine Wu <cathwu at princeton.edu>:

> Mathey sent!
>
> On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 9:38 PM, Lisha Ruan <lruan at princeton.edu> wrote:
>
>> 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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