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

[Catherine Wu]

Emailed profs and will start posting flyers tomorrow!

On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 11:32 PM, Catherine Wu <cathwu at princeton.edu> wrote:

> Will keep that in mind in the future!
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Nov 8, 2014, at 10:58 PM, Katherine Ye <kye at princeton.edu> wrote:
>
> 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!
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>> 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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