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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
Mon Nov 10 13:55:36 UTC 2014 

Just got an email from Proofpoint saying the opensourceprinceton at gmail.com
email was marked as spam :-/

2014-11-10 3:02 GMT-05:00 Catherine Wu <cathwu at princeton.edu>:

> 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!
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> 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!
>>>
>>> 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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