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

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On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 5:55 PM, Lisha Ruan <lruan at princeton.edu> wrote:

> The blurb looks good to me, but Katherine can confirm it too.
>
> Catherine, it looks like the email to the OSAP mailing list was sent to
> spam. Could you send it again from your princeton email, and hopefully
> it'll make it through?
>
> On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 2:28 PM, Catherine Wu <cathwu at princeton.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> (Please ignore that the link is highlighted)
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 2:27 PM, Catherine Wu <cathwu at princeton.edu>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Blurb: Come learn how to contribute to open source with experienced
>>> software engineers to guide you along the way. The software projects we
>>> will be working on include Firefox, the Linux kernel, and OpenMRS.
>>> Breakfast and lunch are included. To sign up, please visit goo.gl/pAGvrc
>>> .
>>>
>>> I'll send the blurb, announcement email, and poster in my email to them
>>> when ^ is confirmed.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Catherine Wu <cathwu at princeton.edu>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'll send over the blurbs in a bit..
>>>>
>>>> I'm currently putting up 30 flyers around Friend, Frist, and random
>>>> other places.
>>>>
>>>> Btw, Katherine, did you get my email from this morning?
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 1:55 PM, Katherine Ye <kye at princeton.edu>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> (Two Sigma just replied and said that 3 mentors would be coming)
>>>>>
>>>>> 2014-11-10 13:55 GMT-05:00 Katherine Ye <kye at princeton.edu>:
>>>>>
>>>>> Great! I can email 2D and try to find grad student mailing lists. We
>>>>>> should try to get the eating club mailing lists too.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Could you email the following people:
>>>>>> syhe at princeton.edu -- e-club president
>>>>>> ddohan at princeton.edu -- ACM president
>>>>>> ethill at princeton.edu -- PWiCS president
>>>>>>
>>>>>> with a 2-sentence blurb + a goo.gl link to our event page + the
>>>>>> poster, and ask them to include the blurb in the e-club/ACM/PWiCS
>>>>>> newsletters? I can look at the blurb beforehand.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It looks like we have 7 confirmed mentors, so we should absolutely
>>>>>> aim for 40 attendees (80 RSVPs). We're at 20 RSVPs right now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2014-11-10 11:52 GMT-05:00 Catherine Wu <cathwu at princeton.edu>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Btw, I emailed the COS 126 and 226 professors last night. Prof. Wayne
>>>>>>> (226) said that he does not allow announcements after lecture but will post
>>>>>>> the announcement on Piazza. I will ask Prof. Dondero (217) after class
>>>>>>> tomorrow.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Catherine Wu <cathwu at princeton.edu
>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Should I try again? Has that problem occurred before?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Katherine Ye <kye at princeton.edu>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 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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