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Lisha Ruan lruan at princeton.edu
Tue Nov 11 01:00:29 UTC 2014 

Got it, thanks!

On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 7:46 PM, Catherine Wu <cathwu at princeton.edu> wrote:

> Sent
>
> 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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