[Campus-princeton-staff] I'm interested in helping out at the Princeton event on 11/22

[Peter Wolanin]

I don't think I'm on that list? At least I haven't seen any noise.
On Nov 11, 2014 10:31 PM, "Shauna Gordon-McKeon" <hello at openhatch.org>
wrote:

> Thanks Peter.  I've added to the Chris to the Princeton mailing list as
> well.  It's a bit busy with logistical trivia right now, so feel free to
> ignore it - anything you need to see will be prefaced with [PLEASE READ] or
> [MENTORS] or something else allcapsy.
>
> Feel free to ask any questions you have to this list in general, or me in
> particular.
>
> best
> Shauna
>
> On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 9:56 PM, Peter Wolanin <pwolanin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Chris signed up to mentor also and thanks to him reminding me, we both
>> just ran through an intro training session w/ Shauna.  So, keep him in
>> the loop too.
>>
>> -Peter
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 1:54 AM, Katherine Ye <kye at princeton.edu> wrote:
>> > Hi Peter,
>> >
>> > Thanks for signing up. It did show up on the form, and I think Shauna is
>> > planning on emailing all the mentors, though I don't know when.
>> >
>> > We have ~4 mentors signed up now (including you). We're aiming for 8, so
>> > we'd appreciate your help!
>> >
>> > Katherine
>> >
>> > 2014-11-09 21:25 GMT-05:00 Peter Wolanin <pwolanin at gmail.com>:
>> >
>> >> I signed up on the mentor form a couple days ago - should I expect any
>> >> feedback or message?
>> >>
>> >> Still trying to recruit 1 or 2 more experienced Drupalists.  Where do
>> >> you stand as far as the number of mentors you need?
>> >>
>> >> -Peter
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 10:15 PM, Lisha Ruan <lruan at princeton.edu>
>> wrote:
>> >> > Hi Peter,
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks for pointing out that it's not listed on those calendars. It
>> >> > looks
>> >> > like it's listed on the OpenHatch site now. I'll look into why it's
>> not
>> >> > listed on the Princeton calendars.
>> >> >
>> >> > We're hoping to have at least 10 mentors for the event. We've reached
>> >> > out to
>> >> > a few companies who said they could provide mentors, but no one has
>> >> > definitively signed up yet, so we'd appreciate anyone who can come.
>> For
>> >> > panelists, anyone who's had professional experience with open source
>> >> > would
>> >> > be awesome. But mainly we're just looking for any experienced
>> engineers
>> >> > to
>> >> > be mentors (those with open source experience would be especially
>> >> > great), so
>> >> > that the students will have guidance during the workshop.
>> >> >
>> >> > Best,
>> >> > Lisha
>> >> >
>> >> > On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 11:25 PM, Peter Wolanin <pwolanin at gmail.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Hi Lisha,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Glad to hear that you have a definite place/time/plans already.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I was a bit unsure, since it doesn't seem to be listed at
>> >> >> http://cal.tigerapps.org/evlist/gen/ or
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> http://www.princeton.edu/events/?view=daily&category=all&from=2014-11-22
>> >> >> or http://opensourceatprinceton.github.io/calendar/ or
>> >> >> http://campus.openhatch.org/#upcoming
>> >> >>
>> >> >> A group of potential mentors from the Central NJ Drupal meetup
>> already
>> >> >> made plans to mentor a code sprint/contribution day on the 22nd
>> >> >> outside Princeton, but possibly we can split off one or two people
>> or
>> >> >> pull in people who are not going to the other event.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Can you tell me roughly how many more mentors or panelists you are
>> >> >> looking to add or if there are panelist topics or industry areas you
>> >> >> are looking to fill in?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> -Peter
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 10:40 PM, Lisha Ruan <lruan at princeton.edu>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > Hi Peter,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks so much for volunteering!
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > We're actually not within PWiCS anymore -- we're an independent
>> club
>> >> >> > called
>> >> >> > Open Source at Princeton. Our website is here:
>> >> >> > http://opensourceatprinceton.github.io/ It's still a work in
>> >> >> > progress,
>> >> >> > though, since we only became a club this year. A sign-up website
>> for
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > open source workshop will be up very soon.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > We can't move the date of the event because we've already booked a
>> >> >> > room
>> >> >> > (the
>> >> >> > Friend Center Convocation Room) and reached out to potential
>> mentors
>> >> >> > with
>> >> >> > the current date. But it would be fantastic to have you there and
>> >> >> > anyone
>> >> >> > else involved with Drupal!
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Anyone who wants to be a mentor can sign up here:
>> >> >> > http://goo.gl/MlhAxK
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Let me know if you have any other questions.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Best,
>> >> >> > Lisha
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 10:29 AM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon
>> >> >> > <hello at openhatch.org>
>> >> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Hi Peter,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> The event is being organized locally by Lisha Ruan (lruan) and
>> >> >> >> several
>> >> >> >> other students from Princeton WiCS.  They have a group called
>> Open
>> >> >> >> Source at
>> >> >> >> Princeton although as far as I can tell they don't have a
>> website.
>> >> >> >> They're
>> >> >> >> all part of this conversation via campus-princeton-staff,
>> although
>> >> >> >> they're
>> >> >> >> on fall break right now so they may take a bit to chime in.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> We (OpenHatch) are very open to moving the date, but pushing it
>> back
>> >> >> >> may
>> >> >> >> cause problems in terms of the semester schedule, so again, I'll
>> let
>> >> >> >> Lisha,
>> >> >> >> Katherine, Diana and the other organizers decide on that.  My
>> guess
>> >> >> >> is
>> >> >> >> that
>> >> >> >> running the event in December would be too late for them, but
>> we'll
>> >> >> >> see.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> It sounds like at the very least there is the potential for lots
>> of
>> >> >> >> collaboration with local Drupal users and contributors for future
>> >> >> >> events.
>> >> >> >> Let's see what we can do for this event as well.  :)
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> best
>> >> >> >> Shauna
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Peter Wolanin <
>> pwolanin at gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> Also, my wife is the administrator at Rockefeller College at
>> >> >> >>> Princeton
>> >> >> >>> where lruan is associated, and so that's a possible source for
>> >> >> >>> meeting
>> >> >> >>> space
>> >> >> >>> and other support.
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> -Peter
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 10:18 AM, Peter Wolanin
>> >> >> >>> <pwolanin at gmail.com>
>> >> >> >>> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> Hi Shauna,
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> there are several people locally who could both mentor and
>> speak
>> >> >> >>>> in
>> >> >> >>>> regards to Drupal and/or some other PHP apps.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> Also, in IRC I was pointed to  lruan and
>> >> >> >>>> http://princetonwics.wordpress.com/ as the nexus of campus
>> >> >> >>>> organizing.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> I wasn't getting the sense Nov 22 was firm given the lack of
>> >> >> >>>> published
>> >> >> >>>> events on any calendar.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> -Peter
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon
>> >> >> >>>> <hello at openhatch.org> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>> Hi Peter,
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>> Thanks for volunteering!  It'd be wonderful to have you at the
>> >> >> >>>>> event
>> >> >> >>>>> on
>> >> >> >>>>> the 22nd.  It's a pretty firm date, although I'll let our
>> student
>> >> >> >>>>> organizers
>> >> >> >>>>> (CC'd via the campus-princeton-staff list) give the final
>> word on
>> >> >> >>>>> whether or
>> >> >> >>>>> not it's moveable.  This is our second event at Princeton,
>> and we
>> >> >> >>>>> hope to do
>> >> >> >>>>> more - we can let you know about those earlier so there's less
>> >> >> >>>>> likely to be
>> >> >> >>>>> conflicts.
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>> A few questions about how you'd like to participate in the
>> event:
>> >> >> >>>>> Are
>> >> >> >>>>> you interested in helping students at the event contribute to
>> >> >> >>>>> Drupal?  Also,
>> >> >> >>>>> given your speaking experience, would you like to present one
>> of
>> >> >> >>>>> the
>> >> >> >>>>> morning
>> >> >> >>>>> tutorials?
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>> best,
>> >> >> >>>>> Shauna
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>> On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Peter Wolanin
>> >> >> >>>>> <pwolanin at gmail.com>
>> >> >> >>>>> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>> Also, there may be a conflict for some potential mentors, so
>> 2
>> >> >> >>>>>> weeks
>> >> >> >>>>>> later might be better, and certainly more realistic for
>> >> >> >>>>>> planning.
>> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>> On Oct 29, 2014 11:22 PM, "Peter Wolanin" <
>> pwolanin at gmail.com>
>> >> >> >>>>>> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>> We've been talking with paulproteus in IRC
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>> I'm interested in helping out at the Princeton, NJ event on
>> >> >> >>>>>>> 11/22.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>> I'm one of the organizers of the Central NJ Drupal meetup,
>> and
>> >> >> >>>>>>> in
>> >> >> >>>>>>> addition to contributing to Drupal core and contributed
>> >> >> >>>>>>> modules,
>> >> >> >>>>>>> speaking at
>> >> >> >>>>>>> events, and organizing events, I've made some small
>> >> >> >>>>>>> contributions
>> >> >> >>>>>>> to the
>> >> >> >>>>>>> Apache Solr project and others.  I'm also a Princeton
>> alumnus
>> >> >> >>>>>>> and
>> >> >> >>>>>>> took CS
>> >> >> >>>>>>> courses as an undergrad (majored in Physics though).
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>> -Peter Wolanin
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>> https://www.drupal.org/user/49851
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
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