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[Campus-purdue-staff] bringing Open Source Comes to Campus back to Purdue

Shauna Gordon-McKeon shaunagm at gmail.com
Mon Oct 13 18:15:44 UTC 2014


Whoops, so sorry!  Be right on.

On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 2:13 PM, Lauren M Stuart <lstuart at purdue.edu> wrote:

>
> Are we (or at least some of us) still on for videochat right about now? If
> no, we're still good to go via email, I think.
>
> I'll copy the templates folder for us an add everyone who wants to be
> there if you'll send me your Google account name (mine's
> laurenmstuart at gmail.com)
>
> Lauren
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lauren M Stuart <lstuart at purdue.edu>
> To: campus-purdue-staff at lists.openhatch.org
> Sent: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:06:26 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: Re: [Campus-purdue-staff] bringing Open Source Comes to Campus
> back to Purdue
> Monday 2 PM works for me. My Skype ID is laurenmstuart, if Skype works for
> everyone?
> Lauren
> > On Oct 9, 2014, at 8:46 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Actually Tuesdays out, so let's do Monday. How's 2pm?
> >
> >
> >> On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 9:43 AM, Lauren M Stuart <lstuart at purdue.edu>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Shauna,
> >>
> >> Eehita and I are both available both days (it'll be October break here)
> and we'd prefer the afternoon to the morning if that's doable.
> >>
> >> Lauren
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Shauna Gordon-McKeon" <shaunagm at gmail.com>
> >> To: campus-purdue-staff at lists.openhatch.org
> >> Sent: Monday, October 6, 2014 11:31:03 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [Campus-purdue-staff] bringing Open Source Comes to Campus
> back to Purdue
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I'm busy this week with a conference, but could meet next Mon
> (preferred) or Tuesday via videochat to touch base. When works for you,
> Lauren and Eehita?
> >>
> >>
> >> I'll do an email intro for the OpenMRS folks. We've already asked them
> to attend an event at IUB the day before, so they may not be up for
> traveling again. But it's certainly worth asking!
> >>
> >>
> >> best
> >> Shauna
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 11:41 AM, Lauren M Stuart < lstuart at purdue.edu
> > wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Everyone:
> >>
> >> Eehita and I are going to meet in person tomorrow to work on our end;
> we'll update the Trello after that. Do we want to organize a chat meeting
> or Skype meeting or something between everyone working on this? I believe
> the two of us can handle the non-content logistics ourselves, but I'd
> appreciate hearing some lessons learned from the events that've happened
> earlier this semester, if you think any will apply to us. Unless they're
> already covered in bullets on the Trello :)
> >>
> >> Also, Shauna, you mentioned that some contributors to OpenMRS were in
> Indianapolis and expressed interest in being mentors for events like this.
> If they haven't already been used for other events, could you please put me
> in touch with someone?
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> Lauren
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: eparames at purdue.edu
> >> To: "Lauren M Stuart" < lstuart at purdue.edu >
> >>
> >>
> >> Cc: campus-purdue-staff at lists.openhatch.org , "Shauna Gordon-McKeon" <
> shaunagm at gmail.com >
> >> Sent: Sunday, October 5, 2014 1:26:11 AM
> >> Subject: Re: bringing Open Source Comes to Campus back to Purdue
> >>
> >> Hi Shauna and Lauren!
> >>
> >> Sorry for the delayed reply. It's a pleasure to meet you too! So, this
> is the first time I'm a part of CSWN and I'm a little unsure about what I'm
> responsible for. I will starting working on sending out mails to create
> publicity for the event. I
> >>
> >> Is it possible for me to meet you'll to get a more clear idea about
> this event?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Eehita Parameswaran
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Lauren M Stuart" < lstuart at purdue.edu >
> >> To: "Shauna Gordon-McKeon" < shaunagm at gmail.com >
> >> Cc: eparames at purdue.edu , campus-purdue-staff at lists.openhatch.org
> >> Sent: Friday, October 3, 2014 5:42:07 PM
> >> Subject: Re: bringing Open Source Comes to Campus back to Purdue
> >>
> >>
> >> That's correct -- I have a workshop in Mississippi, the travel plans
> for which might interfere with Sunday the 16th and definitely Saturday the
> 15th. I'll know more soon. But the previous weekend would work for me.
> >>
> >> Lauren
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Shauna Gordon-McKeon" < shaunagm at gmail.com >
> >> To: "Lauren M Stuart" < lstuart at purdue.edu >,
> campus-purdue-staff at lists.openhatch.org
> >> Cc: eparames at purdue.edu
> >> Sent: Friday, October 3, 2014 5:05:21 PM
> >> Subject: Re: bringing Open Source Comes to Campus back to Purdue
> >>
> >>
> >> Also, I've tentatively put you down for Sun Nov 16th. Lauren, did I
> read correctly that you won't be able to attend that? Is there a different
> day that would work for you? We might be running events the weekend before
> as well - we may be able to hold the Purdue event then.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 5:04 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
> shaunagm at gmail.com > wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Eehita - pleasure to virtually meet you. I've added you to the
> mailing list (CC'd above).
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I think generally Sunday is better for us (in terms of student
> participation, anyway). I've just made a room reservation application for a
> central place on campus for Sunday -- it has tables, chairs, and a few more
> electrical outlets than we did last time.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Oh gosh the electrical outlets. Flashbacks! Yes, let's try to get a
> slightly more appropriate room this time - although it worked out fine in
> the end. :)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> So -- last year we organized via Google Docs and a mailing list, but
> since you use Trello now (?) what do I need to do to get us started? Do you
> anticipate being as involved in the organizing (mailing) this year as last?
> All the old mailing list information should still be relevant, and I have
> (currently Facebook-only) contacts at a couple of women-in-* groups to
> (hopefully) make sure the message gets out in that direction. The PLUG
> (Purdue Linux Users' Group) is going to help out with advertising and may
> be able to provide mentors from their student members, too.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I've created a board for the event, and invited you both to join it:
> https://trello.com/b/DJa8TmiM/purdue
> >>
> >>
> >> I can definitely help with the mailing, but I'd like you folks to take
> the lead role. So feel free to say, "Shauna, can you customize and send
> publicity emails to these 10 departments", for instance, but you'll have to
> actively ask me to do it. :) That goes for pretty much all aspects of
> organizing the event: I am happy to help where needed, but I'll wait for
> you to ask. (Mostly. Sometimes I also send emails like "Did you remember to
> send out reminder emails?" or "Maybe we should talk about food").
> >>
> >>
> >> The Trello board should help us delegate responsibility between the
> three of us and make sure everything gets done. :)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Lauren
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Shauna Gordon-McKeon" < shaunagm at gmail.com >
> >> To: "Lauren Marie Stuart" < lstuart at purdue.edu >
> >>
> >>
> >> Sent: Thursday, October 2, 2014 5:40:02 PM
> >> Subject: Re: bringing Open Source Comes to Campus back to Purdue
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Lauren,
> >>
> >>
> >> Bumping this thread up, as it would be good to touch base. How did your
> organizational meeting go?
> >>
> >>
> >> - Shauna
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
> shaunagm at gmail.com > wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Lauren,
> >>
> >>
> >> How did the organizational meeting go? Were you able to settle on a
> date?
> >>
> >>
> >> ~ Shauna
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 4:32 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
> shaunagm at gmail.com > wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Yeah, there are elements of OSCTC that would really fit in a hackathon,
> and I'm all for having hackathons focus on teaching and community building
> (which I think they're far better suited for than building actually usable
> products).
> >>
> >>
> >> W/r/t November - it's looking great. Sunday the 16th is better than
> Saturday the 15th, but both are doable.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 3:49 PM, Lauren Marie Stuart <
> lstuart at purdue.edu > wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Shauna!
> >>
> >> We're looking at the November weekend; there's an organizational
> meeting tomorrow at which the planning might be addressed. The October
> weekend is ideally situated, but one of our fellow student orgs is running
> a major hackathon that weekend: http://www.boilermake.org -- I'm asking
> around to see if there's a way to lever the OSCTC 'curriculum' in somehow.
> But how's November looking?
> >>
> >>
> >> Lauren
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Shauna Gordon-McKeon" < shaunagm at gmail.com >
> >> To: "Lauren M Stuart" < lstuart at purdue.edu >
> >>
> >>
> >> Sent: Monday, September 1, 2014 3:32:10 PM
> >> Subject: Re: bringing Open Source Comes to Campus back to Purdue
> >>
> >>
> >> Hello Lauren,
> >>
> >>
> >> I am back from vacation, and wanted to check in with you about the
> event, as you said you hoped to know about timing by the end of August.
> Have you been able to get a better sense of when would work for you?
> >>
> >>
> >> best
> >> Shauna
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 6:35 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
> shaunagm at gmail.com > wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Lauren,
> >>
> >> I just wanted to give you a heads up that I'll be on vacation from
> August 15th through 31st, and will be responding to email only
> sporadically. It sounds like we won't be able to plan much until near the
> end of August anyway. Please do feel free to email me, though, and if
> there's anything you need an answer to ASAP, please put "URGENT" in the
> subject line.
> >>
> >>
> >> best
> >> Shauna
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 7:07 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
> shaunagm at gmail.com > wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I'll tentatively put you in for October, then. And I'll let you know if
> any of the other weekends is getting full, so that we can talk about how
> likely it is that you might need to switch.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 4:54 PM, Lauren M Stuart < lstuart at purdue.edu
> > wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Great! Thanks.
> >>
> >> Hopefully the end of August (classes start on the 25th), but definitely
> before the September weekend. It's much more likely that we'll go for the
> October dates, in any case.
> >>
> >>
> >> Lauren
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Shauna Gordon-McKeon" < shaunagm at gmail.com >
> >>
> >>
> >> To: "Lauren M Stuart" < lstuart at purdue.edu >
> >> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 4:47:46 PM
> >> Subject: Re: bringing Open Source Comes to Campus back to Purdue
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Lauren,
> >>
> >> So glad to hear it! re: the text -- the second interpretation is
> correct. We're hoping to run a bunch of events remotely and simultaneously.
> We tried this out during the spring a few times, and it worked quite well.
> >>
> >>
> >> Do you have a sense of when you'll know re: the timing? It's okay if
> it's not for a while, but I'm trying to get a sense of when we'll know even
> if I don't know what we'll know. :)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> best
> >> Shauna
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 4:28 PM, Lauren M Stuart < lstuart at purdue.edu
> > wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Shauna!
> >>
> >> This is just great. I'm coordinating from this end already (what I can
> do, anyway, until people come back from summer break and start answering
> their emails) to get another event going. I had a question about this text,
> though:
> >>
> >>
> >> "A practical note: this fall, we will be running events on three
> weekends: September 13th & 14th , October 18th & 19th , and November 15th &
> 16th ."
> >> Does that mean that those are your travel dates for having mentors from
> OpenHatch come out, or are those the dates you'd like to target for
> synchronous several-locations events? Since here at Purdue we have access
> to a couple of groups of more experienced contributors (the Greater
> Lafayette Open Source Symposium, the Purdue Linux Users' Group, etc.) --
> and, as a result of last year's event, slightly more open lines of
> communication with them :) -- I wouldn't say that having an OHer here with
> us is as critical to the event's success, so I think we'll be fine with a
> more self-guided thing, but I just wanted to make sure I was reading you
> right.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >> Lauren
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Shauna Gordon-McKeon" < shaunagm at gmail.com >
> >> To: "Lauren Marie Stuart" < lstuart at purdue.edu >
> >> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 4:08:15 PM
> >> Subject: bringing Open Source Comes to Campus back to Purdue
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Lauren,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Last fall you helped us bring our introductory open source event, Open
> Source Comes to Campus, to your school. Since then we’ve done a lot of work
> improving our curriculum and our event-planning process. We’d love to have
> another, even better Open Source Comes to Campus event at Purdue.
> >>
> >>
> >> (I am especially excited about this because several maintainers for
> OpenMRS are in Indianapolis and have expressed interest in helping people
> contribute to OpenMRS at an event.)
> >>
> >>
> >> Anyway, some of the major changes we’ve made:
> >>
> >>
> >> •
> >>
> >> We are no longer running events personally, though OpenHatch people
> still frequently attend events as mentors. This means we need one or more
> local people to take on the role of lead organizer. Could it be you?
> >> •
> >>
> >> To aid in the above, we’ve put all of our curriculum and logistics
> information online. For instance, this trello board lists the specific
> tasks that need to be done for a typical event (though your event may have
> different needs).
> >> •
> >>
> >> We provide help in a number of other ways, as listed on the program
> website , you can find the details of what’s involved in running a full day
> event, and how we can support you.
> >>
> >> •
> >>
> >> We’re creating self-guided versions of our entire curriculum. This
> means, practically, that you’ll never have to worry about a mentor dropping
> out and having to teach something you’re not comfortable with yourself --
> you and the attendees of your event can always go through self-guided
> versions together.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> There’s plenty of other changes that I think make our events even
> better! I’m happy to answer any questions you have about this.
> >>
> >>
> >> A practical note: this fall, we will be running events on three
> weekends: September 13th & 14th , October 18th & 19th , and November 15th &
> 16th . We understand that the process for reserving space varies from
> school to school. Please let us know if you’re generally interested in
> running an event and we’ll figure out together which, if any, of those
> weekends will work for you.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Looking forward to hearing back from you!
> >>
> >> - Shauna
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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