This site is an archive; learn more about 8 years of OpenHatch.

[Campus-rutgers-staff] bringing Open Source Comes to Campus back to Rutgers

Shauna Gordon-McKeon shaunagm at gmail.com
Wed Sep 3 22:35:17 UTC 2014 

Okay, I've written down the 16th for the date.  Happy to change it again if
needed, on my end.

What is the process for getting a room for that date?




On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Prachi Pendse <prachirp at gmail.com> wrote:

> There's a football game against Indiana on Saturday the 15th so our event
> should be on the 16th.
>
> -Prachi
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 5:21 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Any further thoughts on the 15th vs the 16th?  We can save most of our
>> planning for later, when we have more time for it, but we should get the
>> date + location figured out as early as possible, so that we can tell
>> mentors, students, etc to save the date.
>>
>> best
>> Shauna
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 6:01 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> It sounds like November would be best, then.  Perhaps Sri and the people
>>> she's reaching out to will have a preference between Sat the 15th and Sun
>>> the 16th.  If we are going with a November date, that will leave plenty of
>>> time to organize, so no worries about having to wait until September to
>>> pick a room, etc.
>>>
>>> ~ Shauna
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 5:59 PM, Prachi Pendse <prachirp at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The Fall 2014 Rutgers Hackathon is on Oct 11/12 last I heard so either
>>>> late Oct or early Nov will give me a chance to advertise there. I don't
>>>> have any preference as to date.
>>>>
>>>> I can't really tell you much about how much help I can get for
>>>> organizing from the Rutgers side until I get back to campus, so more
>>>> details on my end will have to wait till September.
>>>>
>>>> -Prachi
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Sounds great.  Let me know what seems best.  Prachi, do you have a
>>>>> preference?
>>>>>
>>>>> best
>>>>> Shauna
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 5:55 AM, Sri Raga Velagapudi <
>>>>> sriraga.velagapudi at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Things will be a bit crazy for me up until the grace hopper conf in
>>>>>> Oct. Am OK with either late Oct or early Nov. I will check with my mom and
>>>>>> a few others who might be able to help out.
>>>>>>  On Jul 30, 2014 6:05 PM, "Shauna Gordon-McKeon" <shaunagm at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Prachi and Sri,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just wanted to check in and see if you're still interested in
>>>>>>> running an event.  I understand that it's a bit different to have me there
>>>>>>> personally running things, vs having my help from afar.  If running a full
>>>>>>> day event seems like too much, you could also break down the curriculum
>>>>>>> into pieces and do a few "open source nights".
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Here is the template curriculum for the fall:
>>>>>>> http://example-osctc-site.github.io/curriculum/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As you can see, we've got online, self-guided versions of the entire
>>>>>>> event, so you won't necessarily have to present any of the material
>>>>>>> yourselves (although we also have presenter-led versions).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> best
>>>>>>> Shauna
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My apologies for not being entirely clear.  I'm actually running no
>>>>>>>> events personally this fall - in order to scale up and run events
>>>>>>>> everywhere we've been invited, we've put all of our materials online and
>>>>>>>> are helping our local organizers run the events using them.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> An event this fall would likely get many more mentors than last
>>>>>>>> time, since it would be on a weekend and not a weekday.  (We typically get
>>>>>>>> 8 or 10 mentors per event -- Rutgers had in fact the fewest mentors we've
>>>>>>>> ever run with.)  We're also creating self-guided versions of all of our
>>>>>>>> curriculum, so even if we can't find a mentor to teach a section, students
>>>>>>>> can still learn it.  So while a local organizer does have to "run" the
>>>>>>>> event in terms of getting it started on time, announcing lunch, etc, they
>>>>>>>> don't have to present any material unless they want to.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Let me know if you're still interested in running an event.  Happy
>>>>>>>> to talk more about the details.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> best
>>>>>>>> Shauna
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 9:23 AM, Sri Raga Velagapudi <
>>>>>>>> sriraga.velagapudi at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Yup. I should be able to get us sponsorship. Let me send out a few
>>>>>>>>> emails.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Shauna: I assume you will be running the sessions?
>>>>>>>>> On Jul 15, 2014 3:26 AM, "Prachi Pendse" <prachirp at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Shauna,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Nice to hear from you again. Yes, I would be available to
>>>>>>>>>> organize an event again, and can probably reserve space for two full days
>>>>>>>>>> and hopefully have enough people to help out. I will need to check on the
>>>>>>>>>> dates though to check that there won't be conflicts with other events.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Sri, would Google sponsor it again?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> -Prachi
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 1:18 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>>>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Prachi and Sri,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Last fall you helped us bring our introductory open source
>>>>>>>>>>> event, Open Source Comes to Campus, to your Rutgers.  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 Rutgers!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> 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 <https://trello.com/b/UazH4j3s/osctc-template> 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 <http://campus.openhatch.org/>, 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!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> best,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Shauna
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>> Campus-rutgers-staff mailing list
>>>>>>>>>>> Campus-rutgers-staff at lists.openhatch.org
>>>>>>>>>>> http://lists.openhatch.org/mailman/listinfo/campus-rutgers-staff
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>> Campus-rutgers-staff mailing list
>>>>>>>>>> Campus-rutgers-staff at lists.openhatch.org
>>>>>>>>>> http://lists.openhatch.org/mailman/listinfo/campus-rutgers-staff
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>> Campus-rutgers-staff mailing list
>>>>>>>>> Campus-rutgers-staff at lists.openhatch.org
>>>>>>>>> http://lists.openhatch.org/mailman/listinfo/campus-rutgers-staff
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>> Campus-rutgers-staff mailing list
>>>>>>> Campus-rutgers-staff at lists.openhatch.org
>>>>>>> http://lists.openhatch.org/mailman/listinfo/campus-rutgers-staff
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> Campus-rutgers-staff mailing list
>>>>>> Campus-rutgers-staff at lists.openhatch.org
>>>>>> http://lists.openhatch.org/mailman/listinfo/campus-rutgers-staff
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Campus-rutgers-staff mailing list
>>>>> Campus-rutgers-staff at lists.openhatch.org
>>>>> http://lists.openhatch.org/mailman/listinfo/campus-rutgers-staff
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Campus-rutgers-staff mailing list
>>>> Campus-rutgers-staff at lists.openhatch.org
>>>> http://lists.openhatch.org/mailman/listinfo/campus-rutgers-staff
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Campus-rutgers-staff mailing list
>> Campus-rutgers-staff at lists.openhatch.org
>> http://lists.openhatch.org/mailman/listinfo/campus-rutgers-staff
>>
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Campus-rutgers-staff mailing list
> Campus-rutgers-staff at lists.openhatch.org
> http://lists.openhatch.org/mailman/listinfo/campus-rutgers-staff
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.openhatch.org/pipermail/campus-rutgers-staff/attachments/20140903/d6802e88/attachment-0001.html>

More information about the Campus-rutgers-staff mailing list