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

Shauna Gordon-McKeon shaunagm at gmail.com
Wed Sep 17 18:42:18 UTC 2014 

Sri - We've talked off list, but let me say again: congratulations on your
move.  :)  I'm sorry you won't be able to participate in the event, but
your decision totally makes sense.  Will Google still be able to sponsor
the event given this change?

Prachee, Billy - are you still good to lead the event?  If so, let's take
care of the basics so I can start finding you mentors and helpers.  (We
didn't have any besides Sri and myself last time, due to the day of the
week we ran it on, but on a weekend we should have much better luck.)  The
next step is figuring out what room to book, and booking it.

best
Shauna



On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 7:53 PM, Sri Raga Velagapudi <
sriraga.velagapudi at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello folks,
>
> Apologies for being off the radar. I have an upcoming launch followed by a
> performance eval cycle followed by a giant move to the west coast (yay!).
> So I won't be able to help. :(
>
> Good luck with everything and stay I'm touch.
>
> Sri
> On Sep 3, 2014 6:35 PM, "Shauna Gordon-McKeon" <shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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