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

Prachi Pendse prachirp at gmail.com
Wed Sep 17 18:45:51 UTC 2014 

The room we had last time was fine right? I will check and book it tonight
if it's available.

-Prachi

On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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