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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 18:53:58 UTC 2014 

Yes, we can move the tables. Billy, who has all the USACS power strips n
things now?

-Prachi

On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 2:50 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The tables were moveable, right?  It would be nice to do more group work
> since we'll have more mentors, and rearrangeable tables are pretty key
> given that that room is so long and thin.
>
> If so: yes, that room is good.  :)
>
> best
> Shauna
>
> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 2:45 PM, Prachi Pendse <prachirp at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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