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Shauna Gordon-McKeon shaunagm at gmail.com
Thu Jan 15 04:41:59 UTC 2015


Also, this is correct - audio is not needed unless you want to do a "remote
career panel", which is only desirable if you can't find at least 2-3
people locally who are willing to talk about their experiences in open
source.


    Will the laptop need to be connected to a sound system? (music or
>     video)

I still have to go through openhatch material, but my assumption is
probably not.




On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 11:39 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Are we still planning on a Jan 31st date?  If so, we should prioritize
> getting the event website set up and starting to register mentors there.
> Also: publicity + signing up students.  Let me know if you have any
> questions about how to go about that.
>
> Also: Are folks interested in doing a mentor training?  I can meet with
> people virtually, via google hangouts, for 2ish hours and go through the
> curriculum in a fair amount of detail.  This is a question on the mentor
> sign-up form for the event website, but since people haven't been going
> through that yet, I thought I'd ask more directly.
>
> Did we get confirmation on google sponsorship?
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 2:28 PM, Billy Lynch <wlynch92 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>     Will the laptop you are using have a VGA output?
>>
>> I can bring a thunderbolt adapter and a short vga cable.
>>
>>>
>>>     Will the laptop need to be connected to a sound system? (music or
>>>     video)
>>
>> I still have to go through openhatch material, but my assumption is
>> probably not.
>>
>>>
>>>     Do you have you a completed agenda?
>>
>> We should hammer a full schedule soon.
>>
>>>
>>>     Which of the approved internal caterers are you using?
>>
>> USACS will be getting pizza through Gerlanda's for 2pm.
>>
>> In other news, I reached out to a few alumni to help mentor and this is
>> who responded yes so far:
>> Me (Google)
>> V Verma (Etsy)
>> Karina Ruzinov (Warby Parker)
>> Elana Braff (Google)
>>
>> Still waiting for more responses, but I'll keep you guys updated as we
>> get closer.
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 10:53 AM, Jeff Ames <jeff.ames at cs.rutgers.edu>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I got word back from BCC, and they want some more details:
>>>
>>>     Will the laptop you are using have a VGA output?
>>>
>>>     Will the laptop need to be connected to a sound system? (music or
>>>     video)
>>>
>>>     Do you have you a completed agenda?
>>>
>>>     Which of the approved internal caterers are you using?
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/15/2014 08:13 PM, Jeff Ames wrote:
>>> > I've asked to book the Cove from 11 am to 6 pm on 1/31, just waiting
>>> for
>>> > confirmation. If you think we'll need the room longer than that, we can
>>> > probably extend it.
>>> >
>>> > Jeff
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> On Dec 15, 2014, at 20:05, Billy Lynch <wlynch92 at gmail.com
>>> >> <mailto:wlynch92 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> I'll start reaching out to recent Alumni and see if I can get some
>>> >> Google swag for the event. What's the expected headcount we are
>>> >> shooting for?
>>> >>
>>> >> On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 8:02 PM, Prachi Pendse <prachirp at gmail.com
>>> >> <mailto:prachirp at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>     Thank you for confirming! Looks like this is starting to come
>>> >>     together. I believe Jeff was booking the room. On my end I'm
>>> >>     reaching out to the Open Source Systems (OSS) group at Rutgers to
>>> >>     look for more mentors.
>>> >>
>>> >>     Shauna, would you know if there is a video chat training session
>>> >>     between now and Jan 31st? Let me know,
>>> >>
>>> >>     Prachi
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>     On Monday, December 15, 2014, Shauna Gordon-McKeon
>>> >>     <shaunagm at gmail.com <mailto:shaunagm at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>         OpenHatch is fine with Jan 31st.  And we're enthusiastic about
>>> >>         Banquet-style classrooms and group work.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>         On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 10:43 PM, Jeff Ames
>>> >>         <jeff.ames at cs.rutgers.edu> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>             I talked to someone in BCC, and they said that the Cove
>>> >>             should be available then, and we could have it set up a
>>> >>             variety of ways. Banquet style (round tables for ~6
>>> >>             people) might be good if people are working in groups, or
>>> >>             we could do something more classroom-esque. Cove fits
>>> >>             around 90 people, so it might be a bit big, but it's a
>>> >>             nice room. There are also smaller conference rooms we
>>> >>             could get. Any thoughts?
>>> >>
>>> >>             If we're set on Jan 31, I can go ahead and try to make a
>>> >>             reservation.
>>> >>
>>> >>             Jeff
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>             On 11/25/14 17:23, Shauna Gordon-McKeon wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>                 I think we had about 25 students last year and 3
>>> >>                 mentors.  This is a
>>> >>                 little smaller than the typical OSCTC event.  If we
>>> >>                 could aim for 35
>>> >>                 students and 8 mentors (4-5 students per mentor)
>>> >>                 that'd be great.  To do
>>> >>                 that, we'll want to start reaching out to potential
>>> >>                 mentors soon.
>>> >>
>>> >>                 I typically find mentors by doing the following:
>>> >>
>>> >>                 - Sending emails to our network of mentors
>>> >>                 - Doing a google search for the university name and
>>> >>                 "open source"/"free
>>> >>                 software" (this turns up a lot of people!)
>>> >>                 - Looking at local groups like python and linux user
>>> >>                 groups, wordpress
>>> >>                 groups, etc.
>>> >>                 - Looking on github for people who list their location
>>> >>                 as near the event
>>> >>
>>> >>                 The above is a bit of work but very worth it.  It
>>> >>                 would be great to
>>> >>                 spend the next couple of weeks finding people and then
>>> >>                 seeing when works
>>> >>                 best for everyone, with a doodle poll perhaps.
>>> >>
>>> >>                 best
>>> >>                 Shauna
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>                 On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 5:59 PM, Jeff Ames
>>> >>                 <jeff.ames at cs.rutgers.edu
>>> >>                 <mailto:jeff.ames at cs.rutgers.__edu>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>                     Jan. 31 sounds good, though I may not be able to
>>> >>                 be there personally.
>>> >>
>>> >>                     CSGSS can help with reserving a room if we need an
>>> >>                 official group
>>> >>                     sponsor.
>>> >>
>>> >>                     Out of curiosity, how many people were there last
>>> >>                 year and are you
>>> >>                     expecting more this year? There is a somewhat
>>> >>                 larger class of MS
>>> >>                     students this year, some of whom will probably be
>>> >>                 interested in this.
>>> >>
>>> >>                     Jeff
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>                     On 11/20/14 20:38, Billy Lynch wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>                         January 31st is fine with me. We'll need some
>>> >>                 student org to
>>> >>                         reserve a
>>> >>                         room. We should aim for an open space instead
>>> >>                 of a classroom
>>> >>                         setup (like
>>> >>                         how Core A was setup last year). It might be
>>> >>                 nice to get the BCC
>>> >>                         MPR or
>>> >>                         Cove, otherwise I'd say the Cave might work
>>> >>                 (though
>>> >>                         presentations will
>>> >>                         be harder). Thoughts?
>>> >>
>>> >>                         I can also help get mentors. Do we have an
>>> >>                 idea of what we want
>>> >>                         in terms
>>> >>                         of headcount?
>>> >>
>>> >>                         Once we solidify the date I'll reach out to
>>> >>                 Amy to order swag.
>>> >>
>>> >>                         On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 7:15 PM, Prachi Pendse
>>> >>                         <prachirp at gmail.com <mailto:
>>> prachirp at gmail.com>
>>> >>                         <mailto:prachirp at gmail.com
>>> >>                 <mailto:prachirp at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>                              Hmm, to answer your points:
>>> >>
>>> >>                              I'd like it to be a full day workshop
>>> >>                 like last time, on
>>> >>                         Saturday
>>> >>                              Jan 31st.
>>> >>                              Not sure if we'll focus on any particular
>>> >>                 domain or
>>> >>                         project, or just
>>> >>                              provide links to what's out there. Since
>>> >>                 rooms and funding
>>> >>                         should
>>> >>                              not be too much trouble, mentors are
>>> >>                 probably the bottleneck.
>>> >>
>>> >>                              Billy, are you available to mentor on the
>>> >>                 31st? I can ask V
>>> >>                         if he's
>>> >>                              free tomorrow. I know there are a lot of
>>> >>                 Rutgers alumni in
>>> >>                         NYC who
>>> >>                              could potentially mentor, but I
>>> >>                 personally know very few of
>>> >>                         them.
>>> >>
>>> >>                              Shauna, would you give me more details on
>>> >>                 when OpenHatch
>>> >>                         runs the
>>> >>                              videochat trainings. I will do my best to
>>> >>                 attend.
>>> >>
>>> >>                              -Prachi
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>                              On Thursday, November 20, 2014, Shauna
>>> >>                 Gordon-McKeon
>>> >>                              <shaunagm at gmail.com
>>> >>                 <mailto:shaunagm at gmail.com>
>>> >>                         <mailto:shaunagm at gmail.com
>>> >>                 <mailto:shaunagm at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>                                  We've been running remote events for
>>> >>                 about a year now,
>>> >>                         and we've
>>> >>                                  found that getting a group of local
>>> >>                 mentors together is
>>> >>                         far more
>>> >>                                  important than whether an OpenHatch
>>> >>                 representative is
>>> >>                         available
>>> >>                                  on the day of. We've run 24 events,
>>> >>                 only 8 of which
>>> >>                         have had me
>>> >>                                  or Asheesh (co-founder of OpenHatch)
>>> >>                 at them.  When helping
>>> >>                                  remotely, the average event does not
>>> >>                 ask me for help
>>> >>                         even once,
>>> >>                                  and I've never had an event need my
>>> >>                 help more than once
>>> >>                         that I
>>> >>                                  can remember.
>>> >>
>>> >>                                  For these reasons, I suggest the
>>> >>                 following process:
>>> >>
>>> >>                                  - Come up with an overall sense of
>>> >>                 what you want the
>>> >>                         event to
>>> >>                                  be.  A full day workshop?  A series
>>> >>                 of project nights with
>>> >>                                  tutorials?  Focused on a particular
>>> >>                 domain (open
>>> >>                         science, open
>>> >>                                  hardware, etc) or a particular
>>> project?
>>> >>
>>> >>                                  - Once the broad outlines are figured
>>> >>                 out, and you've
>>> >>                         got a good
>>> >>                                  sense of who you'll ask re: room and
>>> >>                 funding, start
>>> >>                         reaching out
>>> >>                                  to mentors.  I can definitely help at
>>> >>                 this stage, as we
>>> >>                         have
>>> >>                                  both a network of known mentors as
>>> >>                 well as several
>>> >>                         different
>>> >>                                  effective strategies for finding
>>> >>                 people.  Get a group
>>> >>                         of people
>>> >>                                  interested and then see which dates
>>> >>                 work for them.
>>> >>
>>> >>                                  - Pick a date, hopefully one that
>>> >>                 we'll be available
>>> >>                         for, but if
>>> >>                                  not, that's fine.
>>> >>
>>> >>                                  - We can work together, along with
>>> >>                 whatever mentors are
>>> >>                                  interested in doing organizational
>>> >>                 work, to plan the event.
>>> >>                                  OpenHatch will be running regular
>>> >>                 remote videochat
>>> >>                         trainings as
>>> >>                                  well, which any interested mentors
>>> >>                 can take.
>>> >>
>>> >>                                  I recommend giving this process two
>>> >>                 full months,
>>> >>                         although it can
>>> >>                                  definitely be done on a shorter time
>>> >>                 frame.  If you're
>>> >>                         hoping
>>> >>                                  for the last weekend in January, then
>>> >>                 we should get
>>> >>                         started soon.
>>> >>
>>> >>                                  On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 1:54 PM,
>>> >>                 Prachi Pendse
>>> >>                                  <prachirp at gmail.com
>>> >>                 <mailto:prachirp at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>                                      Time to rejuvenate this thread
>>> again.
>>> >>
>>> >>                                      Shauna, do you have a better idea
>>> >>                 of what Open
>>> >>                         Hatch events
>>> >>                                      are scheduled for January or
>>> >>                 February?
>>> >>
>>> >>                                      I have a better idea of how my
>>> >>                 schedule looks like
>>> >>                         for next
>>> >>                                      semester. The weekend from Jan
>>> >>                 30th-Feb 1st works
>>> >>                         best for
>>> >>                                      me, and it's also before midterms
>>> >>                 start around
>>> >>                         mid-Feb, so
>>> >>                                      let me know how that weekend
>>> >>                 would fit with your
>>> >>                         other open
>>> >>                                      source events,
>>> >>
>>> >>                                      Prachi
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>                                      On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 4:44 PM,
>>> >>                 Prachi Pendse
>>> >>                                      <prachirp at gmail.com
>>> >>                 <mailto:prachirp at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>                                          That's fine. Let me know!
>>> >>
>>> >>                                          -Prachi
>>> >>
>>> >>                                          On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 3:20
>>> >>                 PM, Shauna
>>> >>                         Gordon-McKeon
>>> >>                                          <shaunagm at gmail.com
>>> >>                         <mailto:shaunagm at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>                                              We probably won't pick
>>> >>                 dates for the
>>> >>                         winter/spring
>>> >>                                              until around November, at
>>> >>                 which point we'll
>>> >>                         contact
>>> >>                                              you (and other schools
>>> >>                 which asked to wait
>>> >>                         until the
>>> >>                                              winter/spring).  Will
>>> >>                 that work for you?
>>> >>
>>> >>                                              On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at
>>> >>                 11:18 PM, Prachi Pendse
>>> >>                                              <prachirp at gmail.com
>>> >>                         <mailto:prachirp at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>                                                  That's fine by me. Do
>>> >>                 you have dates
>>> >>                         that Open
>>> >>                                                  Hatch is running
>>> >>                 workshops on for next
>>> >>                         year, or
>>> >>                                                  when the schedule
>>> >>                 will come out?
>>> >>
>>> >>                                                  -Prachi
>>> >>
>>> >>                                                  On Fri, Sep 19, 2014
>>> >>                 at 5:10 PM, Shauna
>>> >>                                                  Gordon-McKeon
>>> >>                 <shaunagm at gmail.com
>>> >>                         <mailto:shaunagm at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>                                                      It sounds like
>>> >>                 Billy has a
>>> >>                         preference for
>>> >>                                                      early spring and
>>> >>                 everyone else is
>>> >>                                                      indifferent, so
>>> >>                 shall we switch to
>>> >>                         early spring?
>>> >>
>>> >>                                                      On Thu, Sep 18,
>>> >>                 2014 at 5:07 PM, Prachi
>>> >>                                                      Pendse
>>> >>                 <prachirp at gmail.com
>>> >>                         <mailto:prachirp at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>                                                          I don't have
>>> >>                 a preference
>>> >>                         either. Early
>>> >>                                                          February is
>>> >>                 fine as well.
>>> >>
>>> >>                                                          -Prachi
>>> >>
>>> >>                                                          On Wed, Sep
>>> >>                 17, 2014 at 8:28
>>> >>                         PM, Sri
>>> >>                                                          Raga
>>> Velagapudi
>>> >>
>>> >>                  <sriraga.velagapudi at gmail.com
>>> >>                         <mailto:sriraga.velagapudi at __gmail.com>>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>                                                              I will
>>> >>                 let Prachi and Billy
>>> >>                         decide
>>> >>                                                              on the
>>> >>                 date. Early Jan sounds
>>> >>
>>> >>                  reasonable to me, unless
>>> >>                         Prachi has
>>> >>                                                              strong
>>> >>                 sentiments against it.
>>> >>
>>> >>                                                              As for
>>> >>                 Google sponsorship,
>>> >>                         if we
>>> >>                                                              have a
>>> >>                 separate Google sign
>>> >>                         up sheet
>>> >>                                                              (like the
>>> >>                 chromebooks we
>>> >>                         have at the
>>> >>                                                              RU
>>> >>                 events, Billy) and do
>>> >>                         little 5
>>> >>                                                              min
>>> >>                 "Google and Open
>>> >>                         Source" prezo,
>>> >>
>>> >>                  sponsorship should not be a
>>> >>                         problem.
>>> >>
>>> >>                                                              Billy:
>>> >>                 Send Amy an email
>>> >>                         soon (so
>>> >>                                                              they can
>>> >>                 adjust their 2015
>>> >>                         budgets
>>> >>                                                              if
>>> >>                 needed) asking for money for
>>> >>                                                              food,
>>> >>                 shwag for travel
>>> >>                         costs for
>>> >>                                                              mentors.
>>> >>                 Let Amy know it is
>>> >>                         similar
>>> >>                                                              to an
>>> >>                 event I ran last
>>> >>                         year. CC me
>>> >>                                                              on the
>>> >>                 email so I can jump
>>> >>                         in if
>>> >>                                                              need be.
>>> >>
>>> >>                                                              Good
>>> luck!
>>> >>
>>> >>                                                              Sri
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>                                                              On Wed,
>>> >>                 Sep 17, 2014 at
>>> >>                         4:03 PM,
>>> >>                                                              Billy
>>> Lynch
>>> >>                         <wlynch92 at gmail.com
>>> >>                 <mailto:wlynch92 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>                  Spring semester starts
>>> >>                         1/20 so
>>> >>                                                                  if we
>>> >>                 could hit one of
>>> >>                         the first
>>> >>                                                                  weeks
>>> >>                 of February that
>>> >>                         would be
>>> >>
>>> >>                  perfect =]
>>> >>
>>> >>                                                                  On
>>> >>                 Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at
>>> >>                         3:50 PM,
>>> >>
>>> >>                  Shauna Gordon-McKeon
>>> >>
>>> >>                  <shaunagm at gmail.com
>>> >>                         <mailto:shaunagm at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>                  I'm happy to move
>>> >>                         this to
>>> >>
>>> >>                  the spring if
>>> >>                         that's what
>>> >>
>>> >>                  you prefer.
>>> >>                         Prachi, do you
>>> >>
>>> >>                  have a preference?
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>                  We will likely not
>>> >>                         start
>>> >>
>>> >>                  running events
>>> >>                         again in 2015
>>> >>
>>> >>                  until February.
>>> >>                         Will that
>>> >>
>>> >>                  be early enough in
>>> >>                         the semester?
>>> >>
>>> >>  best
>>> >>
>>> >>                  Shauna
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>                  On Wed, Sep 17,
>>> >>                         2014 at 3:25
>>> >>
>>> >>                  PM, Billy Lynch
>>> >>
>>> >>                  <wlynch92 at gmail.com
>>> >>                         <mailto:wlynch92 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>                    For those who don't
>>> >>
>>> >>                    know, I am no
>>> >>                         longer at
>>> >>
>>> >>                    Rutgers and am
>>> >>                         now at
>>> >>
>>> >>                    Google NY, so I
>>> >>                         should
>>> >>
>>> >>                    be able to take
>>> >>                         over
>>> >>
>>> >>                    Sri's
>>> >>                         responsibilities.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>                    Prachi- I
>>> >>                         handed those
>>> >>
>>> >>                    off to the new
>>> >>                         USACS
>>> >>
>>> >>                    president Katie
>>> >>
>>> >>                    Poskaitis (cc-ed)
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>                    As for room,
>>> >>                         Core A or
>>> >>
>>> >>                    even the new
>>> >>                         expanded
>>> >>
>>> >>                    Cave might work.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>                    Something I was
>>> >>
>>> >>                    discussing with Sri
>>> >>
>>> >>                    offline last
>>> >>                         week was
>>> >>
>>> >>                    potentially
>>> >>                         moving the
>>> >>
>>> >>                    event to very early
>>> >>
>>> >>                    spring
>>> >>                         semester. I am
>>> >>
>>> >>                    not sure how set in
>>> >>
>>> >>                    stone those
>>> >>                         original
>>> >>
>>> >>                    dates are, but
>>> >>                         I think
>>> >>
>>> >>                    there will be
>>> >>                         benefits
>>> >>
>>> >>                    for both us and
>>> >>                         students
>>> >>
>>> >>                    if we change
>>> >>                         the date.
>>> >>
>>> >>                    The main motivation
>>> >>
>>> >>                    behind this was
>>> >>                         1) to
>>> >>
>>> >>                    piggyback off
>>> >>                         of the
>>> >>
>>> >>                    popularity of
>>> >>                         student
>>> >>
>>> >>                    hackathons and
>>> >>                         2) to
>>> >>
>>> >>                    take advantage of
>>> >>
>>> >>                    beginning of
>>> >>                         semester
>>> >>
>>> >>                    motivation.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>                    1)
>>> >>                         HackPrinceton and
>>> >>
>>> >>                    HackRPI
>>> >>
>>> >>                         <http://mlh.io/seasons/f2014/____events
>>> >>                 <http://mlh.io/seasons/f2014/__events>
>>>
>>> >>
>>> >>                         <http://mlh.io/seasons/f2014/__events
>>> >>                 <http://mlh.io/seasons/f2014/events>>> fall
>>> >>
>>> >>                    on the same
>>> >>                         weekend.
>>> >>
>>> >>                    Though we are
>>> >>                         primarily
>>> >>
>>> >>                    trying to target
>>> >>
>>> >>                    beginners,
>>> >>                         students are
>>> >>
>>> >>                    being
>>> >>                         encouraged more
>>> >>
>>> >>                    and more to
>>> >>                         attend these
>>> >>
>>> >>                    events to
>>> >>                         learn. Since
>>> >>
>>> >>                    these 2 events are
>>> >>
>>> >>                    fairly close to
>>> >>                         Rutgers
>>> >>
>>> >>                    (and it is
>>> >>                         become fairly
>>> >>
>>> >>                    common for
>>> >>                         hackathons to
>>> >>
>>> >>                    charter a bus
>>> >>                         to bring
>>> >>
>>> >>                    students to the
>>> >>                         event),
>>> >>
>>> >>                    I am slightly
>>> >>                         concerned
>>> >>
>>> >>                    that this might
>>> >>                         draw
>>> >>
>>> >>                    away some of
>>> >>                         the people
>>> >>
>>> >>                    we want to
>>> >>                         reach. By
>>> >>
>>> >>                    moving to the
>>> >>                         start of
>>> >>
>>> >>                    the semester we
>>> >>                         can get
>>> >>
>>> >>                    ahead of most
>>> >>                         spring
>>> >>
>>> >>                    hackathons and
>>> >>                         promote
>>> >>
>>> >>                    skills that
>>> >>                         students can
>>> >>
>>> >>                    then use at
>>> >>                         these events.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>                    2) From running
>>> >>                         these
>>> >>
>>> >>                    types of events
>>> >>                         in the
>>> >>
>>> >>                    past, I have
>>> >>                         found that
>>> >>
>>> >>                    events targeted
>>> >>                         towards
>>> >>
>>> >>                    beginners are
>>> >>                         much more
>>> >>
>>> >>                    effective when
>>> >>                         they are
>>> >>
>>> >>                    in the start of the
>>> >>
>>> >>                    semester. This
>>> >>                         is when
>>> >>
>>> >>                    students have
>>> >>                         more free
>>> >>
>>> >>                    time (since
>>> >>                         they don't
>>> >>
>>> >>                    have
>>> >>                         assignments yet)
>>> >>
>>> >>                    and are
>>> >>                         motivated to
>>> >>
>>> >>                    learn new
>>> >>                         things that
>>> >>
>>> >>                    can help them
>>> >>                         in the
>>> >>
>>> >>                    upcoming
>>> >>                         semester. I
>>> >>
>>> >>                    think an event
>>> >>                         like this
>>> >>
>>> >>                    would be much more
>>> >>
>>> >>                    successful and
>>> >>                         useful to
>>> >>
>>> >>                    students if ran
>>> >>                         at the
>>> >>
>>> >>                    start of the
>>> >>                         semester
>>> >>
>>> >>                    rather than
>>> >>                         towards the
>>> >>
>>> >>                    end (especially
>>> >>                         since
>>> >>
>>> >>                    USACS tends to
>>> >>                         run a
>>> >>
>>> >>                    very similar event
>>> >>
>>> >>                    covering VCS/Github
>>> >>
>>> >>                    workflows).
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>                    These were just
>>> >>                         a few
>>> >>
>>> >>                    thoughts I had.
>>> >>                         If we
>>> >>
>>> >>                    still want to
>>> >>                         run with
>>> >>
>>> >>                    the Nov 16th
>>> >>                         date that
>>> >>
>>> >>                    is perfectly fine.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>                    On Wed, Sep 17,
>>> >>                         2014 at
>>> >>
>>> >>                    2:53 PM, Prachi
>>> >>                         Pendse
>>> >>
>>> >>                         <prachirp at gmail.com
>>> >>                 <mailto:prachirp at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>                        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 <mailto:
>>> 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 <mailto:
>>> 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
>>> >>                 <mailto: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
>>> >>                 <mailto: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
>>> >>                 <mailto:shaunagm at gmail.com>>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>                              wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>                                  Okay,
>>> >>
>>> >>                                  I've
>>> >>
>>> >>                                  written
>>> >>
>>> >>                                  down
>>> >>
>>> >>                                  the
>>> >>
>>> >>                                  16th
>>> >>
>>> >>                                  for
>>> >>
>>> >>                                  the
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> ...
>>>
>>> [Message clipped]
>>
>>
>>
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