[Campus-rutgers-staff] bringing Open Source Comes to Campus back to Rutgers
Shauna Gordon-McKeon
shaunagm at gmail.com
Thu Jan 22 15:58:55 UTC 2015
1/27 at 8pm works for me.
Proposed Schedule based on the example curriculum:
> 1145-12 Setup
> 12-1215 Intro
> 1215-1230 What is Open source
> 1230-1245 Communication (irc, mailing lists, etc.)
> 1245-130 VCS (git, hg)
> 130-2 Career Panel
> 2-230 Lunch
> 230-3 How to find a project
> 3-5 Contributing (mentors float around checking in with
> students around the room)
>
This looks good, but I think lunch ought to be a bit earlier - 2pm's a bit
late and I think people will get hungry. I think you might want to put it
around 1 at the latest. I'd also suggest giving a bit more time for
communication than 15 minutes. I suppose you can speed through if you
want, but my experience giving the session is that it takes more like 30
minutes.
What about:
1145-12 Setup
12-1215 Intro
1215-1230 What is Open source
1230-1 Communication (irc, mailing lists, etc.)
1-2 Lunch with rotating career panel (basically, students choose places to
sit and eat, and career panel mentors rotate between the tables answering
questions
2-3 VCS
3-3:30 How to find a project
3:30-5 Contributing (mentors float around checking in with students
around the room)
>
> Let me know if you think anything should be tweaked.
>
> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 6:35 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I went ahead and published the event. You should ask all the mentors to
>> sign up and start doing publicity as well. Please let me know if you need
>> any help with this! There's a link to our email templates here:
>> http://discourse.openhatch.org/t/about-the-publicity-category/24
>>
>> Have you figured out the schedule for the day of? Again, let me know if
>> you need my help. I'd love to have the schedule picked out, mentors found
>> and assigned to rules, and most of our sign ups finished by the end of this
>> upcoming weekend. Then we'll be able to relax in the lead up to the event
>> and focus on training mentors and taking care of any minor last minute
>> issues.
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Prachi Pendse <prachirp at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you for the reminder Shauna! I created the event under the new
>>> Rutgers Chapter just now. The event is listed from 12-5, giving us an hour
>>> leeway for prep and cleanup. I will probably revamp last years flyer and
>>> send it to this list tomorrow for suggestions.
>>>
>>> Either Monday or Tuesday works for me to attend training, thank you for
>>> offering it.
>>>
>>> -Prachi
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, January 20, 2015, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Where do we stand on mentors? I can offer remote trainings on Monday
>>>> the 26th or Tuesday the 27th from 6pm to 11pm est, depending on what works
>>>> for folks.
>>>>
>>>> If you would like to make an event on https://events.openhatch.org/ I
>>>> think that would be super useful for keeping track of mentors who've signed
>>>> up as well as managing RSVPs from students. If you can make that today, we
>>>> can start publicizing tomorrow.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Jeff Ames <jeff.ames at cs.rutgers.edu>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Yay, our reservation for The Cove is confirmed, 1/31 from 11 am to 6
>>>>> pm.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jeff
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 01/14/2015 10:53 AM, Jeff Ames 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
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