[Campus-rutgers-staff] bringing Open Source Comes to Campus back to Rutgers
Prachi Pendse
prachirp at gmail.com
Thu Jan 22 20:13:44 UTC 2015
Btw, since we've booked the room starting at 11, it's okay to start the
event at 11:30 if we don't want to shave the half hour from contributing
time. I'm not sure if that gives NYC based alumni enough time to arrive at
Rutgers though.
Also, I know that 3 people from OSS (open system solutions at rutgers) will
be there for the career panel and some mentoring as well. I will ask them
to sign up on discourse.
-Prachi
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 10:58 AM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>
wrote:
> 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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