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Prachi Pendse prachirp at gmail.com
Mon Jan 26 18:56:31 UTC 2015


Thank you so much! See you tomorrow,

Prachi


On Monday, January 26, 2015, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yup!  I've created a hangout for that:
> https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/calendar/c2hhdW5hZ21AZ21haWwuY29t.3bcahot9disrnojer1f23lmvrs?authuser=0
>
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Prachi Pendse <prachirp at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','prachirp at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> Hi Shauna, how are we doing tomorrow's 8pm mentor training? Google
>> hangouts?
>>
>>
>> On Friday, January 23, 2015, Prachi Pendse <prachirp at gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','prachirp at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> The publicity and sign up websites are now live at
>>> http://rutgers.openhatch.org/. If you have not already, please go there
>>> and sign up as a volunteer. Let me know if you find any bugs, or have any
>>> issues with the schedule being publicized.
>>>
>>> -Prachi
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 3:13 PM, Prachi Pendse <prachirp at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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 __g
>>>>>>>>>>> mail.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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