[OSCTC-planning] picking dates for Open Source Comes to Campus this fall

[Shauna Gordon-McKeon]

We ended up going for the 13th and 14th of September for unrelated reasons,
but thanks for reminding us about SFD!  We should make sure that students
know about celebrations in their area.


On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 9:45 AM, Remy DeCausemaker <remydcsi at rit.edu> wrote:

> September 20th is Software Freedom Day, which is more of a bonus than a
> conflict. OSCTC is a great fit for a celebration event. We'll be running
> our annual event at RIT that day, so I wouldn't be able to travel, but
> don't let that discourage you :)
>
> The other days also seem quite reasonable too. Good work.
> --RemyD.
>
> P.S. - Also, you should check out the brand new http://bigredhacks.com
> Cornell hackathon.
> On Jul 1, 2014 4:25 PM, "Shauna Gordon-McKeon" <shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> We're trying a different sort of schedule this fall: instead of running
>> events on a semi-random set of days, we're marking off three weekends to
>> run events during. I'm trying to pick dates so that I can start scheduling
>> with schools.
>>
>> Factors that play a role:
>>
>> - the weekends should be at least four weeks apart so that the planning
>> burden is manageable
>> - holidays (I am consulting this site:
>> http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/)
>> - common midterms/finals time (difficult to avoid)
>> - my own availability
>>
>> The weekends I've come up with are:
>>
>> - September 20th & 21st
>> - October 18th & 19th
>> - Nov 15th & 16th
>>
>> These are all four weeks apart, and on dates that work for me.  The
>> holiday site I consulted suggests they overlap no major holidays.  Some of
>> them might overlap with a given school's midterms, but none should overlap
>> with finals and hopefully one of the three weekends would work for a school.
>>
>> What do folks think?  Am I missing anything obvious?  Do these overlap
>> with any major conferences that will draw away potential mentors?
>>
>> ~ Shauna
>>
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