Count me in for remote help too. I'm really big on bringing students to Apache (through my USC courses for years and elsewhere).
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. Chief Architect Instrument Software and Science Data Systems Section (398) NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA Office: 168-519, Mailstop: 168-5th floor Email: chris.a.mattm...@nasa.gov WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Adjunct Associate Professor, Computer Science Department University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -----Original Message----- From: Suresh Marru <sma...@apache.org> Reply-To: "dev@community.apache.org" <dev@community.apache.org> Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2014 9:32 AM To: "dev@community.apache.org" <dev@community.apache.org> Cc: Shauna GM <shaun...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Introduction: students want to learn about Apache >Hi Noirin & Shauna, > >Just a comment. I gave a brief talk on the career panel at the open hatch >event in Indiana University, Bloomington and the whole event was indeed >fascinating. I will not be able to help with any of these upcoming events >in person, but will be happy to help as needed remotely. > >Suresh > >On Apr 9, 2014, at 10:03 AM, Nóirín Plunkett <noi...@apache.org> wrote: > >> Community Project, >> >> Let me introduce Shauna, from Openhatch.org. >> >> She sets up events for college students who are interested in open >>source. >> Her next batch of kids, at George Mason University (April 19th - >> http://hackmason.org/openhatch/), is interested in Apache--would anyone >>be >> available to go and talk with them? Alternatively, would anyone be >> available to participate remotely/via video call? (I've known Openhatch >>for >> several years now, and can strongly vouch for their awesome bona fides.) >> >> Openhatch also have events coming up in Boston (April 26th and 27th), >> Chicago (April 26th), Salinas (May 3rd) and elsewhere, where Apache >>people >> would be very welcome to get involved. >> >> There are a few main ways to be involved as a mentor. For people who >>are >> local to an event, they are very welcome to come and mentor throughout >>the >> day. This usually means answering questions, sometimes presenting >> activities, and helping students contribute to projects. The last part >>of >> the day involves a period of 1-3 hours where students begin to make >> contributions to open source projects. If people feel there are >>specific >> projects they know well--particularly projects you're a committer >>for--you >> can help students contribute to those projects specifically. >> >> To be a "project lead" one does not have to be there in person--you can >>do >> this remotely by being paired with a local mentor. It's also important >>to >> note that mentors don't have to be programmers, and contributions are >>not >> just code contributions. Any kind of open source contribution is >>welcome, >> as are any kind of contributor. :) >> >> Lastly, it's also possible to be part of their "remote career panels". >> When Openhatch don't have enough people to do an in-person career panel, >> they get open source professionals from around the country to join in >>on a >> video call where students ask questions like, "How do people make money >>off >> of open source?" "Was it hard to find a job working on free/open source >> software?" and others. >> >> Questions are probably best directed to Shauna herself--I'm just the >> conduit :-) >> >> Thanks! >> >> Noirin >
