If this is GMU in Northern Virginia, I am short 30 drive away from there. I could go and meet with them if they'd be interested. I also know a few companies interested in open source (mostly Apache related) talent in the DC area.
Cheers, Hadrian On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 2:43 PM, Mattmann, Chris A (3980) < chris.a.mattm...@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote: > 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 > > > >
