-- dropping third party -- Is this actually legit? I've received emails from them about two different projects here at the ASF. Both emails read like form mails.
John On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 5:41 PM Lewis John Mcgibbney < lewis.mcgibb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Folks, > I was recently approached by Kevin Hong on behalf of HackIllinois regarding > an event they are putting on as described below. > Basically, this year they are looking for open source software to feature > on the agenda (yay!!!) and are looking for keen mentors from the open > source community to help at the 3 day event. > As stated below they will pay for travel and accommodation if you are able > to make it. > I've CC'd Kevin here so you can reach out to him directly with any > questions and/or express your availability and intent to engage in > HackIllinois. > I already see Mr Rowe Jr and others mentioned below so I hope to see some > familiar faces and names there when I get there. > All the best > Lewis > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Kevin Hong <kevin.h...@hackillinois.org> > Date: Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 8:46 AM > Subject: Re: HackIllinois 2016 + HTrace > To: Lewis John Mcgibbney <lewis.mcgibb...@gmail.com> > Cc: Open Source <opensou...@hackillinois.org> > > > Hi Lewis! > > It was great speaking with you today and thank you for taking the time out > of your day! We're glad to have you on board with us! > > For transportation and accommodations, you can set up your itinerary and > just let us know! If you need any help planning how to get here, please let > me know! Here is a list of hotels in the area that should have > availability: http://go.hackillinois.org/hotels. We highly recommend that > you book as soon as possible as there are other events happening the same > weekend. We should be able to reimburse most if not all of your costs when > you arrive! > > For the event itself, this is the form we were talking about: > go.hackillinois.org/osform. It will help us get information to serve you > better during the event as well as project information to send out to our > attendees. Please fill it out as soon as you can so we can begin compiling > project blurbs to send out to our hackers! > > Some information you can give to other developers you may know include our > website <http://hackillinois.org/>, open source introduction letter > <http://hackillinois.org/opensource>, video > <http://go.hackillinois.org/video>, and the following summary: > > Explore new frontiers at HackIllinois on February 19th - 21st. We’re > > bringing in incredible mentors, a fully equipped hardware lab, and a new > > initiative called OpenSource@HackIllinois. Build new hardware and > > software technologies or work with experts like Jay Freeman, Karl Fogel > and > > William Rowe Jr to enhance existing open source projects. Hear from some > > inspiring industry leaders such as Pek Pongpaet from Impekable, Tasos > > Karahalios from IDEO and Chrissy Ziccarelli from Girls Who Code. > > > Join us for 36 hours of hacking, innovation and fun! For more ways on how > > to get involved check out hackillinois.org or shoot us an email at > > cont...@hackillinois.org! > > > Otherwise, you can have them refer to me at any time through my email: > kevin.h...@hackillinois.org, or phone: 847-219-6450, or > opensou...@hackillinois.org. > > We will send out more information as it becomes available. Please let me > know if you have any questions or concerns! I look forward to working with > you! > > Thanks, > Kevin > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Lewis John Mcgibbney < > lewis.mcgibb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Kevin, > > Replies inline > > > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 11:54 AM, Kevin Hong < > kevin.h...@hackillinois.org> > > wrote: > > > >> I'm glad you're interested! I am definitely available to chat tomorrow > at > >> 8:30 PT/10:30CT! What would be a good number to reach you at? Mine is > >> 847-219-6450. > >> > > > > 626-487-3476, if I don't phone you by 8:30 then please try my cell. Thank > > you. > > > > > >> As for your attendance, this is definitely something we would like to > >> have you in person for! Please note that your transportation and > >> accommodations for the weekend will be subsidized! > >> > > > > I didn't realize this, this is excellent to know. > > > >> We have also been getting to get into contact with your associates at > the > >> Apache Software Foundation and the Incubator. If you know any of your > >> colleagues, in or out of those groups, that would be interested, please > >> feel free to give them my email or phone number! > >> > > > > I certainly will, I'll do it after we've spoken tomorrow so I have more > to > > brief people on. > > > >> I look forward to speaking with you! > >> > >> > > Same Kevin. > > Thanks > > Lewis > > > > > > > -- > *Lewis* >
