[TOS] tos Digest, Vol 11, Issue 2
Stephen Jacobs
itprofjacobs at gmail.com
Mon Jan 4 15:37:38 UTC 2010
Was already planning to submit something on the IRT class + Co-Op ecology to the emerging topics track :-) How do you want to proceed?
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> 1. BIBA 2010 - Big Ideas Big Action! (Karlie Robinson)
> 2. Re: Fwd: Re: [Ambassadors] OSCON Call for Proposals Now Open
> (Luis Ibanez)
> 3. Re: Fwd: Re: [Ambassadors] OSCON Call for Proposals Now Open
> (Ralph Morelli)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:11:18 -0500
> From: Karlie Robinson <karlie_robinson at webpath.net>
> Subject: [TOS] BIBA 2010 - Big Ideas Big Action!
> To: TOS <tos at teachingopensource.org>
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> http://gobiba.org/ and http://biba-fbnews.eventbrite.com/
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> BIBA = Big Ideas Big Action
>
> The participants at BIBA will help you build something new, or refresh
> something old. You can attend, but you *must* share ideas and plan for
> doing something that matters.
>
> You will leave excited, invigorated and connected to a group of people
> that will support your .com, .gov and/or .org initiative.
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> This is an event that will help train you to think creatively, generate
> new ideas for your business/organization, and bring those ideas to life.
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> Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 10:17:23 -0500
> From: Luis Ibanez <luis.ibanez at kitware.com>
> Subject: Re: [TOS] Fwd: Re: [Ambassadors] OSCON Call for Proposals Now
> Open
> To: Karlie Robinson <karlie_robinson at webpath.net>
> Cc: TOS <tos at teachingopensource.org>
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> Hi Karlie,
>
> Thanks for bringing this up.
>
> Yes, we have been brainstorming on proposing
> an "Education" track for OSCON 2010.
>
> Please find below what we have as a very early
> sketch:
>
> (You will notice that many of the topics/ideas
> are taken from our discussions at TOSS last
> October)
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Proposal for OSCON 2010
>
> 1) Propose a track that includes the following
> two topics:
>
> a) Education about FOSS
> b) Using FOSS in Education
>
>
> 2) We could look for four to five talks
> on each one of the two topics above,
> plus an open panel.
>
> The panel could be focused on
> "what should be taught in a FOSS course"
>
> and another on:
>
> "How to connect student projects to
> FOSS junior jobs."
>
>
> 3) The presentations should include
>
> * RedHat POSSE
> * Google SoC
> * OLPC
> * Sugar Labs
> * Kubuntu
>
>
> 3) Organizations that we should
> encourage to participate:
>
> * Oregon U. Open Source Lab
> * Carnegie Mellon Open Source Lab
> * Seneca College
> * Trinity
> * HFOSS
> * OLPC / Sugar Labs
> * RIT
> * RPI
> * Please add here....
>
>
> 4) We could also pursue getting FOSS
> companies to write and/or endorse a
> white paper on the importance of FOSS
> Education for EE and CS majors.
>
> Such document will be a great help for
> Professors who need to raise awareness
> with the administration of their own
> institutions.
>
>
>
>
> Please let us know what you think.
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Luis
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 2010/1/1 Karlie Robinson <karlie_robinson at webpath.net>
>
>> Is anyone planning on going to this? We should really be getting TOS on
>> the list at a lot of these. Otherwise is there a plan on how we can get to
>> more Birds of a feather and EDU conferences to give talks?
>>
>> ~Karlie
>>
>> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Ambassadors] OSCON Call
>> for Proposals Now Open Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 20:22:01 +0300 From: Frankie
>> Mangoa <frankiemangoa at gmail.com> <frankiemangoa at gmail.com> Reply-To:
>> fedora-ambassadors-list at redhat.com To: fedora-ambassadors-list at redhat.com
>>
>> Hi,
>> happy new year ad rust this mail gets to you at the best of health.
>> I am not too sure how to ask this but I was wondering if one can not
>> make it to the meeting in pysical presence is there any other way of
>> attending like maybe an online attendance.
>> sorry if my question may sound a little of course.
>>
>> Please let me know.
>>
>> thank you in advance.
>>
>> regards,
>> Frankie
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 10:43 PM, Kevin Higgins<crossbytes at fedoraproject.org> <crossbytes at fedoraproject.org> wrote:
>>> OSCON, the O'Reilly Open Source Convention
>>> July 19 - 23, 2010
>>> Oregon Convention Center
>>> Portland, OR
>>> http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z6vqe2gib3muftdm7gevnvjou1imluto4nphda30
>>>
>>> Faster, Freer, Smarter: Whatever your Goal, Make It Happen with Open Source
>>>
>>> More than 2,500 experts, developers, sys admins, and hackers will meet
>>> up at OSCON 2010 to explore the tools, services, and platforms that
>>> make up the vibrant open source ecosystem. Join us!
>>>
>>> The OSCON Call for Participation is now open. If you have winning
>>> techniques, favorite lifesavers, war stories, productivity tips, or
>>> other ideas to share, we want to hear from you. We're especially on
>>> the look-out for ways to do more with less, design and usability best
>>> practices, mobile device innovations, cloud computing,
>>> parallelization, open standards and data, open source in government,
>>> business models, and beyond.
>>>
>>> Speak up about the freedom--and opportunity--of open source at OSCON
>>> 2010. Submit your proposal by February 1, 2010 at:
>>> http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zgho9r8tiallvan68v10o80nvpncccvrj47vp6j0
>>>
>>> --
>>> Fedora-ambassadors-list mailing list
>>> Fedora-ambassadors-list at redhat.com
>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ambassadors-list
>>>
>>
>> --
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>>
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> Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 10:24:03 -0500
> From: Ralph Morelli <ralph.morelli at trincoll.edu>
> Subject: Re: [TOS] Fwd: Re: [Ambassadors] OSCON Call for Proposals Now
> Open
> To: Luis Ibanez <luis.ibanez at kitware.com>
> Cc: TOS <tos at teachingopensource.org>
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> Hi Luis,
>
> I was also looking at OSCON's call and noticed that they don't have anything
> on education at the meeting. I would be interested in participating in this
> on behalf of HFOSS and would be willing to help organize it, if needed.
> Your outline looks like a great start.
>
> Best,
> -- ralph
>
>
> 2010/1/4 Luis Ibanez <luis.ibanez at kitware.com>
>
>>
>> Hi Karlie,
>>
>> Thanks for bringing this up.
>>
>> Yes, we have been brainstorming on proposing
>> an "Education" track for OSCON 2010.
>>
>> Please find below what we have as a very early
>> sketch:
>>
>> (You will notice that many of the topics/ideas
>> are taken from our discussions at TOSS last
>> October)
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Proposal for OSCON 2010
>>
>> 1) Propose a track that includes the following
>> two topics:
>>
>> a) Education about FOSS
>> b) Using FOSS in Education
>>
>>
>> 2) We could look for four to five talks
>> on each one of the two topics above,
>> plus an open panel.
>>
>> The panel could be focused on
>> "what should be taught in a FOSS course"
>>
>> and another on:
>>
>> "How to connect student projects to
>> FOSS junior jobs."
>>
>>
>> 3) The presentations should include
>>
>> * RedHat POSSE
>> * Google SoC
>> * OLPC
>> * Sugar Labs
>> * Kubuntu
>>
>>
>> 3) Organizations that we should
>> encourage to participate:
>>
>> * Oregon U. Open Source Lab
>> * Carnegie Mellon Open Source Lab
>> * Seneca College
>> * Trinity
>> * HFOSS
>> * OLPC / Sugar Labs
>> * RIT
>> * RPI
>> * Please add here....
>>
>>
>> 4) We could also pursue getting FOSS
>> companies to write and/or endorse a
>> white paper on the importance of FOSS
>> Education for EE and CS majors.
>>
>> Such document will be a great help for
>> Professors who need to raise awareness
>> with the administration of their own
>> institutions.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Please let us know what you think.
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> Luis
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> 2010/1/1 Karlie Robinson <karlie_robinson at webpath.net>
>>
>>> Is anyone planning on going to this? We should really be getting TOS on
>>> the list at a lot of these. Otherwise is there a plan on how we can get to
>>> more Birds of a feather and EDU conferences to give talks?
>>>
>>> ~Karlie
>>>
>>> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Ambassadors] OSCON Call
>>> for Proposals Now Open Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 20:22:01 +0300 From: Frankie
>>> Mangoa <frankiemangoa at gmail.com> <frankiemangoa at gmail.com> Reply-To:
>>> fedora-ambassadors-list at redhat.com To:
>>> fedora-ambassadors-list at redhat.com
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> happy new year ad rust this mail gets to you at the best of health.
>>> I am not too sure how to ask this but I was wondering if one can not
>>> make it to the meeting in pysical presence is there any other way of
>>> attending like maybe an online attendance.
>>> sorry if my question may sound a little of course.
>>>
>>> Please let me know.
>>>
>>> thank you in advance.
>>>
>>> regards,
>>> Frankie
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 10:43 PM, Kevin Higgins<crossbytes at fedoraproject.org> <crossbytes at fedoraproject.org> wrote:
>>>> OSCON, the O'Reilly Open Source Convention
>>>> July 19 - 23, 2010
>>>> Oregon Convention Center
>>>> Portland, OR
>>>> http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z6vqe2gib3muftdm7gevnvjou1imluto4nphda30
>>>>
>>>> Faster, Freer, Smarter: Whatever your Goal, Make It Happen with Open Source
>>>>
>>>> More than 2,500 experts, developers, sys admins, and hackers will meet
>>>> up at OSCON 2010 to explore the tools, services, and platforms that
>>>> make up the vibrant open source ecosystem. Join us!
>>>>
>>>> The OSCON Call for Participation is now open. If you have winning
>>>> techniques, favorite lifesavers, war stories, productivity tips, or
>>>> other ideas to share, we want to hear from you. We're especially on
>>>> the look-out for ways to do more with less, design and usability best
>>>> practices, mobile device innovations, cloud computing,
>>>> parallelization, open standards and data, open source in government,
>>>> business models, and beyond.
>>>>
>>>> Speak up about the freedom--and opportunity--of open source at OSCON
>>>> 2010. Submit your proposal by February 1, 2010 at:
>>>> http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zgho9r8tiallvan68v10o80nvpncccvrj47vp6j0
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Fedora-ambassadors-list mailing list
>>>> Fedora-ambassadors-list at redhat.com
>>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ambassadors-list
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
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>>>
>>>
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