[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?
On Jan 4, 2010, at 10:24 AM, tos-request at teachingopensource.org wrote:

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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.
> 
> 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>
> Message-ID:
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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
> 
> 
> 
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> 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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> 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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