[TOS] POSSE Lives!!

Fri May 8 14:29:23 UTC 2015

Professor's Open Source Software Experience:

Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software

September 10-12, 2015

Red Hat, Inc.  Raleigh, NC

Additional Information:

http://foss2serve.org

This faculty workshop will help you prepare to support student participation
in a Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS) project.  HFOSS is
open source software that has a humanitarian purpose such as disaster
management, health care, or economic development.

Join us if you would like to:

* Learn how to support student learning within a real-world HFOSS project
environment

* Motivate students and raise their appreciation for computing for the
social good

* Meet and collaborate with other instructors who have similar interests and
goals

* Grow professionally

Workshop Format

Unlike many workshops in which the content is concentrated in the
face-to-face meeting, this workshop has three stages:

Stage 1 - Starts July 16, 2015 with online activities. These activities will
take 2-3 hours/week and include interaction among workshop instructors and
participants. 

Stage 2 - The face-to-face workshop held in Raleigh September 10-12.
Participants will include the workshop organizers, POSSE alumni, and open
source community members. 

Stage 3 - Starts immediately after stage 2 and consists of interactions
among small groups so that participants will have support while involving
students in an HFOSS project in the classroom.

How to Apply

To apply, please complete and submit the application available at:
http://foss2serve.org/index.php/POSSE_2015-09.  Prior work with FOSS
projects is not required. Submit to: Darci Burdge at Darci.Burdge at ncc.edu by
June 15th, 2015. We will notify you of the status of your application by
June 30th, 2015.

POSSE is supported by Red Hat, Inc. and the National Science Foundation.

Participant Support

NSF funding will provide 2 nights lodging and meals during the workshop.
Travel costs will also be covered up to $500.

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