[TOS] Update on POSSE date

Heidi Ellis heidijcellis at gmail.com
Wed Jun 22 21:41:36 UTC 2016


Stage 1 POSSE starts September 19th, not April!

Join the POSSE! Join us for an NSF-funded workshop held at Red Hat in
Raleigh, NC, November 17-19 2016 to get a better understanding of how
to support student involvement in Humanitarian Free and Open Source
Software. Over 100 of your peer instructors have attended this
workshop and we encourage attendance by multiple faculty from the same
institution.

Drop me an email if you have any questions.
Heidi Ellis
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Professor's Open Source Software Experience (POSSE):
Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software November 17-19, 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 September 19, 2016 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, NC, November 17-19.
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_2016-11
<http://foss2serve.org/index.php/POSSE_2016-06>.  Prior work with FOSS
projects is not required. Submit to: Lori Postner at
lori.postner at ncc.edu by August 15, 2016. We will notify you of the
status of your application by August 29th, 2016.

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

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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