[TOS] POSSE applications update - another new one!

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Could Inkscape be substituted for Visio?
Make sure your students know there are alternatives to SourceForge.net.
Sage? Surely you don't mean the old air defense system built by IBM
(http://www.ibm.com/ibm100/us/en/icons/sage/) ?

"Advice on outlets for students to present their work at conferences."
Some conferences (They all NEED presenters, especially first-timers.
First-timers can be highly enlightening and enlightened.):
http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/
http://linuxfestnorthwest.org/
http://www.southeastlinuxfest.org/
http://texaslinuxfest.org/
http://www.ohiolinux.org/
As you can see "Linux Fest" is a good search term, although SCaLE is
an Expo.  Local Linux User Groups (LUGs) are also looking for speakers
to fill their schedule.  Some schools have LUGs on campus.  It gets
folks used to running an organization that includes a lot of free
loaders and a core leadership group (not unusual in many large
corporations).

"Opportunity for GGC students ... to network ..."
http://www.teachingopensource.org/index.php/TeachingOpenSource_Mailing_List/Join

It looks like Ms. Napier maybe able to mentor some other POSSE
attendees on some of the topics.

On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 1:24 PM, Mel Chua - mel at redhat.com wrote:
> Another application for review - comments, please?
>
> http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/POSSE_2011_applicants#Nannette_Napier
>
> There are two more applications in progress.
> There are two accepted attendees so far, meaning that there are 13 of 15
> seats remaining.
>
> As a reminder, we do rolling admissions for the cohort, so for those of
> you who are still working on your applications, see:
> http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/POSSE#Apply
>
> Cheers,
>
> --Mel
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