[TOS] Humanitarian FOSS Workshop at Red Hat in November

[Heidi Ellis]

Professors' Open Source Software Experience (POSSE) workshop (NSF funded)
November 16-18, 2017
Red Hat, Raleigh, NC

Would you like to support student involvement in humanitarian free and open source software (HFOSS)? Full-time faculty at U.S. institutions are invited to join us at the Professors' Open Source Software Experience (POSSE) workshop. Over 100 faculty members have attended the workshop and we have a growing community of faculty members who are helping students learn within HFOSS projects.

Additional Information:
http://foss2serve.org

Intended for full-time faculty at U.S. institutions, this three-stage 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:
* Join the community of educators that involves students in HFOSS
* 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 18, 2017 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 at Red Hat in Raleigh, NC, November 16-18, 2017. Participants will include the workshop organizers, POSSE alumni, and open source community members.

Stage 3 - Starts immediately after stage 2 and consists of online activities and 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_2017-11.  Prior work with FOSS projects is not required.
Submit your application by September 11th. We will notify you of the status of your application by September 15th, 2017.

Participant Support:
POSSE is supported by the National Science Foundation and Red Hat, Inc.  Due to the funding source, we can only support full-time faculty at U.S. institutions.  However, if you can support your own travel, please do submit an application.

NSF funding will provide 2 nights lodging and meals during the workshop for full-time faculty based in the United States.  Travel costs will also be covered up to $500.

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