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Posted to dev@community.apache.org by Noirin Shirley <no...@apache.org> on 2011/04/12 20:11:05 UTC
Inviting local students to the Retreat
BCC ComDev - please keep discussion on the concom@ list. Committers
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We're about a month out now, and we're far from hitting capacity on
the Retreat. I'm confident we'll get more signups, but I don't think
we'll fill the hostel.
As I've been watching GSoC mails go whizzing past, it occurred to me
that it might be worthwhile as an outreach event, to invite some local
students to come along.
Say we reserve ten places, I'll get the word out to the local
universities etc, and we invite interested students to apply by
mailing a "personal statement" to [appropriate list]. (I need a better
term for the personal statement - but basically a letter/essay
outlining why they want to come and what they think they'll get out of
it.)
We review the personal statements, sort out any chaff, and then either
hand out the places (if there are fewer than ten) or pick by raffle
(more than ten good statements - I don't know how we would fairly
"rank" people on something so subjective).
I'm aiming it at students because I think they're likely to benefit,
hopefully easy to inspire/encourage, and definitely easy to contact
:-) If anyone wants to open it wider, I'm not objecting but also not
volunteering to seek other groups out.
Just a thought :-)
Noirin
Re: Inviting local students to the Retreat
Posted by Mohammad Nour El-Din <no...@gmail.com>.
+1 @ Ross
On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Ross Gardler <rg...@apache.org> wrote:
> On 13/04/2011 12:33, Mohammad Nour El-Din wrote:
>>
>> +1 - I believe it is a good idea.
>
> +1
>
>
> In fact I think we should be doing this for all official ASF events.
>
> Ross
>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Noirin Shirley<no...@apache.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> BCC ComDev - please keep discussion on the concom@ list. Committers
>>> are welcome to subscribe.
>>>
>>> We're about a month out now, and we're far from hitting capacity on
>>> the Retreat. I'm confident we'll get more signups, but I don't think
>>> we'll fill the hostel.
>>>
>>> As I've been watching GSoC mails go whizzing past, it occurred to me
>>> that it might be worthwhile as an outreach event, to invite some local
>>> students to come along.
>>>
>>> Say we reserve ten places, I'll get the word out to the local
>>> universities etc, and we invite interested students to apply by
>>> mailing a "personal statement" to [appropriate list]. (I need a better
>>> term for the personal statement - but basically a letter/essay
>>> outlining why they want to come and what they think they'll get out of
>>> it.)
>>>
>>> We review the personal statements, sort out any chaff, and then either
>>> hand out the places (if there are fewer than ten) or pick by raffle
>>> (more than ten good statements - I don't know how we would fairly
>>> "rank" people on something so subjective).
>>>
>>> I'm aiming it at students because I think they're likely to benefit,
>>> hopefully easy to inspire/encourage, and definitely easy to contact
>>> :-) If anyone wants to open it wider, I'm not objecting but also not
>>> volunteering to seek other groups out.
>>>
>>> Just a thought :-)
>>>
>>> Noirin
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> rgardler@apache.org
> @rgardler
>
--
Thanks
- Mohammad Nour
Author of (WebSphere Application Server Community Edition 2.0 User Guide)
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247585.html
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mnour
- Blog: http://tadabborat.blogspot.com
----
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- Albert Einstein
"Writing clean code is what you must do in order to call yourself a
professional. There is no reasonable excuse for doing anything less
than your best."
- Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
"Stay hungry, stay foolish."
- Steve Jobs
Re: Inviting local students to the Retreat
Posted by Ross Gardler <rg...@apache.org>.
On 13/04/2011 12:33, Mohammad Nour El-Din wrote:
> +1 - I believe it is a good idea.
+1
In fact I think we should be doing this for all official ASF events.
Ross
>
> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Noirin Shirley<no...@apache.org> wrote:
>> BCC ComDev - please keep discussion on the concom@ list. Committers
>> are welcome to subscribe.
>>
>> We're about a month out now, and we're far from hitting capacity on
>> the Retreat. I'm confident we'll get more signups, but I don't think
>> we'll fill the hostel.
>>
>> As I've been watching GSoC mails go whizzing past, it occurred to me
>> that it might be worthwhile as an outreach event, to invite some local
>> students to come along.
>>
>> Say we reserve ten places, I'll get the word out to the local
>> universities etc, and we invite interested students to apply by
>> mailing a "personal statement" to [appropriate list]. (I need a better
>> term for the personal statement - but basically a letter/essay
>> outlining why they want to come and what they think they'll get out of
>> it.)
>>
>> We review the personal statements, sort out any chaff, and then either
>> hand out the places (if there are fewer than ten) or pick by raffle
>> (more than ten good statements - I don't know how we would fairly
>> "rank" people on something so subjective).
>>
>> I'm aiming it at students because I think they're likely to benefit,
>> hopefully easy to inspire/encourage, and definitely easy to contact
>> :-) If anyone wants to open it wider, I'm not objecting but also not
>> volunteering to seek other groups out.
>>
>> Just a thought :-)
>>
>> Noirin
>>
>
>
>
--
rgardler@apache.org
@rgardler
Re: Inviting local students to the Retreat
Posted by Mohammad Nour El-Din <no...@gmail.com>.
+1 - I believe it is a good idea.
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Noirin Shirley <no...@apache.org> wrote:
> BCC ComDev - please keep discussion on the concom@ list. Committers
> are welcome to subscribe.
>
> We're about a month out now, and we're far from hitting capacity on
> the Retreat. I'm confident we'll get more signups, but I don't think
> we'll fill the hostel.
>
> As I've been watching GSoC mails go whizzing past, it occurred to me
> that it might be worthwhile as an outreach event, to invite some local
> students to come along.
>
> Say we reserve ten places, I'll get the word out to the local
> universities etc, and we invite interested students to apply by
> mailing a "personal statement" to [appropriate list]. (I need a better
> term for the personal statement - but basically a letter/essay
> outlining why they want to come and what they think they'll get out of
> it.)
>
> We review the personal statements, sort out any chaff, and then either
> hand out the places (if there are fewer than ten) or pick by raffle
> (more than ten good statements - I don't know how we would fairly
> "rank" people on something so subjective).
>
> I'm aiming it at students because I think they're likely to benefit,
> hopefully easy to inspire/encourage, and definitely easy to contact
> :-) If anyone wants to open it wider, I'm not objecting but also not
> volunteering to seek other groups out.
>
> Just a thought :-)
>
> Noirin
>
--
Thanks
- Mohammad Nour
Author of (WebSphere Application Server Community Edition 2.0 User Guide)
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247585.html
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mnour
- Blog: http://tadabborat.blogspot.com
----
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving"
- Albert Einstein
"Writing clean code is what you must do in order to call yourself a
professional. There is no reasonable excuse for doing anything less
than your best."
- Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
"Stay hungry, stay foolish."
- Steve Jobs