#teachingopensource Meeting

Meeting summary

1. roll call (mchua, 19:02:42)
   
2. This summer: RIT (mchua, 19:03:51)
   1. RIT is in good shape: 6 confirmed attendees, 11 accepted waiting for confirmation, we're likely to have close to a full class. (mchua, 19:04:20)
   2. ACTION: mchua send RIT forms for IT network access to non-RIT attendees of POSSE RIT (mchua, 19:04:48)
   3. ACTION: mchua select local housing, book instructor/tech-guru travel for POSSE RIT (mchua, 19:05:07)
   4. ACTION: mchua ctyler and RITSteve pow-wow on curriculum (mchua to send out a whenisgood) (mchua, 19:05:22)
   
   
3. This summer: Worcester (mchua, 19:05:34)
   1. Worcester also in good shape: 5 confirmed, 3 accepted waiting for confirmation. (mchua, 19:05:55)
   2. ACTION: kwurst pick a Thursday restaurant for POSSE Worcester, in Worcester (mchua, 19:20:22)
   3. ACTION: mchua figure out transport logistics for Boston-area hackers from Boston to Worcester on Thursday night for POSSE Worcester (mchua, 19:20:40)
   4. ACTION: kwurst send out more invitations (kwurst, 19:20:52)
   5. ACTION: kwurst choose suggested accomodations (kwurst, 19:21:37)
   
   
4. This summer: California (mchua, 19:23:53)
   1. POSSE California needs recruiting *now* (mchua, 19:26:20)
   2. We have, however, finally gotten a confirmed location (the original one at CMU SV fell through due to last minute schedule changes; campus wasn't available for the original dates) (mchua, 19:26:46)
   3. ACTION: quaid alolita mchua POSSE California recruiting (mchua, 19:26:56)
   
   
5. This summer: CMU (mchua, 19:27:05)
   1. ACTION: mchua POSSE CMU location confirmation (mchua, 19:27:14)
   2. ACTION: mchua POSSE CMU recruiting (mchua, 19:27:19)
   
   
6. other POSSEs (mchua, 19:27:25)
   1. ACTION: mchua check in with POSSEs tentatively scheduled for the fall - South Africa, Manila, EMEA, Malaysia, etc (mchua, 19:28:07)
   2. POSSE Kernel hacking go/no-go date for fall semester is June 1: need date, location, and clearance for mwhitehe et al to teach by then, otherwise bump to spring semester (mchua, 19:34:31)
   3. POSSE instructors are the main instructors, they are responsible for the curriculum/teaching/learning experience of POSSE overall (mchua, 19:37:03)
   4. http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/POSSE_Instructors (mchua, 19:37:08)
   5. POSSE tech gurus are *not* instructors (they don't have to be POSSE instructors, but they can be) (mchua, 19:37:26)
   6. POSSE tech gurus are contributors to the FOSS project being used for that POSSE, who are deeply involved in its development on a day-to-day basis; they serve as technical mentors to the participants to help them get started with that same sort of contribution (mchua, 19:38:03)
   7. IDEA: POSSE Kernel Hacking suggested to be at U of Alabama at Huntsville due to it being close to Clark, and wcohen being former faculty there... need to figure out if fall is go/no-go first though. (mchua, 19:44:29)

Action items

1. mchua send RIT forms for IT network access to non-RIT attendees of POSSE RIT
2. mchua select local housing, book instructor/tech-guru travel for POSSE RIT
3. mchua ctyler and RITSteve pow-wow on curriculum (mchua to send out a whenisgood)
4. kwurst pick a Thursday restaurant for POSSE Worcester, in Worcester
5. mchua figure out transport logistics for Boston-area hackers from Boston to Worcester on Thursday night for POSSE Worcester
6. kwurst send out more invitations
7. kwurst choose suggested accomodations
8. quaid alolita mchua POSSE California recruiting
9. mchua POSSE CMU location confirmation
10. mchua POSSE CMU recruiting
11. mchua check in with POSSEs tentatively scheduled for the fall - South Africa, Manila, EMEA, Malaysia, etc

Action items, by person

1. kwurst
   1. kwurst pick a Thursday restaurant for POSSE Worcester, in Worcester
   2. kwurst send out more invitations
   3. kwurst choose suggested accomodations
2. mchua
   1. mchua send RIT forms for IT network access to non-RIT attendees of POSSE RIT
   2. mchua select local housing, book instructor/tech-guru travel for POSSE RIT
   3. mchua ctyler and RITSteve pow-wow on curriculum (mchua to send out a whenisgood)
   4. mchua figure out transport logistics for Boston-area hackers from Boston to Worcester on Thursday night for POSSE Worcester
   5. quaid alolita mchua POSSE California recruiting
   6. mchua POSSE CMU location confirmation
   7. mchua POSSE CMU recruiting
   8. mchua check in with POSSEs tentatively scheduled for the fall - South Africa, Manila, EMEA, Malaysia, etc

People present (lines said)

1. mchua (102)
2. kwurst (20)
3. micadeyeye (15)
4. mwhitehe (5)
5. zodbot (3)
6. sdziallas (1)