Thanks Ross. I'm CC'ing Sheryl John from the Apache OODT PMC -- she has been involved in Southern California Celebration of Women in Computing through USC and organized an OSS panel there that I spoke at. I know she may be interested in this as well.
Cheers, Chris ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. Senior Computer Scientist NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA Office: 171-266B, Mailstop: 171-246 Email: chris.a.mattm...@nasa.gov WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -----Original Message----- From: Ross Gardler <rgard...@opendirective.com> Reply-To: "bo...@apache.org" <bo...@apache.org> Date: Friday, May 17, 2013 7:19 AM To: Apache Board <bo...@apache.org> Cc: "memb...@apache.org" <memb...@apache.org>, "dev@community.apache.org" <dev@community.apache.org> Subject: Re: Grace Hopper Open Source Day >Adding ComDev list, suggest interest parties should discuss this there. > >On 17 May 2013 14:11, Jim Jagielski <j...@jagunet.com> wrote: >> I am forwarding this email on behalf of Leslie Hawthorn, >> a co-worker of mine @ RedHat. In the spirit of GSOC, >> I wanted to see if there is interest within the ASF >> and any of its projects in the effort. >> >> -------------- >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> Now in its third year, the Grace Hopper Open Source Day event is seeking >> applications from open source projects who wish to provide mentorship in >> contributing to open source projects to the attendees of the Grace >> Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference. [0] Applications >> close at 23:59 PM Pacific Standard Time on May 31, 2013. >> >> You can find out more about Grace Hopper Open Source Day, why you may >> want your project to participate in it and the benefits for >> participating projects and attendees in the GHOSD FAQ. [1] >> >> Please note that this activity is not sponsored by OSAS or Red Hat - it >> is a labor of love in my volunteer time. I thought the easiest and >> fastest way to reach out to the folks who participate in our many >> upstreams was to post a note here so that interested folk at Red Hat >> could forward it along. You would still need to go through the usual >> processes of requesting travel funding from your manager or time away if >> you planned to attend on your own dime. >> >> I am a member of the GHOSD planning committee and would be happy to >> answer any questions folks may have regarding participation once they've >> read through the FAQ. >> >> [0] - http://gracehopper.org >> [1] - http://systers.org/systers-dev/doku.php/ghc13FAQ >> >> Best, >> Leslie Hawthorn >> Community Action and Impact >> Open Source and Standards (OSAS) @ Red Hat >>