[Eg-oversight-board] More details on Outreach Project for Women

Mon Sep 8 08:26:11 EDT 2014

+1 from me to moving ahead!
Grace

On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 3:41 PM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org> wrote:

>  I suppose I should make my vote official too - +1 (obviously).
>
> I also have an update. All but one of the projects now has two co-mentors.
> Many thanks to everyone who volunteered to help out.
>
> Kathy
>
> Kathy Lussier
> Project Coordinator
> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative(508) 343-0128klussier at masslnc.org
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> On 9/5/2014 3:31 PM, Ben Hyman wrote:
>
> Me too!
>
> Sent by phone. Please pardon my thumbs.
>
> On Sep 5, 2014, at 10:41 AM, Yamil Suarez <ysuarez at berklee.edu> wrote:
>
>
> I agree to move ahead.
>
>  Yamil
>
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 1:35 PM, Andrea Buntz Neiman <
> aneiman at kent.lib.md.us> wrote:
>
>>  Agreed, +1 on moving ahead
>>
>> A.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS
>> Librarian II, Public Services
>> Kent County Public Library
>> 408 High Street
>> Chestertown, MD 21620410-778-3636 x2115www.kentcountylibrary.org
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>>  On 9/5/2014 1:15 PM, Rogan Hamby wrote:
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>> +1 to moving ahead
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 1:08 PM, Sharp, Chris <csharp at georgialibraries.org
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I feel comfortable with moving forward.  Thanks for doing the groundwork
>>> on this!
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> > From: "Kathy Lussier" <klussier at masslnc.org>
>>> > To: eg-oversight-board at list.evergreen-ils.org
>>> > Sent: Friday, September 5, 2014 12:30:05 PM
>>> > Subject: Re: [Eg-oversight-board] More details on Outreach Project for
>>> Women
>>> >
>>> > Hi all,
>>> >
>>> > I'm sending along an update on this program since the deadline for
>>> > committing is approaching. We currently have five possible projects
>>> > listed at http://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=opw. I plan to
>>> > only
>>> > move forward with projects that have at least two co-mentors. At this
>>> > time, we only have two projects with two co-mentors, but I have some
>>> > solid leads, giving me confidence that we will have two more eligible
>>> > projects by early next week.
>>> >
>>> > The vote was to "to allocate community funds to sponsor one intern
>>> > through the Outreach Project for Women if there are strong projects
>>> > and
>>> > committed mentors." Do you all feel comfortable now with moving
>>> > forward
>>> > based on the project ideas and mentors we have? I would like to
>>> > notify
>>> > OPW by the end of the day today, Monday morning at the latest. I'm
>>> > feeling fairly good about the current state of our potential
>>> > projects.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks!
>>> > Kathy
>>> >
>>> > Kathy Lussier
>>> > Project Coordinator
>>> > Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
>>> > (508) 343-0128 <%28508%29%20343-0128>
>>> > klussier at masslnc.org
>>> > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier
>>> > #evergreen IRC: kmlussier
>>> >
>>> > On 8/21/2014 2:01 PM, Kathy Lussier wrote:
>>> > > Hi all,
>>> > >
>>> > > I wanted to send along more details on the Outreach Project for
>>> > > Women
>>> > > and what I'm proposing before today's EOB meeting. The idea of
>>> > > participating in the Outreach Project for Women first came to the
>>> > > Board in November 2012. At the time, we needed to make a quick
>>> > > decision, and it didn't seem doable to raised the required funds in
>>> > > time for the deadline. I would like to see if there is a way the
>>> > > community can participate in this round, which had a deadline for
>>> > > September 8.
>>> > >
>>> > > In the previous discussion on this topic, I think Lori Ayre best
>>> > > described the reason for doing it when she said: "As a
>>> > > woman-dominated
>>> > > profession, I think it is important that we facilitate the growth
>>> > > of
>>> > > women developers of Evergreen." Overall, I think it's important
>>> > > that
>>> > > we grow the body of contributors to the project, and I think there
>>> > > are
>>> > > many places where an intern could make a difference, not just in
>>> > > code,
>>> > > but in documentation, user interfaces, etc.
>>> > >
>>> > > The details on the project are available at
>>> > > https://wiki.gnome.org/OutreachProgramForWomen/Admin/InfoForOrgs.
>>> > > As I
>>> > > mentioned in my previous e-mail, the intern can make contributions
>>> > > in
>>> > > the areas of coding, user experience design, graphic design,
>>> > > documentation, web development, marketing, translation, or other
>>> > > types
>>> > > of tasks to help sustain a FOSS project. A sponsor would need to
>>> > > put
>>> > > forward $6,250 to sponsor one intern. If the project were to use
>>> > > community funds for the internship or pulled together contributions
>>> > > from multiple organizations, then Evergreen would be listed as the
>>> > > sponsor on the OPW page. If one organization or company put forward
>>> > > the funds for the sponsorship, then that organization/company would
>>> > > be
>>> > > acknowledged as the sponsor.
>>> > >
>>> > > I think the next steps are to see:
>>> > >
>>> > > 1) if there is any will among the EOB to fund a sponsorship.
>>> > > Ideally,
>>> > > I think it would be a good use of the community's funds, and, if
>>> > > the
>>> > > project were successful, we could potentially use it as a target
>>> > > for
>>> > > fundraising for future rounds. We have about $29,000 in community,
>>> > > which is about the low point we typically see being between two
>>> > > conferences.
>>> > >
>>> > > 2) If the EOB is willing to use community funds for the internship
>>> > > or
>>> > > perhaps partially fund it while seeking sponsors for the remainder,
>>> > > we
>>> > > would then need to reach out to the community to see what we might
>>> > > do
>>> > > for potential projects and if there are any mentors willing to work
>>> > > with the interns. In talking to the OPW folks, mentors typically
>>> > > spend
>>> > > up to 5 hours per week working with the intern, though the hours
>>> > > tend
>>> > > to be higher (sometimes up to 10 hours in a given week) during the
>>> > > application period.
>>> > >
>>> > > We can continue discussion at the meeting. See you in a few
>>> > > minutes!
>>> > >
>>> > > Kathy
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> >
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