Scale-planning August 2016

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Re: [Scale-planning] Women In Technology ( WIT ) UCLA event Fri Aug 12 2016 - looks like a good opportunity to do SCALE out reach
by Lori Barfield 11 Aug '16

11 Aug '16

i am planning on attending friday, but have received no response to email asking about SCaLE having a table. does anyone have a phone number for these organizers? ...lori On Jul 19, 2016 11:36, "Mx Siltanen" <mrsiltanen(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > Just noticed this event: > WIT UCLA Friday, Aug 12 8AM-3PM, Reception 3-5PM > > Looks like a good opportunity to do SCALE outreach if anyone is interested > in attending. > If so please see if they have a desk or place you can put up a 24x36 > poster for SCALE, and if so drop me a note and we can make arrangements for > me to get the one I printed out for WWT conference which just occurred. > > Thank You > Matti > > --- info --- > > *About* > The UCLA Conference to Advance Women in Technology will take place on > Friday, August 12, 2016 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm (w/Networking Reception > 3:00 - 5:00 pm) at the *UCLA Pauley Pavilion Club > <http://womenintech.ucla.edu/content/2016-travel>. *To *submit questions *for > the panelists, please visit this page > <https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GBD26B3>. > > *Registration* > Registration for this event is invitation-only. To register, you will need > to input the event password. Please email *womenintech(a)ucla.edu > <womenintech@ucla.edu?subject=%5BUCLA%20WIT%5D%20Conference%20Registration%20inquiry>* > with any questions or to request an invitation. > > *Cost* > *Suggested Donation: $35.* Our conferences are 100% supported > by sponsors and donors. If you would like to make an individual donation on > behalf of yourself or company, *please visit this page > <http://giving.ucla.edu/Standard/NetDonate.aspx?SiteNum=1233>*. *To make > a donation, please scroll down to Additional Donations and select the > amount you would like to donate, then fill in the Donor Information. All > donations are non-refundable and 100% tax-deductible. * > > http://womenintech.ucla.edu/content/2016-registration > > _______________________________________________ > Scale-planning mailing list > Scale-planning(a)lists.linuxfests.org > https://lists.linuxfests.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/scale-planning >

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Re: [Scale-planning] Open Source in Education Track (was Re: About the Open Data Track)
by Caryl Bigenho 10 Aug '16

10 Aug '16

OK. Try this link for the CUE-LA newsletter! http://bit.ly/2ah2Qdp Sorry I messed up the first one, my 5-year-old granddaughter was rushing me … "hurry up, Grandma…." Caryl Good idea, Joe…. I also mentioned parents in my earlier post. Many of the regular attendees (and their spouses) are parents and would probably enjoy some breaks from the "heavier stuff" (that is not to say that education is "lighter stuff") to learn about OSSIE resources they could use with their family. I know we don't have a budget, but since Kenneth mentioned STEM/STEAM I looked at some possibilities. Wouldn't it be great if we could get this couple from Nebraska to come to SCaLE and talk about their 3-D printed violin? They are hoping to do other instruments so schools can use them. The problem is, it costs $450* to buy the printed parts or $600 for the whole violin. But… it only costs about $70 for materials to print it and the design is open source and is, of course… free. They say it can be done on a desktop 3-D printer! https://opensource.com/life/16/5/hovalin Also, CUE-LA has several upcoming events. We can see what they are doing for those to get some ideas. I got an email from them today and will forward a link to their newsletter. Many of their interests are in propriatory software, but there are many good things we could introduce them to that are open source. Here is a link to the newsletter: CUELA August Events & Updates http://bit.ly/2ah2Qdp http://bit.ly/2ah2Qdp http://bit.ly/2ah2Qdp Caryl * You can buy several good Chinese-made traditional wood violins for that price so it isn't feasable for schools… but the $70 one is. From: joerenzullo(a)gmail.com Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2016 13:56:26 -0700 To: scale-planning(a)lists.linuxfests.org Subject: Re: [Scale-planning] Open Source in Education Track (was Re: About the Open Data Track) Jumping in on this conversation - I'd be interested in proposing a talk for this track! This summer, I taught 60 students (ages 8-14) in a summer enrichment program how to program using Minecraft and Python. We ran code on Raspberry Pi systems, used Linux hosts for class-wide servers for the students to collaborate, and demonstrated how to interact with the game world and generate large structures by defining the basic geometric solids as functions that the students could use via a simple API. It was hugely successful, and I am working on curriculum based on it that I am in talks with my university (UNM in Albuquerque) to roll out to our CS4All teacher-training program. I can also inquire as to the (very good!) idea of getting teacher credits approved for conference attendance/participation. Several of my family members work in the Pasadena Unified School District, and I imagine that this would draw a great deal of interest from middle and high school teachers at the campuses which have STEM/STEAM programs. I also very much like the idea of broadening this to parents who are interested in resources for working with their own kids - about 10 of the families whose students I taught this summer have followed up with me post-program to ask for more information and "next steps" they can take with their kids. -Joe Renzullo PhD Student, Computer Science, University of New Mexico Software Engineer (Academic Part Time), JPL On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 1:36 PM, Ilan Rabinovitch <ilan(a)linuxfests.org> wrote: I don't know if we'll have space for multiple rooms. Let's focus on defining what we want this track to cover and where it compliments other tracks like SCALE TNG. On Aug 2, 2016 1:16 PM, "Kenneth Wyrick" <kmw(a)caltek.net> wrote: I like both of those suggestions. maybe 2 1/2 days and label it Open Source STEM/STEAM Education then maybe we could come up with some sub-categories i.e. project based, linked learning, etc. <quote who="Mx Siltanen"> If teachers are unwilling to take a day off, and unwilling to burn a weekend day, How about a 1/2 day track on a Thur which runs late? It doesn't need to be a large room? Or perhaps we can rebrand the track and call it a Open Source STEM/STEAM education track for a day? On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 1:30 AM, Ilan Rabinovitch <ilan(a)socallinuxexpo.org> wrote: > (FYI: Bala is traveling this week, so he might be delayed in replying to > this with his feedback on numbers and experience the past few years. I > imagine he'll reply in a few days when he's back) > > Happy to see Caryl and Kennth both excited about keeping the OSSIE track > alive. If those interested in OSSIE want to come back with a proposal on > what the track should look like moving forward and how best to fill the > both the program and the seats in the room I'm sure we could get behind > having it again. > > I do like the the idea of finding a way to offer continuing education > credits for teachers, as that would likely draw them in similar to how > we've done this for the legal track. > > For context/background, the original mission of OSSIE was to help > Educators find ways to use OpenSource in the classroom, specifically in > K-12 environments but occasionally we covered high education. This was > from around the time all the CA schools had vouchers for use in > purchasing > tech as part of the Microsoft Law suits, while at the same time having > reduced budgets due to cuts. Our vision at the time had been to send > teachers back to school with lesson plans they could use in their class > rooms as a way to drive free software use in schools, and get students > involved early. > > In terms of specific numbers: > > * OSSIE has always been a 1 day track. Depending on the year the day has > varied between either Friday, or the weekend days. > > * Attendees. I'd need to dig to find specific number of attendees the > past few years. Shyam or Bala who are on list might have it handy. I > think > a reasonable goal would be to have 30-40 attendees in the track. Our > smallest room is 60~ theater style, most rooms hold 150+ theater style. > > * # of submissions by year: > > 2016 - 4 > 2015 - 4 > 2014 - 7 > 2013 - 3 > > Some initial questions I can think of for us to discuss are: > > * Where does OSSIE fit with regards to SCALE TNG? They're likely > complimentary and can support each other in someway. > > * Is our goal to reach educators, students, parents or some combination > there of? > > * What day is best for each of the mentioned audiences? (teachers vs > parents vs students) > > * If we want educators, how can we better reach them and encourage them > to > attend? Happy to share what we've done in the past. > > > > > > > Ilan Rabinovitch > Conference Chair > Southern California Linux Expo > 877-831-2569 x110 Voice > 818-442-1865 Mobile > ilan(a)linuxfests.org Email > > --- > Ask me about sponsorship and speaking opportunities at LinuxFests.org's > upcoming events: > DevOps Days SV - June 24-25, 2016 - Mountain View, CA > Texas Linux Fest - July 8-9, 2016, Austin TX > SCALE 15x - March 2-5, 2017 - Pasadena, CA > > On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 9:40 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho(a)hotmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Ilan, >> >> Why don't you let Kenneth Wyrick and I see if we can get this going? >> You >> have given us a list of things to work on below and we can get started >> right away with such things as whether Friday or Saturday would work >> best >> and how to get more educators to attend.* As I see it, an OSSIE track >> shouldn't be just for educators. With so many parents getting involved >> in >> the technology side of their children's education, things like the Khan >> Academy videos, Hour of Code and Scratch/ScratchJr are things that will >> have a wider audience than just professional educators. >> >> Caryl >> >> * Maybe we could get a unit of college credit for folks who attend the >> entire OSSIE day and pay a small fee. Teachers can use this type of >> credit >> for professional development and, often, it can count toward increases >> in >> salary. >> >> ------------------------------ >> From: ilan(a)socallinuxexpo.org >> Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2016 14:45:05 -0700 >> To: scale-planning(a)lists.linuxfests.org; bala(a)socallinuxexpo.org >> Subject: [Scale-planning] Open Source in Education Track (was Re: About >> the Open Data Track) >> >> >> We haven't yet made a decision around OSSIE for this year, but as a >> track >> it has seen reduced attendance and submissions over the past few years. >> If >> we can come up with some concrete plans around what we'd want it to >> look >> like and discuss how we can get teachers to attend I'm sure we'd be >> happy >> to arrange space again. >> >> Another thing to keep in mind is we've gotten mixed feedback from >> teachers on what day to hold OSSIE on if we continue to do so. On the >> one >> hand we hear from many teachers they can't attend during the weekend as >> they have trouble getting the school district to give them a day off >> for >> the conference. On the other hand, we also hear from them that they >> prefer >> to keep their weekends to themselves rather than for training. >> >> >> >> -Ilan >> > > _______________________________________________ > Scale-planning mailing list > Scale-planning(a)lists.linuxfests.org > https://lists.linuxfests.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/scale-planning > _______________________________________________ Scale-planning mailing list Scale-planning(a)lists.linuxfests.org https://lists.linuxfests.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/scale-planning -- I�m moderate on extroversion. http://caltek.net _______________________________________________ Scale-planning mailing list Scale-planning(a)lists.linuxfests.org https://lists.linuxfests.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/scale-planning _______________________________________________ Scale-planning mailing list Scale-planning(a)lists.linuxfests.org https://lists.linuxfests.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/scale-planning _______________________________________________ Scale-planning mailing list Scale-planning(a)lists.linuxfests.org https://lists.linuxfests.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/scale-planning _______________________________________________ Scale-planning mailing list Scale-planning(a)lists.linuxfests.org https://lists.linuxfests.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/scale-planning

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Collaboration tools
by Lan Dang 10 Aug '16

10 Aug '16

A comment came up earlier in the OSSIE thread about getting access to a wiki or some kind of folder. I know there is a SCALE wiki, but I tended to use that more as a reference than something I wanted to contribute to. Not everyone on my team would have access to the wiki, and there really isn't a reason they should; we have many day-of volunteers. With the A/V team, we have been using a combination of GitHub wiki, GitHub issues, and Google Drive to keep track of things. (I also use the GitHub repo to serve up a website to onboard our volunteers.) Our repos are public and part of the socallinuxexpo org. https://github.com/socallinuxexpo/scale-av-web We store files in the Google Drive, as well as meeting notes, and I run surveys using Google Forms to capture comments and feedback that we use in next year's planning. We use Google Hangouts to hold virtual meetings, and I'll take notes in a Google doc, that I can share with everyone. I use Slack at work, and I've used it for SCALE as well. I think of it as a more user-friendly IRC that maintains the history of the channel, so everyone can get the context of the conversation, even if they just joined. It's also nice that we can stay plugged in via mobile app or desktop app. We can start any number of private or public channels and invite others to them. Even when only two members of the team are conversing, the rest of the team can see the conversation and stay looped in. And you can copy and paste the history and use it as the start of documentation on a wiki. Just food for thought. I'd be happy to learn of other ways folks have collaborated. I think it's important to have the information stored in an organized fashion so anyone can take the lead and it's easy to on-ramp new people. Lan

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speaker info on badges
by der.hans 10 Aug '16

10 Aug '16

moin moin, https://twitter.com/cczona/status/687654996112990208 That came up in the SeaGL channel. As was pointed out, schedule changes happen and updates would be difficult. SCaLE has been great about not having changes, so that's less of an issue :). However, for me, as a speaker, the main reason I want info on my badge is for others who want to go to my talks, so I would actually prefer a QR code with a link to either my talk page or my speaker page, which would then have easy to use links for calendar entry and/or guidebook entry. I actually meant to do that on my own last year :), but didn't get to it :(. ciao, der.hans -- # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.PhxLinux.org/ # Knowledge is useless unless it's shared. - der.hans

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Open Source in Education Track (was Re: About the Open Data Track)
by Ilan Rabinovitch 09 Aug '16

09 Aug '16

We haven't yet made a decision around OSSIE for this year, but as a track it has seen reduced attendance and submissions over the past few years. If we can come up with some concrete plans around what we'd want it to look like and discuss how we can get teachers to attend I'm sure we'd be happy to arrange space again. Another thing to keep in mind is we've gotten mixed feedback from teachers on what day to hold OSSIE on if we continue to do so. On the one hand we hear from many teachers they can't attend during the weekend as they have trouble getting the school district to give them a day off for the conference. On the other hand, we also hear from them that they prefer to keep their weekends to themselves rather than for training. -Ilan On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I've been watching silently from afar (summer in Montana). It looks like > everything is coming along well, except for one thing that seems to be > entirely missing: OSSIE (Open Source Software In Education.) > > A few years back there was still a dedicated OSSIE track. Have you given > up entirely on having one? If not, I'll be happy to volunteer to help > organize, publicize, coordinate, and do what ever else needs to be done to > make it happen. > > Just let me know! > Caryl > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 1, 2016, at 1:46 PM, Ilan Rabinovitch <ilan(a)socallinuxexpo.org> > wrote: > > Hello Juan, > > The local big data community has been running a data tools/big data track > the last few years of SCALE. It's possible that what you're looking for > might be covered there? OpenData in general has been a topic we've had > requests for over the years, so we decided to add a one day track around it. > > That being said I think your email highlights an important point. We find > a lot of confusion from both attendees and speakers about what is relevant > for a given track each year. E.g. Is intro to kernel development a talk > that belongs in the introductory/beginner track, a kernel track, or a > developer track? > > With that in mind we have been looking to recruit experts around each > track to help serve as "track leads". The role involves writing a one > paragraph abstract describing what type of content we are seeking for that > track, helping to do targeted recruitment for invited speakers on those > tracks, and finally participating in the voting/review process of sessions > submitted via the CFP. > > Here is an example of what QCon has done for these track descriptions > > === > > Track: Containers - From Dev to Prod > Abstract: Containers came to prominence a couple of years ago with the > promise of portability, flexibility and rapid deployments. They remain a hot > topic in the industry and there are several success stories of companies > deriving business value from the use of containers; especially in the area > of developer experience. At the same time, container technology and the > surrounding ecosystem are evolving very rapidly, which makes it difficult to > assess its readiness for production use. > > In this track, we will hear from practitioners who are leveraging > containers as part of their software delivery processes for a better > developer > experience, simplified operations, efficient resource utilization, or all > of the above. Speakers will share their experiences in tackling the > complex challenges around CI/CD, scheduling and orchestration, service > discovery, monitoring etc. and > what it takes to truly reap the benefits of container technology. > Track Lead(s): Sangeeta Narayanan, Netflix > > === > > This makes it very clear what the goal of the track is and what type of > content they're seeking. > > If you see a track on the CFP that you think you'd be a good fit to lead, > reach out to myself and Shyam (kapadia(a)socallinuxexpo.org). We'd love to > have your help. We're seeing at least 1 person per track, with 2 leads per > track max. > > Thanks, > Ilan > > > > Ilan Rabinovitch > Conference Chair > Southern California Linux Expo > 877-831-2569 x110 Voice > 818-442-1865 Mobile > ilan(a)linuxfests.org Email > > --- > Ask me about sponsorship and speaking opportunities at LinuxFests.org > <http://linuxfests.org>'s upcoming events: > DevOps Days SV - June 24-25, 2016 - Mountain View, CA > Texas Linux Fest - July 8-9, 2016, Austin TX > SCALE 15x - March 2-5, 2017 - Pasadena, CA > > On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 10:56 AM, Juan J. Natera <naterajj(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I was taking a look at the CFP page >> (http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/15x/cfp), when I read the >> description of the Open Data track, which I quote here: >> >> "Open Data - This newly introduced track will focus on topics related >> to Open Data in Science, Government, and other sources. This will >> strive to answer questions such as: Why does Open Data Matter? What >> are benefits of Open Data? What are the goals of the Open Data >> movement? What is its current status?" >> >> As an Open Source enthusiast, I wholeheartedly agree with the >> importance of Open Data, and realize there is a long road ahead of >> those working to address this issue. However I believe that this >> track, as described, would be more at home as a keynote in Data >> focused conference. I am not saying it goes against SCALE's mission to >> have this kind of content, far from it. but speaking also as an >> attendee, I think SCALE users would be more interested in Open Source >> tools for working with data (big or small), since it's already obvious >> for most scale attendees that Open Data is just as good as Open Source >> software. >> >> I also realize that Big Data is mentioned in the Cloud Track, but >> isn't there enough interest in this topic to deserve its own track? >> >> Some food for thought, >> >> Thanks, >> >> Juan >> _______________________________________________ >> Scale-planning mailing list >> Scale-planning(a)lists.linuxfests.org >> https://lists.linuxfests.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/scale-planning >> > > _______________________________________________ > Scale-planning mailing list > Scale-planning(a)lists.linuxfests.org > https://lists.linuxfests.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/scale-planning > > > _______________________________________________ > Scale-planning mailing list > Scale-planning(a)lists.linuxfests.org > https://lists.linuxfests.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/scale-planning >

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Re: [Scale-planning] Open Data Day tie-in
by Ilan Rabinovitch 08 Aug '16

08 Aug '16

Nice. If we can fit that track on Saturday it'd make for a great way to collaborate/cross-market there. Shyam, Did we identify track leads for the open data track? On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 12:28 PM, Lan Dang via Scale-planning < scale-planning(a)lists.linuxfests.org> wrote: > > International Open Data Day is Saturday, March 4th, 2017. Sounds like it > would be good to tie this in with the new Open Data track. > > http://opendataday.org/ > > Come to SCaLE on Thursday or Friday for the talks to prepare for Open Data > Day hackathons on Saturday in your local community. >

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Re: [Scale-planning] Open Data Day tie-in
by Mx Siltanen 08 Aug '16

08 Aug '16

nice catch! On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 12:28 PM, Lan Dang via Scale-planning < scale-planning(a)lists.linuxfests.org> wrote: > _______________________________________________ > Scale-planning mailing list > Scale-planning(a)lists.linuxfests.org > https://lists.linuxfests.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/scale-planning > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Lan Dang <l.dang(a)ymail.com> > To: SCALE Planning List <scale-planning(a)lists.linuxfests.org> > Cc: > Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 19:28:03 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: Open Data Day tie-in > International Open Data Day is Saturday, March 4th, 2017. Sounds like it > would be good to tie this in with the new Open Data track. > > http://opendataday.org/ > > Come to SCaLE on Thursday or Friday for the talks to prepare for Open Data > Day hackathons on Saturday in your local community. > > > > > Lan > >

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Open Data Day tie-in
by Lan Dang 08 Aug '16

08 Aug '16

International Open Data Day is Saturday, March 4th, 2017. Sounds like it would be good to tie this in with the new Open Data track. http://opendataday.org/ Come to SCaLE on Thursday or Friday for the talks to prepare for Open Data Day hackathons on Saturday in your local community. Lan

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Tracks - do we have ways to determine interest when sizing rooms?
by Mx Siltanen 02 Aug '16

02 Aug '16

Hi, We've been discussing various track proposals ( Open Data Science and Civics ), and OSSIE ( Open Source Software In Education ). Curious what tools we have available currently to help us right size the rooms. I know other events ask people to submit their interests during the registration process, or shortly after ( also allowing people to build their schedule ). For example So Cal Code Camp produces a bar graph which everyone can see during the process, this helps also determine which sessions will be given a particular room - so far from my experience they've had plenty of rooms, so no one has been rejected a room. Thank You Matti

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About the Open Data Track
by Juan J. Natera 01 Aug '16

01 Aug '16

Hi, I was taking a look at the CFP page (http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/15x/cfp), when I read the description of the Open Data track, which I quote here: "Open Data - This newly introduced track will focus on topics related to Open Data in Science, Government, and other sources. This will strive to answer questions such as: Why does Open Data Matter? What are benefits of Open Data? What are the goals of the Open Data movement? What is its current status?" As an Open Source enthusiast, I wholeheartedly agree with the importance of Open Data, and realize there is a long road ahead of those working to address this issue. However I believe that this track, as described, would be more at home as a keynote in Data focused conference. I am not saying it goes against SCALE's mission to have this kind of content, far from it. but speaking also as an attendee, I think SCALE users would be more interested in Open Source tools for working with data (big or small), since it's already obvious for most scale attendees that Open Data is just as good as Open Source software. I also realize that Big Data is mentioned in the Cloud Track, but isn't there enough interest in this topic to deserve its own track? Some food for thought, Thanks, Juan

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