[Scale-planning] SCALE CFP Closing on 11/15

[Lori Mitchell]

Thanks for all the responses. I am well aware of SteamCoders and know Keila l, et al well. I will present the opportunity to volunteer at SCALE to the women in our group as exposure. And, discuss FLOSS (heard about it through a colleague at GHC this year). Thanks again!

Lori Mitchell
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> On Nov 22, 2016, at 1:04 PM, Kenneth Wyrick <kmw at caltek.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi Lori,
> 
> Sounds like you are looking for opportunities to explore and expand FLOSS
> with Black Women in Technology. I am a Black Person in FLOSS and I would
> love to have a conversation with you about your organization participants
> and potential opportunities to engage in FLOSS activities.
> 
> I encourage you to browser through 2 particular resources that may provide
> a FLOSS distro context and have your participants identify any that they
> are interested in testing or getting more familiar with:
> 
> http://turnkeylinux.org
> http://distrowatch.org
> 
> Ok as i go through your website I see;
> Keila Banks Presents at SCALE 14x. I know her dad, mom, grandfather and
> siblings. She would be a good one to involve in expanding FLOSS for your
> organization.
> 
> I also wound up on the:
> http://www.steamcoders.org/programs/
> 
> where i see a class that we would like to have at our OSSIE day (sat,
> march4) @ SCALE:
> 
> Introduction to "Scratch" ~ Students in Grades 4-7 (First-time Coders)    
>                              Oct. 22nd - Dec. 10th ~ Saturdays - 8:30 am
> – 12:00 pm                                                     University
> of La Verne - Founder's Hall - Rm. FH - 207                               
>                              1950 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
> 
> <quote who="Lori Mitchell">
> Hello all:
> 
> I would like to know how Black Women in Technology can become involved? I
> know the opportunities in open source abound 😊
> 
> My goal is to make sure our group can encourage more black women to
> migrate
> towards open source. Thanks in advance for your replies.
> 
> Warmly,
> Lori Mitchell
> 
> 
> Lori Mitchell
> Founder/CEO
> Black Women In Technology
> 
> t.
> (310) 862-4236
> e.
> info at blackwomenintech.org
> w.
> http://www.blackwomenintech.org
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> <http://wiseintro.co/lorimitchell>
> 
> On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 12:38 AM, Ilan Rabinovitch
> <ilan at socallinuxexpo.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 10:27 AM, Mx Siltanen <mrsiltanen at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Q: Results from CFP... did we get enough?
>>> 
>> 
>> 350+ proposals.
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> What areas do we need more coverage?
>>> 
>> 
>> The program committee is meeting later this week, and we'll have a
>> better
>> sense of inventory on the main tracks.  Some of the side events, will be
>> reviewed after the holiday weekend.
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> As I am experimenting more with twitter for outreach I am encountering
>>> possible people to invite to participate with SCALE 15x and it would be
>>> good to know if there are areas which I may encourage greater
>>> participation.
>>> 
>>> btw - Most of my focus currently is Open Data, Big Data, DevOps, and
>>> Info-Sec related.
>>> 
>> 
>> Thanks Matti.
>> 
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