FOSS @ Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) October 2018

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Fwd: Open Source Courses for Spring Semester
by Justin W. Flory 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

Hot off the press: next semester's selection of open source courses. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Open Source Courses for Spring Semester Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2018 09:14:47 -0400 From: Stephen jacobs <itprofjacobs(a)gmail.com> Hi folks! The Spring semester FOSS courses are... IGME 582, Humanitarian FOSS Development. This course is for those new to, and curious about, Open Source. It’s also open to folks with FOSS experience who want to learn more about humanitarian hacking and FOSS. The final project is to build educational games for the Sugar Labs/OLPC schools around the world. It’s offered MWF 9:00-9:50 in the new building, MSS-2175 and… IGME 585, Project in FOSS Development. This course is for those who have experience in contributing to FOSS projects. In this course you can continue to contribute to projects you're already working in, get involved in a new FOSS community you’ve been curious about, or pilot a new one of your own. The course will have you research and evaluate FOSS communities and then set up a contribution cycle and set of goals. t’s offered TR 2:00-3:15 in the new building, MSS 3110 If you’re a non major interested in either or both courses (you can take them simultaneously) you may have to email Professor Stephen Jacobs (sj(a)magic.rit.edu) and ask Beth Livecchi(bmlpsn(a)rit.edu) to ask permission to be added to the class. Feel free to email Prof Jacobs with questions as well.

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Save the Date: FOSS Family Dinner, Tuesday, November 27th
by Josh Bicking (RIT Student) 25 Oct '18

25 Oct '18

Hey all! RITLug is organizing this semester's FOSS Family Dinner at IHOP, on Tuesday, November 27th, from 5-8pm. If you've never been, a "FOSS Family Dinner" is a chance for members and friends of the RIT FOSS community to get together, enjoy a meal, and socialize. These are very informal, and a great way to meet (or catch up with) FOSS-y people in the area. Join us anytime that night for dinner, and IHOP will donate 20% of your meal's cost to the club. If you need transportation to the event, carpool details will be coming soon. Please RSVP here: https://www.groupraise.com/events/76016 The address of the IHOP is: 556 Jefferson Rd, Rochester, NY 14623 Hope to see you there! -- Josh Bicking RIT Computer Science BS, 2019

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8th Annual Election Night Hackathon is back - RSVP now open
by Justin W. Flory 21 Oct '18

21 Oct '18

The 8th Annual Election Night Hackathon is back this year at the new MAGIC Spell Studios building on Tuesday, November 6th from 5:30pm until 11pm to learn more about civic hacking and watch real-time election results come in across the night. Food will be provided. Please RSVP below to help us order food for the hackathon: https://j.jwf.io/rit-hack-elections-2018 == What happens at the Election Night Hackathon? == All types of attendees are welcome: programmers, designers, political science students, art students, and more. Learn about civic hacking and watch the regional and national election results arrive in real time. Then brainstorm and hack the night away on current projects or propose new civic hacking projects with new friends! Pizza and other consumables will be provided. Please RSVP so we know how much to buy. https://j.jwf.io/rit-hack-elections-2018 == At a glance == * Who: Open to the public (not just RIT Students) just be sure to RSVP. * When: Tuesday, November 7th. 5:30pm-11pm * Where: MAGIC Spell Studios. Building 71, Room 2150 and 2175 (ground floor). Parking is available in "E", "G", and "H" Lot, near the Golisano Computing College. See maps below: https://maps.rit.edu/?details=Frank+E.+Gannett+Hall https://goo.gl/maps/PNQGVKtoKzr -- Cheers, Justin W. Flory jflory7(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: Closing Reception for 50 Artists 50 Years
by Justin W. Flory 18 Oct '18

18 Oct '18

The Dyer Arts Center has a great exhibit on Deaf culture and arts from 50 RIT/NTID alums across 50 years. If you haven't been to the Dyer or seen this exhibit, tomorrow is the last chance. It's worth the 30 minutes to walk in and pass through if you have time. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Closing Reception for 50 Artists 50 Years Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 11:42:27 -0400 From: RIT Message Center <msgctr(a)rit.edu> To: msgctr(a)rit.edu The Dyer Arts Center is hosting a closing reception for */50 Artists 50 Years/* exhibition. We are so sad to see this beautiful exhibition close, but we want to celebrate its amazing presence on campus. The reception will be from 4-6pm on Friday, October 19 at the Dyer Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public! Light refreshments and drinks will be served. We look forward to seeing you!

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[reminder] UNICEF + humanitarian tech, free pizza, Simone Center 5:30pm
by Justin W. Flory 15 Oct '18

15 Oct '18

Hi all, a friendly reminder that the next FOSS@MAGIC "FOSS Talk" series continues tonight in the Simone Center for Student Innovation from 5:30pm - 7pm. Join us to explore the intersection of open source communities and humanitarian technology happening at one of the largest humanitarian organizations on the planet, UNICEF. == Please RSVP == This event is free. Pizza and other consumables will be provided. Please RSVP so we know how much to buy: https://j.jwf.io/ft-flory-2018 == About the talk == What do big humanitarian organizations, open source software, and 25 million projects have in common? Join FOSS@MAGIC for the next speaker session with Justin W. Flory on Monday, October 15 in the Simone Center for Student Innovation. Meet MagicBox, a geospatial data project connecting unrelated datasets into actionable feedback for local governments and municipalities. Over the span of a five-month internship, Flory worked on open source community development to help foster collaboration across UNICEF projects with external developers. See how open organization principles and strategy helped the UNICEF Office of Innovation integrate their software projects into the wider open source community. What secrets of open source did UNICEF learn? Join us to find out! == Logistics == * Who: Open to the public (not just RIT Students) * When: Monday, October 15th, 2018. 5:30pm-7pm. * Where: Simone Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Building 87, Room 1600. Parking is available in "S" Lot, near Crossroads dining hall. -- Cheers, Justin W. Flory jflory7(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: Get ready for interview season with these resources
by Justin W. Flory 07 Oct '18

07 Oct '18

Forwarding this along from the RITlug CampusGroups email list. Hope this is useful!

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[Oct. 15, 5:30pm] FOSS Talks: UNICEF, humanitarian tech, and community
by Justin W. Flory 02 Oct '18

02 Oct '18

Hi all, The next FOSS Talk by FOSS@MAGIC is scheduled on Monday, October 15 at 5:30pm in the Simone Center for Student Innovation. RSVP for free here: https://j.jwf.io/ft-flory-2018 What do big humanitarian organizations, open source software, and 25 million projects have in common? Join FOSS@MAGIC for the next speaker session with Justin W. Flory on Monday, October 15. Meet MagicBox, a geospatial data project connecting unrelated datasets into actionable feedback for local governments and municipalities. Over the span of a five-month internship, Flory worked on open source community development to help foster collaboration across UNICEF projects with external developers. See how open organization principles and strategy helped the UNICEF Office of Innovation integrate their software projects into the wider open source community. What secrets of open source did UNICEF learn? Join us to find out! -- Cheers, Justin W. Flory jflory7(a)gmail.com

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