Fellas
I am in Pune till the 25th and am very eager to chip in to planning this to
my best. Looking forward to the meetup :)
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 2:50 PM, Sayak Sarkar <
sayak.b...@gmail.com>wrote:
> That's fine with me. Though i don't know much about the camp area, so
> cannot suggest much about locations. Maybe you can suggest a venue and all
> pune volunteers can meetup over there.
> Also, Rajesh, Soumya you got any convenient locations in mind??
>
> > On Jun 11, 2012 2:28 PM, "Saurabh Shah" <
shahsau...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > I get that Sayak, Let's decide the day and meet somewhere in Camp if
> possible.
> > > Also i want few others to comeup with some topic and initiative to talk
> as well.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 11 June 2012 14:18, Sayak Sarkar <
sayak.b...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Hey Guys,
> > >>
> > >> @Saurabh I agree, we should have a meetup as quickly as possible. This
> week would be great. I had a chat with with sir as well, but at the moment
> he is quite busy with the new sessions and hence the delay. I expect to get
> a confirmation within this week itself, but in the meantime we should start
> gearing up for the event as well. It may also speed things up if someone
> like Abhishek or Rajesh who are more experienced and senior to me in the
> community could also talk to sir as it would add some added weight to
> event. Also, it's high time we start deciding what workshops/talks are to
> be organised and also which other local open source groups can be invited
> for the event.
> > >>
> > >> @Rajesh Can you also please give us some suggestions about what other
> topics we can have sessions on within the purview of Mozilla and Webmaking.
> > >>
> > >> I was also thinking of incorporating 10 years of Mozilla and Summer
> Code Party launch celebrations together.
> > >>
> > >> Any ideas on that?
> > >>
> > >> Regards,
> > >> Sayak
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Saurabh Shah <
>
shahsau...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Guys ,
> > >>> @3rd and 24th is coming near by , we need to move fast now. Let's bug
> the SICSR and fix it.
> > >>> @Abhishek , let us know if you can talk with them and help to fix
> Vanue.
> > >>> If possible let's meet this weeked or within this week.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On 11 June 2012 13:47, Sayak Sarkar <
sayak.b...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Hey Tejas,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Nice to know that you are interested in our efforts to organize a
> #MozParty at Pune. I'm currently in the process of finalizing SICSR as the
> venue for the event. The minutes of the details are still being planned as
> we are still awaiting a final confirmation from the college authorities.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I had highlighted the basic idea behind the event in an earlier mail
> as follows:-
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> As part of Summer Code Party 2012 I was planning on organizing a
> Hack Jam in Pune on June 23rd and 24th preferably at Symbiosis Institute of
> Computer Studies & Research (SICSR) to mark the start of Mozilla Summer
> Code. I was planning on hosting sessions on Hackasaurus and Hackasaurus
> Toolkits. My basic plan being as follows:-
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Since the college (SICSR) is basically an IT college a large part
> of the attendees would primarily be college students who are quite aware of
> basic web technologies, we can host an initiation kind of event where the
> attendees can be told about what Hackasaurus/X-Ray Goggles/Thimble/etc. is,
> and also spread the word about Mozilla Summer Code Party. Here we can
> encourage the attendees to organize their own small Webmakers like events
> such as MozKitchens where they can teach their friends and family and thus
> spread more awareness about the web. The attendees at the event can be
> given interesting yet simple projects on which they can work and also
> gather basic experience on how to organize their own Webmakers like events.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> This event would also be quite advantageous in two other aspects:-
> > >>>>>> Since June is the time new sessions start at most colleges around
> Pune, it would serve as an excellent platform for new students to know more
> about Mozilla and its efforts.
> > >>>>>> People who are not directly connected with Mozilla and its various
> activities and are unaware of the various webmakers efforts, stand to gain
> a lot of experience from this opportunity. This may thus pave a way in for
> new potential volunteers and contributors for Mozilla in Pune.
> > >>>>>> Though the details and venue haven't yet been confirmed, I'm in
> the process of planning the details for the event. I would be very grateful
> if you could give me ideas/suggestions regarding what topics can be covered
> during the Hack Jam or anything else of relevance to the event.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Also, since the event is being organized in Pune, it would be
> great if we could have all the existing volunteers/ReMos in Pune and
> surrounding regions come together to make the event a grand one and mark
> the start of a very successful Summer Code Party.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Finally I would also like to know what other events are being
> planned by Volunteers/ReMos throughout the country for the Summer Code
> Party. It would be interesting if we could have such grand events
> throughout the country, as a start to the Summer Code Party. This could
> thus serve as a big boost towards web awareness of general people
> throughout India.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> It would be great to have people from COFSUG, VIT and PICT
> participating in the event.Maybe some of you can even conduct
> talks/workshops on various web technologies and web making in general.
> Also, we are thinking about organizing a series of events throughout Pune
> as part of #MozParty, maybe after the June 23rd event you can help us in
> organizing another event in COEP.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> You can forward this mail to all interested people and maybe with
> the participation of more volunteers we can make the Summer Code Party a
> grand Success.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Regards,
> > >>>> Sayak
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Tejas Bubane <
tejas...@gmail.com
> >
> wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Hi, I came to know that you are organizing the Mozilla Summer Code
> Party in SICSR, Pune via a discussion at COFSUG. Link here
>
>
https://groups.google.com/group/cofsug/browse_thread/thread/8bb5679a97a648b6
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Many people there as well as some of my friends from VIT and PICT
> are asking about it. So please let me know the details of the same. You can
> also post them in the above COFSUG thread so other people can also see.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>> On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 10:07 AM, Sayak Sarkar <
>
sayak.b...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Hey Saurabh,
> > >>>>>>> I spoke with the college authorities and am yet to recieve an
> answer. I hope we'll get a positive feedback by today afternoon. I'll let
> you know once i get the confirmation.
> > >>>>>>> Regards,
> > >>>>>>> Sayak
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> On Jun 7, 2012 11:34 PM, "Saurabh Shah" <
>
shahsau...@gmail.com>
> > >>>>>>> >>> > On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 9:11 PM, Saurabh Shah <
>
shahsau...@gmail.com
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >wrote:
> > >>>>>>> >>> >
> > >>>>>>> >>> > > Alright , I will make the swag request and also can help
> with document or
> > >>>>>>> >>> > > add event into the list etc. I will do and paste the link
> here over the
> > >>>>>>> >>> > > weekend if we decide and finalize the place.
> > >>>>>>> >>> > > Also i think we have summer code party template too and
> we can add the
> > >>>>>>> >>> > > event here as well :
https://webmaker.org/en-US/events/
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >
> > >>>>>>> >>> > > On 30 May 2012 18:35, Sayak Sarkar <
>
sayak.b...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >> Hey Guys,
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >> Sorry for the late reply, been a bit busy lately.
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> > hey sayak,
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> > I'm cool with it and would like to participate
> in any way
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> possible..
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> > And new term has already started.. Please let me know
> if I can be of
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> any
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> > help..
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>>
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >> @Aisha You are most welcome to participate in the event.
> Maybe you can
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >> have chat with Gune Sir or Vidya Ma'am and see if we can
> finalize SICSR
> > >>>>>>> >>> > as
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >> the venue before I reach Pune itself. Once that's done,
> we can
> > >>>>>>> >>> > concentrate
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >> on the specifics of the event. If the venue gets
> finalized before I
> > >>>>>>> >>> > reach
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >> Pune you can reply on this list, and maybe Saurabh can
> help
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >> document/register the event on Mozilla Events.
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> >
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> >
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> > On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 10:48 PM, Saurabh Shah <
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>>
shahsau...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>>
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> >
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> > > You need to finalize everything and then make the
> swag / budget
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> request.
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> > >
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> > > Also i have few bands and buttons left with me as i
> just went to
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> event at
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> > > Germany and i have got swags for that. Also i have
> table cloth. So
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> we can
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> > > just get the less swags.
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> > >
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>>
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >> @Galaxy We aren't actually focusing on any specific age
> groups, but
> > >>>>>>> >>> > since
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >> the event is going to be held in an IT college hence we
> do a general
> > >>>>>>> >>> > idea
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >> that mostly students around 18 - 22 would be present.
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> I am planning for a Hack Jam at Hyderabad (mostly) or
> it'll be in
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> Bangalore in the month of July.
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>>
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> For now, all I can think of is Hackasaurus, Thimble,
> X-ray goggles and
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> probably create few more projects using all the Mozilla
> tools
> > >>>>>>> >>> > available.
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>>
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>>
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >> Same here. Another thing that I was thinking about was
> that since, most
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >> students in Symbiosis have some idea about Mozilla and
> its various
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >> initiatives, due to the past events hosted in the
> college, maybe we can
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >> talk about how to get proactively involved with Mozilla,
> and various
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >> volunteering opportunities in Mozilla.
> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>
> > >>>>>>> >>> > *-Aisha Mitha*
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> > >>>>>>> >>>
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> > >>>>>>> >>>
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> > >>>>>>> >>
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