Schedule

11:00 am to 11:30 / Laptop Setup and Introductions

Meet your mentors and fellow students and get your laptop ready for the day.

11:30 am to 12:30 / Introduction to Free Software Tools

Aims to answer the question “What is Open Source?” Aims to familiarize students with tools like IRC, issue trackers, mailing lists, and version control through several activities.

12:30 pm to 1:00 pm / Career Panel

Davis CS Club will moderate a discussion panel between members of local industry and other individuals involved in the Open Source movement. Details to follow.

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm / Lunch Break

Lunch will be provided. Vegetarian, vegan, and other dietary options will be provided. Please contact us if you have any specific needs.

2:00 pm to 3:00 / Hands On Git

Git is a powerful version control language that allows distributed teams of developers to collaborate on large software projects. A brief workshop will introduce students to the use of this tool.

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm / Contribution Workshop

Students will be looking through existing projects, working on issues and contributing solutions. Project leads and mentors will be available to provide assistance throughout the workshop.

3:30 pm to 4:00 / Break-Network!

Network with your other Openhatch peers, and discuss the day so far. Snacks will be available.