From: Barry Cranford <bc(a)recworks.co.uk&gt; Subject: [ljc] Call for Help - OSS projects Date: 29 November 2013 06:39:11 GMT To: ljc-list(a)meetup.com Reply-To: ljc-list(a)meetup.com TL;DR - We have had 44 LJC events this year. Woo! - We need to connect with more OSS projects for an upcoming Meet a Project event Hi All, We are nearly at the end of our year of events (we have had 44 LJC events so far this year). Our very last one of the year is a 'Meet a Project' event scheduled and are looking for some budding project leads that are going to come down and present their projects to small groups of developers, eager to find a new OSS project or similar to get their teeth into. Date: 11th December Time: 6:30 Venue: UCL, London If you are interested please reply to me directly. To give you a bit of background to these events and why we started this initiative - one thing I have observed over the years, both as a recruiter and as a community leader is that there is a gap in the software industry, around open source software. There are a lot of developers in the industry, from students to experienced developers that are interested to get involved in something in addition to their day time position, but aren't really sure where to start. There are also a great deal of interesting projects covering everything from popular open source frameworks to the Adopt a JSR program launched by the LJC. Many of these projects rely on support/enthusiasm from developers and are keen to get more enthusiastic people involved. Not to mention that most candidates that get involved in personal projects seem to escalate their careers, salaries, day rates and passion for the industry (which all makes our job easier ;-)). Having been involved in several sporadic events over the last few years that aim to plug this gap, we started a series of events called LJC Meet a Project (#LJCMaP). They are run in a speed networking style, similar to the GDC Meet a Mentor events, they involve Project Ambassadors speaking to small groups of 3-6 developers. Giving a pitch of the project, then answering questions before moving on to another group. The events are intended to answer potential committers' questions around the projects, focussed mainly around starting points. These are not recruitment events or opportunities for companies to find new employees, but to help offer a way for developers to work alongside their existing positions to gain experience and develop communications and technical skills. The events are organised by RecWorks, the events team here will take care of all of the organisation/facilitation of the events to ensure that all is well organised and the process is as smooth as possible, so all you need to do is turn up on the day. Thanks all, let me know if you have any questions. Warm regards, Barry | recworks.co.uk | bc(a)recworks.co.uk | LinkedIn | Skype barrycranford | +44 7876 355215 | | Office +44 20 7866 8155 | Fax: +44 20 7379 0801 | If you like what we do please tweet about it. Just use the hashtag #recworksreco RecWorks Ltd | Registered in England and Wales. Registered No. 05864437 Email disclaimer: This email contains information which may be confidential. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) do not copy this communication, or disclose it to any other person. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately, delete the message from your computer system and destroy any copies. Except where this email is sent in the usual course of our business, any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RecWorks Ltd. Although RecWorks Ltd operates anti-virus programs, it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed. Replies to this email may be monitored and/or recorded by RecWorks Ltd for operational or business reasons. -- Please Note: If you hit "REPLY", your message will be sent to everyone on this mailing list (ljc-list(a)meetup.com) This message was sent by Barry Cranford (bc(a)recworks.co.uk) from LJC - London Java Community. To learn more about Barry Cranford, visit his/her member profile To report this message or block the sender, please click here Set my mailing list to email me As they are sent | In one daily email | Don't send me mailing list messages Meetup, POB 4668 #37895 NY NY USA 10163 | support(a)meetup.com