<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi all,<br><br></div>I got an email about this event. They are pairing open source developers with students for a hackathon.<span class=""><br><div><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Radhir Kothuri</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:radhir.kothuri@hackillinois.org" target="_blank">radhir.kothuri@hackillinois.org</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 7:01 AM<br>Subject: HackIllinois 2016 + Python<br>To: <a href="mailto:github@codersquid.com" target="_blank">github@codersquid.com</a><br>Cc: Open Source <<a href="mailto:opensource@hackillinois.org" target="_blank">opensource@hackillinois.org</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Hi Sheila</span><span style="line-height:normal">, </span><br></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">My name is Radhir and I am a staff member of HackIllinois, a 36-hour hackathon at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where students from across the nation come to build some of the most innovative hardware and software projects. For highlights from last year’s event, check out </span><a href="http://go.hackillinois.org/video" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">go.hackillinois.org/video</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">From </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">February 19-21st 2016</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">, HackIllinois returns and is continuing its creative exploration. This year, we are introducing a new initiative called OpenSource@HackIllinois to promote Open Source development during the event. We are inviting you, along with other developers from the local area, to work alongside students and make meaningful contributions to the Open Source community during HackIllinois.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">This is a great opportunity for students to meet and collaborate with experienced developers and get involved in Open Source initiatives. You, as an open source group, will be able to promote your open source project and bring new programmers into the community. For more details about this initiative, please see </span><a href="http://www.hackillinois.org/opensource" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">http://www.hackillinois.org/opensource</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">If you or any other open source developers you work with are interested in learning more about OpenSource@HackIllinois, I’d love to set-up a phone call. I look forward to speaking with you soon!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Best Regards,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Radhir Kothuri</span></p></div></div><span><font color="#888888"><div><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span></div></font></span></div></div><span><font color="#888888">
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