Hacktoberfest: Hack or Treat!
Details
Celebrate Halloween with an R-Ladies Chicago Hacktoberfest!
• What we'll do:
We'll contribute to open source projects on GitHub while snacking on fall-themed treats! Costumes are encouraged!
We'll open some issues in our organization repo (https://github.com/rladies-chicago). Complexity will range from very beginner-friendly to intermediate. We'll then work together to make some pull requests (PRs). We're open to any contributions: from fixing a typo on our website to adding a tutorial to our R-beginners repo!
If you are working on a project that you would like contributions to, let us know and we'll add it to our list!
Learn more about DigitalOcean's global Hacktoberfest here: https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/
6:00-6:30 -- Food, Intros & Announcements
6:30-7:35 -- Collaborative Coding Activity - Make some PRs!
7:35-8:00 -- Socializing/Networking/Eating more treats!
There will be no formal technical talk at this meeting; rather, this is a time to network with fellow R-Ladies while doing a collaborative coding activity. This is part of our “social” Meetups, focused on networking and idea exchange.
• Collaborative Coding:
We know the idea of coding with others can be daunting, but this is a safe space and everyone is welcome (even if you do not know how to use R yet). This will be a relaxed environment and a good chance to meet some of your fellow R-Ladies, so please do not feel like you do not know enough to join in.
• What to bring:
If you can, bring a laptop and be ready to make some pull requests. Also:
- Make a GitHub account if you don't have one: https://github.com/
- Sign up for DigitalOcean's Hacktoberfest to track your PR contributions https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/
Q: Are men welcome to attend this event?
A: Our primary mission is to encourage more women and non-binary individuals to get involved in the R community. As such, we strongly encourage that all men who attend this event have a female or non-binary sponsor. Please contact chicago@rladies.org if you have questions.
Additionally, please help us by spreading the word about R-Ladies, and by being respectful of the fact that this event is primarily for women/non-binary/female-identifying individuals.
• Important to know
We expect all attendees to abide & be governed by our community code of conduct. Please take a moment to review our R-Ladies Global code of conduct (particularly if this is your first time attending!): https://github.com/rladies/starter-kit/wiki/Code-of-Conduct
• Thank you to our sponsors, Microsoft Cloud Advocates and Strata Decision Technology!
Strata is hiring! https://www.stratadecision.com/careers/
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When confirming your attendance, you will be asked to provide the following info:
- Your full name as it appears on your state/government issued ID
- Your email
- If you do NOT identify as female or non-binary, please provide the name of your female or non-binary identifying sponsor.
IMPORTANT:
Due to Aon Center security policies, your RSVP name MUST match your name on your state/government issued ID. A mismatch between the two names will likely result in you being turned away from the event by Aon Center security. If your Meetup RSVP name does not match your government-issued ID, please navigate to our Eventbrite page for this event and RSVP with your legal name:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hacktoberfest-hack-or-treat-tickets-75332131433
ACCESSIBILITY:
Aon Center's chair-accessible entrance is at the North Upper Lobby entrance, which is the middle set of revolving doors found across the street from the CVS on Columbus Drive. These doors are ADA accessible and there is a button to make the revolving doors move slower. Once inside, you can check-in at the security desk on your left and take the first elevator bank on your left to floor 50.
PARKING:
See photo below for Aon Center parking diagram.
