John Sturman

OpenHub
Mentor, Facilitator

LinkedIn

Certified Scrum Master

John Sturman has been working in and around software for more than 30 years as a technical writer, instructor, and project manager. He is a ScrumAlliance Certified Scrum Master as well as trained to facilitate groups with Liberating Structures, and has used his knowledge to train his students in a variety of courses.  

John has been teaching a popular project-based Computer Science course at RPI for more than 20 years to juniors, seniors and graduate students. John has also been teaching programming in a variety of settings including online and in-person classes to all ages, from elementary school to college-level to adults looking to change their career paths or just learn new technical skills.  

As a life-long learner, John has never shied away from trying and learning new technologies and loves to share his learning process with everyone. John lives on an old dairy farm in the Catskills and keeps honeybees.  When he is not playing with his computer (or his ukulele), he is often found skiing or boating. He is known by "Stay Calm and Play Ukulele!" - it means you can play ukulele together!

Related Sessions:

Challenge Pitches: Government and partners present real-world civic problems.
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Room 308
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Darrin Communications Center (DCC)

Pitching time!

You are welcome to pitch the challenge and recruit for it 

Registration and Networking
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Room 308
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Darrin Communications Center (DCC)

Register and 

Enjoy coffee and donuts

Networking

Visit sponsors booths

Opening session: Intro to The Challenge
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Room 308
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Darrin Communications Center (DCC)

Greetings from organizers. 

Introduction to the Challenge.

Settings, rules and what to expect

Teams formation / Recruiting
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Room 308
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Darrin Communications Center (DCC)

Hackathon Kick-off / Pitching / Teams formation

Time to recruit!

Hacking Begins
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Room 308
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Darrin Communications Center (DCC)
  • Hacking Begins: Intensive building supported by AI workshops and technical mentors.
Lunch & Networking
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Room 308
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Darrin Communications Center (DCC)

Lunch

Workshops

Networking

Hacking Continues
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Room 308
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Darrin Communications Center (DCC)
  • Hacking Continuous: Intensive building supported by AI workshops and technical mentors.
Solution Presentations
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Room 308
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Darrin Communications Center (DCC)

Teams pitch their prototypes to a panel of experts.

Judging & Awards
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Room 308
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Darrin Communications Center (DCC)

Recognizing solutions that are innovative and, most importantly, implementable.

Reception
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Room 308
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Darrin Communications Center (DCC)

Enjoy