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Added a contributing md file as a place holder for first time contribution prior to the pydata nyc sprints.

Author: jzf2101

CONTRIBUTING.md

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+# Contributing to Project Jupyter for the First Time
+
+Welcome fellow contributor! We appreciate your help.
+
+We typically label issues appropriate for new contributors as `good first issue` or `help wanted`.  To start an issue, you may comment to let everyone know that you'll be working on it.  Our repos provide developer installation instructions in each repo's `CONTRIBUTING.md`.  **Should you find an issue with our developer installation instructions please let us know in our issues.**  We want to ensure that our documentation for developer installation is accurate.  Additionally, other contributors are often available to answer questions about fixing the issue on the issue number or on the repo's gitter channel.
+
+We strive to have a inclusive, welcoming community.  Please read our [code of conduct](https://github.com/jupyter/governance/blob/master/conduct/code_of_conduct.md) to learn more.
+
+## Major Repos and Issue Types
+
+### Python
+
+IPython, JupyterHub, and Binder are major repos written primarily in Python.
+
+* [iPython](https://github.com/ipython/ipython)
+  - [Notable Issues](https://github.com/ipython/ipython/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22)
+  - [Gitter Channel](https://gitter.im/ipython/ipython)
+  
+  * [JupyterHub](https://github.com/jupyterhub/jupyterhub)
+  - [Notable Issues](https://github.com/jupyterhub/jupyterhub/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22help+wanted%22)
+  - [Gitter Channel](https://gitter.im/jupyterhub/jupyterhub)
+  
+* [Binder](https://github.com/jupyterhub/binderhub)
+  - [Notable Issues](https://github.com/jupyterhub/binderhub/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22)
+  - [Gitter Channel](https://gitter.im/jupyterhub/binder)
+  
+### Documentation
+
+All our repos have documentation issues that are relevant for new contributors.
+
+### JavaScript/TypeScript
+
+Jupyter Notebook, JupyterLab, and IPyWidgets use JavaScript and TypeScript.
+
+* [Jupyter Notebook](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook)
+  - [Sprint-friendly Issues](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22tag%3ANew+Contributor%22)
+  - [Gitter Channel](https://gitter.im/jupyter/notebook)
+  
+* [JupyterLab](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab)
+  - [Sprint-friendly Issues](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22status%3AHelp+Wanted%22)
+  - [Gitter Channel](https://gitter.im/jupyterlab/jupyterlab)
+  
+  * [iPyWidgets](https://github.com/jupyter-widgets/ipywidgets)
+  - [Sprint-friendly Issues](https://github.com/jupyter-widgets/ipywidgets/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22)
+  - [Gitter Channel](https://gitter.im/jupyter-widgets/Lobby)
+
+### DevOps
+
+JupyterHub and Binder have many issues related to devops.  See links above.
+
+### Web Development
+
+We have issues related to the website.
+
+* [Project Jupyter's Website](https://github.com/jupyter/jupyter.github.io/)
+  - [Sprint-friendly Issues](https://github.com/jupyter/jupyter.github.io/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Asprint-friendly)
+
+
+## Contributor Guide
+
+For more information, please read our [Contributor Guide](https://jupyter.readthedocs.io/en/latest/contributor/content-contributor.html)
+