OLPC Learning Club D.C./NECC 2009 DC
National Educational Computing Conference - NECC 2009 DC - Event Details
Sunday, June 28 - Wednesday July 1, 2009
Washington, D.C. Convention Center
Largest education technology conference in the U.S.
12,000 attendees
Sugar Labs / OLPC Organizer
Mike Lee - curiouslee [at] gmail [dot] com
Sugar Labs / OLPC Activities
- Staff a display of the Sugar Learning Platform and OLPC XO laptops at the Open Source Playground
- Speak at NECC Unplugged "Fringe Conference" on Monday
- Make connections with attendees on behalf of Sugar Labs and OLPC
Attendees and Availability for Exhibit Hall Coverage
The room for the Open Source Playground (where the XOs and Sugar will be displayed) will not be available for set-up until 4pm Sunday afternoon.
- Kevin Cole - All of the event
- Jeff Elkner - After 3pm Mon and Tue
- Anurag Goel - Most of the event
- Luke Faraone - Most of the event
- MacKenzie Morgan - Monday 6/29
- Mike Lee - Sunday evening, all day Monday, after 3pm Tue and Wed
- Mel Chua - Can setup all Sunday, help takedown Weds, still figuring out schedule in-between but should be good for at least part of this.
- Paul Flint - Available for setup on Sunday and coverage of the Open Source pavilion.
Sugar Booth
- Open Source Playground -- Where Sugar and the XOs will be on display
Open Source Playground
Monday, June 29, 8 am–4 pm; Tuesday, June 30, 9 am–4 pm; and Wednesday, July 1, 8 am–2 pm
Explore stations that feature K12LTSP thin-clients and a wide range of free software including Linux, GIMP, OpenOffice, Mysql, Firefox, Moodle, and more.
Coordinator: Randy Orwin, CoSN/EdTechLive
http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2009/program/lounges_and_playgrounds.php
- Related activity: Open Source Lab
NECC Conference Schedule
- Conference Schedule at a glance
http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2009/glance/schedule.php
- Exhibit Hours
http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2009/exhibitors/general_information/#hours
Exhibit Hours
The NECC 2009 exhibit hall will be open June 29–July 1, 2009, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Exhibit hours have been scheduled to provide maximum interaction between conference attendees and exhibitor personnel:
Monday, June 29 9:30 am–5:30 pm
Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall 9:45–10:15 am
Tuesday, June 30 9:30 am–5 pm
Wednesday, July 1 9:30 am–2:30 pm
Should NECC 2009 Management find it necessary to alter exhibit hours in the best interest of the conference, Exhibitors will receive as much advance notice as possible.
Setup & Dismantle
Display space will be available for set-up in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center the following days and times:
Friday, June 26, 1–5 pm
Saturday, June 27, 7:30 am–6:30 pm
Sunday, June 28, 7:30 am–6:30 pm
Monday, June 29, 7:30–8:30 am (exhibits open at 9:30 am)
All exhibits shall remain in place until 2:30 pm on Wednesday, July 1. Return of crates and packing cases and dismantling of exhibits will commence on Wednesday, July 1, at 2:30 pm.
TODO
- Make up several Sugar on a Stick USB drives with latest "Strawberry" image available Wednesday 6/24
- Burn several Boot Helper CDs
- Burn some quantity of Sugar Live CDs for limited distribution
Kevin may be able to burn some LiveCDs.
Latest XO-LiveCD image I could find is from March 2009:
http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2009-March/004486.html
- Mike to finish assembling his presentation for NECC Unplugged talk on Monday. Test on Elluminate system.
Equipment
- 15 OLPC XO-1 Laptops to be moved from HacDC to Convention Center ( Here's what 19 of them looks like: http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/3574257293/ )
- Caroline Meeks suggests a wifi access point to serve as a bridge between the XOs.
- Collapsible booth backdrop on loan from Jonathan Blocksom. His booth is covered in all black fabric. He says he can drop it off Sunday at the Convention Center. ( What the booth structure looks like http://www.skyline.com/mirage-pop-up-promo )
- Two horizontal banners. One new for Sugar Labs. One OLPC Learning Club from last year.
- Assume Randy Orwin will provide power strips and/or extension cords
Lodging
- Mel Chua staying at Mike Lee's house in Wheaton, MD just Saturday night.