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* Delegate the generation of handouts for people as they show up and leave, also planning of welcome booth (email sign-up, etc) |
* Delegate the generation of handouts for people as they show up and leave, also planning of welcome booth (email sign-up, etc) |
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* Ad-Astra rooms in dhall |
* '''DONE''' Ad-Astra rooms in dhall |
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* Talk to Rob M about doing a talk on tech transfer between cultures and design considerations for OLPC |
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* Connect with Arjun and Manu in particular, Yani and Andriani, Jessica and Chih-yu about coming |
* Connect with Arjun and Manu in particular, Yani and Andriani, Jessica and Chih-yu about coming |
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* Email Mel a forwardable letter for Continuum |
* Email Mel a forwardable letter for Continuum |
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* Find and email Richard Freeland (former president of Northeastern University, something to do with the Graduate School of Education at Harvard this year) recommended by Rod |
* Find and email Richard Freeland (former president of Northeastern University, something to do with the Graduate School of Education at Harvard this year) recommended by Rod |
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* Email Lauren (Guatemala girl) about BC email lists for OLPC like things |
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* '''SENT''' Talk to Nick Tatar about a big conf with off campus guests Feb 16 |
* '''SENT''' Talk to Nick Tatar about a big conf with off campus guests Feb 16 |
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* '''SENT''' Follow up with Chris C about his Friday conference and about his plans for his power generation section |
* '''SENT''' Follow up with Chris C about his Friday conference and about his plans for his power generation section |
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* '''DONE''' Email Ritter about MIT people for an OLPC day |
* '''DONE''' Email Ritter about MIT people for an OLPC day |
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* '''DONE''' Email Lynn Stein about her coming as an HFID designer and programmer and pass on to Harvard lists |
* '''DONE''' Email Lynn Stein about her coming as an HFID designer and programmer and pass on to Harvard lists |
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* '''DONE''' Email Ken Hawes about him and Wellesley education students coming |
* '''DONE''' Email Ken Hawes about him and Wellesley education students coming |
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=== Ollie === |
=== Ollie === |
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* '''DONE''' Email Matt Jadud – tell him the plan and get him to recruit and come too |
* '''DONE''' Email Matt Jadud – tell him the plan and get him to recruit and come too |
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* '''DONE''' Email Mel and keep her up to date with plan and seek advice and contacts, other OLPC groups? |
* '''DONE''' Email Mel and keep her up to date with plan and seek advice and contacts, other OLPC groups? |
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* Get XOs to develop on (note that Andy is already emailing SJ, Nikki is CC’d) |
* '''DONE''' Get XOs to develop on (note that Andy is already emailing SJ, Nikki is CC’d) |
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* Build up support within OLPC chapter members at Olin and thru SJ in the greater Boston area |
* '''DONE''' Build up support within OLPC chapter members at Olin and thru SJ in the greater Boston area |
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=== Yifan === |
=== Yifan === |
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* Need Tax ID Call panara and peets coffee to ask for free stuff feb 16 around noon. |
* '''DONE''' Need Tax ID Call panara and peets coffee to ask for free stuff feb 16 around noon. |
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* Works for Windows, painful. Still trying for Fedora Create a simple procedure for porting programs from PC to OLPC and testing |
* Works for Windows, painful. Still trying for Fedora Create a simple procedure for porting programs from PC to OLPC and testing |
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* Acquire supplies for free, make shopping list of the rest for Andy |
* Acquire supplies for free, make shopping list of the rest for Andy |
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Latest revision as of 07:55, 15 February 2008
Project ideas
Tons of great ideas on the OLPC Austria wiki - http://www.olpcaustria.org/mediawiki/index.php/Ideas_for_activities
Tasks for individuals
Andy
- Delegate the generation of handouts for people as they show up and leave, also planning of welcome booth (email sign-up, etc)
- DONE Ad-Astra rooms in dhall
- Connect with Arjun and Manu in particular, Yani and Andriani, Jessica and Chih-yu about coming
- Email Mel a forwardable letter for Continuum
- Find and email Richard Freeland (former president of Northeastern University, something to do with the Graduate School of Education at Harvard this year) recommended by Rod
- DONE Make website with Ollie
- SENT Talk to Nick Tatar about a big conf with off campus guests Feb 16
- SENT Follow up with Chris C about his Friday conference and about his plans for his power generation section
- SENT Talk to SJ at 1cc Friday to get education people, OLPC people, get XOs for Feb 16
- DONE ALSO - ask him to champion open source stuff (talk to Allen Downey to be the “champion” of open source)
- DONE Talk to Stolk (after Ollie does on Friday in class)
- DONE Email Rod about Ted Sizer talking and speaking - no can do. He recommends Stolk.
- DONE Email Ritter about MIT people for an OLPC day
- DONE Email Lynn Stein about her coming as an HFID designer and programmer and pass on to Harvard lists
- DONE Email Ken Hawes about him and Wellesley education students coming
Ollie
- DONE Follow Up in ProgressTalk to Blinder/Ozgur/Oscar about coming as design guys, also which student could champion it
- DONE Olin faculty recruitment – targeting talking and mass email
- DONE 8x11 small poster
- DONE Table tents for dining hall
- DONE Big poster for dining hall
- DONE Talk it up amongst the frosh before plans are made to leave for the 3 day weekend
- Bring it up in Babson Social E! class, bring Caslin and Charles?
- DONE Do website with Andy
- do an internal site for participants on the day of to have access to useful wiki links and such
- DONE SERV SERV SERV!!! Especially money, probably pizza and soda and maybe design materials, $300 max
- DONE Talk to George Butler about dining hall usage upstairs during the day and at all after hours
Nikki
- DONE Email Matt Jadud – tell him the plan and get him to recruit and come too
- DONE Email Mel and keep her up to date with plan and seek advice and contacts, other OLPC groups?
- DONE Get XOs to develop on (note that Andy is already emailing SJ, Nikki is CC’d)
- DONE Build up support within OLPC chapter members at Olin and thru SJ in the greater Boston area
Yifan
- DONE Need Tax ID Call panara and peets coffee to ask for free stuff feb 16 around noon.
- Works for Windows, painful. Still trying for Fedora Create a simple procedure for porting programs from PC to OLPC and testing
- Acquire supplies for free, make shopping list of the rest for Andy
Day of Logistics
- Create a schedule with time slots and rooms for speakers/discussions/brainstorming,
- Nametags (bright ones for "leaders")
- Pizza and beverage
- Power strips and extension cords (talk to logan)
- Ethernet and WEP keys printed
- Whiteboards (steal morning of)
- Dry erase markers (steal morning of)
- Normal markers and paper and design materials
- Post its
Other suggestions:
- flash drives
- projector checked out and working