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Grassroots bootcamp

Introduction

A grassroots bootcamp and workshop is being held from June 9-13, 2008 in Cambridge, MA. The default location is OLPC's headquarters in Kendall Square; if the number of attendees outgrows that, we'll find an alternate location.

The objective of the bootcamp is to help community members, many of whom have started their own trials and local user groups, to become effective grassroots group consultants - serving as resources to others who want to start grassroots groups, and helping them connect directly with OLPC developers and creators, and with children, educators, and schools in deployment areas.

There will be sessions for hacking (and learning how to hack) on different areas of the XO's hardware, development of software and learning materials, discussions of our satellite communities around volunteering, learning, and curation, and much more. Stay tuned.

Attendees

See the list on the participants page.

Comments

Please leave your comments and suggestions on the talk page.

Other grassroots workshops

If you would like to run your own bootcamp or grassroots workshop, please add a note about it below.

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+| align="center" | <big><big><big><big>Grassroots bootcamp</big></big></big></big><br>
+<big><big><em>Cambridge, MA - OLPC headquarters (1cc)</em></big></big><br>
+<big><big><em>June 9-13, 2008 (related activities June 7-15)</em></big></big><br><br>
+<big><big>[[/Schedule|Schedule]] | [[/Prerequisites|Prerequisites]] | [[/Application|How to apply]] | [[/Participants|For participants]] | [[/Topics|Topics]] | [[/Results|Results]]</big></big>
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 == Introduction ==
-We're having a grassroots bootcamp and conference from '''June 9-13, 2008''' in '''Boston, MA.''' The default location is 1cc, OLPC's organizational headquarters; if the number of attendees outgrows that, we'll find an alternate location.
+A grassroots bootcamp and workshop is being held from '''June 9-13, 2008''' in '''Cambridge, MA.''' The default location is OLPC's headquarters in Kendall Square; if the number of attendees outgrows that, we'll find an alternate location.
-The objective of the bootcamp is to train grassroots group consultants - people who are starting or running their own grassroots groups who can ''also'' serve as resources to others who want to start grassroots groups.
-There will be sessions for hacking (and learning how to hack) on different areas of the XO's stack and supporting software/infrastructure, discussions of our satellite communities around volunteering, learning, and sugar -- globally and in countries, and much more. Stay tuned.
-== Who should attend ==
-People who have started, who are starting, or who want to start a local independent OLPC grassroots group. For this first bootcamp, we'd strongly prefer people who have already volunteered for OLPC and gotten to know others in the community.
-=== Prerequisites ===
-'''under construction, but as a rough first pass, you should know...'''
-* basic programming in Python
-* basic Sugar and/or XO usage (as a "student")
-* basic wiki editing (on this wiki)
-=== What you'll need to find/bring ===
+The objective of the bootcamp is to help community members, many of whom have started their own trials and local user groups, to become effective grassroots group consultants - serving as resources to others who want to start grassroots groups, and helping them connect directly with OLPC developers and creators, and with children, educators, and schools in deployment areas.
-* A laptop with wireless internet capabilities, and Sugar or an emulator installed on it
-* Your own transportation to/from Boston
-* Housing in Boston between June 9-13 (if you're interested in hosting or couchsurfing, or sharing a hotel/hostel, start a conversation on the [[Talk:Grassroots bootcamp|talk page]])
-* $30 for the round-trip bus fare to New York
-* Approximately $60 for housing and transportation in New York
-* Spending money for food and sundry (we may occasionally have pizza and sandwiches over, but you'll have to get at least some food on your own)
+There will be sessions for hacking (and learning how to hack) on different areas of the XO's hardware, development of software and learning materials, discussions of our satellite communities around volunteering, learning, and curation, and much more. Stay tuned.
-If you need help getting any of these, (please post what you need on the [[Talk:Grassroots bootcamp|talk page]] and we'll see if we can find people to help you.)
-=== How to register ===
+== Attendees ==
-'''under construction - for starters, please list your name and contact info below, and how tentative your attendance is likely to be if you're accepted. We're looking for a group of 20-40 people. Note that inclusion on the list below does not imply acceptance to the bootcamp.'''
+See the list on the [[/Participants|participants page]].
+== Comments ==
-If you can think of people we should invite, list them on the [[Talk:Grassroots bootcamp|talk page]].
+Please leave your comments and suggestions on the [[talk:grassroots bootcamp|talk page]].
+== Other grassroots workshops ==
-* [[User:Mchua|Mel Chua]] (definitely attending, organizing)
+If you would like to run your own bootcamp or grassroots workshop, please add a note about it below.
-* [[User:Sj|SJ Klein]] (definitely attending, organizing/advising)
-* [[User:Nlee|Nikki Lee]] (definitely attending if accepted)
-* [[User:Andreatl|Andrea Lai]] (definitely attending if accepted)
-* [[User:Ccarrick|Chris Carrick]] (definitely attending if accepted)
-* [[User:ChristophD|Christoph Derndorfer]] (definitely attending on June 9 and 10 if accepted, will also be in Boston the weekend before the bootcamp)
-* [[User:Firefoxman|FFM]] (possibly, doubtful)
-* [[User:Sethwoodworth|Seth]] (might be a day late (arrive on the 10th))