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This user is a Support gang volunteer.
Specializes in: documentation, peripherals, new volunteers, grassroots

IRC	Nick: mchua

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这个用户是能够有助于满足于基本水平的 中国人。.

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This user's time zone is UTC-5.

My name is Mel Chua, and this page describes the OLPC-related projects I'm working on. Feel free to contact me with any comments, questions, or ideas you might have, or check and see if I'll be traveling near you sometime soon.

Quick reference

You might be looking for...

My talk page - for leaving me a message.
My Planet Laptop blogposts.
My projects - to see what I'm working on, have worked on, or should/would-like-to work on.
My braindumps - Thoughts in progress that are not yet fully formed or ready to go to main wiki. Probably inaccurate, half-baked, or some combination of the two. You have been warned.
/Templates - things I've made that may be useful for wiki-users, including Firefox bookmark shortcuts
/Sandbox - For testing wiki syntax, templates, etc.

Interests

My volunteering interests include Community testing, Support gang, OLPC Chicago, and the ILXO grassroots office in Illinois. I am an alumni from (and involved in the OLPC groups of) IMSA and Olin as well as University chapters, Boston pilots, and Grassroots in general. I ran the first Jam in Boston 2007 and continue to assist with coordinating and presenting at Jams and other events. On the technical side, I'm a wiki sysop and create documentation and templates on this wiki on a regular basis and generally like making it easy for new contributors to get started. I'm also involved upstream with Sugar Labs, the project that creates the user-facing software that ships on OLPC's XO laptops.

Current goals and projects

I tend to set my goals in 6-month cycles; the current cycle runs from March 1, 2009 - September 1, 2009. This list is super-flexible; stuff changes all the time, random cool ideas come up, and so this has deliberately been planned with lots of wiggle room. As things change, I (usually remember to) edit this page to reflect that.

History

I've been an OLPC intern (content and grassroots) twice (summers of 2007 and 2008), an employee once (QA/Support engineer for 3.8 months between 2008 and 2009), and - what I consider to be my most important role - a volunteer since January 2007. There is an archive of weekly updates that sporadically describe in more detail what I was doing at any given point in time.

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+My name is [http://blog.melchua.com/about/ Mel Chua], and this page describes the OLPC-related projects I'm working on. Feel free to [http://blog.melchua.com/contact/ contact me] with any comments, questions, or ideas you might have, or check and see if I'll be [http://www.dopplr.com/traveller/mchua/ traveling near you] sometime soon.
 == Quick reference ==
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 * [[User_talk:Mchua|My talk page]] - for leaving me a message.
-* [http://blog.melchua.com/category/olpc/ My running log] of what I'm working on. Also see [[/Weekly updates|weekly updates]].
+* [http://blog.melchua.com/category/olpc/ My Planet Laptop blogposts.]
 * [[/Projects|My projects]] - to see what I'm working on, have worked on, or should/would-like-to work on.
 * [[/Braindumps|My braindumps]] - Thoughts in progress that are not yet fully formed or ready to go to main wiki. Probably inaccurate, half-baked, or some combination of the two. You have been warned.
 * [[/Templates]] - things I've made that may be useful for wiki-users, including Firefox bookmark shortcuts
 * [[/Sandbox]] - For testing wiki syntax, templates, etc.
-* [[/About]] - obligatory bio thing
-== Who are you? ==
-My name is Mel Chua, and I am an itinerant hack of all trades. I've been an OLPC intern (content and grassroots) twice (summers of 2007 and 2008), an employee once ([[Testing|QA]]/[[Support]] engineer for 3.8 months between 2008 and 2009), and - what I consider to be my most important role - a volunteer since January 2007.
-Volunteering interests include [[Community testing]], [[Support gang]], [[OLPC Chicago]], and the [[ILXO]] grassroots office in Illinois. I am an alumni from (and involved in the OLPC groups of) [[Illinois Math and Science Academy Chapter|IMSA]] and [[Olin university chapter|Olin]] as well as [[University chapters]], [[Boston pilots]], and [[Grassroots]] in general. I ran the first [[Jam]] in [[Game Jam Boston|Boston 2007]] and continue to assist with coordinating and presenting at Jams and other events. On the technical side, I'm a wiki sysop and create documentation and templates on this wiki on a regular basis and generally like making it easy for new contributors to get started. More info about past, current, and future work is on my [[/Projects]] page.
+== Interests ==
-You may also know me from the [http://robotic.media.mit.edu MIT Media Lab], [http://dcontinuum.com Design Continuum], [http://topp.openplans.org The Open Planning Project], or [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org Sugar Labs]. I'm an electrical and computer engineer by [http://www.olin.edu training], educator by passion, artist by hobby, journalist by accident, and everything else out of sheer curiosity. Pressed for a short job description, I would say that I engineer educations. More at http://melchua.com.
+My volunteering interests include [[Community testing]], [[Support gang]], [[OLPC Chicago]], and the [[ILXO]] grassroots office in Illinois. I am an alumni from (and involved in the OLPC groups of) [[Illinois Math and Science Academy Chapter|IMSA]] and [[Olin university chapter|Olin]] as well as [[University chapters]], [[Boston pilots]], and [[Grassroots]] in general. I ran the first [[Jam]] in [[Game Jam Boston|Boston 2007]] and continue to assist with coordinating and presenting at Jams and other events. On the technical side, I'm a wiki sysop and create documentation and templates on this wiki on a regular basis and generally like making it easy for new contributors to get started. I'm also involved upstream with [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mchua Sugar Labs], the project that creates the user-facing software that ships on OLPC's XO laptops.
-== Contact ==
+== Current goals and projects ==
-To find out where I am, check the Doppler badge on my [http://blog.melchua.com blog]. Leaving a message on my [[User_talk:mchua|talk page]] or sending me an email (my first name at laptop dot org) is the best way to reach me 99% of the time. I usually respond within 48 hours. You can also find me on [[IRC]] (mchua) and skype (mel_chua). If something's truly urgent, text or call me at 847.970.8484 - please don't leave a voicemail though, as they're extraordinarily difficult for me to understand (I have a hearing loss).
+I tend to set my goals in 6-month cycles; the current cycle runs from '''March 1, 2009 - September 1, 2009'''. This list is super-flexible; stuff changes all the time, random cool ideas come up, and so this has deliberately been planned with lots of wiggle room. As things change, I (usually remember to) edit this page to reflect that.
-=== Upcoming events I'll be at ===
+== History ==
-* [http://linux.conf.au LCA] - Jan 20-24 (staying in Hobart 'till the 26th)
-* Wellington, NZ OLPC testing group, Jan 28 (for Walter Bender's visit) and 31 (for the regular Saturday test session)
-* [http://www.web4dev.org/index.php/Main_Page web4dev] in Manhattan, NY from Feb 11-13
+I've been an OLPC intern (content and grassroots) twice (summers of 2007 and 2008), an employee once ([[Testing|QA]]/[[Support]] engineer for 3.8 months between 2008 and 2009), and - what I consider to be my most important role - a volunteer since January 2007. There is an archive of [[/Weekly updates|weekly updates]] that sporadically describe in more detail what I was doing at any given point in time.
-Let me know if you'd like help at your event; I might be able to pitch in or know someone who can.