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These meetings are weekly meetups between people running and supporting OLPC deployments. The content is expected to be a combination of technical, strategic, project management, training consideration, support and other aspects related to OLPC deployments. Deployers are encouraged to read and update the [[Deployment Guide]] so others can learn from your lessons. Outcomes from Deployment meetups will be recorded here and communicated to the OLPC developer community and Support Gang. Meetings will be by IRC so people can script, record, and easily translate the meetings. A face to face component may be introduced in future. There are two meetups a week to facilitate the different timezones.
These meetings are weekly meetups between people running and supporting OLPC deployments. The content is expected to be a combination of technical, strategic, project management, training consideration, support and other aspects related to OLPC deployments. Deployers are encouraged to read and update the [[Deployment FAQ]], [[Deployment Guide]] and [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Deployment_Guide/Deployment_Resources Deployment Resources] so others can learn from your lessons. Outcomes from Deployment meetups will be recorded here and communicated to the OLPC developer community and Support Gang. Meetings will be by IRC so people can script, record, and easily translate the meetings. A face to face component may be introduced in future. There are two meetups a week to facilitate the different timezones.


Meetings are coordinated and chaired by Pia Waugh <pia@olpcfriends.org>.
Meetings are coordinated and chaired by Pia Waugh <pia at olpcfriends dot org> and Michael Stone <mstone at laptop dot org>.


== Time and Place ==
Meetings will commence January 20th 2009. Details below:
Meetings will commence January 20th 2009. Details below:


* Place: irc.freenode.net - on channel #olpc-deployment
* Place: irc.freenode.net - on channel #olpc-deployment, irc://irc.freenode.net#olpc-deployment.
* If you are not used to using an IRC client (like xchat) then you can easily join the meeting using a web client like http://mibbit.com/chat/ To use Mibbit, simply change the server (next to "IRC:") to "Freenode", type into "Nick" the name you want to be seen by others as (such as Pia) and type into "Channel" the word '''#olpc-deployment''' making sure you include the hash (#) at the front of the word. Then click "Go" and you'll get a screen where the meeting will be happening in text. Feel free to jump in, ask questions, introduce yourself. Please try to follow along with the agenda.
* If you are not used to using an IRC client (like xchat) then you can easily join the meeting using a web client like [http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=olpc-deployment&prompt=1 webchat.freenode.net] To use, simply type into "Nickname" the name you want to be seen by others as (such as Pia). Then click "Connect" and you'll get a screen where the meeting will be happening in text. Feel free to jump in, ask questions, introduce yourself. Please try to follow along with the agenda.

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* Every Tuesday at 1500 Boston time (Tuesday 2000 UTC time) & every Wednesday at MIDNIGHT Boston time (Wednesday 0500 UTC time = 3HRS EARLIER NOW!)
* '''Meeting day/time''' - Please note, you don't need to come to both meetings, they are simply to facilitate the differing timezones and the impossibility of finding a single time that suits everyone.
** Every Tuesday at 1500 Boston time (Tuesday 2000 UTC time).
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** Every Wednesday at MIDNIGHT Boston time (Wednesday 0500 UTC time).
* '''Monthly FAQ-HACK''' - After the first meeting in every month, people are invited to stay in the channel and help transfer ideas, information, documentation and requirements from the minutes to the [[Deployment FAQ]], [[Deployment Guide]] and the [[Deployment Wishlist]]. Come along to help and to ensure your issues are documented!


== Running agenda ==
== Running agenda ==
Please catch up on the following resources before each meeting so you can be up to date:
* http://planet.laptop.org/ - aggregated blogs including about deployments. Add your blog there!
* [[Deployment Guide]]

Please add items you'd like to specifically discuss. Below is an initial running agenda:
Please add items you'd like to specifically discuss. Below is an initial running agenda:
* Weekly "speaker" - each week a member of the deployment community will speak about their experiences or something particularly great they are working on (~10 mins)
* Introductions
* Introductions of any new people, and deployment updates (~30 mins)
* General deployment Q&A - ask any burning questions you have for your deployments
* General deployment Q&A - ask any burning questions you have for your deployments
** An opportunity to talk LOS would be nice - Yamaplos
** I'd like to hear peoples deployment experiences on (1) using WDS (rather than ethernet backbone) to make wireless available over a whole school, and (2) deployment experiences with school servers in schools with 100/200+ children - does it work OK? What is the user experience like? -[[User:DanielDrake|DanielDrake]] (Paraguayan deployment)
** '''add your items here for the agenda'''
* Support for deployments - ideas and options for collaborative approach

* Meeting times - suggestion of 2000 and 0500 UTC by mstone
* [[Deployment Wishlist]] update - the wishlist is where deployers note the things we need to make successful deployments
* [[Deployment Wishlist]] update - the wishlist is where deployers note the things we need to make successful deployments
* [[Deployment_Resources]] update - for resources we all need for deployments
* Questions answered about deployments will be accumulated in the Deployment Guide


== Resources ==
== Resources ==
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* [[Deployment meetings/20090120|Jan 20, 2009]] -- 1st meeting, [[Deployment meetings/20090120#Summary|summary]]
* [[Deployment meetings/20090120|Jan 20, 2009]] -- 1st meeting, [[Deployment meetings/20090120#Summary|summary]]
* [[Deployment meetings/20090127|Jan 27, 2009]] -- 2nd meeting, [[Deployment meetings/20090127#Summary|summary]]
* [[Deployment meetings/20090127|Jan 27, 2009]] -- 2nd meeting, [[Deployment meetings/20090127#Summary|summary]]
* [[Deployment meetings/20090203|Feb 03, 2009]] -- 3rd meeting,
* [[Deployment meetings/20090203|Feb 03, 2009]] -- 3rd meeting
* [[Deployment meetings/20090210|Feb 10, 2009]] -- 4th meeting
help us reshape the proposed agenda by editing right here:

For the Feb 3 meetings I will be happy to present on Bolivia as a case study in community-based deployment. [[User:Yamaplos|&lt;sub&gt;Yamaplos&lt;/sub&gt;]] 19:48, 3 February 2009 (UTC) (can someone please help me fix my Sig?)
== Participants ==
Please add yourself, your project and your email address below for others' reference:
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
| Name (nick) || Deployments/Projects || One line description || Email || URL
|-
| Pia Waugh (greebo) || Australian deployments, support for Oceania, OLPC Friends || Technical community person committed to the vision of OLPC || pia at olpcfriends dot org || http://pipka.org/
|-
| Michael Stone (mstone) || OLPC software development || OLPC developer, ex-release manager, consultant || michael at laptop dot org || http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Profiles
|-
| Neal Scogin || Texas deployment || Support and management guru || neal dot scogin at sbcglobal dot net ||
|-
| Daniel Drake (dsd) || Paraguay deployment || || dsd at laptop dot org ||
|-
| Yamandú Ploskonka (yamaplos) || Bolivia and Castillian Americas || OLE Bolivia Exec Director, Sur co-founder, representative@OLPC || yamaplos at netoso dot com || [[User:Yamaplos]]
|-
| Rodolfo Arce (obi-1) || Paraguay Deployment || ||ras at paraguayeduca dot org ||
|-
| Add your name and details here || || || ||
|}


[[Category:Deployment planning]]
[[Category:Deployment planning]]
[[Category:Meetings]]

Latest revision as of 03:00, 20 June 2009

These meetings are weekly meetups between people running and supporting OLPC deployments. The content is expected to be a combination of technical, strategic, project management, training consideration, support and other aspects related to OLPC deployments. Deployers are encouraged to read and update the Deployment FAQ, Deployment Guide and Deployment Resources so others can learn from your lessons. Outcomes from Deployment meetups will be recorded here and communicated to the OLPC developer community and Support Gang. Meetings will be by IRC so people can script, record, and easily translate the meetings. A face to face component may be introduced in future. There are two meetups a week to facilitate the different timezones.

Meetings are coordinated and chaired by Pia Waugh <pia at olpcfriends dot org> and Michael Stone <mstone at laptop dot org>.

Time and Place

Meetings will commence January 20th 2009. Details below:

  • Place: irc.freenode.net - on channel #olpc-deployment, irc://irc.freenode.net#olpc-deployment.
  • If you are not used to using an IRC client (like xchat) then you can easily join the meeting using a web client like webchat.freenode.net To use, simply type into "Nickname" the name you want to be seen by others as (such as Pia). Then click "Connect" and you'll get a screen where the meeting will be happening in text. Feel free to jump in, ask questions, introduce yourself. Please try to follow along with the agenda.
  • Meeting day/time - Please note, you don't need to come to both meetings, they are simply to facilitate the differing timezones and the impossibility of finding a single time that suits everyone.
    • Every Tuesday at 1500 Boston time (Tuesday 2000 UTC time).
    • Every Wednesday at MIDNIGHT Boston time (Wednesday 0500 UTC time).
  • Monthly FAQ-HACK - After the first meeting in every month, people are invited to stay in the channel and help transfer ideas, information, documentation and requirements from the minutes to the Deployment FAQ, Deployment Guide and the Deployment Wishlist. Come along to help and to ensure your issues are documented!

Running agenda

Please catch up on the following resources before each meeting so you can be up to date:

Please add items you'd like to specifically discuss. Below is an initial running agenda:

  • Weekly "speaker" - each week a member of the deployment community will speak about their experiences or something particularly great they are working on (~10 mins)
  • Introductions of any new people, and deployment updates (~30 mins)
  • General deployment Q&A - ask any burning questions you have for your deployments
    • An opportunity to talk LOS would be nice - Yamaplos
    • add your items here for the agenda
  • Deployment Wishlist update - the wishlist is where deployers note the things we need to make successful deployments
  • Deployment_Resources update - for resources we all need for deployments
  • Questions answered about deployments will be accumulated in the Deployment Guide

Resources

Please add your deployment resources (reports, links to documentation, useful URLs) to the deployment resources page.

Meeting notes

All meetups will be recorded here.

Participants

Please add yourself, your project and your email address below for others' reference:

Name (nick) Deployments/Projects One line description Email URL
Pia Waugh (greebo) Australian deployments, support for Oceania, OLPC Friends Technical community person committed to the vision of OLPC pia at olpcfriends dot org http://pipka.org/
Michael Stone (mstone) OLPC software development OLPC developer, ex-release manager, consultant michael at laptop dot org http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Profiles
Neal Scogin Texas deployment Support and management guru neal dot scogin at sbcglobal dot net
Daniel Drake (dsd) Paraguay deployment dsd at laptop dot org
Yamandú Ploskonka (yamaplos) Bolivia and Castillian Americas OLE Bolivia Exec Director, Sur co-founder, representative@OLPC yamaplos at netoso dot com User:Yamaplos
Rodolfo Arce (obi-1) Paraguay Deployment ras at paraguayeduca dot org
Add your name and details here
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