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One Laptop per Child has minimal presence in the United Kingdom. This page is for those who would like to change that.


== Existing UK presence ==


== Overview ==
The Sugar collaboration features are primarily developed by [http://collabora.co.uk Collabora], based in Cambridge.


OLPC UK is a community effort to bring together UK-based OLPC supporters and contributors, and to create structured support for the OLPC <br />
[[User:DanielDrake|Daniel Drake]], based near London, is an OLPC volunteer developer who performed an internship at OLPC HQ in the US (summer 2008). Daniel is interested in founding a UK community but is currently spending most of his time working on OLPC deployments in other parts of the world.


* [http://wiki.laptop.org/images/d/d6/BozLUGTiny.pdf OLPC / Sugar Labs primer]
Give One Get One v2 (launched in November 2008 till December 31th, 2008) finally enabled UK consumers to get their hands on an XO at http://laptop.org/global


* What we're about: [[/About/Mission | Mission Statement]]. Are you from the press and want to know more? look in the [[#Media]] section
== Media ==


* What we're working on: see the [[#Projects]] section
The BBC has produced [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6679431.stm some of the best media coverage] in the history of the organisation, although it is a bit outdated in the present day.


* Who we are: see the [[#People]] section
[http://www.racepointgroup.com/clients/case_detail_OneLaptopPerChild.cfm The Racepoint Group], one of OLPC's media partners in the US, has a UK office with a group who assist OLPC by generating media attention in the UK.


* How to get involved: see the [[#Get Involved]] section
== Ideas for UK community activities ==


<br />
* Social events
* User support groups
* Repair centres
* Media outreach
* OLPC pilots
* Working with government for OLPC adoption in the UK education system
* Formation of a non-profit/charity organisational structure
* XO demonstrations to potential community members
* Make a logo and website for the group
* Link people/organisations who want to Give Many, to increase scope of UK-backed deployments in other parts of the world
* Create corporate support programme. Provide companies with opportunities to be Corporate supporters of OLPC UK and participation in sponsorship. Have various sponsorship bands; silver, bronze, gold, etc.
* Target XO deployment to the most poorest and deprived parts of UK.
* Form partnerships with like-minded organisations, such as the EWB UK.


== Mailing list ==
== Get Involved ==


Check out the [[#Projects]] we're working on or the [[#Ideas_for_UK_community_activities]] we haven't gotten around to yet.
We have set up the '''OLPC-UK''' mailing list to allow for announcements, community development and misc. discussion. The information/subscription page is http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-uk


You DO NOT need to ''ask'' before you do something. START it and ANNOUNCE it are the only things you need to do to get involved. This is how "open source" volunteer groups work best.
For those who have not used mailing lists before, [[Mailing lists/Introduction]] acts as a suitable introduction and tutorial.


<br />
== Next steps ==


== Where we meet ==
Someone needs to step up and plan/propose some kind of UK-based activity or meetup to get things started. This should then be broadcasted here and on the mailing list.


* Mailing list: [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-uk olpc-uk@lists.laptop.org] [[Mailing lists/Introduction|about mailing lists]]
== Interested People ==
* IRC channel: [http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=olpc-uk #olpc-uk on freenode] (irc.freenode.net)
* Next meeting: TBD [[Has location city::London]].
* [[/Meetings/20090527|most recent meeting minutes]]


<br />
Please list your name and location if you would be interested in participating in UK OLPC activities. Please ensure that there is some obvious way of contacting you (e.g. put your email address on your user page, and link to it).


== Projects ==
Please also list what you can offer to the community. Offers of help from those who can offer resources critical to UK community formation (e.g. venues for events, sponsorship, media contacts, etc) are especially appreciated.


* [[/Pilots/London2009#Team|We]] are running a [[/Pilots/London2009|Pilot at a London school]]. The [[/Pilots/London2009#Team| pilot team ]] has created a [[/Pilots/London2009/Proposal| laptop grant proposal ]] and is working on getting it approved by OLPC UK. Help is needed especially creating [[/Pilots/London2009/OLPC_UK/Pilots/Resources#Materials_Needed|"content"]] for the OLPC community as a whole.
Finally, please sign up to the mailing list (details above) so that you will receive information on any developments.

* We are [[/Pilots/London2009#Materials|creating content]] of use to the global OLPC community. All help is much appreciated . To help, please look at the [[/Pilots/London2009/OLPC_UK/Pilots/Resources#Materials_Needed|#Materials_Needed]] section and announce what you're doing on [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-uk the olpc-uk mailing list]. You DO NOT need to ''ask'' before you do something. START it and ANNOUNCE it are the only things you need to do to get involved.

* Increasing the profile of OLPC in the UK is what the [[/Marketing | Marketing ]] [[/Marketing#Team Members | team ]] is working on. They have created some [[/Marketing/Logos | logos]] and are working on a website for the group
* Offering laptops to people interested in contributing to the OLPC project (globally) in any way they can is what the [[/Lending Library and Repair Centre]] is for.

<br />
== Media ==

The BBC has produced [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6679431.stm some of the best media coverage] in the history of the organisation, although it is a bit outdated in the present day.

[http://www.racepointgroup.com/clients/case_detail_OneLaptopPerChild.cfm The Racepoint Group], one of OLPC's media partners in the US, has a UK office with a group who assist OLPC by generating media attention in the UK.

<br />
=== Press pack ===

We probably need some polished materials. For now please see the [[/About]] section.

<br />
== People ==

Please list your name and location if you would be interested in participating in UK OLPC activities. Please ensure that there is some obvious way of contacting you (e.g. put your email address on your user page, and link to it).

Finally, please [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-uk olpc-uk@lists.laptop.org sign up to the mailing list] so that you will receive information on any developments.


* [[User: Alan Bell|Alan Bell]]
* [[User: Alan Bell|Alan Bell]]
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* [[User:garycmartin|Gary Martin]], Edinburgh, freelance developer.
* [[User:garycmartin|Gary Martin]], Edinburgh, freelance developer.
* [[User:mbools|Mark Bools]], Leicester, freelance IT consultant
* [[User:mbools|Mark Bools]], Leicester, freelance IT consultant
* [[User:loleg|Oleg Lavrovsky]], Oxford, IT engineer and FOSS geek.
* [[User:lsheldrick| Luke Sheldrick]], London. IT Tech / Sysadmin.
* [[User:joe.kelleher|Joe Kelleher]], West Midlands, developer and (parent of) XO owner
* [[User:joe.kelleher|Joe Kelleher]], West Midlands, developer and (parent of) XO owner
* [[User:seveneleven| David Craddock]], Brighton, sysadmin/developer with XO on order
* [[User:seveneleven| David Craddock]], Kent, developer with XO
* [[User:VazSingh|Vaz Singh]], Hertfordshire & South-East London.
* [[User:VazSingh|Vaz Singh]], Hertfordshire & South-East London.
* [[User:TonyVroon| Tony Vroon]], Peterborough, sysadmin. G1G1 order placed.
* [[User:TonyVroon| Tony Vroon]], Peterborough, sysadmin. G1G1 order placed.
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* Mark Hadman, Sheffield. Imported my XO from the US way back in early 2008. Running the DebXO OS.
* Mark Hadman, Sheffield. Imported my XO from the US way back in early 2008. Running the DebXO OS.
* Kev Thomas, Glasgow. support/development background. Keen to see UK education pick up on XOs. Start small in Scotland and aim high!
* Kev Thomas, Glasgow. support/development background. Keen to see UK education pick up on XOs. Start small in Scotland and aim high!
* [[User:Christel| Christel Dahlskjaer]], Nr London. FOSS Geek, XO User.
* [[User:Faisal| Faisal Sadeq Khan]], London. Interested in founding a UK OLPC community. Start small with a minimalistic structure and build on from this foundation.
* [[User:RogerT|Roger Turner]], London, XO owner.
* Miles Berry, Surrey, XO Owner, Headteacher, Open Source Schools
*[[User:Kunal_Vora|Kunal Vora]], London, Physicist, Ubuntu User, FOSS Advocate, XO owner.
* [[User:Dgungadoo|Daryl Gungadoo]], Bracknell, Electronic Engineer, XO owner.
* [[User:Avash|Avash Pandit]], Cardiff - Have worked with [[OLE Nepal]] for 9 months
* [[User:MattLucht|Matt Lucht]], London, Very keen to help in what ever way I can! Contactable through mattlucht@gmail.com or twitter/mattlucht
* Enric G. Torrents, student of Neuroscience and Smart Systems at Keele University, extensive experience as server admin and web developer now specializing in AI and cognition, more than willing to volunteer both locally and abroad, Spanish & English, contact: enric at iloveenric dot com.
* Sarah Farrant, London. Educational publishing professional with experience of sales, marketing, development and support of digital learning resource. Can be contacted as s.c.lon gmail.
* Adeel Ghani. Content creation, OLPC awareness

== Meeting minutes ==

The [[/Meetings|meeting minutes page]] has been transcluded here for easy access:

{{/Meetings}}

<br />
== Ideas for UK community activities ==

These are ideas people have suggested that are ''not'' being worked on yet, but you could start:

* Social events
* User support groups
* Media outreach
* Working with government for OLPC adoption in the UK education system
* Formation of a non-profit/charity organisational structure
* XO demonstrations to potential community members
* Link people/organisations who want to Give Many, to increase scope of UK-backed deployments in other parts of the world
* Create corporate support programme. Provide companies with opportunities to be Corporate supporters of OLPC UK and participation in sponsorship. Have various sponsorship bands: silver, bronze, gold, etc.
* Target XO deployment to the most poorest and deprived parts of UK.
* Form partnerships with like-minded organisations, such as the EWB UK.
* Appoint a famous person to be an Ambassador for OLPC UK.


[[Category:Countries|UK]]
[[Category:Countries|UK]]
[[Category:XO User Group]]
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Country=United Kingdom|
Code=UK |
Wikipedia=United_kingdom|
Support=3|
Deployment=4|
Keyboard=[[OLPC_English_Keyboard|(US) English Layout]]|
Spoken=English (en)|
Written=English (en)}}
[[Category:Countries|Europe]]
[[Category:Europe]]

Latest revision as of 13:52, 21 January 2014


Overview

OLPC UK is a community effort to bring together UK-based OLPC supporters and contributors, and to create structured support for the OLPC

  • What we're working on: see the #Projects section
  • Who we are: see the #People section


Get Involved

Check out the #Projects we're working on or the #Ideas_for_UK_community_activities we haven't gotten around to yet.

You DO NOT need to ask before you do something. START it and ANNOUNCE it are the only things you need to do to get involved. This is how "open source" volunteer groups work best.


Where we meet


Projects

  • We are creating content of use to the global OLPC community. All help is much appreciated . To help, please look at the #Materials_Needed section and announce what you're doing on the olpc-uk mailing list. You DO NOT need to ask before you do something. START it and ANNOUNCE it are the only things you need to do to get involved.
  • Increasing the profile of OLPC in the UK is what the Marketing team is working on. They have created some logos and are working on a website for the group


Media

The BBC has produced some of the best media coverage in the history of the organisation, although it is a bit outdated in the present day.

The Racepoint Group, one of OLPC's media partners in the US, has a UK office with a group who assist OLPC by generating media attention in the UK.


Press pack

We probably need some polished materials. For now please see the /About section.


People

Please list your name and location if you would be interested in participating in UK OLPC activities. Please ensure that there is some obvious way of contacting you (e.g. put your email address on your user page, and link to it).

Finally, please olpc-uk@lists.laptop.org sign up to the mailing list so that you will receive information on any developments.

  • Alan Bell
  • Alan Lord
  • Martin Dengler
  • Tom Hannen
  • Frankie Roberto, Manchester. XO owner.
  • Jeff Plante Leeds
  • Chris Lawrie, Aberdeen
  • Mark Simpkins, London. XO user.
  • Shanmuhanathan Thiagaraja, Reading. XO user.
  • Dave Lee - Conisbrough, South Yorkshire
  • Gani Bhagavathula, Norwich UK. XO User. Experimenting with Ubuntu.
  • Louie Christie, London UK. System Admin, Ex-programmer, Youth Worker, Social Entrepreneur
  • Daniel Drake, nr London
  • Peter Robinson, London. Fedora packager
  • Gary Martin, Edinburgh, freelance developer.
  • Mark Bools, Leicester, freelance IT consultant
  • Oleg Lavrovsky, Oxford, IT engineer and FOSS geek.
  • Luke Sheldrick, London. IT Tech / Sysadmin.
  • Joe Kelleher, West Midlands, developer and (parent of) XO owner
  • David Craddock, Kent, developer with XO
  • Vaz Singh, Hertfordshire & South-East London.
  • Tony Vroon, Peterborough, sysadmin. G1G1 order placed.
  • Edward Mooney, Brighton, Sussex. Teacher and e-learning co-ordinator. Could, with some grovelling, offer the use of a real life school as a venue for any OLPC UK events.
  • Mark Hadman, Sheffield. Imported my XO from the US way back in early 2008. Running the DebXO OS.
  • Kev Thomas, Glasgow. support/development background. Keen to see UK education pick up on XOs. Start small in Scotland and aim high!
  • Christel Dahlskjaer, Nr London. FOSS Geek, XO User.
  • Roger Turner, London, XO owner.
  • Miles Berry, Surrey, XO Owner, Headteacher, Open Source Schools
  • Kunal Vora, London, Physicist, Ubuntu User, FOSS Advocate, XO owner.
  • Daryl Gungadoo, Bracknell, Electronic Engineer, XO owner.
  • Avash Pandit, Cardiff - Have worked with OLE Nepal for 9 months
  • Matt Lucht, London, Very keen to help in what ever way I can! Contactable through mattlucht@gmail.com or twitter/mattlucht
  • Enric G. Torrents, student of Neuroscience and Smart Systems at Keele University, extensive experience as server admin and web developer now specializing in AI and cognition, more than willing to volunteer both locally and abroad, Spanish & English, contact: enric at iloveenric dot com.
  • Sarah Farrant, London. Educational publishing professional with experience of sales, marketing, development and support of digital learning resource. Can be contacted as s.c.lon gmail.
  • Adeel Ghani. Content creation, OLPC awareness

Meeting minutes

The meeting minutes page has been transcluded here for easy access:


Ideas for UK community activities

These are ideas people have suggested that are not being worked on yet, but you could start:

  • Social events
  • User support groups
  • Media outreach
  • Working with government for OLPC adoption in the UK education system
  • Formation of a non-profit/charity organisational structure
  • XO demonstrations to potential community members
  • Link people/organisations who want to Give Many, to increase scope of UK-backed deployments in other parts of the world
  • Create corporate support programme. Provide companies with opportunities to be Corporate supporters of OLPC UK and participation in sponsorship. Have various sponsorship bands: silver, bronze, gold, etc.
  • Target XO deployment to the most poorest and deprived parts of UK.
  • Form partnerships with like-minded organisations, such as the EWB UK.
  • Appoint a famous person to be an Ambassador for OLPC UK.
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United Kingdom


 Country Information
 ISO Country Code UK
 Wikipedia Article Wikipedia Link
 Government Support Low and not OLPC Priority
 Deployment Demonstration (under 50 machines)
 Languages
 Keyboard Layout (US) English Layout
 Written English (en)
 Spoken English (en)
 Secondary Written None
 Secondary Spoken None