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#REDIRECT [[Regional groups]] |
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A question was asked on the [[Ask_OLPC_a_Question|question]] page about local user groups for owners of the "get 1" half of the "give 1 get 1" program. This page is a list of known user groups. |
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Infrastructure that can be used in forming groups: |
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*this Wiki, |
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*[[Mailing lists]], |
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*[[IRC]], |
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*[[EPals]]. |
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This isn't an exhaustive list. |
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Groups might also [[Run_your_own_jabber_server|set up their own Jabber server]], since there isn't one set up for the owners as a whole, due to scale and cost issues. |
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= North America = |
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== Vancouver, British Columbia == |
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[[User:jerpenner|Jeremy Penner]] Looking to form an xo users group in Vancouver. |
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== Berkeley, California == |
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I'm looking to meet up with others in the area to work on OLPC software. --[[User:Wrachelson|Wrachelson]] 00:54, 12 December 2007 (EST) |
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== CBUG - Cambridge-Boston User Group == |
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See Bug Found. See Bug Squashed. [[XO_Giving/Users/CBUG|CBUG forming..]] |
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-[[User:Bnardone | :)]][[User:Bnardone | Ben Nardone]]::[[User_Talk:Bnardone |My Talk]]::[[User:Bnardone/Internship |Internship]]::[[User:Bnardone/G1G1|G1G1]]::[[User:Bnardone/Software|Software]]::[[User:Bnardone/Countries/Peru|Peru]]::[[User:Bnardone/Countries/Nigeria |Nigeria]] 09:12, 22 November 2007 (EST) |
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== Houston, Texas == |
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Robert Nagel has started an XO User Club. See http://www.olpcnews.com/use_cases/community/start_xo_user_club_houston.html and http://www.imaginaryplanet.net/weblogs/idiotprogrammer/?p=83399673 for more information. The first meeting is on a Saturday the 2nd or 3rd week of January. |
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== Austin, Texas == |
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[[User:Annegentle|Anne Gentle]] ... more information to follow, likely will mimic Robert's lead. |
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== Interior Alaska == |
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[[User:Lylah|Lylah Caldwell]] is interested in helping start a user group in the Fairbanks/North Pole area for XO users. She has started a Yahoo Group for that purpose located here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/XO_interior |
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== Eugene, Oregon == |
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An XO user group is being formed in Eugene. Jane Krauss began the group on November 16. |
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Here's a link to our [[Eugene XO User Group | Eugene XO Users Workspace]]. |
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Jane hosts an [http://classroom20.ning.com/group/xo XO educator group in Classroom 2.0] also. |
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--[[User:Mhorney|Mark]] 14:29, 21 November 2007 (EST) |
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== Seattle, Washington - SeaXO User Group == |
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An XO user group is being formed in Seattle, Washington. |
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Check http://www.SeaXO.com for the latest information. As we're all waiting for our XO computers, there's not very much to announce just yet. Certainly, a meetup and a chance to try out the Mesh network capabilities will be high on everybody's list. In the next few weeks more will be added to the site. |
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Meanwhile if you'd like to receive any announcement and meeting information, email your contact information and interest to mailto:SeattleXO@gmail.com , or go to the SeaXO.com contact page[http://www.seaxo.com/page1/page1.php]. |
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== Washington DC == |
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The [http://www.olpcnews.com OLPC News] team is organizing a [http://www.olpclearningclub.org OLPC Learning Club] for the DC Metro area. We'll be having our first meeting on December 18 with guest speakers and (hopefully) a mass XO mesh. Come by and co-learn! |
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*[http://www.olpclearningclub.org Bog] |
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*[http://www.olpclearningclub.org/wiki Wiki] |
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*[http://www.wayan.com/mail/mail.cgi/list/OLPC_LCDC/ Listserv] |
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== Minneapolis/St. Paul == |
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[[User:Wmcteer|Bill McTeer]] The Minnesota Chapter of the Independent Computer Consultants Association is starting a group. We would love to link up with others in the area. We have a Google Group located here: http://groups.google.com/group/icca-mn-olpc |
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= Asia = |
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== Kaohsiung, Taiwan == |
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A XO user group is starting at Games Cafe in Kaohsiung on Saturday afternoons. We're only on emulators now, but hopefully will be getting the real thing soon. Contact Tobey (at) Playgames (dot) tw for more info. |
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= Europe = |
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== Switzerland == |
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Has anybody else in Switzerland or elsewhere in Europe ordered an XO through "Give 1 Get 1" (through a friend in 'North America', obviously...) ? Leave a note here to network (and to discuss how to advance this with our ministery of education...). [[User:Vorburger|Vorburger]] 15:05, 25 November 2007 (EST) |
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=FaceBook= |
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There are a several groups forming on Facebook. |
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*[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7357447124 XO Owners group] |
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*[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6145848838 XO Owners, Cambridge/Boston area] |
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-[[User:Bnardone | :)]][[User:Bnardone | Ben Nardone]]::[[User_Talk:Bnardone |My Talk]]::[[User:Bnardone/Internship |Internship]]::[[User:Bnardone/G1G1|G1G1]]::[[User:Bnardone/Software|Software]]::[[User:Bnardone/Countries/Peru|Peru]]::[[User:Bnardone/Countries/Nigeria |Nigeria]] 09:12, 22 November 2007 (EST) |
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=XO Educator Group in Classroom 2.0= |
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Here's a link to [[Classroom 2.0 XO Educator Group]] a space where we can collect materials, pictures, meeting agendas/notes. |
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