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* shameless plug: PyCon is in Chicago this spring, they have student scholarships, and THEY WANT OLPC STUFF TO HAPPEN THERE. Mike Fletcher is already running a Sugar tutorial, see [http://us.pycon.org/2008/tutorials/SugarFletcher/ here], and there will probably be open OLPC hacking space throughout. If you're a Pythonista, they'll probably want you. [[User:Mchua|Mchua]] |
* shameless plug: PyCon is in Chicago this spring, they have student scholarships, and THEY WANT OLPC STUFF TO HAPPEN THERE. Mike Fletcher is already running a Sugar tutorial, see [http://us.pycon.org/2008/tutorials/SugarFletcher/ here], and there will probably be open OLPC hacking space throughout. If you're a Pythonista, they'll probably want you. [[User:Mchua|Mchua]] |
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* help out [[User:DyD|Ian]] with a circuit (this was forwarded to the list earlier by [[User:Mchua|Mel]], but nobody has picked it up) |
* help out [[User:DyD|Ian]] with a circuit (this was forwarded to the list earlier by [[User:Mchua|Mel]], but nobody has picked it up) |
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* videotaping XO disassembly |
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== Contact Information == |
== Contact Information == |
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Revision as of 02:36, 25 January 2008
This is the wiki-homepage of the Olin college OLPC university chapter.
Office Hours
Weekly office hours are held at 1CC on Friday and Sunday afternoons. Use this space to update and organize transportation, as well as giving SJ a heads-up on how many people to expect.
4:30-6:30 pm, Friday
- drivers' names here (please include how many seats you have)
- passengers get listed under driver
- even if there are no drivers yet
2:00-5:00pm, Sunday 1/27
- drivers
- Nikki
XOs on campus
There are currently 4 XOs on Olin's campus. To check out a machine, contact Greg.
Projects
To see all projects associated with Olin's OLPC chapter, check out our project page.
Current tasklist
New Tasks
- get involved with rt and bug triage
- get B1s and B2s running latest builds of Sugar (Andy Barry is working on this; contact him to help out)
- nameplates for XOs on campus
- t-shirt designs (open to everyone)
Ongoing Tasks
- schedule visit to the Trotter School, coordinate with Engineering Discovery
- continue Yalp interface design
- schedule office hours
- brainstorming
- documentation
Meeting notes
Archives of minutes can be viewed at the Olin university chapter/archives page.
1/25/08 (Proposed agenda)
- discuss getting involved with Repair centers
- helping out with Give Many, Get Many (GMGM)?
- having a "hackathon" (similar to a jam, but hopefully less stressful to set up) at Olin (I want this to happen. A lot. Will be visiting campus the week after and wants to talk to you all about this. Mchua)
- partnering up with IMSA
- doing more projects!
- shameless plug: PyCon is in Chicago this spring, they have student scholarships, and THEY WANT OLPC STUFF TO HAPPEN THERE. Mike Fletcher is already running a Sugar tutorial, see here, and there will probably be open OLPC hacking space throughout. If you're a Pythonista, they'll probably want you. Mchua
- help out Ian with a circuit (this was forwarded to the list earlier by Mel, but nobody has picked it up)
- videotaping XO disassembly
Contact Information
The current Olin OLPC Chapter Pong Person is Nikki Lee. Contact her for general questions.