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If you know of any Boston area schools, organizations, individuals, or groups of interested people who have organized or want to organize a [[Grassroots]] group or an [[University chapter]], please ask them to add a link below. |
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=== Future Activities === |
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* '''Saturday Fun Meetup''' 8 March 2008, 5PM, location TBA. For more info please see: http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=2142 |
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* '''We're planning a meetup!''' We'd like to have an informal, getting-to-know-you gathering soon, but need a place to host it, and a date. Can you help? Want to come? Want to help plan? Let [[User:AuntiMame]] know. |
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* '''Monthly Meetup!''' 25 March 2008, 6-8PM, location TBA. Suggestions [[User:AuntiMame |welcome]]. (<i>not</i> Starbucks, please) |
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Can you help? Want to come? Want to help plan? Let [[User:AuntiMame]] know. |
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==== Proposed Meetup Discussion Topics ==== |
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* Writing a basic Sugar activity. |
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* First World Tweaks (installing Opera, Flash, Gmail, etc.) |
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* The Terminal is Your Friend (using the Terminal activity and what all that stuff means) |
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=== Past Activities === |
=== Past Activities === |
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29 January 2008 Meetup http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=1861.0 |
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None yet - we're still working on upcoming events, which will be posted here as their dates pass. |
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<br />26 February 2008 Meetup http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=2173.0 |
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== Project ideas == |
== Project ideas == |
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Revision as of 13:44, 27 February 2008
About
The Boston Interest Group is a way for people in the Boston area and surrounding locations to talk about and work together on OLPC. We aren't necessarily interested just in trying to bring OLPC into classrooms in Boston (although we generally think it's a wonderful idea) we're also interested in volunteering/contributing to the project.
OLPC Boston IS
- a nucleation point for exchange between local groups, towards the OLPC Boston office and back, and with other groups worldwide
- helping in organizing XOs for the local groups
- supporting and cherishing the autonomy of local groups
- focusing on rough consensus, grassroots involvement, and working projects
OLPC Boston IS NOT
- going to do a local pilot in your school (although we'll encourage and support you if you want to do one yourself)
- going to tell you what you are and aren't allowed to do (although we're always up for idea-bouncing and brainstorms)
Contact and chapters
Mailing list
If there's enough demand, we'll set up a mailing list. If you'd like to have an Boston-OLPC mailing list, post a link to your contact info (wiki userpages work) below - the minimum number for starting a list is 10 recent requests.
Chapters
If you know of any Boston area schools, organizations, individuals, or groups of interested people who have organized or want to organize a Grassroots group or an University chapter, please ask them to add a link below.
Existing projects
If you're in the Boston area and have a project you'd like to share, please link to it below.
Events
Future Activities
- Saturday Fun Meetup 8 March 2008, 5PM, location TBA. For more info please see: http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=2142
- Monthly Meetup! 25 March 2008, 6-8PM, location TBA. Suggestions welcome. (not Starbucks, please)
Can you help? Want to come? Want to help plan? Let User:AuntiMame know.
Proposed Meetup Discussion Topics
- Writing a basic Sugar activity.
- First World Tweaks (installing Opera, Flash, Gmail, etc.)
- The Terminal is Your Friend (using the Terminal activity and what all that stuff means)
Past Activities
29 January 2008 Meetup http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=1861.0
26 February 2008 Meetup http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=2173.0
Project ideas
If you're in Boston and want to work on a project with someone local, post ideas here.