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** See what's needed, below

== Jam ==

We're running a Jam in NYC for the "final exam" of the bootcamp. June 14-15 are the dates.

=== What we need from a host location ===

* space, chairs and tables (our crew can come on Friday afternoon to set up and so forth) - access to a microphone, projectors/large-screen monitor, etc. would help, but we can improvise equipment
* wireless internet access for attendees at the location
* a budget for supplies, t-shirt printing, and food (say $20/person and you can set how many people you'd like to have - 100?)
* permission to use your logo (if you want it on the publicity)
* permission to bug your developers, if you want your projects worked on - we can send somebody in NYC for a day or two this month to spend an hour or two with the team for each project you'd like people to work on
* access to development resources (your server/bug-tracking tools/repositories if you want people to contribute directly to those resources, or a request to set something like that up for your project on your servers, or a request to set something like that up for your project on our servers)

=== What we can provide ===

We can do the rest.

* publicity
* attendee recruitment
* registration
* designing and printing t-shirts
* running the space during the weekend itself
*making sure code repositories and tickets and etc. are hosted and ready to go
* setup and cleanup
* talking with your developers to get their projects ready for jammin'
* can talk about additional things as needed

=== Context ===

The context is that we're having an OLPC grassroots bootcamp in Boston from June 9-13, and want to have the attendees run a Jam as their "final exam" - and we'd love to do it for you folks (wanted to talk to SJ about that last sentence clause, which is why I said I'd email you about this later - this is that "later" email.)

I'd propose a focus on development/deployment of projects from the host organzation that involve software (or hardware) that could work on/with the XO, or projects/deployment that could involve the use of XOs.

Revision as of 18:05, 12 May 2008

I need help in order to attend

Post what you need here and some info about your situation, and we'll start a conversation with you about what resources we can find to help.

  • I need a place to crash from Friday evening (June 6) to at least Sunday (June 8) or possibly longer depending on whether I can get a day off work. ChristophD 18:23, 6 May 2008 (EDT)
Christoph, if my housemates say it's okay, we may have a futon in the living room you can crash at. Mchua 21:56, 6 May 2008 (EDT)
Thanks, that would be great! A futon, free wifi and the daily shower is all I really need anyway... ChristophD 23:43, 6 May 2008 (EDT)

People who should be invited

A suggestion list - add your thoughts here. Being on this list doesn't mean they will come to the event - we're not sure how much space we have yet... (Initial list by Christoph Derndorfer)

  • Mike Lee who is running the OLPC Learning Club DC
  • someone from the Dallas FortWorth Area XO users group to come to Boston.
  • Maybe also one of the Nortel folks?
  • Greg DeKonigsberg
  • Benjamin Mako Hill
  • support-gang members
  • someone from OLPC Chicago - Sheila Miguez, someone from MVCC (Larry, Steve) or IMSA (Scott, Kevin, Jason, April-Hope)?
  • maybe Ben Racher (the guy who wants to start OLPC Tennessee)

Ideas for June 2008

Have a relatively open and potentially larger session (open space session) on the preceding Saturday and/or Sunday to gather feedback from as many people as possible and then use the more private meeting from June 9 to 13 to draw upon that input in deciding on how to proceed with the community / grassroots / volunteer efforts.

To invite

People who should be on the community@ mailing list.

  • Existing groups
    • Team: contributors
    • Support-gang members
  • People who actively want to come / have been suggested to invite individually
  • Contributors
    • People in the contributors program / with XOs
    • People in the community-group program

next steps

  • Inviting people
    • We want 20-40. Can we make a list of people to invite?
    • Prerequisites list - see below
  • Open space weekend
    • The site of Community Jam Boston was glorious... can someone from MIT book the space for us?
    • Need to find someone to run this, preferably someone who's facilitated open space before.
  • Supplies
    • Tshirts?
    • Food?
    • Markers, giant post-it notes, nametags for the first day
    • Loaner XOs - Jam kit should be okay
  • Jam
    • See what's needed, below
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