Olin university chapter/hackathon: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 00:50, 1 February 2008

Put what will happen, make an outline of the event here. Use subheadings to designate different sections ("="). --Nikki 00:55, 31 January 2008 (EST)

Email SJ to get education people, OLPC people, press release, get XOs for Feb 16
ALSO - ask him to champion open source stuff (talk to Allen Downey to be the “champion” of open source)
Talk to Stolk (after Ollie does on Friday in class)
DONE – Email Rod about Ted Sizer talking and speaking - no can do. He recommends Stolk.
Find and email Richard Freeland (former president of Northeastern University, something to do with the Graduate School of Education at Harvard this year) recommended by Rod
Email Ritter about MIT people for an OLPC day
Email Lynn Stein about her coming as an HFID designer and programmer and pass on to Harvard lists
Email Ken Hawes about him and Wellesley education students coming
Email Lauren (Guatemala girl) about BC email lists for OLPC like things
Make website with Ollie
Talk to Nick Tatar about a big conf with off campus guests Feb 16
AGAIN - Follow up with Chris C about his Friday conference and about his plans for his power generation section

Talk to Blinder/Ozgur/Oscar about coming as design guys, also which student could champion it
Olin faculty recruitment – targeting talking and mass email
Done 8x11 small poster
Big poster for dining hall
DONE BY AP - Talk to Stolk
Talk it up amongst the frosh before plans are made to leave for the 3 day weekend
Bring it up in Babson Social E! class, bring Caslin and Charles?
Do website with Andy
Sent initial email SERV SERV SERV!!! Especially money, probably pizza and soda and maybe design materials, $300 max
Talk to George Butler about dining hall usage upstairs during the day and at all after hours

Email Matt Jaded – tell him the plan and get him to recruit and come too
Email Mel and keep her up to date with plan and seek advice and contacts, other OLPC groups?
Get XOs to develop on (note that Andy is already emailing SJ, Nikki is CC’d)
Build up support within OLPC chapter members at Olin and thru SJ in the greater Boston area

Create a schedule with time slots and rooms for speakers/discussions/brainstorming,

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 * '''Done''' 8x11 small poster
 * Big poster for dining hall
-* Talk to Stolk
+* '''DONE BY AP''' - Talk to Stolk
 * Talk it up amongst the frosh before plans are made to leave for the 3 day weekend
 * Bring it up in Babson Social E! class, bring Caslin and Charles?
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 * Get XOs to develop on (note that Andy is already emailing SJ, Nikki is CC’d)
 * Build up support within OLPC chapter members at Olin and thru SJ in the greater Boston area
+=== Yifan ===
+* Call panara and peets coffee to ask for free stuff feb 16 around noon.
+* Create a simple procedure for porting programs from PC to OLPC and testing
+* Acquire supplies for free, make shopping list of the rest for Andy
+=== Day of Logistics ===
+* Create a schedule with time slots and rooms for speakers/discussions/brainstorming,
+* Nametags (bright ones for "leaders")
+* Pizza and beverage
+* Power strips and extension cords
+* Ethernet and WEP keys printed
+* Whiteboards
+* Dry erase markers
+* Normal markers and paper and design materials
+* Post its
+=== Problem Tasks to Work On ===
+* Emulation package for PC and MAC networks, especially schools
+* Talk to Nikki and SJ for bug list of software flaws to be resolved