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== What this page is ==


== Introduction ==
This page is a list of community groups who have offered to start volunteer repair centers once a supply-chain solution is figured out for parts, or once they can figure out their own alternative ways of getting equipment. The groups listed here often have technical knowledge and experience repairing broken computers, usually including XOs. Feel free to list your own group below if you'd like to run a similar endeavor, or partner with other groups in your area. Read [[Repair]] and [[Repair centers]] first to find out what we're doing!


This page is a list of community groups who have started (or are in the process of starting) grassroots repair centers. The groups listed here often have technical knowledge and experience repairing broken computers, usually including XOs. Please read [[Repair]] and [[Repair centers]] first to find out what we're doing, and feel free to list your own group in the appropriate section below.
== Meet Others who will Support You ==


== Map of repair centers ==
<b>1. Please email < holt AT laptop DOT org > your phone number, to discuss your plans! Include a basic outline of your repair center proposal, and which business model(s) and/or volunteering model(s) you are considering towards sustainability. Be sure to include all the best times of the week when you want OLPC to call you back.


See [[Map of repair centers]] - please add your location to the map if you have a repair center!
2. Grassroots organizers of Community Repair Centers are strongly encouraged to discuss their plans and share their successes on the [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/grassroots grassroots mailing list].


== Current repair centers ==
3. Finally, consider joining OLPC's 60+ [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang Community Support Volunteers] who are driving many of these plans forward.</b>


List alphabetically by country, then by state/province, then by city, then by group. Please put a single link to your repair center's main page, and put all the information about your repair center there.
== Map of Repair Centers ==
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47.620716, -122.347533, Seattle, WA, USA
42.35888, -71.05682, Boston, MA, USA
48.751448, -122.472574, Bellingham, WA, USA
38.906981, -77.014231, DC, USA
40.438355, -80.001983, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
36.15888, -86.782097, Nashville, TN, USA
41.547353, -72.650872, Middletown, CT, USA
41.499713, -81.693716, Cleveland, OH, USA
39.099233, -84.517486, Cincinnati, OH, USA
41.879535, -87.624333, Chicago, IL, USA
33.652526, -117.918997, Costa Mesa, CA, USA
33.425711, -86.776886, Helena, AL, USA
52.149626,4.503998, Leiden, The Netherlands
27.661902,85.413895, Lakuri Bhanjhyang, Nepal
</googlemap>
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circle 79 37 6 [[#Seattle|Seattle]]
circle 709 140 6 [[#Boston|Boston]]
circle 81 18 6 [[#Bellingham|Bellingham]]
circle 630 279 6 [[#Raleigh|Raleigh]]
circle 648 221 6 [[#DC|Washington DC]]
circle 601 193 6 [[#Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]]
circle 517 289 6 [[#Nashville|Nashville Murfreesboro]]
circle 694 159 6 [[#Middletown|Middletown]]
circle 581 184 6 [[#Cleveland|Cleveland]]
circle 548 232 6 [[#Cincinnati|Cincinnati]]
circle 498 189 6 [[#Chicago|Chicago]]
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== Potential locations ==
=== USA ===


* '''Cincinnati, OH''' - Ian Daniher '''(needs link)'''
=== Vancouver, Canada ===
* '''Needham, MA''' - [[Olin repair center]]
* Contact Scott Nelson (scott.bernhard.nelson AT gmail.com), with the very active Computer Recycling & Linux Users Group [http://freegeekvancouver.org Free Geek Vancouver]
* '''Bellingham, WA''' - [[OLPC Bellingham/Repair center|Bellingham repair center]]


== Potential repair centers ==
=== Boston ===
* [[Olin university chapter|Olin college]]; see their [[Olin_university_chapter/Repair_center|draft]]
** documentation, links, etc. to be posted on [[Olin repair center]]


List alphabetically by country, then by state/province, then by city, then by group. Please only put a single link to your repair center's page, along with a link to contact information if you have it.
=== Seattle ===
* [[SeaXO]]
=== Bellingham ===
* [[OLPC_Bellingham|Bellingham, WA]] - [[User:ixo|ixo]] via [http://it.myna.ws Myna IT Consulting] and local [http://blug.org Bellingham Linux Users Group (BLUG)].
: ( location [http://www.bellinghampublicmarket.com/ Bellingham Public Market/Terra Organica] days/times TBA. )


=== Raleigh ===
=== Canada ===
* TriLUG has expressed interest.
* Meets at Red Hat, Centennial Park, NC - RLUG
* Contact "sph0lt0n AT gmail DOT com" for info
* Oak Hill Academy has also expressed interest.


* '''Vancouver''' - Scott Nelson (scott.bernhard.nelson AT gmail.com) from the Computer Recycling & Linux Users Group [http://freegeekvancouver.org Free Geek Vancouver] wants to start a repair center.
=== DC ===
* Washington, DC - [[User:Ffm|FFM's LUG]]
=== Pittsburgh ===
* Pittsburgh, PA - [[User:Ttuttle|ttuttle]] is starting a users' group at [http://cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University] that may spawn a repair center


=== Nashville ===
=== USA ===
* Nashville / Murfreesboro, TN - [[User:Karmaflux|kfx]] and his incipient student group @ [http://mtsu.edu MTSU]
=== Middletown ===
* Wesleyan University, [[Middletown Childrens Project|Middletown]], CT - [[User:Katie|Kate Davis]]


* '''Birmingham, AL''' - [[User:TTown/Repair |Birmingham repair center]] via [http://www.reitzis.com Reitz Industrial Services] and [[User:TTown|Stefan]]
=== Cincinnati ===
* '''Orange County, CA''' - [[User:scorche|scorche]]
* Cincinnati, OH - Ian Daniher + Local Highschool + University Team; hosted at resident MegaChurch w/ free wifi, kitchen areas, meeting rooms.
* '''Middletown, CT''' - [[Middletown Childrens Project]] at Wesleyan University via [[User:Katie|Kate Davis]]
=== Chicago ===
* '''Washington, DC''' - [[User:Ffm|FFM's LUG]]
* Aurora, IL - [[IMSA Service Model Research Project|IMSA Service Model]]
* '''Aurora, IL''' - [[IMSA Service Model Research Project|IMSA Service Model]]
* Glenview, IL / Downtown Chicago (temporary) - OLPC Chicago office, starting full-time this summer. [[User:Mchua|Mchua]] and [[User:Nlee|Nlee]] will be there.
* '''Glenview, IL''' - [[ILXO]] office
* Palos Hills, IL - [[MVCC|Moraine Valley Community College]]
* '''Palos Hills, IL''' - [[MVCC|Moraine Valley Community College]]
* '''Raleigh, NC''' - TriLUG and Oak Hill Academy via [[User:Sholton|Steve Holton]].
* '''Cleveland, OH''' - Case Students led by Steve Burns
* '''Pittsburgh, PA''' - [http://cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University] via [[User:Ttuttle|ttuttle]]
* '''Nashville, TN''' - [http://mtsu.edu MTSU] via [[User:Karmaflux|kfx]]
* '''Seattle, WA''' - [[SeaXO]]


=== Cleveland ===
=== The Netherlands ===
* Cleveland, OH - Case Students led by Steve Burns(?) if needed
=== Southern California ===
* Orange County, CA - [[User:scorche|scorche]] volunteers himself.


* '''Leiden''' - [http://martenvijn.nl/trac/wiki/olpc-nl Spare parts repair] via [[User:Marten|Marten Vijn]]
=== Birmingham, AL ===
* [http://www.reitzis.com Reitz Industrial Services] provides repair facilities. Advice for do-it-yourselfers available. You may also contact [[User:TTown|Stefan]]
For thoughts on the sustainability / economical background of such a Repair Center please have a look at [[User:TTown/Repair | these notes]].

=== Europe ===

*'''Spare parts exchange'''
** go here http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Europe/Repairing

=== Leiden, The Netherlands ===
** Contact [[User:Marten|Marten Vijn]]
** I repair/recycle XO's
** For more information see:
*** http://martenvijn.nl/trac/wiki/olpc-nl
*** [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Europe/Repairing Spare parts]


=== Nepal ===
=== Nepal ===
* Teachers Manoj Ghimire and Neema Lama of [[Bashuki_Journal|Bashuki]] and [[Bishwamitra_Journal|Bishwamitra]] pilot schools will manage repair centers for their respective schools
* Contact [[User:Berrybw|Bryan Berry]] of [http://www.olenepal.org OLE Nepal]
* See [http://blog.olenepal.org/index.php/archives/218 PHOTOS!]


* '''Bashuki''' - [[Bashuki_Journal|School repair center]] managed by Manoj Ghimire, contact [[User:Berrybw|Bryan Berry]] of [http://www.olenepal.org OLE Nepal]
Our GOAL: To expose kids to repairing the XO hardware. A Nepali child will be justifiably wary of taking apart her XO when it is the only computer in her family and the single most expensive possesion in the family. Having spare broken XO's will allow Nepali kids to experiment more freely with the hardware. Additionally, we could expose kids who are not in the pilot grades two and six to the XO.
* '''Bishwamitra''' - [[Bishwamitra_Journal|School repair center]] managed by Neema Lama, contact [[User:Berrybw|Bryan Berry]] of [http://www.olenepal.org OLE Nepal]

Revision as of 04:55, 6 May 2008


Introduction

This page is a list of community groups who have started (or are in the process of starting) grassroots repair centers. The groups listed here often have technical knowledge and experience repairing broken computers, usually including XOs. Please read Repair and Repair centers first to find out what we're doing, and feel free to list your own group in the appropriate section below.

Map of repair centers

See Map of repair centers - please add your location to the map if you have a repair center!

Current repair centers

List alphabetically by country, then by state/province, then by city, then by group. Please put a single link to your repair center's main page, and put all the information about your repair center there.

USA

Potential repair centers

List alphabetically by country, then by state/province, then by city, then by group. Please only put a single link to your repair center's page, along with a link to contact information if you have it.

Canada

  • Vancouver - Scott Nelson (scott.bernhard.nelson AT gmail.com) from the Computer Recycling & Linux Users Group Free Geek Vancouver wants to start a repair center.

USA

The Netherlands

Nepal

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