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==OLPC Pune Meet==
==OLPC Pune Meet==
Will be scheduled within next two weeks...Please feel free to add more

points in the agenda.
The '''OLPC Pune Meet''' is scheduled on '''15th March, 2009''' in Pune. <br>
Venue : Awaiting confirmation

'''Tentative Agenda''' :-
'''Tentative Agenda''' :-



Revision as of 15:34, 12 March 2009

OLPC ----- ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD
- www.laptop.org
- wiki.laptop.org


Punch Line of OLPC-Pune

                       XO भावी पिढिच्या प्रगतीचे 
                                      पहिले पाऊल.......


OLPC started it's journey in India in September,2007 at Khairat, a rural village near Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra. After the successful stories of Khairat, Bangalore, Nashik, Dugawar...now it's the turn of Pune!

OLPC Pune Group took a start on 14th Feb,2009 at the event "Gnunify 2009" at Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research with the support and interest of enthusiastic members believing in the noble cause of spreading knowledge and educating children of underprivileged sections of society. OLPC Pune Group has categorized the project primarily in three areas of learning, technology and outreach. Members are working in their own areas of interest. Sole purpose is to reach students in rural areas and letting them experience the fun and pleasure of self learning on XO laptops.

OLPC-Pune-Group

OLPC Pune Meet

Will be scheduled within next two weeks...Please feel free to add more points in the agenda. Tentative Agenda :-

  • Potential Deployment Site : Z.P Prathamik Shala, Malavli
  • CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)
  • OLPC Pune Panel

Attendees

1) Amit Gogna (Digital Bridge Foundation) amitg AT laptop DOT org
2) Pradnya Naik
3) Prashant Mahajan
4) Sameer Joshi
5) Ketan Sonavne
6) Niraj Valsangkar
7) Tejas

Getting Started XO Camp - Minutes of Meeting

The Getting Started XO Camp was scheduled on 1st March, 2009 in Pune.

XO Laptop


The minutes of meeting for the Camp can be seen at

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Getting_Started_XO_Pune_Camp


Online channel

Watch it online and join chat at http://www.justin.tv/olpc_pune


Suggestions for Getting Started XO Camp

Kindly let us know your view and opinions on your expectations for the session if any :- Here's some info about material from an idea just like OLPC : http://wheresfreeman.blogspot.com/2008/04/1mp3pc.html (blog of Freeman Murray) -Sridhar O

OLPC Pune To do list

  • Getting started camp and other meetings for volunteers
  • finding potential sites for project implementation
  • aiming an initial distribution of 30 XO within 30 days.
  • finding potential sponsors
  • finding out possible content that will be relevant
  • signing up participants for testing the Sugar builds
  • formalizing a process towards getting developers to for Sugar
  • and....more....

Mailing list

More support and guidance is a must for the success and implementation of project. To be a part of OLPC Pune please follow the discussions on: http://groups.google.com/group/olpc-india

History

OLPC project is founded by Nicholas Negroponte.

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