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== About OLPC The Netherlands ==
== About OLPC The Netherlands ==
OLPC The Netherlands (OLPC-NL for short) is a grassroots group interested in contributing to the OLPC project. We are just starting up and are looking for more like minded people.<br>
OLPC The Netherlands (OLPC-NL for short) is a grassroots group interested in contributing to the OLPC project. We are just starting up and are looking for more like minded people.<br>

==== Contact ====
Please contact us at [mailto:contact@olpc-nl.org contact@olpc-nl.org] for further information.
Please contact us at [mailto:contact@olpc-nl.org contact@olpc-nl.org] for further information.


=== News ===
==== People ====
If you are interested in being part of OLPC-NL too, please add yourself to the [[OLPCNLpeople|list of people]].


== News ==
* Our ''first OLPC NL meeting'' takes place on Saturday, December 15th 2007, starting at 2 pm, at the 'Canvas op de 7e' (Horeca & Exhibitions), Wibautstraat 150 (oude Volkskrant gebouw), Amsterdam; 7th floor. More info to come. [[User:Bine|Bine]] 18:52, 30 November 2007 (EST)

* Our '''[[OLPCNLmeeting15122007|first OLPC NL meeting]]''' will take place on Saturday, December 15th 2007, starting at 2 pm, at the 'Canvas op de 7e' (Horeca & Exhibitions), Wibautstraat 150 (oude Volkskrant gebouw), Amsterdam; 7th floor. More info to come. [[User:Bine|Bine]] 18:52, 30 November 2007 (EST)


* Go for the good spam and join our brandnew OLPC-NL mailingslist here: http://lists.lo-res.org/mailman/listinfo/olpc-nl [[User:Bine|Bine]] 18:45, 30 November 2007 (EST)
* Go for the good spam and join our brandnew OLPC-NL mailingslist here: http://lists.lo-res.org/mailman/listinfo/olpc-nl [[User:Bine|Bine]] 18:45, 30 November 2007 (EST)
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# create a multi user wordpress blog for dutch members
# create a multi user wordpress blog for dutch members


=== People ===
''Bastiaan Bakker''<br>
[[User:Bastiaan]]
* Software Engineer
* Interested in: developing fun activities for the XO
* Lives in: Zoetermeer

''Sabine Hengeveld-Auer''<br>
[[User:Bine]]
* Communications
* Interested in: spreading the word about OLPC in the Netherlands
* Lives in: Pijnacker

''Don Hopkins''<br>
[[User:Dhopkins]]
* Software Engineer
* Interested in: SimCity, Python, Visual Programming
* Company: TomTom
* Lives in: Amsterdam

''[[User:Pascal| Pascal Scheffers]]'' [mailto:pascal@scheffers.net]:<br>
* [[IRC|pascals on IRC]]
* Working on [[Push to Talk]] and documenting APIs

''[[User:Lockwood| lockwood ]]''<br>
* [[IRC|lockwood_dev on IRC freenode]]
* Working on a educative math game (pygame)
* Uses Windows XP and Fedora 8
* Lives in: Almere

''Reinier Heeres''<br>
[[User:rwh]]
* Working on: sugar, Calculate, Read
* Lives in: The Hague
* Doing PhD in Delft
''...''


=== Mailing List ===
=== Mailing List ===

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About OLPC The Netherlands

OLPC The Netherlands (OLPC-NL for short) is a grassroots group interested in contributing to the OLPC project. We are just starting up and are looking for more like minded people.

Contact

Please contact us at contact@olpc-nl.org for further information.

People

If you are interested in being part of OLPC-NL too, please add yourself to the list of people.

News

  • Our first OLPC NL meeting will take place on Saturday, December 15th 2007, starting at 2 pm, at the 'Canvas op de 7e' (Horeca & Exhibitions), Wibautstraat 150 (oude Volkskrant gebouw), Amsterdam; 7th floor. More info to come. Bine 18:52, 30 November 2007 (EST)

To Do List

  1. find more people
  2. have a brainstorm session to gather cool ideas for this grassroots group
  3. document what projects we are working / want to work on
  4. start regular meetings, besides Bine & Bastiaan's discussions during carpooling :-) - see 'Meetings' Bine 18:57, 30 November 2007 (EST)
  5. create a forum or irc channel (als voorbeeld) (just start using olpc-nl on FreeNode) - done by Bas Bine 18:57, 30 November 2007 (EST)
  6. create a mailing list - done by Bas Bine 18:57, 30 November 2007 (EST)
  7. request 1 or 2 XO laptops for demonstration and development/test purposes (e.g. for WhatsThatSound)
  8. create a multi user wordpress blog for dutch members


Mailing List

IRC

Channel #olpc-nl on FreeNode. May be a bit quiet. Todo: schedule regular IRC meetings.

Meetings

We aim to have regular meetings, provided there is enough interest.

1st OLPC NL meeting

Our very first gathering will be

when: Saturday, December 15th 2007, starting at 2 pm

where: 'Canvas op de 7e' (Horeca & Exhibitions), Wibautstraat 150 (oude Volkskrant gebouw), Amsterdam; take the elevator to the 7th floor. The Metro station Wibautstraat is basically in front of the building.

We are looking for people who want to demonstrate what they have been working on. Beamer will be available. More information on the meeting to come (via wiki, and our new mailinglist (registration: http://lists.lo-res.org/mailman/listinfo/olpc-nl). Bine 18:37, 30 November 2007 (EST)

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