OLPC Pune
OLPC ----- ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD
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 is branch of OLPC. OLPC Pune took a start on 14th Feb in 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 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 outreach students in rural areas and letting them experience the fun and pleasure of learning on laptops.
Getting Started XO Camp
The Getting Started XO Camp is scheduled on 1st March, 2009 in Pune.
The details for the camp is as follows :-
Venue :-
Room No. 207,
Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research,
1st Floor, Atur Centre, Gokhale Cross Road,
Model Colony, Pune - 411016.
Agenda
| Time | Room No.207 | Session conducted by | |
| 0845 | Coffee and registration | ||
| 0900 | Introduction and Agenda Review | ||
| 0915 | XO World | Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay from redhat | |
| 1215 | Break for Lunch | ||
| 1300 | Localization of Sugar -Introduction and Getting Started | Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay from redhat | |
| 1400 | Digital Bridge Foundation (DBF)- Introduction | Amit Gogna | |
| 1500 | Starting OLPC Pune Deployment - Road Ahead | Open Discussion | |
| 1600 | Break for Tea | ||
| 1615 | To be Scheduled ... | ||
Details of Each Session
XO World
- Introduction to Sugar
- Learning about Activites on Sugar
- Howto Build New Activities
- Hacking your XO
Localization of Sugar -Introduction and Getting Started
- Introduction to Pootle
- Localization of Sugar into Indian Languages
Digital Bridge Foundation (DBF)- Introduction
- Introduction
- Vision / Mission
- Projects on Ground
- People
Starting OLPC Pune Deployment - Road Ahead
-- still to be listed --
Attendees
Sign up here if you plan to attend.
Suggestions for Getting Started XO Camp
Kindly let us know your view and opinions on your expectations for the session if any :-
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
- 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.