OLPC Pune
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 DMumbai 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.
Enrolling Volunteers for Outreach-Marketing
Kindly enter your name and email id below :-
a) Amit Gogna amitg AT laptop DOT org
b) Harriet Vidyasagar harriet AT laptop DOT org
Tasks to be Carried Out
- Gathering Information about Various Funding Organizations
- Presenting the Project to Various Funders
- Discovering Innovative ways togather Funds for the Project
- Streamline the funding Process and other details related to funding
- Various ways to do Marketing
...and much more...
Minutes of Meeting Log
Getting Started XO Camp - Minutes of Meeting
The Getting Started XO Camp was scheduled on 1st March, 2009 in Pune.
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
- Talk to MAD volunteers aout their interest in particpating in OLPC [pradnya]
- Install IRC client and subscribe to SugarLabs and Python channels[parag, prashant, pradnya, sameer, ruturaj]
- Create a wiki page for top level activities under OLPC India [parag]
- Signup under top level activities [everyone]
- Schedule Python workshop [sameer]
- Complete an activity by July 1 [developers]
- Create Python Development Blog [sameer]
- Update the blog for Python resources [parag, prashant, pradnya, sameer, ruturaj]
- Put the Python blog feed on the wiki [mahesh]
- Create a wiki page for introducing potential participants for development/contribution [mahesh]
- Create an official proposal for funding [amit]
- 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
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.
OLPC Gone Into Print
OLPC-Pune has gone into print media. A news article about the project and OLPC-Pune has been published in the Times of India dated 30th March (4th Page). This is a step forward for us to go for outreach and to get more interested members!!!
Read the Article at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Pune/One-laptop-per-child-scheme-comes-to-Pune/articleshow/4331840.cms