Olin university chapter/hackathon

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Outline

Put what will happen, make an outline of the event here. Use subheadings to designate different sections ("="). --Nikki 00:55, 31 January 2008 (EST)

To do

Andy

  • Email SJ to get education people, OLPC people, press release, get XOs for Feb 16
  • ALSO - ask him to champion open source stuff (talk to Allen Downey to be the “champion” of open source)
  • Talk to Stolk (after Ollie does on Friday in class)
  • DONE – Email Rod about Ted Sizer talking and speaking - no can do. He recommends Stolk.
  • Find and email Richard Freeland (former president of Northeastern University, something to do with the Graduate School of Education at Harvard this year) recommended by Rod
  • Email Ritter about MIT people for an OLPC day
  • Email Lynn Stein about her coming as an HFID designer and programmer and pass on to Harvard lists
  • Email Ken Hawes about him and Wellesley education students coming
  • Email Lauren (Guatemala girl) about BC email lists for OLPC like things
  • Make website with Ollie
  • Talk to Nick Tatar about a big conf with off campus guests Feb 16
  • AGAIN - Follow up with Chris C about his Friday conference and about his plans for his power generation section

Ollie

  • Talk to Blinder/Ozgur/Oscar about coming as design guys, also which student could champion it
  • Olin faculty recruitment – targeting talking and mass email
  • Done 8x11 small poster
  • Big poster for dining hall
  • Talk to Stolk
  • Talk it up amongst the frosh before plans are made to leave for the 3 day weekend
  • Bring it up in Babson Social E! class, bring Caslin and Charles?
  • Do website with Andy
  • Sent initial email SERV SERV SERV!!! Especially money, probably pizza and soda and maybe design materials, $300 max
  • Talk to George Butler about dining hall usage upstairs during the day and at all after hours

Nikki

  • Email Matt Jaded – tell him the plan and get him to recruit and come too
  • Email Mel and keep her up to date with plan and seek advice and contacts, other OLPC groups?
  • Get XOs to develop on (note that Andy is already emailing SJ, Nikki is CC’d)
  • Build up support within OLPC chapter members at Olin and thru SJ in the greater Boston area