User:Akeybl/Bootcamp application
This application is still very much in progress (layout stolen from Mel's application).
Vital stats
- name: Alex Keybl
- email: alex.keybl at duke.edu
Favorite accomplishment
Tell us about the OLPC-relevant accomplishment you are most proud of.
The OLPC-relevant accomplishment that I am most proud of would have to be founding the One Laptop per Child University Initiative at Duke (OLPC@Duke) over the past couple of semesters. This organization has facilitated the creation of a pilot program at a local urban school that will be kicking off in late August/early September. Students will not only be surveying the classroom and helping out with the new technology, but will also be creating software based around the program.
Other OLPC activities I'm proud of:
I'm also very proud of the upcoming OLPC GrassCon - not to be mixed up with this boot camp. It will be an online televised (and interactive) conference of grassroots groups in mid-July. I've also managed to swing OLPC software development into an independent study within Duke's CS department next semester for a few OLPC@Duke members. That should be very interesting.
Bootcamp motivations
Why do you want to come to the bootcamp?
What can you contribute to the bootcamp?
How will you support grassroots initiatives after the bootcamp? (A short proposal would be good here.)
(Optional) Will you need aid (housing, food, transportation, etc.) to attend? I won't be needing any transportation help (unless you guys can charter a jet from DC heh). I also won't be needing any help with housing - I'll be staying at my brother's apartment in Boston.
Is there anything else you would like us to know about you? I've worked with facial recognition at Naval Research Laboratory in DC, as well as speech recognition at my current job at [ASTi http://asti-usa.com/]. I guess recognition (although the two are completely unrelated) has sort of been my thing over the past 4 years.
Prerequisites
In progress.