Grassroots bootcamp/Schedule

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June 7-8 (Sat-Sun) - Grassroots unconference

See Grassroots unconference for more information.

June 9 (Mon) Grassroots day

  • How to start a grassroots group
  • Survey/directory of existing grassroots groups
  • How to run a local jam (list of examples)
    • Teasers for Jam prep day -- select ~3-person core team, assign tasks, send out save-the-date
  • Local organization : communication, meetups, events, partnerships
    • Teasers for laptop day. select ~4 session leads and notetakers, assign prepwork

June 10 (Tue) Education day

  • Roleplay being kids in an XO pilot, like they did in Nepal
  • Presentation on current deployments, what they're doing in classrooms
  • Constructionism 101
  • How to start a pilot

June 11 (Wed) Infrastructure day

  • Grassroots groups support program / developers program / community program from OLPC: what's needed? Let's make it.
  • Newsletter/communications
  • Set up your group's webpage/wiki/mailing list/RT/trac/etc time
  • Practice setting up the above for the test Jam
  • Joining global efforts : support-gang, open working groups

June 12 (Thu) Laptop day

  • How to disassemble/repair an XO + how to run a repair center
  • Running a content project
  • Running a translation/il8n project
  • Running an Activity-making project
  • Getting involved in core development

June 13 (Fri) Jam prep day

  • Review of how to run a jam
  • Presentation/timeline from core team (selected on Grassroots day)

June 14-15 (Sat-Sun) Grassroots Jam NYC

See Grassroots Jam for more details.