Jams
Revision as of 19:38, 12 February 2008 by 18.85.46.216 (talk) (added link to "Ten Steps to Organizing a Barcamp")
What is an OLPC Jam?
An OLPC Jam is an creative event designed to encourage (simultaneously) experimentation and innovation in the field participants are Jamming in and to produce open-licence content for the OLPC project in a short amount of time. Experienced, prepared participants work in small teams to collaborate with domain and local experts and produce a concrete product to a pre-specified problem; the creative output of the event is deployed in the field directly after the Jam. It's high-intensity improvisational fun - some participants say they've never created in such a productive development environment before.
Upcoming Jams
- February 9, 2008: 2nd OLPC Game Jam Nepal - External link: OLPC Game Jam Nepal
- February 15-16, 2008 : 12 hr Olin Hackathon (6pm Fri - 6am Sat)
- March 2008 -- Help to plan it! Problems Jam
- April 2008: Health Jam in Seattle
- April-May 2008: Community Jam during the Cambridge Science Festival in Boston
Past OLPC Jams
- August 6, 2007: Curriculum Jam Nepal
- Curriculum Jam Taipei (also known as Free Content Jam Taipei) - right before Wikimania, in parallel with Hacking Days
- Game Jam Boston June 2007
- OLPC Game Jam Nepal December 15, 2007: External link: OLPC Game Jam in Nepal
- September 21-23, 2007: Journalism Jam New York
Stalled Jams
The status of these jams is uncertain.
- October 5-7, 2007: Curriculum Jam Fall 2007
- January 25-27, 2008: Activity Jam Melbourne - right before Linux.conf.au
Jam Resources
- How To Run A Jam - also known as the Jam Cookbook, this is a guide for how to set up and run a Jam in your area.
- Jam in a box - proposal in development which may or may not happen, but comments and ideas are welcome. Would this be helpful to have?
- Ten Steps to Organizing a Barcamp. by Crystal Williams