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We have a [OLPC Learning Club D.C./Jabber Server|Jabber Server] for use by D.C. area XO enthusiasts that will let us use our XO laptops together even when we are not in the same room together.

XO Family Mesh Meetup

Kevin Cole and Jeff Elkner are interested in hosting monthly XO meetups / development sprints. We are thinking of meeting the 4th Saturday of each month, and alternating the location between the Arlington Career Center and Gallaudet University (see map).

While still in the planning stage, the first one has already been scheduled for this month. The idea is to bring together three groups of people to work on the following things:

Kids and parents who want to meet other kids and parents and do cool things together with their XOs.
Software developers wanted to work on software for the XO.
Educational materials developers wanting to collaborate on the development of educational materials for the XO.

Having these three groups co-locate will create all kinds of synergistic possibilities. Let the games begin!

What

Family XO Mesh Meetup

When

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008, 10 am to 1 pm

Where

NOTE location change from Arlington, VA to Nortel Networks in D.C.

Where: Nortel Networks, 101 Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC 20001

A team is setting up an OLPC school server (which will make meshing much easier) and coordinating with the OLPC Support team to help install system updates, activate developer’s keys on anyone’s XO and generally troubleshoot technical issues.

The meeting will start with a few minutes of introductions by the leaders of the table activities. Then we will break into groups for about 30 minutes for discussion. We’ll pause for quick reportouts from each group on tips, discoveries, aspirations, frustrations, etc. Then we’ll all mesh some more until 1 pm.

Nortel Networks is a secure office complex so we will have to assign someone to let people in between 9:45am-10am. See the blog post for more instructions on getting in the building:

http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/can-you-mesh-me-now/