Grassroots bootcamp
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NOTE: The contents of this page are not set in stone, and are subject to change! This page is a draft in active flux ... |
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Introduction
We're having a grassroots bootcamp and conference from June 9-13, 2008 in Boston, MA. The default location is 1cc, OLPC's organizational headquarters; if the number of attendees outgrows that, we'll find an alternate location.
The objective of the bootcamp is to train grassroots group consultants - people who are starting or running their own grassroots groups who can also serve as resources to others who want to start grassroots groups.
There will be sessions for hacking (and learning how to hack) on different areas of the XO's stack and supporting software/infrastructure, discussions of our satellite communities around volunteering, learning, and sugar -- globally and in countries, and much more. Stay tuned.
Who should attend
People who have started, who are starting, or who want to start a local independent OLPC grassroots group. For this first bootcamp, we'd strongly prefer people who have already volunteered for OLPC and gotten to know others in the community.
Prerequisites
under construction, but as a rough first pass, you should know...
- basic programming in Python
- basic Sugar and/or XO usage (as a "student")
- basic wiki editing (on this wiki)
What you'll need to find/bring
- A laptop with wireless internet capabilities, and Sugar or an emulator installed on it
- Your own transportation to/from Boston
- Housing in Boston between June 9-13 (if you're interested in hosting or couchsurfing, or sharing a hotel/hostel, start a conversation on the talk page)
- $30 for the round-trip bus fare to New York
- Approximately $60 for housing and transportation in New York
- Spending money for food and sundry (we may occasionally have pizza and sandwiches over, but you'll have to get at least some food on your own)
If you need help getting any of these, (please post what you need on the talk page and we'll see if we can find people to help you.)
How to register
under construction - for starters, please list your name and contact info below, and how tentative your attendance is likely to be if you're accepted. We're looking for a group of 20-40 people. Note that inclusion on the list below does not imply acceptance to the bootcamp.
If you can think of people we should invite, list them on the talk page.
- Mel Chua (definitely attending, organizing)
- SJ Klein (definitely attending, organizing/advising)
- Nikki Lee (definitely attending if accepted)
- Andrea Lai (definitely attending if accepted)
- Chris Carrick (definitely attending if accepted)
- Christoph Derndorfer (definitely attending on June 9 and 10 if accepted, will also be in Boston the weekend before the bootcamp)
- FFM (possibly, doubtful)
- Seth (might be a day late (arrive on the 10th))