Presentations/May 2008 Country Workshop
Agenda
Wednesday, May 21
9:00 - 9:30 | Welcome & Overview of the workshop |
9:30 - 10:00 | Introduction to Sugar Desktop and User Interface
Jim Gettys, Vice President, Software Engineering |
10:00 – 11:00 | Sugar User Interface continued with Q&A
Eben Eliason, UI Designer |
11:00 – 11:15 | Break |
11:15 – 12:30 | Localization on the XO Laptop
Jim Gettys, Vice President, Software Engineering |
12:30 - 1:30 | Lunch |
1:30 - 3:30 | Connectivity – school, community and the internet
Michail Bletsas, Vice President, Advanced Technology & Connectivity |
3:30 - 3:45 | Break |
3:45 – 4:00 | The Uruguay Experience
Fiorella Haim, Plan Ceibal/LATU |
4:00 – 4:30 | XO Laptop School Server
John Watlington, Vice President, Hardware Engineering |
4:30 - 5:30 | Discussion |
Thursday, May 22
9:00 – 11:00 | XO Laptop Software Roadmap
Kim Quirk, Director of Technology |
11:00 – 11:15 | Break |
11:15 - 12:30 | XO Laptop Power
Richard Smith, Hardware Engineer |
12:30 - 1:30 | Lunch |
1:30 - 2:45 | Support and Repair
John Watlington, Vice President, Hardware Engineering |
2:45 - 3:00 | Break |
3:00 - 5:00 | Technology Open Discussion |
6:30 | OLPC Dinner |
Friday, May 23
9:00 - 9:30 | Activities Presentation
Dale Joachim, MIT Media Lab |
9:30 - 10:30 | XO Laptop Activities: loading, developing and sharing
SJ Klein, Director, Community Content |
10:30 - 10:45 | Break |
10:45 - 11:30 | Building and leveraging community
Mako Hill, MIT Media Lab/OLPC |
11:45 - 12:00 | Brazil Presentation
Jose Aquino, Special Advisor to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva |
12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch |
1:00 - 1:15 | Uruguay Presentation
Shirley Siri, Marcela Brener, Fiorella Haim, Plan CEIBAL - LATU |
1:15 - 2:45 | Key Learning issues: Local Teams, Teacher Development & Collaboration
David Cavallo, Chief Learning Architect |
2:45 – 3:00 | XO Laptops in Kliptown, South Africa
Julia Weber |
3:00- 3:15 | Break |
3:15 – 4:00 | Discussion and Wrap up |
4:00 | Adjourn |