Olin university chapter/hackathon

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Outline

Put what will happen, make an outline of the event here. Use subheadings to designate different sections ("="). --Nikki 00:55, 31 January 2008 (EST)

The Event

Schedule of Events

Complete here

Interested Speakers and Special Guests

  • Jon Stolk
  • Allen Downey - doing a talk on open source software dev
  • Lynn Stein - (maybe HFID talk)
  • (maybe Ken Hawes on things to consider in designing a curriculum)
  • (maybe Mel Chua leading a brainstorm room for the OLPC)
  • Matt Jadud

Problem Tasks to Work On

  • Emulation package for PC and MAC networks, especially schools
  • Talk to Nikki and SJ for bug list of software flaws to be resolved


To do

Andy

  • Talk to Rob M about doing a talk on tech transfer between cultures and design considerations for OLPC software
  • Talk to SJ at 1cc Friday to get education people, OLPC people, press release, get XOs for Feb 16
  • DONE - ALSO - ask him to champion open source stuff (talk to Allen Downey to be the “champion” of open source)
  • DONE - Talk to Stolk (after Ollie does on Friday in class)
  • DONE – Email Rod about Ted Sizer talking and speaking - no can do. He recommends Stolk.
  • Find and email Richard Freeland (former president of Northeastern University, something to do with the Graduate School of Education at Harvard this year) recommended by Rod
  • DONE - Email Ritter about MIT people for an OLPC day
  • DONE - Email Lynn Stein about her coming as an HFID designer and programmer and pass on to Harvard lists
  • DONE - Email Ken Hawes about him and Wellesley education students coming
  • Email Lauren (Guatemala girl) about BC email lists for OLPC like things
  • Make website with Ollie
  • DONE - Talk to Nick Tatar about a big conf with off campus guests Feb 16
  • AGAIN - Follow up with Chris C about his Friday conference and about his plans for his power generation section
  • Email Mel a forwardable letter for Continuum

Ollie

  • Done, Follow Up in ProgressTalk to Blinder/Ozgur/Oscar about coming as design guys, also which student could champion it
  • Olin faculty recruitment – targeting talking and mass email
  • Done 8x11 small poster
  • Table tents for dining hall
  • Big poster for dining hall
  • AP introduced idea to him - Talk to Stolk
  • Talk it up amongst the frosh before plans are made to leave for the 3 day weekend
  • Bring it up in Babson Social E! class, bring Caslin and Charles?
  • Do website with Andy, also do an internal site for participants on the day of to have access to useful wiki links and such
  • Sent initial email SERV SERV SERV!!! Especially money, probably pizza and soda and maybe design materials, $300 max
  • Talk to George Butler about dining hall usage upstairs during the day and at all after hours

Nikki

  • Email Matt Jaded – tell him the plan and get him to recruit and come too
  • Email Mel and keep her up to date with plan and seek advice and contacts, other OLPC groups?
  • Get XOs to develop on (note that Andy is already emailing SJ, Nikki is CC’d)
  • Build up support within OLPC chapter members at Olin and thru SJ in the greater Boston area

Yifan

  • Call panara and peets coffee to ask for free stuff feb 16 around noon.
  • Create a simple procedure for porting programs from PC to OLPC and testing
  • Acquire supplies for free, make shopping list of the rest for Andy

Day of Logistics

  • Create a schedule with time slots and rooms for speakers/discussions/brainstorming,
  • Nametags (bright ones for "leaders")
  • Pizza and beverage
  • Power strips and extension cords (talk to logan)
  • Ethernet and WEP keys printed
  • Whiteboards (steal morning of)
  • Dry erase markers (steal morning of)
  • Normal markers and paper and design materials
  • Post its