July 4th, 4PM NYC time: "How Cellular Data can Reach *Distant* Schools" [was: 5 upcoming Sunday talks/events for OLPC volunteers]

[Holt]

Thanks to Sugar's 3G interface developers who will join from South 
America this coming Sunday 4PM!

Reply to holt @ laptop.org for our phone presentation's conf-call 
number, and the below speaker's PDF slides, which we hope he might later 
make public.

Call is free worldwide, if you have a full "SkypeOut" account.  Live 
Chat for those who don't: http://forum.laptop.org/chat (that's 
*#olpc-help* on irc.freenode.net)

>>         /All presentations Sunday 4PM Boston/Eastern Time, unless
>>         otherwise noted.  Calls should be short (15min talk, 15min
>>         Q&A) -- alongside any insider OLPC scoop I can possibly
>>         provide you, to help all volunteers do their very best:/
>>
>>
>>         *Sunday June 27 - How Cellular Data can Reach *Distant* Schools*
>>         By Roger Glasel, CEO eeZee Communicarions Inc,
>>         http://www.eezee.ca
>>
>>
>>     /Clarif:/ many of us will gather 4PM (SHARP) at OLPC's office in
>>     Cambridge,
>>     Massachusetts to listen to Roger present his slides from
>>     Edmonton, Alberta.
>>     Sorry doors are locked after 4PM -- RSVP if you will attend in
>>     person!
>>
>>             Roger will explain how you can put your school online,
>>         even if you
>>             live in a remote area just outside the reach of your
>>         cellphone's
>>             normal calling areas.  The technology does not require the
>>             cellphone company advance permission, and requires only
>>             a $700-$2500 device that dramatically boosts your regular
>>             cellphone data plan's signal, using all modern protocols:
>>             http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3G
>>             http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4G
>>
>>
>>         *Sunday July 11 - Virtual Field Trip Realness (Classrooms
>>         ain't in Kansas Nomore)*
>>         By Laura Susan Bell, Virtual Field Trip Facilitator & OLPC
>>         Support Volunteer.
>>
>>             Laura will explain how she administers classrooms in
>>         Upper NY State,
>>             taking her students on virtual field trips will real-live
>>         NASA engineers etc,
>>             who ship her in-classroom supplies in-advance to
>>         dramatically liven the
>>             experience for all kids.
>>
>>
>>         *Sunday July 18 - Eleven Years Deploying Computers in South
>>         African Schools*
>>         By Alan Field, in person at OLPC in Cambridge, MA.
>>
>>             Alan will discuss the many deep lessons he's learned
>>         along the way, over
>>             the 11 years he and his wife have spent teaching &
>>         training using Macs
>>             across 30 schools 300KM SE of Johannesburg.  Towards both
>>             "Creative Learning" and "Drill and K^hThrill" -- come
>>         learn where
>>             Nelson Mandela's post-World Cup nation is heading next.
>>            
>>         http://web.mac.com/donita27/EndumeniLearningMachines/Home.html
>>
>>
>>         *Sunday July 25 NOON - East Africa and West Africa OLPC
>>         Community Public Brunch*
>>         NYC/Bronx Location [] announced here -- RSVP required:
>>
>>             http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_NYC
>>             http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-nyc/
>>             http://twitter.com/olpcnyc
>>
>>
>>         *August July 1 - From Viet Cong to Venture Capital to Vietnam
>>         Community*
>>         Location/Parti-Pants to be announced.
>>
>>             How has OLPC's Vietnam Community progressed so far, so
>>         fast, in just 1 year?
>>             http://olpc.vn
>>             http://saigonolpc.wordpress.com
>>             http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Vietnam
>>             http://groups.google.com/group/olpc-vietnam/
>>             http://web.me.com/seanlaurence/olpc/olpc.html
>>             http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog/nsevers/4/tpod.html
>>             http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects/Vung_Vieng_Fishing_Vietnam
>>
>>
>>         /REMINDER: meetings are generally for OLPC volunteers/staff
>>         only, and accompanying friends you personally introduce, who
>>         are willing to help Make S---^h^h^hUPPORT Happen!!/
>>
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