[Grassroots-l] OLPC grassroots events in June

Marten Vijn info at martenvijn.nl
Mon May 19 04:02:54 EDT 2008


I have add OLPC spase for eu grassroots.

http://opencommunitycamp.org/trac/wiki/OLPC

I can surely sure help and euro speakers, developers teacher etc etc to
help me.

I will make sure that all availible XO's are avilible:
- 3 from Gras root
- 7 from the Repairing/Recycling Centre I run. (if possible more)

I would to also to have OPLC representatives on board (Europe?)

If You live Europe and want  to come and/or do something please let me
know.


kind regards,
Marten 
 
  



On Sun, 2008-05-18 at 23:23 -0400, Mel Chua wrote:
> For experienced hackers: You almost certainly don't need to read the 
> rest of this email, since you'll work on things you find interesting 
> with or without additional encouragement. ;)
> 
> For "newbies":
> 
> Now. I know the bootcamp prerequisites may look daunting to some people, 
> but I would personally love to have enthusiastic newcomers attend. 
> (Oftentimes the people who don't think they can do something end up 
> being the best teachers of that something once they *do* learn how to do 
> it and realize it's not as hard as they though it was.)
> 
> If you're willing to put in the time and energy to learn some new and 
> difficult things rapidly, I and others would love to work with you to 
> get your application prerequisites ready so you can fully participate. 
> Heck, I'll be learning some of these things myself (I haven't really 
> used pootle before, for example). Even if you can't physically attend 
> the bootcamp but still want to learn these things, THAT'S GREAT! Join us 
> in the learning!
> 
> The point of the bootcamp is to get people to be comfortable teaching 
> themselves more and to be comfortable teaching other people more - 
> including teaching them how to teach themselves more. (How's that for 
> many layers of meta?) Wiki usage isn't that hard to learn. Neither is 
> programming. I used to think so on both counts - it isn't, though - really!
> 
> So if you're willing to dive into the deep end, we'd love to have you 
> apply. Let me know and we can get you started - post your name in the 
> study groups section on the wiki: 
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Talk:Grassroots_bootcamp/Prerequisites#Study_groups 
> (if you're reading this message and don't know how to use the wiki, 
> email back - we can teach you that too if you're willing to put in the 
> effort.)
> 
> -Mel
> 
> Samuel Klein wrote:
> > Dear all,
> > 
> > There are three grassroots events coming during the second week of June 
> > that we would like to invite the OLPC grassroots community to attend.   
> > Your input and participation is welcome.
> > 
> > We are looking for one or two open space organizers for the unconference 
> > the weekend of June 7; the grassroots bootcamp and workshop the 
> > following week is limited to active community members, and has a short 
> > application process; and the organizers of the Grassroots Jam the next 
> > weekend will come from interested attendees to the bootcamp the week 
> > before.  Please send your comments and inspirations to Mel and me, and 
> > sign up on the wiki for the events you would like to join.
> > 
> > --SJ
> >  
> > 
> > 1. Unconference - Cambridge, MA on Saturday-Sunday, June 7-8 2008.
> > 
> > In the tradition of Barcamp, we will be holding a grassroots 
> > unconference the weekend of June 7, dedicated towards 
> > community-organization, and initiatives, events, structures, and best 
> > practices.  This is not just an OLPC event -- anyone with interest in 
> > grassroots organizing is invited to attend - so forward this out to your 
> > friends in LUGs, meetups, co-ops, clubs, and the like.
> > 
> > See http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Grassroots_unconference for more 
> > information. If you'd like to help unorganize the event, or run part of 
> > the open space there, please contact Mel Chua at mel at laptop.org 
> > <mailto:mel at laptop.org>.
> > 
> > 
> > 2. Bootcamp - Cambridge, MA from Monday-Thursday, June 9-12 2008.
> > 
> > We are hosting a bootcamp and conference from June 9-12, 2008 in Boston, 
> > MA for current and future organizers of local groups.  The first days 
> > will be held at OLPC headquarters in Cambridge (or a larger venue if 
> > there is enough interest).  The objective of the bootcamp is to help 
> > community members become grassroots advisors, who can serve as resources 
> > to others who want to start local initiatives.
> > 
> > There will be sessions for hacking (and learning how to hack) on 
> > different areas of the XO's software and hardware, organizing local 
> > materials and creators, connecting with satellite communities around 
> > volunteering, mentoring, learning, and sugar; and more.  Several slots 
> > are still open, and we invite all community members to apply.
> > 
> > To ensure a focused and high-quality event for participants, there are 
> > some prerequistes to participation.  In order to make the event 
> > accessible to more people of varying backgrounds, we are holding online 
> > study groups starting this week; even someone with no XO/programming 
> > background, no wiki or editing background, and/or no educational theory 
> > background should be able to get up to speed with two weeks of intense 
> > part-time work.
> > 
> > Admissions is on a rolling basis. All materials are provided, with 
> > limited support available for travel and lodging for eligible 
> > attendees.  If you need help getting to Boston or finding a couch to 
> > crash on, let us know at 
> > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Talk:Grassroots_bootcamp, or give feedback on 
> > the grassroots mailing list.
> > 
> > 
> > 3. Jam - Manhattan, NY on Saturday-Sunday, June 14-15 2008.
> > 
> > Finally, to cap the bootcamp week, a Grassroots Jam will be held in NYC, 
> > run by the bootcamp attendees.  We are finalizing details with potential 
> > host organizations; stay tuned for a location update.  The jam will be 
> > open to everyone, focusing on development of activity and hardware 
> > projects that could work on/with the XO, and group projects / stories 
> > that could be carried out with a small XO community.  There will be open 
> > space at the Jam to discuss lessons learned from the previous week, 
> > suggest new topics, and meet other NYC-area grassroots groups.
> > 
> > See http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Grassroots_Jam for more information.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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