[Grassroots-l] NOW: Contributors Program Mtg! (Fri 2PM Boston time, #olpc-meeting)

[Holt]

Please join us (right now!) reviewing the latest OLPC/Sugar community 
projects over IRC Live Chat, 2PM EDT Boston Time Friday:
http://forum.laptop.org/chat

Then type at bottom:
/join #olpc-meeting


AGENDA:

* New projects & libraries -- teaching them Community Outreach:
  http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects#XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries

* Which projects might you enjoy Mentoring?!
  http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects
  http://rt.laptop.org/Search/Results.html?Query=Queue=%27contributors%27

* Fast Review of the 3 latest (greatest!) HW/Project Proposals -- please
  join us advocating for and/or reviewing shortcomings of these proposals:



1. Notalon: New Note-Taking Software - Cambridge, MA, USA
   http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=45208
   http://hg.notalon.org/saketh/notalon

   Requests 1 XO's over 9 months

   Project Objectives:
   Project Objectives: Develop a version of Notalon for the XO that allows
   students to take notes on books and during lectures within an application
   specifically designed for note-taking, encouraging organizational skills.


2. OLPC Philippines: Kindling Discoveries Pilot Program
   http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=45453
   http://ekindling.org
   http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Project/ekindling
   http://twitter.com/eKindling
   http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Kindling_Discoveries_Series

   Requests 50 XO's over 12 months

   Project Objectives:
   1. Successfully design and deploy a scalable and sustainable pilot 
program in an elementary public school with an inaugural class of 30-35 
students.
   2. Use good and best practices from initial pilot program to support 
XO deployment programs throughout the Philippines.
   3. Facilitate development of Philippine-centric content for XO 
laptops with partner academic institutions and volunteer developers.
   4. Grow community of different stakeholders/supporters ranging from 
educators, academic institutions, developers, business leaders, 
philanthropist, etc. that can support future deployment and content 
development.
   5. Share best deployment practices and valuable content for the 
benefit of the global OLPC community.


3. OLPC Bayern Library - Munich/Munchen, Germany
   http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=45454
   http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Bayern (NEEDS REVISING)

   Requests 15 XO's over 18 months

   Project Objectives:
   Translate the english manuals into a German/understandable version.
   Examine the look and feel of the laptop and how to provide more
   useful online help on the laptop for the different target groups (eg.
   developer, child, teacher, other people...)
   Test the help and search for improve potential
   The idea of OLPC is good. To see what potential is possible in
   technical writer environment we will look on the system and
   seek to write useful help text for user.
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