Will there be an online participation option for those that can't travel that far? Can you video stream it?<br clear="all">Thanks<br>Tabitha<br><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 8 December 2010 04:17, Holt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:holt@laptop.org">holt@laptop.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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Beyond Boston's olpcMAP Sprint / Summit itself (previewed below,
beautifying the 2-month old <a href="http://olpcMAP.net" target="_blank">http://olpcMAP.net</a> built entirely by
volunteers) also watch for:<br>
<br>
* <span><span><span>How to Mash Up olpcMAP(s) into Your Own
site/app<br>
</span></span></span><span><span><span> *
Integrating OLPC/Sugar</span></span></span><span><span><span> service learning volunteers</span></span></span>
into Your Own community<br>
* 20-30 confirmed participants (RSVP required) from around the
US and beyond: <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OlpcMAP#Attendees" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OlpcMAP#Attendees</a><br>
* Connecting with the actual OLPC/Sugar volunteers who
coordinate in over 50 countries, each doing "God's Work" in their
own way<br>
<span><span><span> * Deployments' facts+photos you've
never seen, and how CMU Nick Doiron created this map now
unleashing them</span></span></span><br>
<span><span><span> * New API & Data Model</span></span></span>
evolving: <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OlpcMAP/data-api" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OlpcMAP/data-api</a><br>
* Web 2.0 interfaces emerging: <a href="http://olpcMAP.net/community" target="_blank">http://olpcMAP.net/community</a><br>
* Marina Dzobnova's professional survey asking deployments,
children, parents and teachers how THEY want themselves & their
schools visually getting to know each others' accomplishments, on
<a href="http://olpcMAP.net" target="_blank">http://olpcMAP.net</a><br>
<br>
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<td>OLPC hosting global mapmaking event</td>
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<td>Tue, 7 Dec 2010 00:38:48 -0800 (PST)</td>
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<td>Nick Doiron <a href="mailto:ndoiron@andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank"><ndoiron@andrew.cmu.edu></a></td>
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<td>CrisisCampBoston
<a href="mailto:crisiscamp-boston@googlegroups.com" target="_blank"><crisiscamp-boston@googlegroups.com></a></td>
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<pre>One Laptop Per Child's office in Cambridge is hosting an olpcMAP
Sprint / Summit from December 27th-31st.
[ <a href="http://saigonolpc.wordpress.com" target="_blank">http://saigonolpc.wordpress.com</a> ]
[ <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/olpcMAP" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/olpcMAP</a> ]
Topics will include:
* Digital mapping with the OLPC laptop, including offline maps
platform supporting GeoRSS and KML (formats of Ushahidi and Google
Earth) <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Ndoiron/OfflineMap" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Ndoiron/OfflineMap</a>
* Use of <a href="http://olpcMAP.net" target="_blank">http://olpcMAP.net</a> to map and network schools which use OLPC
laptops and the Sugar operating system. The website and the laptops'
software are free and open source.
* Using the online map as a medium for photos, storytelling, and
updates from local communities around the world
OLPC has shipped two million laptops to schools around the world,
including Haiti, Afghanistan, and other crisis-stricken regions.
Educating students about the power of mapmaking and creating a
communications / content portal serve the long-term interests of
CrisisCommons. There has also been discussion of adults using the
laptops to run Ushahidi and Sahana on a low-cost, low-power, and
resilient system.
Please RSVP if you would like to attend part of our map sprint.
Content-creation is going to be a major focus of December 28-29
events, so it would be great if some of the crisis mapping community
could be there.
Regards,
Nick Doiron
Civil Engineering Class of 2011
Carnegie Mellon University
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