[OLPC India] India Digest, Vol 17, Issue 11

[Sameer Verma]

Arjun Sarwal wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Sameer Verma <sverma at sfsu.edu> wrote:
>   
>> amit gogna wrote:
>>  > Here is the link for you to know more about deployments happening in
>>  > Bangalore.
>>  >
>>  > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC-Bangalore
>>  >
>>  > Amit
>>  Hi Amit,
>>
>>  This is a great start. We need documents on the wiki that can help a new
>>  person understand the "workflow" for a proposal, requesting laptops,
>>  training, infrastructure, etc. I think what the India list needs is a
>>  strong core team that can handle different aspects from logistics to
>>  technology to social aspects. Obviously any one person cannot do these
>>  things.
>>     
>
> Hello Dr Verma
>
>   
Hi Arjun,

Feel free to call me "Sameer".

> Amit is also helped by a team of about 8-9 other people who will help
> him in this regard. Amit can perhaps introduce his team once on the
> list ?
>   

That would be great. A short profile with roles on the wiki would be
terrific. It will provide beginners with an overview of the team. It
will also help with changing the perception that the India team is Arjun
and Amit :-)

> However, I believe that efforts from volunteers would effectively help
> scale all operations as the 8-9 people team wouldn't be able to look
> into all aspects of deployment at all places.
>
>   

Did you mean "wouldn't"? If so, then I am in complete agreement. Local
community buy-in is imperative, and so is local support.

> This is where your help comes in, and we hope that by doing planning
> on the wiki in a collaborative and transparent sort of manner, we can
> encourage volunteers to take on roles in the process and oversee
> aspects.
>
>   

Looking forward to it. I have tons of grading to finish by the
semester's end (two weeks) but I'll have a lot more time after that.
I'll also try to recruit some students here if they want to pitch in,
but again, it will be after exams. I am sure you know how that goes :-)

> The starting document we are referring to is the deployment guide
> posted by Walter (ex - President , OLPC) here
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Deployment_Guide
>
>   

This is a great starting point. A big "thank you" to Walter, of course.

> Thank you , again, for your support. We look forward to working with you.
>
> best regards
> Arjun
>
>   
cheers,

Sameer

-- 
Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Information Systems
San Francisco State University
San Francisco CA 94132 USA
http://verma.sfsu.edu/
http://opensource.sfsu.edu/


>>  Although I have not lived in India for a long time now (I feel like a
>>  tourist when I visit), I will happily contribute where I can.
>>
>>
>>
>>  Sameer
>>
>>  --
>>  Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D.
>>  Associate Professor of Information Systems
>>  San Francisco State University
>>  San Francisco CA 94132 USA
>>  http://verma.sfsu.edu/
>>  http://opensource.sfsu.edu/
>>
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