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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000000></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>I recently learned of some interest for OLPC in Milwaukee. There are a few professors at the Milwaukee School of Engineering that either have XOs or have them ordered, and there is a senior design team that is in the beginning stages of creating a biomedical device that would work with the XO. Also, I met someone that works with alternative energy sources and has designed solar panels for the XO. There is a Wisconsin thread on <A href="http://olpcnews.com/forum">http://olpcnews.com/forum</A> that could get a little interest. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Let me know if I can be of any assistance.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robert Printz</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> olpc-chicago-bounces@lists.laptop.org on behalf of Samuel Klein<BR><B>Sent:</B> Fri 2/22/2008 5:03 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Mel Chua<BR><B>Cc:</B> olpc-chicago@lists.laptop.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OLPC-Chicago] [Fwd: chicago or milwaukee jam, april 11-13?]<BR></FONT><BR></DIV></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>It's not confirmed that I will go; I would primarily do it if it seems<BR>a promising opportunity to host a jam and expand the community in<BR>milwaukee. So let me know if you or friends in the area would be<BR>interested in such a thing; or if you know of groups forming in the<BR>area (at UW & marquette...)<BR><BR>SJ<BR><BR>On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 1:28 AM, Mel Chua <mel@melchua.com> wrote:<BR>> Anyone interested in making it out to WI in April, helping them plan,<BR>> maybe doing something in Chicago instead (if the location is much easier<BR>> to get and *lots* of Chicago people want to participate). Note that<BR>> there will probably be Jams happening in Chicago this summer.<BR>><BR>> Since the event SJ is going out for is an entrepreneurship one, it may<BR>> make sense to have an entrepreneurship-themed Jam - writing business<BR>> plans for repair centers, making something like the NFTE(.com)<BR>> curriculum on wiki, etc.<BR>><BR>> Discuss on-list, but make sure to cc SJ.<BR>><BR>> -Mel<BR>><BR>> PS: And Adam - hi!<BR>><BR>> ----------<BR>><BR>><BR>> I'm thinking of running a content jam in chi or milwaukee in early/mid<BR>> april. What say you? Mel, I know you'll have other things to worry<BR>> about by the end of the month.<BR>><BR>> Marquette is inviting me to speak on Monday April 14, and could<BR>> organize a follow-up workshop the next day. (Do we have any active<BR>> olpcers in Milwaukee?) ...it would be more fun for them to organize and<BR>><BR>><BR>> sponsor a Jam over the previous weekend (then among other things I<BR>> could talk about what we'd done on Monday). If it were held on<BR>> campus, I'm certain everything would be free, perhaps even catered.<BR>> If in Chicago, they would at least be a sponsor.<BR>><BR>> Let me know what you think / who else to brainstorm with. we should<BR>> have a jam there before summer at any rate, to get people excited<BR>> about the summer studio.<BR>><BR>> SJ<BR>><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>OLPC-Chicago mailing list<BR>OLPC-Chicago@lists.laptop.org<BR><A href="http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-chicago">http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-chicago</A><BR></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>