<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Beth Santos</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:beth@bethsantos.com">beth@bethsantos.com</a>></span><br>Date: Sat, May 1, 2010 at 7:56 AM<br>
Subject: Re: [support-gang] ANN: olpc realness summit > end of may > <a href="http://realness.org">realness.org</a><br>To: "Community Support Volunteers -- who help respond to \"help AT <a href="http://laptop.org">laptop.org</a>\"" <<a href="mailto:support-gang@lists.laptop.org">support-gang@lists.laptop.org</a>>, grassroots <<a href="mailto:grassroots@lists.laptop.org">grassroots@lists.laptop.org</a>><br>
Cc: Support Gangsters <<a href="mailto:support-gang@laptop.org">support-gang@laptop.org</a>><br><br><br>Some possible topics for the "Birds of a Feather" talks at the Maho Realness Summit sponsored by Waveplace on May 28-31:<div>
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</span></span></font></div><div><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse">-Powering the Program: [Alternative] Energy Solutions for an OLPC deployment<br>
-What's the Word? Publicity and Fundraising for your OLPC project<br>-Integrating the classroom: How to bridge cultural gaps and<br>collaborate with local government<br>-The Money's Gone! What to do when you're out of funding<br>
-Getting People on Your Bandwagon: Partnering with NGOs and what to do<br>when people ask "how can I help?"<br>-What Not to Do: Project Killers and How to Avoid Them</span></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><br>
</span></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">Any thoughts/feedback on these ideas?</span></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><br>
</span></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">Beth<br>Waveplace<br clear="all"></span></font><br><br>---<br>Beth Santos<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 5:53 AM, Adam Holt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:holt@laptop.org" target="_blank">holt@laptop.org</a>></span> wrote:<br></div>
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I hope to see a dozen of you there!!!<br>
Buzz me live starting Monday if you're also interested in arriving
early -- as many of the speakers like myself are doing -- helping with
3 local schools etc,<br>
--A!<br>
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Waveplace is pleased to announce the OLPC REALNESS SUMMIT.
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<div>No hype, no bashing, no wireless, no room service. Just straight
talk about what works, what doesn't, and why we do what we do.
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<div>WHERE: Maho Bay Camps on the island of St John, US Virgin Islands
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<div>WHEN: May 28, 29, 30, 31</div>
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<div>HOW MUCH: $300 for four nights, including lodging</div>
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<div>Twelve invited talks and discussions, three a day, from five
continents and the Caribbean:</div>
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<div>* WAVEPLACE: Tim Falconer</div>
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<div>* OLPC: Adam Holt</div>
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<div>* SUGAR LABS: Bernie Innocenti</div>
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* ASIA: Mike Dawson from the OLPC Afghanistan<br>
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* SOUTH AMERICA: Marta Voelcker from Brazil and Carlos Rabassa from
Plan Ceibal, Uruguay<br>
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* AFRICA: Beth Santos from the Step Up OLPC (São Tomé and Príncipe<b>)</b><br>
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* EUROPE: Christoph Derndorfer from OLPC Austria<br>
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* CARIBBEAN: Lunise Cerin from Haiti, formerly of USAID and Save the
Children, and John Engle of Haiti Partners<br>
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* NORTH AMERICA: Christine Murakami from Columbus School for Girls, Ohio<br>
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of this will be happening at the same time as our St John mentor
workshop and pilots, which take place over ten days (May 24 to June 2).
We'll be training 40 new mentors, many for Haiti, and working with 60
elementary children from the islands three schools. So all summit
attendees will get to see XOs in action, with mentors and children
working together. You can also sign up to take the full ten day
workshop, which would make you eligible to travel for Waveplace to one
of our upcoming pilots.</div>
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<div><span style="font-size:medium">We're
very excited about this event! I hope many who love XOs from around
the world can attend so we can compare stories and solutions.</span></div>
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<div>Find out more and register at <span style="font-size:medium"><a href="http://realness.org/" target="_blank">http://realness.org</a>.</span></div>
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<div>Please help spread the word by forwarding this announcement to
people, groups, and mailing lists you know.</div>
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<div>Thanks, </div>
<div>Tim</div>
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<div>Timothy Falconer</div>
<div>Waveplace Foundation</div>
<div><a href="http://waveplace.org/" target="_blank">http://waveplace.org</a></div>
<div>+ 1 610 624 3760</div>
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