[OLPC-Jamaica] Fwd: [IAEP] ANN: olpc realness summit > end of may > realness.org

[Sameer Verma]

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From: Timothy Falconer <teefal at waveplace.org>
Date: Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 6:55 PM
Subject: [IAEP] ANN: olpc realness summit > end of may > realness.org
To: iaep at lists.sugarlabs.org



Waveplace is pleased to announce the OLPC REALNESS SUMMIT.
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.

WHERE: Maho Bay Camps on the island of St John, US Virgin Islands
(steps from the beach)
WHEN:  May 28, 29, 30, 31
HOW MUCH:  $300 for four nights, including lodging

Twelve invited talks and discussions, three a day, from five
continents and the Caribbean:
* WAVEPLACE:  Tim Falconer
* OLPC:  Adam Holt
* SUGAR LABS:  Bernie Innocenti
* ASIA:  Mike Dawson from the OLPC Afghanistan

* SOUTH AMERICA:  Marta Voelcker from Brazil and Carlos Rabassa from
Plan Ceibal, Uruguay

* AFRICA: Beth Santos from the Step Up OLPC (São Tomé and Príncipe)

* EUROPE: Christoph Derndorfer from OLPC Austria

* CARIBBEAN: Lunise Cerin from Haiti, formerly of USAID and Save the
Children, and John Engle of Haiti Partners

* NORTH AMERICA: Christine Murakami from Columbus School for Girls, Ohio


All 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.
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.
Find out more and register at http://realness.org.
Please help spread the word by forwarding this announcement to people,
groups, and mailing lists you know.
Thanks,
Tim
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Timothy Falconer
Waveplace Foundation
http://waveplace.org
+ 1 610 624 3760



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