[OLPC-NYC] NYC OLPC Meetup

[Holt]

Our application as a children's activity for http://FigmentProject.org 
has just been approved.

Hope to see you Saturday June 12 on Governors Island, just south of 
Manhattan!

Here's the blurb we've submitted for publication in the festival brochure:

    One Laptop per Child (OLPC NYC) brings people together using rugged
    low-cost computers and kids around the world in need.  We bring DIY
    learning using open software called Sugar, that empowers kids to
    discover and take control of music, science experiments, artistic
    collaboration, you-name-it.  Come try for yourself, our brand new
    XO-1.5 laptops, and check out some newly available 10 Watt solar
    panels!  Ask us also about our work across Asia, Africa, Latin
    America and in USA schools too.  Note that our brand new laptops now
    include the Gnome Desktop for older children too.

    Regardless of what “creativity” means for you, we encourage everyone
    who deeply cares about learning, Wikipedia and the like (no matter
    your age) to step up, release your inner child, and start building
    wireless/collaborative projects of all kinds -- our NYC community
    will then show you how to obtain our free, tough, water-resistant,
    low-power laptops if your efforts will join ours, organically
    growing to help kids and school around the world.

    Thanks for stopping by Saturday June 12^th everyone who cares about
    rebuilding an exploratory global learning culture for the 21^st century!



Marife Mago wrote:
> We're a bit late on submitting a project proposal.  But we can still 
> explore the option to be considered. 
>
> Still a good place for gathering.
>
> http://figmentproject.org/2010/opportunities/submit-a-project/
>
> Can we show case the XO using a solar panel?
>
> Any other thoughts?
>
>
> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Holt <holt at laptop.org 
> <mailto:holt at laptop.org>> wrote:
>
>     Thanks so much Ryan:
>
>     Perhaps Sat Jun 12 on Governors Island here off the southern tip
>     of Manhattan -- co-hosted with this major "creativity+passion"
>     arts event -- can someone please contact the organizers and ask
>     about booth/tent type arrangements?
>
>         http://figmentproject.org
>
>     If so let's also pick a specific time in the middle of their 10 am
>     – 7 pm Saturday, when maximal folks will converge.  (Saturday
>     being the middle day of their 3-day Jun 11-13 non-profit /
>     no-commerce arts event.)
>
>     PS for a similar event last year, watch this NYC Waterpod video if
>     you haven't -- with OLPC's XO laptops appearing around 2min 50sec :)
>           http://www.babelgum.com/4016465/radar-seventeen-waterpod.html
>
>
>
>     Ryan Letada wrote:
>>     *I think its time for another New York City meetup :) *
>>
>>     What do all of you think? My name is Ryan Letada and I am the
>>     Executive Director of eKindling - a (grassroots) non-profit
>>     organization bringing technology-based, educational innovations
>>     to children and classrooms across the Philippines. We are
>>     currently gearing up for our first 100 XO laptop deployment - so
>>     check out the pictures here:
>>     http://picasaweb.google.com/cherry.withers
>>
>>     I've been chatting with both Adam Holt (OLPC) and Marina
>>     (OLPCVietnam), and we agree that its about time for another OLPC
>>     NYC Meetup. We are thinking about first or second week of June.
>>
>>     If you are interested in helping with the planning, please feel
>>     free to shoot me an email. 
>>
>>     Cheers,
>>
>>     -- 
>>     Ryan L.
>>     eKindling Team and Coffee-Addict
>>     www.twitter.com/ekindling <http://www.twitter.com/ekindling> |
>>     www.ekindling.org <http://www.ekindling.org>
>>
>>     " A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a flame to be kindled"
>>     - Plutarch
>
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