[OLPC-NYC] Boston Book Fest - OLPC invite! (Sat Oct 16)

[Marife Mago]

Thinking of sharing this wonderful stories from the Philippines.

I'm wondering though how this can be exported in XO ...the stories here are
available in pdf's.

http://www.canvas.ph/

On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 3:37 AM, Holt <holt at laptop.org> wrote:

> Welcome to all those screwdriving folk who joined our Boston Community
> Saturday September 18 (almost 30 of you!) during that singularly amazing
> repair fest at OLPC:
>
>
> http://abdimom.tumblr.com/post/1147859637/olpc-repair-training-fest-cambridge-mass-part
>
> http://abdimom.tumblr.com/post/1148085173/olpc-repair-training-fest-cambridge-mass-find
>
> http://abdimom.tumblr.com/post/1148145522/olpc-repair-training-fest-cambridge-mass-part
>
> In just 2 weeks, on Saturday October 16, we ask OLPC Bostonians to take
> your dedication to learning public -- celebrating the Boston Book Fest right
> in Copley Square, Boston.
>
> One Laptop per Child is contributing a full tent arrangement, and we could
> *very much* use enthusiastic book-lovers (in 3 shifts!) explaining the power
> of OLPC to spark minds globally -- in Your words:
>
>   8 - 11am  Erecting Posters & Tent, earlybird Snacks?!
>  11 - 2pm   Lunch
>   2 - 5pm   Afternoon
>
> Bring vivid proof of your very own OLPC/Sugar learning/artistic projects to
> share if you can :-)
>
> We'll have roughly three tables, and 3 posters with great photos, along
> with live Internet.  The tables will cover:
>
>  = book-readers (the event theme!) such as those from the new
> http://olpcCanada.com <http://olpccanada.com/>
>    or Uruguay/Ceibal, and specific book collections (including health)
>
>  + OLPC's global reach (photos! and languages)
>
>  # cool kids websites (including math and games)
>
>  * local projects that Boston OLPC'ers can talk about, such as the
>    new OLPC Australia / http://www.digiliteracy.org project, and
>    Sugar on a Stick classroom trials in Somerville, Massachusetts
>
>  % repairs & hardware (someone from Olin College hopefully!)  Showing off a
>    brand-new blue Uruguayan High School XO, solar power, new keyboards, ETC
>
> Please get in touch if you can hang out / help out any part!  Whether
> chatting up the friendly general public -- in the very shadow of one of the
> world's foundational libraries (bpl.org) -- or better yet sharing your Own
> dreams.  About when & how You believe "quality universal basic education"
> will enrich, instead of deplete, our Mother Earth?
>
> So long as you also bring along your lifetime favorite book or e-book...
>
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Cheers,
@marife

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