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

[Samuel Klein]

Oh, how gorgeous...   we could simply show them in our book-reader at
one of the stations.

SJ
wondering if we can get similar versions of the OLPC-Europe flash-y stories...

On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 12:15 PM, Marife Mago <marife.mago at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>>    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
>
> mmago at ekindling.org
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