[Olpc-open] G1G1 launch parties!

[Sameer Verma]

On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 6:37 PM, Carol Farlow Lerche <cafl at msbit.com> wrote:
> I think public library children's sections, especially around story time and
> after school.

What activities would you suggest at these locations?

> Offer to do a special program for after school programs at
> public schools, aimed at early graders.  Have a stack of flyers for them to
> take to their parents.

Great idea. Again, what would you suggest that we put on these flyers?
I can help put something together that can be used by others who wish
to run similar programs/presentations.

Sameer

>
> On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Sameer Verma <sverma at sfsu.edu> wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 10:40 PM, Samuel Klein <meta.sj at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I hear you.  I don't know of anything in LA yet...
>> >
>> > SF will hopefully have a little something -- Sameer, what do you
>> > think?  update us after your meeting tomorrow :-)
>> >
>>
>> We had our meeting today. Will post slides and photos in a bit.
>> Nothing planned for a release party as yet...just got off the plane
>> last night and still jetlagged. Here are some ideas:
>>
>> 1) show up at their neighborhood Starbucks and Borders stores in
>> groups toting their XOs :-)
>> 2) Take your XO with you wherever you go. To the restaurant, movie,
>> the park, etc.
>> 3) still thinking...
>>
>> Sameer
>>
>> > SJ
>> >
>> > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 3:16 PM, Thom Uber <uberthom at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> Looking for ANYTHING in Los Angeles
>> >>
>> >> On Nov 14, 2008 11:37 AM, "Samuel Klein" <meta.sj at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> This is the weekend for G1G1 launch parties around the world.
>> >>
>> >> DC and SF are having regularly scheduled meetings (though I don't know
>> >> what they are doing sunday night -- come party with us!), and here in
>> >> Cambridge the Boston-area OLPC community are hosting a Ground Zero
>> >> G1G1 party, to celebrate the birthday of the 567,890th XO and the
>> >> one-year anniversary of the xo giving program.
>> >>
>> >> It seems we've just grown out of the original venue planned for the
>> >> event, so I'm doing a quick check to see who will be in town and
>> >> interested in a little Pantone 361-tinted celebration, to help reserve
>> >> a suitable place.
>> >>
>> >> If you are
>> >> * going to be within 100km of Cambridge this Sunday
>> >> * considering coming to our party
>> >> * no longer on the FBI's Most Wanted list  (we don't want to get shut
>> >> down again)
>> >>
>> >> Please send me an offlist email with "G1G1 party" in the subject line,
>> >> the # of people you'd be bringing, and your probability of attending.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks!
>> >> SJ
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