[Olpc-philippines] Olpc-philippines Digest, Vol 6, Issue 3

[Sandeep C.]

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 12:00 PM, <olpc-philippines-request at lists.laptop.org>
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>   1. Re: Machines Arrived (Mel Chua)
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> Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:31:02 -0400
> From: Mel Chua <mel at melchua.com>
> Subject: Re: [Olpc-philippines] Machines Arrived
> To: James Shields <james at marasbaras.com>,
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> Plenty. :) Glad you've been having fun with your XOs, James!
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> There have been motions towards several pilots (Charles, Chief Mike,
> Rowen/Tim, updates?)
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> It also looks like I'll be interning at the main OLPC office in Boston
> next month working on a grassroots support infrastructure to help groups
> like the ones springing up here in the Philippines get the ball rolling
> (we've been extremely ad-hoc and unofficial up 'till now), so I'd be
> tremendously interested in what kind of resources/help/contacts/support
> you folks would like, and why. so we can hopefully put them in place.
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> -Mel


Hi Mel,

Excellent news!

I'm scheduling a meeting with the Manila-based team. Will provide feedback
on how your support can be leveraged.

Thank you.

/sgc



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> James Shields wrote:
> > I know I've been silent for a while.  Been waiting for my laptops to
> arrive.
> > In today's mail were two of the nifty boxes.
> >
> > Had some fun inviting each machine to the other's activities.
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> > Is there much going on now?
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> > James Shields
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> Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:40:42 -0400
> From: "Sandeep C." <sgc0611 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Olpc-philippines] In Manila - April 21 to May 10
> To: olpc-philippines at lists.laptop.org,  "Rowen Remis"
>        <rowen_remis_iral at yahoo.com>,   "Tim Martinez" <
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> Hi-
>
> At long last, we're making the return trip to Manila! A lot has happened
> since last year's "OLPC Introduction" meetings.
>
>   - We've seen the number of volunteers and interested parties grow from
>   1 to at least 154
>   - Non-profit organizations have been involved at various levels
>   - We now have a demo unit in the hands of children in Kalibo ---
>   finally!
>
> Would be great to celebrate these successes and discuss relevant matters
> about the project.
>
> Can someone suggest a good time and venue to meet sometime between April
> 25
> to May 9? I would think that a ~2-hour meeting at a coffee shop would be
> most ideal.
>
> Cheers,
> Sandeep
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