[OLPC-Philippines] OLPC-Philippines Digest, Vol 15, Issue 3

Sun Jan 11 17:32:53 EST 2009

Thanks Ryan! Unfortunately, I won't be available to join this meeting but
would be interested
in joining the next ones. Is there a "Meeting Minutes" archive to look at so
I know what you
guys have talked about?

While I think the development of XO is an interesting topic, I hope you'd
start with
the agenda that you proposed Ryan on the facebook account (mainly on the
organization).
A deployment guide is provided by OLPC on this page:
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Deployment_Guide

I concur, it seems the group is going on different directions and unless we
centralize our efforts to get funding
and actually get deployed, these efforts might be moot.

For future reference, I'm based in California and I'm available from
9pm-12am US PST (1pm-4pm Philippine time).

Below are my experiences/skills, goals for the organization and time
commitment :
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Skills and Experience: Worked as an electrical engineer for 4 years doing
board design, ASIC verification and FPGA design and verification.
I'm decent with C++, some PERL, UNIX and could pick up and learn another
language if needed. Currently, I've learned
some webpage authoring and MySQL enough to design a webpage and database for
a company: www.momworx.net. Used
Adobe CS3 design suite and PHP for this. I can read and do basic PHP but
admittedly still weak on it.

Goals for the organization: While I'd like to do some development work for
the XO someday, I'd like to initially
work on the out-of-country funding for OLPC-Philippines. I can take on
adapting
the main OLPC (www.laptop.org) website to get our own OLPC-Philippines PR
website. I can work on
PR such as e-mailing, and help with the efforts of centralizing the
different lines of web communication. I can also look
for different PR opportunities here in Northern California to promote the
cause.

Time Commitment: I'm currently a stay-at-home mom, but I have time to spare
(5 hours/a week at least) to work on the above goals. I have
about 2 years to dedicate to OLPC-Philippines before I head back to work.
My hours on-line: 9pm-12am and I'll have my
facebook account open for chats around those times. I'd be willing to log on
to IRC/#olpcph for a couple of days a week as a point
person for communication.
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My prayers are for us to succeed! A child's potential can only go as far as
the tools provided for him. Mozart's
genius wouldn't have been realized if he wasn't provided a piano at a young
age.

Cheers,
Cherry

On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 9:00 AM,
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> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:05:45 +0700
> From: "Ryan Onell Letada" <rletada at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [OLPC-Philippines] OLPC - Philippines volunteer
> To: "OLPC Philippines/Pilipinas grassroots"
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> Hello everyone,
>
> I think a meeting would be a great idea.
>
> Arthur - I agree with you entirely. I think these are questions that we
> have
> formally/informally begun to talk about through discussions amongst
> ourselves. I would definitely love to get a round table discussion together
> to flesh out ideas, brainstorm, and generally, begin to build a foundation
> for our OLPC efforts.
>
> Since Jerome will be available the 3rd/4th week of this month, I suggest
> that we tentatively set our meeting date for the *31st of January
> (Saturday)
> *.  This amount of time will allow us to raise questions, suggest talking
> points, and thus, build an appropriate agenda for our first official
> meeting. Additionally, this will allow us to recruit volunteers, educators,
> programmers, and general supporters. Also, I can also try to get a
> conference room in *Ateneo (Katipunan, Quezon City)*. I will try to get a
> room with wifi access - so that those who are not physically present can
> still join via the web.
>
> What do you guys think?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ryan Letada
>
> PS. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact
> me
> at 0928-650-2223
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 2:49 PM, James Shields <james at marasbaras.com>
> wrote:
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> > I'm in Tacloban ... I'd prefer to meet over a weekend.
> >
> > James Shields
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: olpc-philippines-bounces at lists.laptop.org
> > [mailto:olpc-philippines-bounces at lists.laptop.org]On Behalf Of Carlos
> > Nazareno
> > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 12:02 PM
> > To: OLPC Philippines/Pilipinas grassroots
> > Subject: Re: [OLPC-Philippines] OLPC - Philippines volunteer
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 10:54 AM, James Shields <james at marasbaras.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Schedule is open here.
> > >
> > > James Shields
> >
> > Wonderful :)
> >
> > Where are you based again, James?
> >
> > Let's all sked properly so we can move more efficiently. Time is being
> > wasted and we have stuff to accomplish.
> >
> > It's best if we meet as early as possible so that our roadmap is
> > fleshed out and then we can just all work from in our different areas
> > afterwards concurrently.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > -Naz
> >
> > --
> > Carlos Nazareno
> > http://twitter.com/naz404
> > http://www.object404.com
> > --
> > interactive media specialist
> > zen graffiti studios
> > http://www.zengraffiti.com
> > --
> > User Group Manager
> > Phlashers: Philippine Flash ActionScripters
> > Adobe Flash/Flex User Group
> > http://www.phlashers.com
> > --
> > "if you don't like the way the world is running,
> > then change it instead of just complaining."
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