Hi All,<br><br>I guess we have to start with this topic before we could even begin to organize. Since I won't be<br>available for the meeting I'd like to put in my input now. <br> <br>I am a fan of Google, but I would caution us from adopting yet again another form of communication. <br>
As it is, we have the following lines of communication:<br>1) OLPC-Philippines Mailing List & Wiki Site<br>2) Facebook Site<br>3) OLPC-Philippines Multiply site<br>4) #olpcph channel for chat<br>5) Chief Mike's Blog<br>
6) We'll likely to have our own PR site: <a href="http://www.olpc.ph">www.olpc.ph</a><br><br>Here's another thing to consider: Should we have a separate line of communication from the developer's group? We don't want to be inundated<br>
with e-mails about recent builds,etc. as their efforts ramp up. <br><br>We can look at pros and cons for each site. We're likely to keep 3 or 4 of the above, but it would be nice to narrow this down to 2 (we can have a link to the Pilot school progress via Chief Mike's Blog). But just to brainstorm what we need for choosing a candidate program for our organization,given that we're a global one:<br>
<br>1) We need a program with a discussion board that's visible to everyone, and a way for members to elect whether they'd want a per post update or<br>just as we log-in update. <br>2) A way to poll our members say come election time or just to vote on issues.<br>
3) A way to archive meeting minutes.<br>4) A way to see which members are available to chat and be able to chat on the fly without having to go to a separate site. <br>5) A calendar<br>6) A file depository so members can pull documents, etc.<br>
<br>If that's Google Groups so be it. Sandeep, you're more familiar with facebook... are there separate applications that we can<br>get from facebook to satisfy most of the above? This would be ideal since there are already 220 members in there and it would be<br>
a pain to get people to move. <br><br>Just my two cents. I'll poke around each of the programs above and other programs (Google Group. Yahoo Group, etc. ) and will try to come up with a pros and cons list before the meeting. <br>
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Hey Sandeep,<br>
<br>
I received your txt yesterday. Sorry for the late reply. I am currently<br>
traveling with my brother and sister in Northern Luzon, so I have had<br>
limited modes of communication. It is my goal to be part of the birth of<br>
OLPC Philippines. As you can see, a lot of people are interested. Its only a<br>
matter of organizing. I will be returning to work this upcoming Monday, so<br>
in the mean time, please feel free to send me emails, questions, and<br>
suggestions. I will attend to them as soon as possible.<br>
<br>
Also, in regards to our meeting place, I will hopefully give you guys a<br>
confirmation by this upcoming monday or tuesday.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
<br>
Ryan<br>
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PS. I sent you an email regarding starting a Google group. What do you<br>
think? I think its great in terms of organizing our discussion topics.<br>
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2009/1/13 Sandeep C. <<a href="mailto:sgc0611@gmail.com">sgc0611@gmail.com</a>><br>
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> Hi-<br>
><br>
> Looks like we'll be having a respectable attendance! Feel free to suggest<br>
> agenda items for the meeting.<br>
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> Ryan: Let's plan for 1-3pm so we can invite US-based volunteers like Cherry<br>
> and Mel.<br>
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> Cheers,<br>
> Sandeep<br>
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