[OLPC-SF] olpc realness summit > end of may > realness.org

[carol]

2010 May 3rd San Francisco
Dear Sameer and friends at SF OLPC:
RE: Waveplace OLPC REALNESS SUMMIT. 
I have just returned from two months working at OLPC-Afghanistan in
Kabul, with Mike Dawson and his crew.  Mike is one of the featured
speakers at the Waveplace Summit.  I do believe that it will be a great
event.  
I am thinking of going to it, because there is SO MUCH going on right
now in OLPC circles.  Three days will be barely enough to get up to
speed. 
Sameer, are you or anyone else from SF considering going? Let's
coordinate! Maybe we can find a way to fundraise together to support
this important learning experience. (Despite the fact that it is going
to be in a fancy tourist area, it appears to be at a camp-out, national
park type set of tents, not a resort).  
Best regards, 
Carol Ruth Silver  
 
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On Fri, 2010-04-30 at 19:05 -0700, Sameer Verma wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Timothy Falconer <teefal at waveplace.org>
> Date: Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 6:55 PM
> Subject: [IAEP] ANN: olpc realness summit > end of may > realness.org
> To: iaep at lists.sugarlabs.org
> 
> 
> 
> Waveplace is pleased to announce the OLPC REALNESS SUMMIT.
> No hype, no bashing, no wireless, no room service.  Just straight talk
> about what works, what doesn't, and why we do what we do.
> 
> WHERE: Maho Bay Camps on the island of St John, US Virgin Islands
> (steps from the beach)
> WHEN:  May 28, 29, 30, 31
> HOW MUCH:  $300 for four nights, including lodging
> 
> Twelve invited talks and discussions, three a day, from five
> continents and the Caribbean:
> * WAVEPLACE:  Tim Falconer
> * OLPC:  Adam Holt
> * SUGAR LABS:  Bernie Innocenti
> * ASIA:  Mike Dawson from the OLPC Afghanistan
> 
> * SOUTH AMERICA:  Marta Voelcker from Brazil and Carlos Rabassa from
> Plan Ceibal, Uruguay
> 
> * AFRICA: Beth Santos from the Step Up OLPC (São Tomé and Príncipe)
> 
> * EUROPE: Christoph Derndorfer from OLPC Austria
> 
> * CARIBBEAN: Lunise Cerin from Haiti, formerly of USAID and Save the
> Children, and John Engle of Haiti Partners
> 
> * NORTH AMERICA: Christine Murakami from Columbus School for Girls, Ohio
> 
> 
> All of this will be happening at the same time as our St John mentor
> workshop and pilots, which take place over ten days (May 24 to June
> 2).  We'll be training 40 new mentors, many for Haiti, and working
> with 60 elementary children from the islands three schools.  So all
> summit attendees will get to see XOs in action, with mentors and
> children working together.  You can also sign up to take the full ten
> day workshop, which would make you eligible to travel for Waveplace to
> one of our upcoming pilots.
> We're very excited about this event!   I hope many who love XOs from
> around the world can attend so we can compare stories and solutions.
> Find out more and register at http://realness.org.
> Please help spread the word by forwarding this announcement to people,
> groups, and mailing lists you know.
> Thanks,
> Tim
> --
> Timothy Falconer
> Waveplace Foundation
> http://waveplace.org
> + 1 610 624 3760
> 
> 
> 
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