<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 2:20 AM, Edward Cherlin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:echerlin@gmail.com">echerlin@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Sameer Verma<<a href="mailto:sverma@sfsu.edu">sverma@sfsu.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
</div><div class="im">> I've heard back from a few people about meeting down in Sunnyvale at the<br>
> 18th Picnix event (<a href="http://www.linuxpicnic.org/twiki/bin/view/Picnix18/" target="_blank">http://www.linuxpicnic.org/twiki/bin/view/Picnix18/</a>) on<br>
> the 15th. I have also heard back from the group that is doing a deployment<br>
> in South Africa. They will have updates for us and would like to come to a<br>
> meeting and do a presentation. There is some activity afoot with the Starr<br>
> King group. Maybe we'll get an update from them soon?<br>
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</div>We have a tentative arrangement with Kipp SF Academy, also for this fall.<br>
<div class="im"></div></blockquote><div><br>Would like to hear more about this either on the 15th or the 22nd. <br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im"><br>
> Here's what I propose: We meet on the 15th in Sunnyvale for OLPC-SF &<br>
> Picnix, and see if we can do a regular meeting on the 22nd in downtown SF.<br>
><br>
> Ed (Cherlin), can you coordinate some of the things for the 15th @ Picnix?<br>
<br>
</div>Certainly. Please note that the event is from 11 am to 5 pm. This<br>
information is provided on the #linuxpicnic IRC channel, but not on<br>
the Web page.<br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxpicnic.org/twiki/bin/view/Picnix18/WebHome" target="_blank">http://www.linuxpicnic.org/twiki/bin/view/Picnix18/WebHome</a><br>
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Volunteers are needed for setup beforehand, during the event, and for cleanup.<br>
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Everybody, please let me know if you can bring XOs, Sugar on a Stick,<br>
or Sugar on any other kind of Linux. I will have all three, with some<br>
lesson demos.<br>
</blockquote><div><br>I will bring my stash and possibly the solar panel(s). We could also run the school server with some preloaded goodies, but each XO will have to register to be able to use Moodle. Is it worth the effort?<br>
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Does anybody have a child who can demonstrate Sugar to attendees?<br>
</blockquote><div><br>Mine can't make it...something else planned a while ago. Christian (Nobs) has a great team though. Larry (Cafiero), will you all be there?<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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Does anybody have spare XO battery packs? Does anyone have a portable<br>
power source that we can use, either 12 V DC or standard AC? We would<br>
need extension cords to go with it. I can bring some, including power<br>
squids, and a DC-AC converter made for an auto lighter socket. I'll<br>
find out whether we can park a car nearby for recharging.<br>
</blockquote><div><br>Evidently, power supply is available at the venue but I'll see if I can arrange for a portable battery pack.<br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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What literature should we bring?<br>
</blockquote><div><br><br>I have some cards and flyers left over from OSCON. I'll bring those. Should we burn Sugar disks on demand?<br><br>Sameer</div></div>-- <br>Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D.<br>Associate Professor of Information Systems<br>
San Francisco State University<br>San Francisco CA 94132 USA<br><a href="http://verma.sfsu.edu/">http://verma.sfsu.edu/</a><br><a href="http://opensource.sfsu.edu/">http://opensource.sfsu.edu/</a><br>