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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks for the questions, responses and
references to extra resources,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>To answer several questions brought up
about the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region>
project<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Funding<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>For volunteers going to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region>
in July - they pay for air and lodging and $400 for administration and for
visa, shots, and insurance. Flights from <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Boston</st1:place></st1:City> are around $2,000 - it will depend on
where each eCorps volunteer travels from.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The $22,330 does not relate to nor include the eCorps trip - but only
the container of computers that is going in February. (We would love to include
some more XO computers)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I will look into the suggested references at IEEE and see how they fit
into the following priorities. Right now, the priority is to first get the
laptops to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region>,
then get a training team, then develop ties to other institutions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><font size=3 color="#333399" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333399'>OLPCs vs. other computers<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>(This was the answer offered by my professor; excuse it if it is a bit
glib; </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>“I
think one way to compare the two laptops is the drop them and see which one
survives.”</span></font>) I would love to learn about ‘Sugar on a
Stick” when I return from a trip to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Peru</st1:place></st1:country-region>. I am looking forward to
learning more. I am really a novice with my XO.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><u><font
size=3 color="#333399" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:#333399'>Peru</span></font></u></st1:place></st1:country-region><u><font
color="#333399"><span style='color:#333399'><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Are there any questions or suggestions from your experiences that anyone
would like to draw from the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Peru</st1:place></st1:country-region>
experience? Here is the link to a recent report on implementation. Its quite
interesting. </span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Participative_Community">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Participative_Community</a></span></font>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333399'>Thanks for any and all
comments and suggestions. I could really use them,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333399'>Michael Hsu<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Hecht, Bruce
[mailto:Bruce.Hecht@analog.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, December 18, 2008
4:21 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Caroline Meeks; Michael Hsu<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> olpc_boston@lists.laptop.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [OLPC_Boston] <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region> Tech
Institute with OLPC</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Hello OLPC
colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>These projects sound
very exciting. Best of luck in getting them off and running.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>One possible source
of support could be the IEEE (Electrical & Computer Engineering
professional organization).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>For example, the
IEEE is currently sponsoring the following 125<sup>th</sup> year anniversary
challenge to student proposals:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'> <a
href="http://www.ieee125.org/change-the-world/index.html">http://www.ieee125.org/change-the-world/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Also, the young
members’ group “GOLD, the graduates of the last decade” is
working with Engineers without Borders (EWB-USA) to provide sponsorship for
projects under the IEEE Gold Humanitarian Fellowship.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://www.ewh.ieee.org/reg/1/gold/humanitarian-workshop/Workshop%20Flyer.pdf">http://www.ewh.ieee.org/reg/1/gold/humanitarian-workshop/Workshop%20Flyer.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Please let me know
if you have questions on these topics or would like further info.<br>
Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'> Bruce Hecht<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
olpc_boston-bounces@lists.laptop.org
[mailto:olpc_boston-bounces@lists.laptop.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Caroline Meeks<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, December 18, 2008
3:55 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Michael Hsu<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> olpc_boston@lists.laptop.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [OLPC_Boston] <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region> Tech
Institute with OLPC<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>hi,<br>
<br>
Will you be combining OLPC XOs with donated computers for the students or just
using XOs or just donated used computers. You might want to take a look
at the Sugar on a Stick project where we are working on making donated
computers run Sugar off of USB sticks so each student still has thier own
environment but they can use whatever computer is available.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick">http://sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick</a><br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Caroline<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Michael Hsu <<a
href="mailto:michael.hsu99@gmail.com">michael.hsu99@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear OLPC <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Boston</st1:place></st1:City>,<br>
<br>
My name is Michael Hsu and I am at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Kennedy</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
I have met some of your group at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">MIT</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> but regretfully
due to finals, was not able to meet with more of you.<br>
<br>
I am writing to inform you that my Professor, Calestous Juma, on the OLPC
board, has a project in <st1:place w:st="on">Western Kenya</st1:place>. My
understanding is that it will not be completely OLPC but this may be an
excellent way to compare the OLPC in a development setting against traditional
PC's. <br>
<br>
Obviously, funding is crucial and any assistance on this end would be
appreciated, so please consider and spread the word for those who can donate.
Additionally, the project intends to organize a group of 10 volunteers to go to
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region>
for four weeks from July 10th until August 7th. Details below...<br>
<br>
<a href="http://207.56.85.76/Kenya-Osogo" target="_blank">http://207.56.85.76/Kenya-Osogo</a><br>
(personal note: I went on 3 trips to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region> and the entrepreneurial
spirit among the people I met is truly inspirational)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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